Patent · US Expired

Roller or wheel assembly for patio doors

US5116142A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 21, 1991
Grant dateMay 26, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 21, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05Y2900/132
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a wheel or roller assembly for a patio door or the like comprising a carriage having two parallel spaced side plates, and a wheel rotatably mounted within the carriage by means of a pair of spaced ball- or roller-bearing sets, one at or adjacent each side thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the inner and outer races of a pair of ball bearing sets are provided by inturned arcuate portions of the side plates and interior edge regions, for example lined arcuate grooves, of the wheel respectively.

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