Compression Mounting System For Shower Doors

A by-pass shower door system (10) has a compression mounting system including a horizontal header (24) and curb (26) and upright jambs (28, 30). The header includes a header rail (44) with parallel tracks for slidably mounting the door panels and a threaded header expansion assembly. The curb is mounted beneath the header and includes two curb rails (86, 88) and a threaded curb expansion assembly coupled to the curb rails. The compression assemblies have threaded shafts that engage nuts mounted to the rails such that adjusting the compression assemblies (by turning the shafts) applies a compressive force on opposing end walls of a shower enclosure to mount the header and curb. A cap (60) overlapping the header rail conceals the header expansion assembly. A center guide, having parallel tracks for bottom ends of the door panels, conceals the curb expansion assembly. FIG. 2

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

27 November 2003

Publication Number

11/2006

Publication Type

Invention Field

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Status

Email

Parent Application

Patent Number

Legal Status

Grant Date

2008-06-18

Renewal Date

Applicants

KOHLER CO.

444 HIGHLAND DRIVE, KOHLER WISCONSIN

Inventors

1. TEUBERT, JOHN, A.

445 WESTOWOOD DRIVE, SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI 53085

2. COWELL, BRIAN, D.

506 ROCKROSE DRIVE, FOND DE LAC, WI 54935

3. JANDRIOSISTS, ALICE, M

562 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE, DES PLAINES, IL 60016

4. PAREDES, RAUL, M.

627 SCHOOL, KOHLER WI 53044

5. SEUM, MICHAEL, T.

2565 WASHINGTON AVENUE, ST. JOEPH, MI 49085

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-specification.pdf	2011-10-07
2	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-reply to examination report.pdf	2011-10-07
3	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-pa.pdf	2011-10-07
4	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-letter patent.pdf	2011-10-07
5	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-form 5.pdf	2011-10-07
6	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-form 3.pdf	2011-10-07
7	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-form 2.pdf	2011-10-07
8	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-form 18.pdf	2011-10-07
9	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-form 1.pdf	2011-10-07
10	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-examination report.pdf	2011-10-07
11	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-drawings.pdf	2011-10-07
12	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-description (complete).pdf	2011-10-07
13	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-correspondence.pdf	2011-10-07
14	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-claims.pdf	2011-10-07
15	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-assignment.pdf	2011-10-07
16	1546-kolnp-2003-granted-abstract.pdf	2011-10-07