US2610367A - Hanger for sliding doors - Google Patents

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P 16, 1952 A. NORDAHL 2,610,367

HANGER FOR SLIDING DOORS Filed Feb. 10, 1945 3maentor:

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a for j laterally sliding Patented Sept. 16, 1952 HA GERFOR SLIDINGDOORS i Andrew Nordahl, vvan Nuys, can.

' 'lhisinvention relates to hanger construction doors used to close doorways giving access to dwellingsor rooms, such'as in walls dividing one room from another, or for closets and other purposes, and has for its general object to provide an improved construction of this type in which" the door issuspended by runhers carried byfbrackets affixedto the top of the 'doonowhi-ch runners. cooperatewith a track car- :ried'bya frame built into the wall and extending into a recess or recesses at the side or sides of :the door opening. j

One object of the invention is to provide an :improved form of track which may be mounted in ;a relatively narrow longitudinal groove extending :along the under surface of the top member of the door frame, the track being substantially hidden from view so that in the open position of the door, the track merely shows in the door frame asabeading projecting below the bottom edge bf the top of'the door frame. p I

A further objectof the invention is to provide an improved construction of supporting bracket whereby the bracket may be securedtoboth the front orback or bothfront and back faces of the door and to a vertical edge thereof.

A further object of .the invention isto pro vide a bracket'arm adapted to be either screwed directly tofthe edge of the door or to be used in combination with a securing plate member enabling the-bracket to be supported on both a vertition of the arrows.

cal edge of the door and by the front or back i or both front and back faces of .the door. a 'A further object of the invention is to provide adoor'frame construction in which the top member of the frame'isprovided with a relatively narrow groove to receive a supportingtrack, the width of the groove being only sufiicient to provide for reception of the trackand clearance for a bracket arm carrying the roller, one or more portions of the groove being widened to provide for insertion of the bracket and runner in assembled relation so that the runner may engage the track.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sliding door construction in which the door supporting means are substantially completely hidden giving a particularly neat and clean appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sliding door construction of simple but sturdy construction and in which looseness or play is reduced to a minimum.

Further features of the invention will hereinafter appear and be specially pointed out in the appended claims.

A specific embodiment of the invention is here- Application February 10, 1 94 5, serial No. 577,195 1 3 Claims. (01. 20-19) inafter described with reference tothe a'ccom panying drawings but this specific embodiment is to be understood to be for purposes of illustration only and the scope of the invention is not-limited thereby but only as defined in the accompanying claims. I 3

In thedrawings, v v I Fig. 1 is a broken front edge view in elevation of the sliding door, the framing and track being shown in cross section. I 11 Fig. 2 is a broken front elevation of the upper part of the door taken'on the line 22 lookingin the direction of the arrows portions beingshown in cross section together with'portions'of the'top ofthedoorframe. Fig. 3 is a broken rear edge'viewin'elevation of the upper part of the, door, the top framing being shown in cross section. i

Fig. 4 is a detail view in cross section takenon the line 4-4! of Fig. 3 and looking in the direc- In the drawings the hanger construction of my invention is shown as applied to a slidingdoor I provided at each upper corner with abracket arm 2 supporting at its upper end a'roller 3ha'ving a' curved edge adapted toirun ina' curved track 4 provided by the'track memberS; The track'memberi is generally. ofC formwith its open side facing a side wall of theislot'or groove it! formed in the underside .orz' lower-face of aheaderfi and is provided with apertures 6i spaced from the. track 'portion 4," which ;apertures'.fi. are arranged in a position so that they canb'ej reached by atool held close to the. edge I ofthe track..-

The. fastening means shownare screws 8;driven obliquely into the top frame memberrorxheader -9. The ,top frame member is provided..,on'i its lower face with a longitudinally extending slot H)- of such a width and depth that the upper end of the bracket 2 carrying the roller 3 substantially fills the width and depth of the slot when the roller 3 is engaged in the track 4 that is mounted in the slot or groove Ill along one side wall thereof.

To enable the bracket and roller to be positioned in the track an aperture l l is provided at one or both ends of the slot at the upper corners of the terial of: the door.-

is formed to receive the stud l5, on which the roller [3 is mounted. Between the upstanding portion and the plate like portions of the bracket-, the material of the bracket is cut away i in a curve, which preferably approximates thecurve of the portion 4 of the track in order-toyafiord: a close fit between the bottom of the track, and the plate like portion of the bracket. Preferably the door is provided along its upper edge with a groove also conforming to thejoutside configuration of that a k 4 sq hatthee l qr nbea v n ag less.

ithglel hi easy! i alone; ts u p r; edg w th the itraeisan ilowen cs qt e top member 1 P erab the W?! e a he. 99! ded .bn-en aeementio a s ot 6 er ed' her in th an upstanding key or rib I1, arranged longitudi nally at the bottom of the recess or recessesin the :wall intorwh ch hedoor is arr ed o. s id I:D eie. oai? enee t e bra ket ecu in me ns at the back of the door in a somewhat different mannerlthan that, used to secure the bracket at the. front e e f th fl oor shown in F sandA-l 'Thesecurin m a s. at the ba k o t scioor-lcom r se a; late ur d n o Qrm and the fiat portions lie against the front; and back of h tdoor, while; the bottom of-the. .U; clamps the bracket against the edge of the door, the pore tions of the plate overlyingttheslots, I} are struck through thewapertures, andengage with the ma- Securing. means, suchas screws are driven through apertureninthelfiat portionsof theplateinto. the door.

1 "III-(claim:

1. -An over-headsupport forisliding doors com:- prisingwcal headers overlying an opening and have :i'nga groove formedonitslower face 3 a ceshaped track member mountedinw said-groove with its open; side facing a side \wallofisaid groove. and

'with itslower portion extending .below theunder- -sidelofxsaid.header to formlabeading; aslidable door, fitted within said opening and'havinga grooveconwits upperiedgettoreceive said project- 'mgeportion. of said track member; and brackets onitherupperiportion. of. said door extending into thelgroove-inisaid header, each bracket having at its 'uppere'nd a roller to ride in said track.

2;. An overhead support for sliding doors comextending into the groove in said header, each 4 prising a header overlying an opening and having a groove formed on its lower face; a C-shaped track member mounted in said groove with its open side facing a side wall of said groove; said member having its lower portion extending below the underside of said header to form a beading; a slidable door fitted within said opening and having a groove on its upper edge to receive said projecting portion of said track member; and brackets on the uppenportionof said door bracket having at its upper end a roller to ride a in said track, the bracket and track substantially filling-the width and depth of said groove in said door, and said groove in said header being provided; with. an enlarged portion whereby said rollerrnay be engaged and disengaged from said track when moved into said enlarged portion.

3. Ana overhead support for sliding doors comprising a header overlying an opening and having; a longitudinally extending groove formed. in tsio enfa e;aw aped tracki i'embervm te in said groove with itsfopen side. facing. a side wa l. orsaidle' o e-and i h i s er manner- .tending below theunderside. of said header to fo m a ng; fa tenin m ans u in id track} in sa roo e and xtend n qhli' iiel t o g aidi ra kvmsiliber nto s id header afte aid track is pos tion d n a dfle e; -fil abie door fit w h a d enin and havi a longi u in lly t d hs rIQQ i ts'lu i e to receive said projecting portion o f .lsa i;d. track m mber; a d br cketson; he, upper po ion-[ aid oorexte d ng i itothe gro vtini a d h ad r, ea hraeketha gl t tsi bp r en ra ml iE O ride. in said I sa a said bracket 'beir g cut away at its upper, end to approximataand receive the owe cur d port on of's'a'id -v h n vr ckmeni b ryt br tand raekg ubstan iall E li is the width anddpth of. samgmove in theflower" face of the header; and 'saidgroov insaidTheader-be inep ovided with n" nlarged o tio wh re y aidrq er-m yr e n a ed and sen a ed r m Sinclair-cit: iii-11in rminat d: enlarged. per.

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