Abstract: A folding top for a commercial vehicle includes a folding top frame, bows supporting a roof covering, and side tarpaulins suspended by means of hanging sliders. The folding-top frame includes upper longitudinal flanges spanning at least part of the length of a loading compartment of the vehicle. The frame is supported against a chassis of the vehicle via upwardly protruding supports and stakes. The bows are supported on the upper longitudinal flanges and displaceable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The side tarpaulins are suspended via the hanging sliders in a longitudinally displaceable manner on assigned running tracks of the upper longitudinal flanges. Each of the hanging sliders includes a fastening plate for connecting one of the side tarpaulins. The fastening plate is of two-part design and includes a first part connected to the slider and a second part connected to an upper end of the one of the side tarpaulins.

Abstract: A sliding door assembly includes a door frame positioned in a structure opening. The door frame includes a roller track along a bottom portion. A fixed door panel may be positioned in the door frame. A sliding door panel is slidably positioned in the door frame and includes a sliding wood door sash, and a reinforced transparent panel carried by the sliding wood door sash. The sliding door panel further includes at least one roller extending outwardly from a bottom of the sliding wood door sash to engage the roller track. At least one shim or other vertical constraining member is mounted adjacent a top of the sliding door panel for vertically constraining the sliding door panel against upward movement when in a closed position so that the roller remains on the roller track despite hurricane force winds. At least one bracket may be connected to the door frame adjacent the bottom of the sliding door panel to laterally confine the sliding door panel despite hurricane force winds.

Abstract: A multi-piece tub/shower unit having a trackless shower door and a method of assembly and installation of the same wherein the multi-piece tub/shower unit is comprised of a first sidewall, having a sidewall nailing flange and a front flanged surface, and a shower door water retaining bead as an integral part of the front flanged surface and further comprising at least one point of assembly having a debossed aperture; a backwall, having a backwall nailing flange and at least one point of assembly having a debossed aperture, whereby the backwall and the first sidewall are interconnected at the point of assembly by a christmas tree clip, having a first ribbed shank, a second ribbed shank and a shank head, whereby the christmas tree clip is inserted flushly within the debossed aperture of the point of assembly; the multi-piece tub/shower unit is further comprised of a bathtub unit having a tub nailing flange and a tub top ledge wherein the tub top ledge is comprised of an apron ledge having a shower door water re

Abstract: A door system includes a sill with a ledge extending across the bottom of an opening to a bathing enclosure and with a raised lip along an exterior side of the ledge. A pair of parallel tracks are above the opening with a first door suspended from and freely slidable along the first track above the ledge. A second door and a third door are suspended from and slidable along the second track being freely suspended above the ledge. A pair of door guides are attached to the first door and engage the other doors to prevent the doors from swinging into each other. Similar door guides are attached to the second and third doors and interlock with one of the door guides on the first door to prevent the doors from sliding entirely past each other. A stop member is attached to the sill and retains the doors above the ledge between the stop member and the raised lip. Detent blocks also are disclosed for holding the doors in a closed state.

Abstract: The sliding sash is supported at a guide rail by a sash portion projecting from the floor in a vertical plane and a sash portion ascending in an inclined plane relative to the inside adjoins an additional tipper sash portion which projects up in the vertical plane and is set back. Every sash portion is formed by a section bar arm receiving a glass pane. The upper sash portion is guided at a ceiling rail with two running paths which are arranged at a distance from one another and parallel to one another. In order to secure this guide relative to loading by wind and/or snow, each running path is formed of two inclined guide paths of a web head of the ceiling rail, this web head having a triangular cross section, and support rollers which are supported at an inclination run on the guide paths of every web head at a roller holder which is fastened to the terminating section bar of the upper sash portion.

Abstract: Threshold profile member for the guidance of door leaves. The threshold profile member is built in a modular manner and comprised of guide profile members, spacers and separators, with two oppositely directed guide profile members and a spacer together forming a guide groove, with the separators serving for adjustment relative to the door leaf, the latter being provided with slide members and supports, in a recess provided in a building, with the guide profile members, spacers and separators being frictionally interconnected with the door leaf thickness and door gap being adjusted via the use of different separators, with the spacers being arranged only in the region of a screw connection, in order to ensure maintenance of the guide groove width, with the spacers and the separators being horizontally inclinable relative to a door frame side and the separators optionally being comprised of a tough transparent material for the mounting thereunder of lighting and/or information display purposes.

Abstract: A mechanism for assembling sliding glass doors, comprising an upper track (3), a lower parallel guide (5) between which are arranged fixed sheets (1) and moveable sheets (2). The track (3) has an inverted L-shaped cross section and its vertical member is provided with means (16) for fastening stops, the lower part of said member ending in an inverted groove (14) with an upper rib (15) on which slides the wheel (30) of the suspension heads which comprise two plates (20 and 21) that can be opposed and fixed together, with the interposition of a pivot (27) to regulate the separation between said plates. The horizontal member (8) of the L-shape is provided at the end with a channel (18) for fixing a shape (19) to restricts the lifting of the sheet (2).

Abstract: A slidable door for a refrigeration housing is disclosed and wherein the door is displaceable on a top support rail from a closed position over a door opening to an open position to one side of the door opening. The slidable door comprises a rectangular door panel slidably supported in a top edge thereof for displaceable support engagement with the top support rail. A guide channel is provided in a lower edge of the door panel. Spaced apart bearing posts are secured at predetermined locations in a floor adjacent the door opening, and disposed for engagement by the guide rails. The guide rail has door urging ends to displace the door panel towards the frame of the door opening to close the door opening.

Abstract: A drop seal assembly for a movable wall panel, the wall panel being situated in a room having a ceiling and a floor such that the wall panel is supported from the ceiling and is suspended above the floor. The drop seal includes a motor and an actuator operatively connected to the motor and movable between a first actuator position and a second actuator position in response to the operation of the motor. The drop seal also includes a mechanism, such as a compression spring, connected to the actuator and a retractable seal connected to the spring such that when the actuator is in its first position, the seal does not engage the floor, and when the actuator is in its second position, the seal engages the floor, the spring biasing the seal toward the floor to effectively seal the panel against the floor.

Abstract: A guide rail device is provided for hanging doors. The device is effective to accurately guide the hanging door without deviation, yet does not project up from the floor when the doors are open, as is the case with a guide rail or a groove-rail mounted on the floor surface. When the hanging doors are open, guides of the device are retracted into a guide rail in the floor surface and thus do not project from the floor surface. When the hanging doors are closed, the guides are projected from the floor surface and are fitted in a long groove from in a bottom end surface of the hanging doors, such that the hanging doors are prevented from deviating while being moved.

Abstract: A latching and locking sliding door construction includes an elongated handle pivotally mounted to the door, the handle including a latch member located along one edge of the handle, the latch member adapted to cooperate with a catch member fixed to a portion of the entranceway. A key lock assembly is mounted in the door and adapted to lock the door in a closed position by preventing rotation of the handle and thereby disengagement of the latch member from the catch member. The lock assembly includes a manually actuable locking cam mounted on the other side of the door which permits the door to be locked and unlocked from inside the cabin independent of the rotational position of the key lock.

Abstract: A monolithic bathtub structure incorporates vertical support columns that in one aspect are integral with the bathtub and which can be secured directly to the stud framing of the cubicle in which the bathtub is installed. The bathtub structure includes a suspension beam incorporating a locking mechanism to prevent inadvertent release of the access panels from the assembly, yet the locking mechanism may be adjusted to permit removal of the access panels. In other aspects of the invention, the suspension beam, including the panel locking mechanism, and the support columns may be independently manufactured as component parts to be assembled by the purchaser to form a bathtub enclosure. The monolithic bathtub structure is capable of formation from an appropriate synthetic resinous material, as are the support columns.

Abstract: Apparatus for mounting a sliding door for horizontal movement in a frame which has an upwardly-extending upper track and an upwardly-extending lower track which comprises a horizontally-elongated rib defining a generally vertically-oriented plane. The apparatus includes a sliding door panel which includes upper and lower generally horizontal rail members. Means are provided to mount the sliding door panel to the upper track for horizontal movement along the track. The apparatus also includes an extruded elongated element suspended from the lower generally-horizontal rail member of the sliding door panel. The elongated element is disposed for free reciprocating vertical movement relative to the lower generally-horizontal rail member. The elongated element is provided with a length substantially the full length of the sliding door panel. The element is also provided with a slot which is formed in a bottom surface of the element.

Abstract: A system for accessing interior portions of a curtainside truck trailer including a flexible curtain, upper and lower roller assemblies secured to the curtain for engagement with upper and lower rails mounted on the truck trailer for supporting the curtain during expanding and contracting movement along the rails. A support panel is mounted between upper and lower longitudinal edge portions of the truck trailer, and a latching mechanism is connected to the support panel which includes a shaft with a vertical axis of rotation, a latch attached to the shaft engagement with a keeper attached to the curtain. An operating member is attached to the shaft for rotating the shaft about its longitudinal axis and engaging the latch and keeper. A latch guide is captively engaged by the latch and attached to the support panel for guiding movement of the latch into engagement with the keeper. A spring biased locking mechanism for locking the latching mechanism and securing the curtain in the closed position.

Abstract: A mounting assembly is provided for a jail cell door. The door is suspended from a trolley and is slidable, on a fixed rail, between fully open and closed positions. Means are provided for releasably locking the door in either of those positions. Stop means at opposite ends of the rail respectively limit movement of the trolley to the closed and fully open positions. Each stop means includes a compression spring which absorbs shock forces when the door is displaced to its extreme positions. The spring means also provide a force for displacing the door from its closed or fully open positions upon release of the means locking the door in either of these positions.

Abstract: A barn door includes vertical members at its ends and lateral members extended between the vertical members which the vertical and lateral members being interlocked where they meet. To this end, the vertical members are channel-shaped, each having a front and a rear wall along with a end wall that connects the front and rear walls, it being formed integral with both. Each vertical member has vertical ribs which project toward each other from its front and rear walls. The lateral members, on the other hand, have vertical slots in their side walls. The ribs of the vertical members snap into the slots of the lateral members and this interlocks the vertical and lateral members. The joints so formed are rendered more secure with screws which pass through the front and end walls of the vertical members and into the side walls of the lateral members. A siding material is attached to the lateral members and at its ends projects under a lip on the front walls of the vertical members.

Abstract: A structure comprising by-pass doors for use in tub enclosures or shower stalls, each door having a frame and a panel mounted in the frame, and a hanger assembly integral therewith provided with glides adapted to move on a track provided on a supporting door frame or header, the track having plastic bearing members for slideably supporting the glides.

Abstract: A rail and latching system for cooperation with a sliding door associated with an animal stall includes an inverted U-shaped rail on the door bottom engageable with a U-shaped door guide on the animal stall and a latch slidably and releasably engageable with the door and animal stall.

Abstract: An improved sliding door composed of articulated strips in which the novel features are a high guide containing a rotating vertical wheel that supports two adjacent strips and a rotating horizontal wheel that follow a curved track. Additional features include a floor guide that contains only straight segments that are not joined together the corner and a base guide attached to the articulated strips that travels within the floor guide without touching said floor guide during stationary or ordinary operation of the door.

Abstract: An elevator door arrangement includes at least one door panel and means engaging upper and lower portions of the panel for guiding the upper and lower portions for parallel movement. The means for guiding the lower part of the panel includes a guide member coupled to the panel that projects through an elongated, narrow slot in the sill. In one embodiment, the sill has a guide channel below the slot, and the guide member has a guide element that slidingly engage the guide channel walls. In another embodiment, a cable relating device includes a section above the door and one below the door, connected for synchronous movement. The cable relating device is connected to the upper part of the panel and to the guide member for imparting parallel movement.

Abstract: A closure assembly for preventing transmission of interference fields, especially high-frequency magnetic fields. The assembly comprises a closure which is disposed to be movable with respect to a fixed structure, with the closure and/or the fixed structure being provided with elements for establishing contact and thereby preventing transmission of interference fields between the two. In accordance with the present invention, the closure is disposed to move substantially rectilinearly in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane along a surface of the closure, and substantially rectilinearly in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of the closure.

Abstract: A railroad car arranged to transport automobiles comprises a floor, a roof, a pair of spaced sidewalls, and at least one door assembly that is guided to a position adjacent a sidewall to enable loading and unloading of the rail car. A rail guides the lower end of the door assembly. The rail is positioned along the floor of the rail car. A plurality of fingers attached to the door assembly and extend to a sliding engagement with the rail. The rail has uninterrupted sections and extends substantially entirely across the floor between the sidewalls and has two spaced depressible sections that are pushed down by the tires of automobiles rolling thereover. Each depressible section comprises a predetermined length of guide rail, springs for biasing said guide rail upwardly, and preferably, a slotted channel through which said guide rail partially extends.

Abstract: An assembly for securing a standard bridge plate to the upper deck of a railroad car arranged to carry automobiles on at least two levels, said railroad cars having a track member from which a sliding door is hung positioned adjacent the edge of the deck at the end of the railroad car comprises a fixed leaf secured to the surface of the deck and spaced gudgeons mounted to an end of said fixed leaf. A rotating leaf has spaced gudgeons mounted thereto for being positioned between the spaced gudgeons secured to the fixed leaf. Pins pass through the gudgeons and secure the leaves together such that the rotating leaf may be turned back onto the surface of the deck or may be rotated to bridge the track member from which the door is hung. The rotating leaf has an offset therein so that a portion of said rotating leaf extending away from the deck and beyond the track member is positioned downwardly of the top of said track member.

Abstract: A shower partition with one or a plurality of door elements (1), that are supported on an upper rail and which engage with extension pieces (2) or an angled section (3) at the lower end in a recess (4) of a base rail (5) of which the wall section that is proximate to the shower-stall interior is supported, in such a manner as to be moveable on the remaining section of the base rail (5) and is configured, for example, as a rod (9) such that the wall section (rod 9) can be moved from a position that overlaps the angled section (3) or the extension piece (2) of the door element or elements (1) into a position that permits a specific displacement of the door elements (1) transversely to their plane in the direction of the shower-stall interior.

Abstract: A sliding door mechanism for closing an aperture in a wall comprises an elongate support, a hanger pivotally connected to the support and arranged to be fixed to the door, and an arm on the support extending in the length direction thereof and carrying spaced apart first rollers. A track which, in use, is fixed to the wall, receives the first rollers. A guide rail mounted on the track. Second rollers are mounted on the support for engaging the guide rail. The arrangement is such that, in use, as the door reaches a closed position in which it closes the aperture from an open position in which the aperture is not obstructed by the door, the guide rail and second rollers causes the support to pivot about the contact points of the first rollers with the track and the hanger pivots relative to the support.

Abstract: A recovering apparatus for the doors includes a pair of guiding means having rolling medium mounted on door, a horizontal frame for moving the guiding means therein, and an inclined rail adjusted by a screw held in the horizontal frame whereby the door with the rolling medium, once being opened, can be automatically closed by its potential energy as rolling down along the inclined rail.

Abstract: A sliding door arrangement which provides lateral support for the free edge or bottom nose corner of a door comprises a retractable member which is raised through an aperture in the floor or doorway threshold to interlockingly engage said edge of the door in the closed position. When the door is opened the engaging member is automatically retracted to lie flush with the floor surface. The member is carried by a rocking lever under the floor which is linked to another counter-balanced lever nearer the door frame which also has a raised protrusion which is abutted by a cam on the door as it reaches the closed position.

Abstract: A sliding door construction which includes trim disposed on side edges of the door and the trim on the side edges having an upwardly extending tab provided with a diagonal slot at its uppermost extremity having a roller carried therein adapted to move along the length of the diagonal slot, the roller constrained to ride in an overhead trackway and freely move along the diagonal slot to provide and accommodate variations in dimension between upper and lower frame members. Various channel members are disposed at a lowermost horizontal extremity to accommodate different types of design considerations.

Abstract: A device for suspending and guiding an oblique-displacement sliding door, especially for railroad cars, comprises a rolling element which is attached to the door by means of a connecting member (4) and comprises two rollers (Gs, Gi) mounted within a tubular guide track (6). The rolling surfaces (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) of the guide track (6) are located in oppositely-facing relation on each side of the connecting member (4) and at an oblique angle with respect to this latter. The profiles of the two rolling surfaces and of the two rollers are adapted to each other so as to prevent translational displacement of the rolling element (2) in a plane transverse to the guide track (6).

Abstract: A guide track for the bottom ends of the pickets of a folding door or the like comprises a galvanized steel elongated channel member having upwardly diverging sidewalls extending from a basewall, and a securing flange inclined downwardly and outwardly from the top of each sidewall. The free edge of each sidewall is lipped and lies substantially in the plane of the basewall, the lips extending outwardly and upwardly from the securing flanges. The guide track is disposed in a recess in the floor with the concrete or like flooring material surrounding the securing flanges and lips, filling the space between each securing flange and the respective sidewall to support the sidewall, and encasing the lips to prevent dislodgement of the guide track.

Abstract: A sensor activated, automatic sliding door assembly for installation in building entrance openings for automatic opening and closing of sliding doors. The roller track, drive belt pulley, door carrier, and door guide allow adjustment to compensate for distortion of the system as a result of stress caused by use or expansion and contraction of the building. The rotatable safety hinges, one-way hinges, door stops and electrical interruptors provide integrated safety devices to the automatic door assembly. Linear sliding devices such as linear bearings provide improved movement of the sliding doors on a linear track.

Abstract: A track and latch assembly for a slidable door is disclosed. The track and latch assembly is operative in combination with a slidable door of the type which is slidably supported adjacent the upper end thereof from a wall so that the door is slidable along the surface of the wall for movement between open and closed positions, but so that the door is slightly outwardly pivotable about an axis adjacent the upper end thereof for movement of the lower portion of the door outwardly slightly with respect to the wall. The track and latch assembly includes a track which is mounted in fixed relation with respect to the wall adjacent the lower end of the door and a latch assembly which is mounted on the door.

Abstract: A fire door assembly for automatically closing an opening in a wall in response to a predetermined condition has two or more door panels, a connection system for connecting a side edge of one of the door panels to an adjacent side edge of the other door panel in an edge-to-edge relationship, and flame break barriers interposed between the side edges of the panels and the connection system to provide a flame-resistant barrier between the core of each panel and the connection system. Tie bars are secured to the top and bottom edges of the panels to reinforce the edge-to-edge connection. A support system for the door has a track that is free from all external interference to allow free passage of suitably configured rollers.

Abstract: A separation for showers, bathtubs, or the like, including: a stationary, closed frame, made of several frame parts, for guiding at least one movable door element, and, if appropriate, for fastening a stationary door element; the at least one movable door element being suspended by rollers on the upper frame part of the frame; a seal for sealing the closed separation against discharging splashed or sprayed water; a closed lower frame part of the stationary frame, this lower frame part having a box-like cross section, an upwardly directed narrowed portion of predetermined height and width, and an inclined run-off surface adjoining one side of the narrowed portion; and a movable door element, the lower frame part of which faces the mentioned frame part of the stationary frame, and is provided with a downwardly open recess which conforms to the narrowed portion of the stationary frame part.

Abstract: An incremental sheet advertising sign assembly includes a plurality of substantially identical panels to be mounted on a rail frame. Grooved wheels are attached to the back of each panel in such a manner as to engage the uppermost rail of said frame. At least one locking track is mounted vertically along the back surface of each panel, and locking elements slide along the tracks and lock the panel to a lower rail of the rail frame.

Abstract: A guide assembly for sliding doors oriented over a carpeted area and including a guide member and a shim or shims in which the guide member has spaced, upstanding and integral side walls and a center partition forming channels for guiding overlapping sliding doors and the shim is the same shape as the guide and constructed of various thicknesses for positioning under the guide so that a solid base is provided for the guide and for raising the guide to the level of the carpet.

Abstract: An adjustable wall jamb assembly for a shower door comprising a fixed wall jamb member adapted to be affixed to a wall, an adjustable block assembly comprising a block adapted to be affixed to the fixed wall jamb and having a threaded opening, and an adjustment screw having an external thread complementary with that of the adjustment block, the adjustment screw having an axial aperture and engaging means at one end for being engaged and rotated within the adjustment block, an adjustable jamb member adapted to slide over the fixed jamb member and to engage the end of the adjustment screw, and a screw disposed through an aperture in the adjustable jamb member, extending through the axial opening of the adjustable screw and being adapted to enter the wall on which the fixed jamb member is mounted.

Abstract: To permit swinging movement of the door panel (2a) about vertical hinges (8) of a sliding door (2), suspended from hangers (13) running on a roller track (9, 19), without tilting or twisting of a vertical frame member (11) of the door, and in which a horizontal frame member (10) is secured to the hangers (13), a massive metallic angle (12) is inserted in the horizontal and vertical frame members and prestressed by engagement of a tension bolt (15) with the angle (12) in the horizontal frame element to provide a counteracting force on the vertical frame element (11) when the door panel (2a) is unhooked from the horizontal element (12) to permit swinging movement.

Abstract: A wall-unit furniture assembly comprises a stationary wall unit comprising a grouping along each of a pair of perpendicular walls. A front rail and a rear rail are supported parallel to each other on the upper edge of these groupings and run via arcuate corner sections around the corner between the two groupings. A rear sliding door is suspended on the rear rail by means of a roller trolley and a front sliding cabinet is suspended on the front rail by means of further such roller trolleys. These trolleys are provided at the extreme rear side corners of the door and cabinet so that they can move around the corner, and the door can slide behind and past the cabinet.

Abstract: A method for restraining transverse movement of the lower edges of a vertically hung sliding door which includes providing a nail-like pin driven into the flooring adjacent the lower edge of the door and a formed resilient cap force fitted over the top of the pin and having surfaces for slidingly abutting the lower edges of the door. The guides may be positioned at selected locations along the path of travel of the door, and may be accurately located by use of a template.

Abstract: An enclosure for a bathtub or shower having a sliding door assembly and comprising a header or supporting assembly including a front header and a side header operatively connected thereto, each header having a pair of tracks, one for each door, the tracks of the front header communicating with the respective tracks of the side header at a bevel joint, a pair of doors each having hanger assemblies mounted on their upper edge, each hanger assembly having a glider member at its end engaged in one set of said tracks, said doors being adapted to be alternatively positioned in front of the enclosure or to be slid to a storage position along a side wall of the enclosure.

Abstract: A shower enclosure comprising a pair of sliding doors mounted on an overhead track, a guide system for the doors spaced downwardly from the overhead track yet providing sufficient head room for a person to enter the enclosed area, the guide system including three guide rails in which one guide rail is disposed between the doors, one guide rail disposed adjacent the inner door, and one guide rail disposed adjacent the outer door, the pair of doors being unguided at the bottom thereof. A single splash rail is mounted on the bottom of the enclosure spaced outwardly from the doors to inhibit leakage from the enclosed area.

Abstract: Enclosure for wet chamber, particularly for bathrooms or shower rooms with several adjacent slideable partitions with each partition suspended in an upper guide rail and with a lower guide member consisting of an elongated, box-shaped adapter seated on the edge of a wet-chamber tub, an elongated lower guide detachably fastened to the adapter. The guide rail has at least one guide with an inverted U-shape cross section with the outer leg as the longitudinal wall along the dry side of the room and with an inner free leg wall. A lower guide strip extends from the partition, first downwardly, then under the free leg wall, then upwardly to form a pocket open at the top into which the free U leg wall extends.

Abstract: Lower guide for a sliding partition for bath and shower rooms with sliding doors suspended from above extending down into a guide slot of an elongated lower guide member open at the top and confined by two lateral guide walls and a bottom. Pivotal means are provided for swinging the lateral guide wall outward about a horizontal swivel axis with the height of the swung-out wall from its highest point to the bottom of the guide member smaller than the distance between the bottom of the doors and the bottom of the guide member. The swinging guide wall is supported between lateral frame parts with pivot pins extending into vertical slots in each end of the guide wall to permit raising it and then swinging it out. This permits ready cleaning of accumulated dirt in the slot without disassembly and reassembly of the elongated lower guide member.

Abstract: A by-pass door assembly is disclosed including a pair of stiles and a pair of trim pieces adapted to frame a rectangular panel and a plurality of corner brackets held by the stiles and the trim pieces. Each of the stiles includes an elongated one-piece slot free member having spaced front and rear walls joined by a side wall to define a panel receiving channel. The rear wall and the side wall define a triangular box shaped portion. Each of the trim pieces includes a rear wall having a longitudinally extending, outwardly directed groove portion. Each of the corner brackets includes a central, channel-shaped housing and outwardly extending portions having spaced tabs adapted to be received and captured by the stile members. Tabs extend outwardly from the transverse edge of the bracket and include a transverse bead which is captured by the groove of the trim member.

Abstract: A sliding door and door guide arrangement for the door opening of a railway passenger compartment including a spring biased door guide mechanism for retarding abrupt movement of the door due to car impacts during rail operations and including a threshold plate having a guide channel cooperative with a guide plate depending from the door slidingly engaged therein to align the door and downwardly biased thereagainst to retard abrupt movements of the door.

Abstract: A pair of roller and track suspended glass doors is assembled with a tub or shower enclosure without drilling or piercing the door panels. Compression clamps depending from the rollers grip the upper edge of each panel. Adhesive pads support combined handles and towel bars on obverse and reverse side of alternate panels. A central bottom guide track is snapped into and adhesively secured to the bottom frame member. The bottom frame member includes a upright outside flange with an inwardly extending rubbing bar to preclude outer panel abrasion. End guides for the inner door panel are fixed to upright side members of the frame. The upright members support the frame header which contains the top track for the rollers and may be contoured to accept a trim panel on the outer face thereof.

Abstract: A sliding door and self-cleaning door guide and threshold arrangement for the door opening of a railway passenger car compartment. The invention provides for a threshold plate and a guide channel having a guide plate depending from the door slidingly engaged therein to align the door, and a plurality of slots transversely diverging from the channel and opening to the sides of the threshold plate, thus accommodating self-cleaning of the guide arrangement by utilizing the normal opening and closing movements of the sliding door.

Abstract: A sliding doors and seals system and a passenger vehicle having such system with the latter including inflatable seals and weather seals arranged to conceal and protect the inflatable seals against direct and even indirect contamination and tampering therewith and such as to provide a failsafe feature whereby a pair of sliding doors will be frictionally retained closed by one inflatable seal alone upon failure of the other inflatable seal.

Abstract: A sliding door for a railway passenger car compartment includes structural panel support members of extruded material facilitating the assembly and replacement of parts and providing a construction which will support accessory portions of the door without the need of special fastening devices.