IP Library Granted Patent US 11,098,511
Granted Patent B2
US 11,098,511 · App. 16/227,574 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Sliding door system with dual track assemblies

Inventors: Kenneth John Vander Bent, Jr. (Bradenton, FL); Kurt Karussi (Osprey, FL)
Assignee: PGT Innovations, Inc.
E05D15/0604E05D15/58E06B3/509E06B3/5072E05Y2900/132
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,098,511
App. No.
16/227,574
Filed
Dec 20, 2018
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3634
USPC
49/177
Abstract

Example aspects of a sliding door assembly and a method for using a sliding door system are disclosed. The sliding door assembly can comprise a track assembly comprising a track assembly comprising a first track and a second track; a pivot assembly comprising a pivot carriage and a pivot mechanism engaging the pivot carriage, the pivot carriage configured to move along the first track; a locking carriage configured to move along the second track; and a sliding door comprising a door body and a locking pin, the locking pin removably engaging the locking carriage, and the door body configured to pivot at the pivot assembly relative to the track assembly.

Claims (26)

1. A sliding door assembly comprising:

a track assembly comprising a first track and a second track, wherein the first track defines a first slot and the second track defines a second slot;

a pivot assembly comprising a pivot carriage and a pivot mechanism engaging the pivot carriage, the pivot carriage configured to move along the first track, and wherein the pivot mechanism comprises a hinge rod configured to engage the first slot;

a locking carriage configured to move along the second track; and

a sliding door comprising a door body and a locking pin, the locking pin removably engaging the locking carriage and configured to removably engage the second slot, and the door body configured to pivot at the pivot assembly relative to the track assembly.

2. The sliding door assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sliding door further comprises an actuator for moving the locking pin between an extended configuration, wherein the locking pin is engaged with the locking carriage, and a retracted configuration, wherein the locking pin is disengaged from the locking carriage.

3. The sliding door assembly of claim 2 , wherein the sliding door is configured to pivot relative to the track assembly between an open position and a closed position in the retracted configuration.

4. The sliding door assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first track comprises a first stop block having a first stop surface configured to limit the movement of the pivot carriage along the first track and wherein the second track comprises a second stop block having a second stop surface configured to limit the movement of the locking carriage along the second track.

5. The sliding door assembly of claim 4 , wherein the sliding door defines a width and wherein the first stop surface and second stop surface define a distance therebetween, the width of the sliding door about equal to or less than the distance between the first stop surface and second stop surface.

6. The sliding door assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a second track assembly, the second track assembly comprising a third track and a fourth track, and the sliding door assembly further comprising a second pivot carriage configured to move along the third track, and a second locking carriage configured to move along the fourth track.

7. The sliding door assembly of claim 6 , further comprising a second locking pin, the second locking pin removably engaging the second locking carriage and the pivot mechanism engaging the second pivot carriage.

8. The sliding door assembly of claim 7 , wherein each of the locking pin and second locking pin are operatively connected to an actuator, the actuator configured to move the locking pin and the second locking pin in unison between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration.

9. A sliding door assembly comprising:

a track assembly comprising a first track and a second track;

a pivot assembly comprising a pivot carriage and a pivot mechanism engaging the pivot carriage, the pivot carriage configured to move along the first track;

a locking carriage configured to move along the second track; and

a sliding door comprising a door body and a locking pin, the locking pin removably engaging the locking carriage, and the door body configured to pivot at the pivot assembly relative to the track assembly;

wherein the first track comprises a first stop block having a first stop surface configured to limit the movement of the pivot carriage along the first track and wherein the second track comprises a second stop block having a second stop surface configured to limit the movement of the locking carriage along the second track; and

wherein the sliding door defines a width and wherein the first stop surface and second stop surface define a distance therebetween, the width of the sliding door about equal to or less than the distance between the first stop surface and second stop surface.

10. The sliding door assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first track defines a first slot and the second track defines a second slot.

11. The sliding door assembly of claim 10 , wherein the pivot mechanism comprises a hinge rod configured to engage the first slot, and wherein the locking pin is configured to removably engage the second slot.

12. The sliding door assembly of claim 9 , wherein the sliding door further comprises an actuator for moving the locking pin between an extended configuration, wherein the locking pin is engaged with the locking carriage, and a retracted configuration, wherein the locking pin is disengaged from the locking carriage.

13. The sliding door assembly of claim 12 , wherein the sliding door is configured to pivot relative to the track assembly between an open position and a closed position in the retracted configuration.

14. The sliding door assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a second track assembly, the second track assembly comprising a third track and a fourth track, and the sliding door assembly further comprising a second pivot carriage configured to move along the third track, and a second locking carriage configured to move along the fourth track.

15. The sliding door assembly of claim 14 , further comprising a second locking pin, the second locking pin removably engaging the second locking carriage and the pivot mechanism engaging the second pivot carriage.

16. The sliding door assembly of claim 15 , wherein each of the locking pin and second locking pin are operatively connected to an actuator, the actuator configured to move the locking pin and the second locking pin in unison between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE (REEL 050897 / FRAME 0075) Recorded Apr 3, 2024
From: TRUIST BANK (AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO SUNTRUST BANK)
To: PGT INNOVATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067000/0709 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM) Recorded Apr 2, 2024
From: CGI WINDOWS AND DOORS, LLC; MDM UTAH, LLC; PGT INDUSTRIES, LLC; PGT INNOVATIONS, LLC; WWS ACQUISITION, LLC; WESTERN WINDOW HOLDING, LLC
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066975/0062 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Apr 2, 2024
From: CGI WINDOWS AND DOORS, LLC; MDM UTAH, LLC; PGT INDUSTRIES, LLC; PGT INNOVATIONS, LLC; WWS ACQUISITION, LLC; WESTERN WINDOW HOLDING, LLC
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066974/0256 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Mar 29, 2024
From: PGT INNOVATIONS, LLC; WESTERN WINDOW HOLDING, LLC; MDM UTAH, LLC; PGT INDUSTRIES, LLC; CGI WINDOWS AND DOORS, LLC; WWS ACQUISITION, LLC
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066953/0070 →
ENTITY CONVERSION AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 28, 2024
From: PGT INNOVATIONS, INC.
To: PGT INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 066946/0139 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE CITY OF THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 048645 FRAME: 0796. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 21, 2021
From: VANDER BENT, KENNETH JOHN, JR.; KARUSSI, KURT
To: PGT INNOVATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 056631/0856 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 31, 2019
From: PGT INNOVATIONS, INC.
To: SUNTRUST BANK
Reel/Frame 050897/0075 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2019
From: VANDER BENT, KENNETH JOHN, JR.; KARUSSI, KURT
To: PGT INNOVATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 048645/0796 →
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