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Sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-12-11
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Granted: 1987-07-21
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Expires: 2006-12-11
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe, particulary for floor-to-ceiling building wardrobes and for built-in wardrobes, comprising: a guide floor frame with an attached upward disposed sliding shutter door track-way; a guide ceiling frame with an attached downward disposed sliding shutter door track-way; a guide frame supporting means to connect and support rigidly said guide floor and ceiling frames; at least one but preferably two opposed, sliding shutter doors comprising a plurality of rolling hinged lath means, said sliding shutter doors disposed between said opposed guide floor and ceiling frames in sliding condition, to close the composite wardrobe at least frontally and laterally.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruno Pillinini
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:23
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B96/00; E; E06; E06B; E06B9/00; E06B9/02; E06B9/08; E06B9/11; E06B9/115
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe, particularly for floor-to-ceiling building wardrobes and for built-in wardrobes, comprising: a guide floor frame to which is attached an upward disposed sliding shutter door track-way; a guide ceiling frame to which is attached a downward disposed sliding shutter door track-way; guide frame supporting means to connect and support rigidly said guide floor and ceiling frames; at least one sliding shutter door comprising a plurality of rolling hinged lath means, said sliding door disposed between said floor and ceiling trackways, to close the composite wardrobe frontally and laterally; wherein said sliding shutter door comprises an interior hinged lath connection consisting of a plurality of exterior laths and corresponding opposed glued interior counterlaths enclosing between the opposed glued surfaces a connecting flexible sheet to provide the hinging function and wherein each counterlath comprises a reinforcing straightening profile means mounted thereon, each said reinforcing profile means being of tubular configuration with side flanges which cover the lateral edges of each counterlath to encase each counterlath.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe, particularly for floor-to-ceiling building wardrobes and for built-in wardrobes, comprising: a guide floor frame to which is attached an upward disposed sliding shutter door track-way; a guide ceiling frame to which is attached a downward disposed sliding shutter door track-way; guide frame supporting means to connect and support rigidly said guide floor and ceiling frames; at least one sliding shutter door comprising a plurality of rolling hinged lath means, said sliding door disposed between said floor and ceiling trackways, to close the composite wardrobe frontally and laterally; wherein said sliding shutter door comprises an interior hinged lath connection consisting of a plurality of exterior laths and corresponding opposed glued interior counterlaths enclosing between the opposed glued surfaces a connecting flexible sheet to provide the hinging function and wherein each counterlath comprises a reinforcing straightening profile means mounted thereon, each said reinforcing profile means being of tubular configuration with side flanges which cover the lateral edges of each counterlath to encase each counterlath.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe of claim 1, further comprising at least one partial back panel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe of claim 1 wherein said reinforcing straightening profile made is made of metallic light aluminium alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
The sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe of claim 1 comprising upper and lower guide frame transom means, a plurality of intermediate panel supporting means, fixedly attached to said upper and lower guide frame transom means, said upper and lower guide frame transom means fixedly attached to the respective guide frames, the entire structure being fixed between the floor and the ceiling by upper and lower screw means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe of claim 4, further comprising between at least two intermediate panel support means, a drawer means and shelf means fixedly attached to said intermediate panel supporting means and further comprising at least one back panel also fixedly attached to said intermediate panel support means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe of claim 1, wherein said floor and ceiling guide frames are circular, comprising radial supports attached within said circular floor and ceiling guide frames and comprising a vertical central shaft to connect said floor and ceiling guide frames.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe of claim 1, wherein said exterior lath means are tongue and groove connectable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
The sliding shutter door sectional wardrobe of claim 1, wherein said reinforcing straightening profiles of said sliding shutter doors are tubular with open heads each respective open head closed upward by a sliding track-way guide insert and downward by a rolling track-way guide insert to facilitate the sliding of the respective sliding door on its opposed track-ways.
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