Van door header and sill assemblies having a floating roller arm
CA 2245210 A1 · Owner: Goodrich, Ronald W. · Inventors: Crawford, Paul D.; Goodrich, Ronald W.
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Improved sliding door header and assemblies for vans and other vehicles are disclosed which permit increased vertical doorway clearance which is particularly useful to permit entry/exit of handicapped persons especially wheelchair users. The principal embodiment has a horizontal header plate adjacent the top of the door opening having a longitudinal roller guide slot with a straight aft section and a forward section curved inward to guide the door as it slides between an aft open position along the vehicle side and a forward closed position within the door opening. The door is supported at its upper portion by a floating or pivoted roller arm which mounts a dumbbell shaped roller engaging …
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- Filed August 17, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 17, 2018.
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