US 12,460,463 B2
Shower door guide assembly
Thomas Simek, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Assigned to LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/768,615.
Application 18/768,615 is a division of application No. 18/299,267, filed on Apr. 12, 2023, granted, now 12,060,738.
Application 18/299,267 is a division of application No. 17/192,015, filed on Mar. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,655,658, issued on May 23, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0360713 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. E05D 15/06 (2006.01); A47K 3/34 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 15/0656 (2013.01) [A47K 3/34 (2013.01); E05D 15/063 (2013.01); E05D 15/0652 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/684 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/688 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/114 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shower door assembly comprising:
a track sized to extend across a shower door opening;
a shower door pane sized to cooperate with the track for translation relative to the track, wherein the shower door pane has a range of clearance relative to the track for installation and disassembly of the shower door pane relative to the track; and
a guide sized to be installed to the shower door opening, the guide having at least one channel formed therein to receive the shower door pane for translation relative to the guide, wherein a depth of the channel exceeds the range of clearance of the shower door pane relative to the track; a bracket sized to be fastened to the shower door opening, the bracket having a first lengthwise retainer; and wherein the guide further comprises a second lengthwise retainer sized to be retained by the first lengthwise retainer of the bracket; and a pair of side plates, each sized to be fastened to an end of the guide or the bracket to limit translation of the guide relative to the bracket.