US 11,781,370 B2
Adjustable flush threshold for sliding doors and windows
Marcel Fontijn, Culver City, CA (US)
Assigned to GOLDBRECHT LLC, Culver City, CA (US)
Filed by GOLDBRECHT LLC, Culver City, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/340,376.
Prior Publication US 2022/0389753 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. E06B 1/70 (2006.01); E06B 3/46 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 1/70 (2013.01) [E06B 3/4636 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sliding door or window system comprising:
a track comprising:
an outer housing;
an inner housing within the outer housing;
a guide body provided with the inner housing and configured to guide a sliding movement of a sliding door or a window;
at least one adjustable body that is provided on the outer housing, at least partially within the inner housing, the at least one adjustable body comprises a threaded body that is engaged with a threaded hole, and the threaded hole is fixed with respect to the inner housing in a vertical direction; and
an intermediate connector that is configured to attach to the sliding door or the window, and to slide on the guide body;
wherein a bottom end of the threaded body is in contact with an upper surface of the outer housing, and a bottom end of the inner housing is above the upper surface of the outer housing,
wherein the at least one adjustable body is configured to change a height of the inner housing with respect to the outer housing, such as to change a height of the guide body, by relative vertical movement of the threaded hole with respect to the threaded body due to relative rotation of the threaded body with respect to the threaded hole, and
wherein a height of the intermediate connector changes with a change of the height of the guide body, due to the relative rotation of the threaded body with respect to the threaded hole.