HINGED FASTENER FOR SHOWER DOORS
A hinged fastener for a shower door having two juxtaposed door panels. The hinged fastener comprises two hinge portions each adapted to be attached to one of the two door panels, the hinge portions being pivotally connected to one another and pivoting about a hinge pivot axis located between the two door panels to form a hinge; and at least one mounting assembly pivotally connected to a mounting pivot axis, parallel to the hinge pivot axis, the mounting assembly pivoting about the mounting pivot axis, independently of the hinge portions, the mounting assembly being engaged with a shower rail for simultaneous displacement of the door panels of the shower door relative to the shower rail. The hinge pivot axis can be the mounting pivot axis and there can be a single mounting assembly. The mounting assembly can further comprise a roller assembly or a displacement assembly.
1 . A hinged fastener for a shower door having two juxtaposed door panels, comprising:
two hinge portions each adapted to be attached to one of said two door panels, said hinge portions being pivotally connected to one another and pivoting about a hinge pivot axis located between said two door panels to form a hinge; and
at least one mounting assembly pivotally connected to a mounting pivot axis, parallel to said hinge pivot axis, said mounting assembly pivoting about said mounting pivot axis, independently of said hinge portions, said mounting assembly being engaged with a shower rail for simultaneous displacement of said door panels of said shower door relative to said shower rail.
2 . The hinged fastener of claim 1 , wherein said at least one mounting assembly is one mounting assembly and said hinge pivot axis is said mounting pivot axis.
3 . The hinged fastener of claim 2 wherein said hinge portions have complementing barrel portions forming a barrel when said hinge portions are pivotally connected, and further comprising a pin for securing connection of said hinge portions by being received in said barrel.
4 . The hinged fastener of claim 3 wherein said complementing barrel portions are at least one knuckle, said knuckle on one of said hinge portions being adapted to be interleaved with a complementing knuckle on an other one of said hinge portions to form said barrel.
5 . The hinged fastener of claim 3 wherein said pin has an exposed tip adapted to cause a displacement of said mounting assembly with respect to said hinge portions.
6 . The hinged fastener of claim 1 , wherein said mounting assembly further comprises a roller assembly having at least one wheel and a wheel support pivotally connected to said mounting pivot axis, said at least one wheel being engaged with said shower rail for rolling said door panels.
7 . The hinged fastener of claim 2 , wherein said mounting assembly further comprises a roller assembly having at least one wheel and a wheel support pivotally connected to said mounting pivot axis, said at least one wheel being engaged with said shower rail for rolling said door panels.
8 . The hinged fastener of claim 7 , wherein said roller assembly comprises two wheels secured side-by-side on said wheel support for simultaneous engagement with said rail.
9 . The hinged fastener of claim 1 , wherein said hinge portions further comprise a snap-on protrusion to attach each said hinge portion to one of said two door panels.
10 . The hinged fastener of claim 3 , wherein said pin is a spring-loaded pin adapted to cause a displacement of said mounting assembly with respect to said hinge portions.
11 . The hinged fastener of claim 2 , wherein said mounting assembly further comprises a displacement assembly having an inversed U-shaped section and a displacement support pivotally connected to said mounting pivot axis, said inversed U-shaped section being engaged with said shower rail for displacing said door panels.