(19)
(11) EP 1 022 420 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/30

(21) Application number: 00300424.9

(22) Date of filing: 20.01.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E05D 15/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.01.1999 US 116585 P

(71) Applicant: THE STANLEY WORKS
New Britain, CT 06053 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Jacobs, Kenneth
    Surrey, GU5 0EF (GB)
  • Flynn, Mark R.
    Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6PU (GB)

(74) Representative: Laight, Martin Harvey 
W.H. Beck, Greener & Co. 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3SZ
London WC2A 3SZ (GB)

   


(54) Door track mounting device


(57) A track mounting device for installing an upper track of a folding or sliding door assembly onto a ceiling surface, comprises a height reducing member (58) having end portions a first bracket (10) and a second bracket (10). The first bracket (10) has a track mounting portion (18) on which the upper track can be fixedly mounted and first mounting structure (30) for mounting said first bracket (10) to one of said end portions of said height reducing member. The second bracket (10) has a ceiling mounting portion (18) for fixing to a ceiling surface, and a second mounting structure (30) for movably mounting said second bracket to the other of said end portions of said height reducing member (58) in such a manner as to allow said ceiling mounting portion (18) to be positioned at a selected angle with respect to said height reducing member (58).
The track mounting device may have an orientation indicating device (100) for indicating when said track mounting portion (18) of said first bracket (10) is oriented generally horizontally.






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