Overhead track for suspension of a pocket door

Abstract

An overhead track for suspension of a pocket door is disclosed. The overhead track has one or more troughs for hanging an pocket door by a plurality of gliders. The overhead track has a flat end for mounting at the pocket door opening and a spiked end for mounting against the door jamb within the pocket. The spiked end is forced into the door jamb within the pocket, then the flat end is screwed into the pocket door header for support and to prevent the spikes from disengaging with the door jamb within the pocket.

1 . An overhead track for suspending a pocket door comprising: 
 an overhead track having an end for insertion into a pocket and an end for attachment in a pocket door opening, the overhead track having at least one trough for accepting at least one pocket door glider, the at least one pocket door glider affixed to a pocket door;    a plurality of spikes at the end for insertion, said plurality of spikes configured to be forced into a door jamb within said pocket, thereby supporting the end for insertion; and    at least one hole at the end for attachment for fastening the overhead track to a header of the pocket door opening.    
     
     
         2 . The overhead track for suspending a pocket door of  claim 1 , whereas the plurality of spikes comprise sharp ends of the overhead track at the end for insertion.  
     
     
         3 . The overhead track for suspending a pocket door of  claim 1 , whereas the plurality of spikes are formed on a plate and the plate is fastened approximately perpendicular to the overhead track at the end for insertion.  
     
     
         4 . The overhead track for suspending a pocket door of  claim 3 , whereas the plate is fastened to the overhead track with a fastener selected from the group comprising screws and rivets.  
     
     
         5 . The overhead track for suspending a pocket door of  claim 3 , whereas the plate is welded to the overhead track.  
     
     
         6 . A method for installing an overhead track into an already existing door pocket comprising: 
 inserting an overhead track into a pocket, the overhead track having spikes at an end that is inserted into the pocket and screw holes at an end that is outside of the pocket;    angling the overhead track within the pocket so that the plurality of spikes meet with a door jamb located within the pocket;    forcing the overhead track towards the door jamb located within the pocket so that the plurality of spikes pierce the door jamb located within the pocket, thereby supporting the end that is inserted into the pocket;    pressing the overhead track against a pocket door header at the end of the overhead track that extends outside of the pocket; and    screwing the overhead track into the pocket door header at the end of the overhead track that extends outside of the pocket.    
     
     
         7 . The method for installing an overhead track into an already existing door pocket of  claim 6 , whereas the plurality of spikes comprise sharp ends of the overhead track at the end that is inserted.  
     
     
         8 . The method for installing an overhead track into an already existing door pocket of  claim 6 , whereas the plurality of spikes are formed on a plate and the plate is fastened to the overhead track at the end that is inserted.  
     
     
         9 . The method for installing an overhead track into an already existing door pocket of  claim 8 , whereas the plate is fastened to the overhead track with a fastener selected from the group comprising screws and rivets.  
     
     
         10 . The method for installing an overhead track into an already existing door pocket of  claim 8 , whereas the plate is welded to the overhead track at approximately a right angle.  
     
     
         11 . The method for installing an overhead track into an already existing door pocket of  claim 6 , further comprising: 
 prying a broken overhead track from the pocket door header.    
     
     
         12 . The method for installing an overhead track into an already existing door pocket of  claim 6 , whereas the forcing includes prying the overhead track against a pocket door jamb located outside of the pocket.  
     
     
         13 . An overhead track for suspending a pocket door comprising: 
 an overhead track having an end for insertion into a pocket and an end for attachment in a pocket door opening, the overhead track having at least one trough for accepting at least one pocket door glider, the at least one pocket door glider affixed to a pocket door;    a plurality of spikes formed at the end for insertion, said plurality of spikes configured to be forced into a door jamb within said pocket, thereby supporting the end for insertion; and    at least one hole at the end for attachment for fastening the overhead track to a header of the pocket door opening.    
     
     
         14 . The overhead track for suspending a pocket door of  claim 13 , whereas the plurality of spikes is formed by cutting the end for insertion at angles.  
     
     
         15 . The overhead track for suspending a pocket door of  claim 13 , whereas the plurality of spikes is molded into the overhead track at the end for insertion.  
     
     
         16 . The overhead track for suspending a pocket door of  claim 14 , whereas the angles are acute angles.