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US3300897A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic sliding swinging door

Assignee: Republic Industries Inc
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Filing: 1965-03-01
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1985-03-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lance A Wikkerink

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 03:40
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05D; E05D15/00; E05D15/56; E05D15/58; E06; E06B; E06B3/00; E06B3/32; E06B3/50; E06B3/5054; E06B3/5072; E05D15/48; E05D15/54; E05D2015/482; E05D2015/485; E05D2015/586; E05Y; E05Y2201/00; E05Y2201/60; E05Y2201/606; E05Y2201/61; E05Y2201/612; E05Y2201/614; E05Y2201/622; E05Y2201/688; E05Y2800/00; E05Y2800/74; E05Y2800/742; E05Y2800/746; E05Y2900/00; E05Y2900/10; E05Y2900/13; E05Y2900/132; E05Y2900/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
IN A COMBINED ROLLING AND SWINGING DOOR MECHANISM, AN OVERHEAD TRACK, A TROLLEY ADAPTED TO RUN ALONG SAID TRACK, A DOOR JAMB EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID TROLLEY ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID TROLLEY, A SWINGING DOOR CLOSER MECHANISM SECURED TO SAID TROLLEY AND PROVIDING A TOP DOOR PIVOT NEAR SAID JAMB, MEANS PROVIDING A BOTTOM PIVOT SECURED TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID JAMB IN SUBSTANTIAL VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID TOP PIVOT, A DOOR SUPPORTED BETWEEN SAID PIVOTS AND ADAPTED TO SWING ABOUT AN AXIS THROUGH SAID PIVOTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF SAID DOOR CLOSER MECHANISM, ADJUSTMENT MEANS FOR SHIFTING THE LOWER END OF SAID DOOR JAMB SLIGHTLY RELATIVE TO THE UPPER END THEREOF TO SHIFT THE POSITION OF SAID BOTTOM PIVOT RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF SAID TOP PIVOT AND TO FIX SAID JAMB IN ADJUSTED POSITION TO ALIGN THE DOOR, SAID ADJUSTMENT MEANS COMPRISING A MEMBER FIXED TO SAID TROLLEY AND HAVING A PORTION ADJACENT A PORTION OF SAID JAMB AT A POSITION SPACED FROM SAID TROLLEY, ADJUSTMENT MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID PORTIONS FOR ADJUSTING THE SPACING THEREBETWEEN TO ADJUST THE ANGULARITY OF SAID JAMB RELATIVE TO SAID MEMBER AND RELATIVE TO SAID TROLLEY, GUIDING MEANS FOR THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID DOOR JAMB TO MAINTAIN SAID JAMB VERTICAL, AND POWER MEANS CONNECTED FOR ROLLING SAID TROLLEY AND SAID DOOR JAMB AS A UNIT ALONG SAID TRACK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
IN A COMBINED ROLLING AND SWINGING DOOR MECHANISM, AN OVERHEAD TRACK, A TROLLEY ADAPTED TO RUN ALONG SAID TRACK, A DOOR JAMB EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID TROLLEY ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID TROLLEY, A SWINGING DOOR CLOSER MECHANISM SECURED TO SAID TROLLEY AND PROVIDING A TOP DOOR PIVOT NEAR SAID JAMB, MEANS PROVIDING A BOTTOM PIVOT SECURED TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID JAMB IN SUBSTANTIAL VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID TOP PIVOT, A DOOR SUPPORTED BETWEEN SAID PIVOTS AND ADAPTED TO SWING ABOUT AN AXIS THROUGH SAID PIVOTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF SAID DOOR CLOSER MECHANISM, ADJUSTMENT MEANS FOR SHIFTING THE LOWER END OF SAID DOOR JAMB SLIGHTLY RELATIVE TO THE UPPER END THEREOF TO SHIFT THE POSITION OF SAID BOTTOM PIVOT RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF SAID TOP PIVOT AND TO FIX SAID JAMB IN ADJUSTED POSITION TO ALIGN THE DOOR, SAID ADJUSTMENT MEANS COMPRISING A MEMBER FIXED TO SAID TROLLEY AND HAVING A PORTION ADJACENT A PORTION OF SAID JAMB AT A POSITION SPACED FROM SAID TROLLEY, ADJUSTMENT MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID PORTIONS FOR ADJUSTING THE SPACING THEREBETWEEN TO ADJUST THE ANGULARITY OF SAID JAMB RELATIVE TO SAID MEMBER AND RELATIVE TO SAID TROLLEY, GUIDING MEANS FOR THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID DOOR JAMB TO MAINTAIN SAID JAMB VERTICAL, AND POWER MEANS CONNECTED FOR ROLLING SAID TROLLEY AND SAID DOOR JAMB AS A UNIT ALONG SAID TRACK.

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