IP Library Granted Patent US 11,098,514
Granted Patent B2
US 11,098,514 · App. 16/227,605 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Sliding door system with mono-track assemblies

Inventors: Kenneth John Vander Bent, Jr. (Bradenton, FL); Kurt Karussi (Osprey, FL)
Assignee: PGT Innovations, Inc.
E05D15/36E06B3/509E06B3/5072E05Y2900/132
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Patent No.
US 11,098,514
App. No.
16/227,605
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example aspects of a sliding door assembly, a sliding door system, and a method for using a sliding door system are disclosed. The sliding door assembly can comprise a track assembly defining a track surface and a slot; and a sliding door comprising a door body and a locking pin, the door body defining a left side and a right side opposite the left side, the locking pin proximate the right side, the locking pin removably engaging the slot, and the door body configured to pivot relative to the track assembly proximate the left side.

Claims (11)

1. A sliding door assembly comprising:

a track assembly defining a track surface, a slot, and a hole intersecting the slot; and

a sliding door comprising a door body and a locking pin, the locking pin comprising a head, a width of the head greater than a width of the slot and less than a width of the hole, the door body defining a left side and a right side opposite the left side, the locking pin proximate the right side, the locking pin removably engaging the slot, and the door body configured to pivot relative to the track assembly proximate the left side;

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 slot, and a retracted configuration, wherein the locking pin is disengaged from the slot.

2. The sliding door assembly of claim 1 , wherein the head is configured to align with the hole, wherein the locking pin is configured to disengage the slot when the head is aligned with the hole, and wherein the locking pin cannot disengage the slot when the head is not aligned with the hole.

3. The sliding door assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge rod and a hinge carriage, the hinge carriage configured to move along the track surface, the hinge rod proximate the left side and configured to engage the slot and the hinge carriage.

4. The sliding door assembly of claim 3 , wherein, in the extended configured, the sliding door is prohibited from pivoting about the hinge rod, and wherein, in the retracted configuration, the sliding door is permitted to pivot about the hinge rod.

5. The sliding door assembly of claim 3 , wherein the track assembly further comprises a stop block positioned on the track surface to limit the movement of the hinge carriage along the track surface.

6. The sliding door assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sliding door is repositionable with respect to the track assembly between a first position and a second position.

7. The sliding door assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a second track assembly, the second track assembly comprising a second track surface, and further comprising a second locking pin and a locking carriage, the second locking pin engaging the locking carriage, and the locking carriage configured to move along the second track surface.

8. The sliding door assembly of claim 7 , wherein the actuator is operatively connected to each of the locking pin and second locking pin to move each of the locking pin and second locking pin between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, and wherein, in the extended configuration, the locking carriage is engaged with the second track surface, and in the retracted configuration, the locking carriage is disengaged from the second track surface.

Assignments (7)
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 →
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 048645/0749 →
Continuity (1)
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