Abstract: An overhead garage door having a plurality of pivotally interconnected panel structures and a reinforcing strut to allow use of the door in hurricane prone environments. The reinforcing strut extends the full width of the door across the inside rear face of the door and includes widely spaced straight upper and lower horizontal legs extending rearwardly from the rear faces of the stiles of the panel structure joined by a semi-circular top section extending in a continuous convex curvilinear sweep between the two legs. The radius of curvature of the semi-circular section is relatively large compared to the length of the upper and lower leg sections, giving the beam a wide stance. For example, the radius of curvature of the top section may be approximately 1.25" and the leg section length may be between about 2.5" and 5". The strut may be roll-formed or shaped by bending flat stock on, for example, a press brake.

Abstract: An overhead door reinforcement assembly has a plurality of elongated reinforcing members operatively mounted vertically on the inner surface of the door between the top edge and the bottom edge of each of the several door panels, and a plurality of cap members overlying the adjacent ends of the reinforcing members. Pivot members pivotally connect the cap members to the adjacent ends of the reinforcing members, and this permits pivoting of the panels as the door is moved between open and closed positions, but prevents pivoting of the ends of the reinforcing members in the direction of the cap members to prevent buckling of the associated door in the closed position under externally applied pressure. A disengageable lock member is engaged with the cap members and the ends of the reinforcing members to prevent pivoting of the ends of the reinforcing members away from the cap members to prevent buckling of the door panels.

Abstract: A door assembly includes a door having an aperture therein and a window frame mounted in the aperture. A glazing member is mounted in the frame which has recesses formed about the glazing member. A trim panel dimensioned to overlie the glazing member has opposed ends seated in opposed recesses of the frame, and a filler strip has an engagement portion seated in another one of the recesses and a retainer portion extending outwardly of the recess.

Abstract: A garage door has a multiplicity of transversely extending panels with a preformed core of synthetic resin and integrally formed metallic front and rear skins of the same configuration but reversed. The front skin has its top edge portion configured with an inwardly and then upwardly extending wall portion to define a shelf-like recess adjacent the front face, a generally horizontal top wall portion and a depending lip portion. The bottom edge portion of the outer skin is configured with a generally U-shaped portion extending downwardly from the core and configured and dimensioned to be received within the shelf-like recess of the next lower panel, a generally horizontal portion, and an upwardly extending lip portion. The core has its top edge formed with a shelf-like recess adjacent its front face and a channel-like recess spaced rearwardly therefrom, and the bottom edge has a shelf-like recess adjacent its rear face and a channel-like recess spaced forwardly therefrom.