Articulating roller arm assembly

Abstract

An articulating roller arm assembly comprising a single integral piece cantilever beam with a span section and a throw section, with the span section oriented substantially transverse the throw section. A first distal end of the throw section and a distal end of the span section form a bend of the single integral piece cantilever beam. The articulating roller arm assembly further including a first wheel that is coupled with a first distal end of the throw section, and a second wheel that is coupled with a second distal end of the throw section.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a DIVISIONAL application claiming the benefit of priority of the co-pending U.S. Non-Provisional Utility patent application Ser. No. 12 / 831,199 with a filing date 6 Jul. 2010, which claims the benefit of priority of the U.S. Utility Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 223,453, filed 7 Jul. 2009, the entire disclosures of each (and all) of which applications are expressly incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002](1) Field of the Invention[0003]The invention relates to shower doors and, more particularly, to shower door rollers that enable stable articulation and maximum displacement of the shower doors.[0004](2) Description of Related Art[0005]Most conventional corner showers have a generally rounded framed with a set of fixed and sliding panels forming doors that are held in a rail or track at the top and the bottom of the shower, with a handle provided on the door(s) to sli...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The articulating roller assembly enables wider opening and stable articulation of shower doors, preventing in-plane and out-of-plane movements, thus enhancing ingress and egress from the shower area while maintaining proper door function.

Problems solved by technology

Regrettably, most conventional rollers limit the articulation span of the sliding panels of the shower door and additionally, have no means to reduce or eliminate in-plane and out-of-plane movement of the sliding panels during operations of closing and opening of the sliding doors.

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