Patents by Inventor Rinaldo Torchetti

Rinaldo Torchetti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Releasable panel for overhead door
    Patent number: 5584333
    Abstract: A panel member for use in an overhead door assembly has an outer frame defining a panel slot, with a swingable panel seated in the slot; the swingable panel is hingedly mounted to the outer frame by a hinge, retainers on the outer frame hold the swingable panel in the panel slot, however, under impact the panel is released from the retainers, whereafter it is free to pivot or swing about the hinge; after removal of the impact the swingable panel is snapped back into the retainers; the swingable panel thus accommodates impact forces which would otherwise dislodge the door from the track assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Super Seal Mfg. Ltd.
    Inventors: Rinaldo Torchetti, David R. McPhail, Bradley N. Cherkas