Sterling Plumbing Group, Inc.

James L Marlowe

James W Hodges

Ronald M Wise

Larry D Bruce

A pivotal and extendable bathing door unit is disclosed wherein a first panel is pivotally connected to a supporting wall, and a second panel is extendably connected to the first panel, so that the door can operate to enclose without an overhead track. There are roller tracks and rollers cross-linked to each other while permitting lateral relative movement therebetween. In one form, cam members are associated with the pivotal connection of the first panel to provide a lifting action between bistable positions, and a magnetic member is connected to a handle on the second panel for attraction to a similar second panel of a second similar door unit.

Bathing door unit

An adjustment apparatus for supporting a slidable door is disclosed that has a bar-like pivotable frame member. A pair of track followers, such as rollers, are mounted adjacent the ends of the frame member. A door has upper and lower edges, and opposite side edges. The upper door edge is pivotally connected to a central portion of the pivot frame member. A pair of stems are pivotally fastened to the frame member adjacent the ends of the frame member. Each stem is also mounted in a sliding relationship with respect to the side edges of the door. In this way, the frame member can pivot with respect to the upper door edge. When installing the slidable door, this pivot action allows the door to be flush against the frame structure, even though the wall or frame may be out-of-plumb. Final adjustment of the apparatus simply requires tightly fastening a central bolt and at least one screw.

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Union City, TN, United States of America

James L Marlowe