Abstract: A frame member for a panel door such as used in bifold door installation is roll formed from a metal strip to provide a generally E-shaped cross-section having a side member with front, middle and rear limbs extending generally perpendicularly from the side member; the strip defining successively from edge to edge the rear limb, the side member, an outer layer of the front limb, a retroverted inner layer of the front limb, an inner layer of the side member extending between the front and middle limbs, and the center limb, an edge of the strip being retroverted to provide a double thickness through a distal portion of the middle limb, an inner portion of the middle limb being inclined towards the front limb as it extends from the side member towards a panel contact zone on that side of the middle limb facing the front member, and the distal portion being inclined away from the front member as it extends beyond the contact zone, the inner and distal ends of the middle limb being spaced from the front limb by a
Abstract: A fascia assembly for folding doors particularly for bifold doors, uses an elongated fascia element spanning the doorway in which the doors are installed, the element being freely suspended by a hinge from a support mounted to the top of the doorway adjacent a track, which guides the door during its folding movement, for swinging movement about an axis parallel to the track so that it may pass above the tops of the doors. The fascia element has sufficient vertical extent to span from the top of the doorway to and beyond the tops of the doors, and is mounted to that side of the doors facing the direction in which they open. As the doors open, the fascia element can swing upwards out of the way of the doors. Conveniently, both the fascia element and the support are elongated elements of constant cross-section and the hinge is formed by interlocking edge portions of these two elements.