Door assembly for spanning an entrance of a shower room

• Main Author: LAI SHENG-YANG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.04.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FURNITURE; HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; KEYS; LOCKS; SAFES; SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TOILET ACCESSORIES; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS

A door assembly for spanning an entrance of a shower room includes an elongated rail member formed with a longitudinally extending slide channel, and a foldable sliding door unit which includes a plurality of vertically disposed elongated connectors, a plurality of vertically disposed elongated slats, and a plurality of slidable coupling units. Each of the connectors is formed with longitudinally extending left and right engaging grooves. Each of the slats has two lateral end portions which are formed respectively with vertically extending cylindrical members which are received in an adjacent pair of the engaging grooves of an adjacent pair of the connectors such that the cylindrical members are rotatable axially for folding and unfolding of the slats relative to the adjacent pair of the connectors. The slidable coupling units are mounted on upper ends of selected ones of the connectors, and extend into and are slidable along the slide channel so as to permit movement of the door unit to an unfolded state to close the entrance to the room, and so as to permit movement of the door unit to a folded state to open the entrance to the room.