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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2022
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Nameer Shaaban, Lewiston, NY (US);
Andrew McClure, Murray, KY (US);
Riley Baggett, Union City, TN (US);
James Leland Marlowe, Troy, TN (US);
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A sliding door includes a frame and a slow close assembly. The frame is positioned along at least a portion of the sliding door and includes a protrusion configured to slide along with the sliding door. The slow close assembly is repositionable between an outward position and a compressed position. The slow close assembly includes a slow close mechanism, a spring, and a soft close latch. The slow close mechanism is laterally positioned within the slow close assembly. The spring is positioned at an end of the slow close assembly and provides an outward force onto the slow close assembly in an outward direction substantially perpendicular to the lateral direction. The soft close latch is configured to engage the protrusion as the protrusion slides along with the sliding door. The spring biases the slow close assembly into the outward position when the latch is not interfaced with the protrusion.