Patents Assigned to General American Door Company
  • Patent number: 6796361
    Abstract: A garage door reinforcement arrangement for supporting and anchoring a garage door to a garage door opening includes an I-post beam assembly, a top mounting bracket, a floor plate, and a plurality of cable assemblies. The top mounting bracket is used to secure the top end of the I-post beam against vertical movement. The floor plate is used for securing the bottom end of the I-post against vertical movement. The plurality of cable assemblies are disposed at different vertical positions of the I-post beam for securing the beam immediately adjacent to the garage door so that the garage door is allowed to flex slightly as wind loads are transferred to the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: General American Door Company
    Inventors: James K. Campbell, Thomas F. Brand