Abstract: An electro-optic device includes a first substrate that has a first surface and a second surface. A second substrate has a third surface and a fourth surface. A first electrode layer is associated with the second surface. A second electrode layer is associated with the third surface. An electro-optic medium is disposed between the first and second electrode layers. The electro-optic medium is operable between substantially activated and substantially unactivated states based on changes to an electrical potential between the first and second electrode layers. At least one third electrode layer is disposed adjacent to one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. At least one light source operably electrically interposes the at least one third electrode layer and the one of the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer that is adjacent to the at least one third electrode layer.

Abstract: A door includes a plurality of door panels hingedly connected. At least one of the plurality of panels includes a frame, a glazing member, and a retainer member. The frame defines an opening and includes a lip extending into the opening. A front side of the glazing member is disposed adjacent the lip. The retainer member is disposed adjacent a rear side of the glazing member. The retainer member includes a body member, a first leg, a second leg, a third leg, and a fourth leg. At least three of the first, second, third, and fourth legs are configured for receipt into corresponding channels in the frame to secure the retainer member to the frame.

Abstract: A frame rail for a movable barrier includes a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a rear side. A first module connector is formed on the rear side. The first module connector extends continuously along a length of the frame rail and is configured to slidably receive a corresponding second module connector of a module. The frame rail has a continuous cross-section with the first module connector integrally formed with the top, bottom, front, and rear sides. One of the first or second module connectors comprises a groove and the other of the first or second module connectors comprises a tongue configured for receipt within the groove. The first module connector is configured to slidably receive the second module connector from a longitudinal end surface of the frame rail.

Abstract: A universal roller bracket for a movable barrier having a surface, the universal roller bracket comprising: a first bracket section configured to be coupled to the movable barrier; a first arm extending from the first bracket section; and a plurality of roller tubes supported by the first arm and spaced from the surface of the movable barrier by the first arm, each roller tube of the plurality of roller tubes configured to receive a roller stem, each roller tube being spaced a different distance from the surface of the movable barrier.

Abstract: A flexible seal may be attachable to a moveable barrier and usable to seal selectively along a horizontal surface adjacent the moveable barrier and along a vertical surface adjacent the moveable barrier. The flexible seal may assume a first orientation to be affixed to a lower edge of the movable barrier and may assume a second orientation to be affixed to an upper edge of the movable barrier.

Abstract: A bracket for securing a lift cable of a movable barrier is provided. The bracket may include a first wall including a first hole and a second wall spaced from the first wall to receive the lift cable therebetween. The second wall may include a second hole and the first hole and the second hole may be aligned and configured to receive a fastener couplable to the cable. The bracket may also include a third wall perpendicular to the first wall. The bracket may be shaped to fit within a rail of the movable barrier.

Abstract: An anchor system for securing a lift cable to a bracket of a movable barrier is provided. The anchor system may include a clevis pin sized to be received in a loop of a lift cable of an upward-moving moveable barrier. In some aspects, the clevis pin may include a first interface portion. The anchor system may also include a lock having a longitudinally extending main body having a second interface portion. The second interface portion may be configured to interface with the first interface portion to prevent axial removal of the clevis pin from the loop of the lift cable.

Abstract: A bracket set may include an inner frame member comprising: a first barrier-facing surface configured to contact an inner-facing side of the movable barrier; a first panel-facing surface configured to contact a first side of the first panel having the first thickness; a second panel-facing surface configured to contact a first side of the second panel having the second thickness; and an outer frame member comprising: a second barrier-facing surface configured to contact an outer-facing side of the movable barrier; and a third panel-facing surface configured to contact an opposing second side of the first panel having the first thickness when the bracket set is used with the first panel and configured to contact an opposing second side of the second panel having the second thickness when the bracket set is used with the second panel.

Abstract: A hinge for movably attaching parts together incudes a first gear, a second gear, a cover configured to attach the first gear to the second gear, first and second sliding surfaces on the cover wherein the first gear slides on the first sliding surface and the second gear slides on the second sliding surface when the hinge is operated, and an area on the first gear with no teeth configured to slide past the second gear to allow the first gear to enter the cover. Assembling a hinge includes moving a surface without gear teeth on a first gear past a toothed surface on a second gear, moving the first and second gears into a cover, meshing a tooth on the first gear with a tooth on the second gear, and holding the first and second gears together with the cover.

Abstract: A door includes a plurality of door panels hingedly connected. At least one of the plurality of panels includes a frame, a glazing member, and a retainer member. The frame defines an opening and includes a lip extending into the opening. A front side of the glazing member is disposed adjacent the lip. The retainer member is disposed adjacent a rear side of the glazing member. The retainer member includes a body member, a first leg, a second leg, a third leg, and a fourth leg. At least three of the first, second, third, and fourth legs are configured for receipt into corresponding channels in the frame to secure the retainer member to the frame.

Abstract: A hinge includes: a first and second gear; a cover configured to attach the gears; a first outside surface associated with the first panel; a second outside surface associated with the second panel; wherein when the first and second outside surfaces are in a generally co-planer orientation, a tooth from one of the first and second gears fits next to a tooth from the other of the first and second gears to form a water shedding joint. A method of forming a hinge includes: extruding a gear together with a panel having a first outside surface; a second panel a second outside surface; wherein when the first and second outside surfaces are in a generally co-planer orientation, a tooth from one of the first and second gears fits next to a tooth from the other of the first and second gears to form a water shedding joint.

Abstract: A hinge for movably attaching to parts together incudes: a first gear; a second gear; a cover configured to attach the first gear to the second gear; a first sliding surface on the cover; a second sliding surface on the cover wherein the first gear slides on the first sliding surface and the second gear slides on the second sliding surface when the hinge is operated; and an area on the first gear with no teeth and the area with no teeth is configured to slide past the second gear to allow the first gear to enter the cover. A method of assembling a hinge includes: moving a surface without gear teeth on a first gear past a toothed surface on a second gear; moving the first and second gears into a cover; meshing a tooth on the first gear with a tooth on the second gear; and holding the first and second gears together with the cover.

Abstract: A door operator includes: a controller; a sensor operatively connected to the controller, the sensor configured to detect an undesirable condition and communicate a signal to the controller when the undesirable condition is detected; and a door operatively connected to the controller, the controller is configured to cause the door to move from a closed position to a non-closed position when the controller receives the signal. In another aspect, the disclosure describes a method of operating a door. The method includes: detecting an undesirable condition with a sensor; communicating with a controller when the undesirable condition is detected by the sensor; and moving the door from a closed position to a non-closed position when the controller receives the signal.

Abstract: A door operator includes: a controller; a sensor operatively connected to the controller, the sensor configured to detect an undesirable condition and communicate a signal to the controller when the undesirable condition is detected; and a door operatively connected to the controller, the controller is configured to cause the door to move from a closed position to a non-closed position when the controller receives the signal. In another aspect, the disclosure describes a method of operating a door. The method includes: detecting an undesirable condition with a sensor; communicating with a controller when the undesirable condition is detected by the sensor; and moving the door from a closed position to a non-closed position when the controller receives the signal.