Abstract: A garage door bottom seal retainer (10) comprises a seal cavity (36), a exterior tension member (38), and an interior tension member (40). In use, an installer slides a retaining member (20) of a seal (12) into the seal cavity (36). Then the installer seats an exterior gripping edge (58) of the exterior tension member (38) upon an exterior shelf (32) of a bottom surface (14) of a garage door (16). The installer then applies force to the interior tension member (40) so as to seat an interior gripping edge (66) into place upon an interior shelf (34) of the bottom surface (14). In this manner, the seal (12) is secured to the retainer (10) and the retainer (10) is then secured to the garage door (16) without the use of any tools or fasteners.

Abstract: Sectional doors for garages, industrial warehouses and the like are formed by panels joined together in an articulated manner by hinges. Advantageously, the bottom edge of each panel is provided with a tapered lug which, at the end of the rotation during closure of the door, abuts against the inclined flank of the edge of an underneath panel. The abutment thus formed ensures the correct vertical alignment of the panels, thereby providing the door with a smooth operation and appearance.

Abstract: A sectional door movable between a closed vertical position and an open horizontal position having, a series of adjacent panels, each of the panels having an upper joint member and a lower joint member, the lower joint member having a configuration to establish a clearance with the configuration of the upper joint member of an adjacent panel during angular articulation of the adjacent panels in moving between the closed vertical position and the open horizontal position, end hinge assemblies located proximate the longitudinal ends of the panels and connecting the adjacent panels at a first pivot axis, and at least one center hinge assembly connecting the adjacent panels at a second pivot axis offset from the first pivot axis, whereby a portion of the clearance is maintained irrespective of variations in the deflection of the panels in moving between the closed vertical position and the open horizontal position.

Abstract: A sectional door movable between a closed vertical position and an open horizontal position having, a series of adjacent panels, each of the panels having an upper joint member and a lower joint member, the lower joint member having a configuration to establish a clearance with the configuration of the upper joint member of an adjacent panel during angular articulation of the adjacent panels in moving between the closed vertical position and the open horizontal position, end hinge assemblies located proximate the longitudinal ends of the panels and connecting the adjacent panels at a first pivot axis, and at least one center hinge assembly connecting the adjacent panels at a second pivot axis offset from the first pivot axis, whereby a portion of the clearance is maintained irrespective of variations in the deflection of the panels in moving between the closed vertical position and the open horizontal position.

Abstract: A door (10) made in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of panels (20) with opposed stiles (24, 25) being positioned at the longitudinal edges of a faceplate (21) of each panel (20) and with opposed rails (26, 27) being positioned at the lateral edges of the faceplate (21) of each panel (20). An insulation assembly (30) includes a sheet of insulation material (31) and a backing sheet (32) which has edges (33) which overhang the lateral edges of the sheet of insulation material (31). The insulation assembly (30) is installed in the door (10) by engaging the stiles (24, 25) with the longitudinal edges of the sheet of insulation material (31) to flex the same until the edges are received in notches (34) formed in the stiles (24, 25). Then the overhanging edges (33) of the backing sheet (32) engage the rails (26, 27) and deform to press the sheet of insulation material (31) against the faceplate (21).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pinch-proof garage door for protecting human fingers from being pinched. The garage door includes a plurality of horizontally aligned garage door panels. Each garage door panel has a male portion and a female portion, wherein the male and female portions cooperate with each other to such a manner so as to minimize a gap therebetween. Each garage door panel is removably connected together by a hinge assembly which cooperates with an the garage door panels so as to prevent human fingers from being pinched by the inside of the garage door.

Abstract: Sectional door panels include formed metal or plastic skin parts with opposed upper and lower edges configured to form pinch resistant connections between adjacent panels. The skin part edges include spaced-apart slots for receiving locating flanges formed on opposed end stiles and one or more intermediate stiles to provide for the stiles to be positively located with respect to the panel skin part during assembly thereof. Snap together hinge parts are provided with bosses cooperating with slots formed in the stiles for positively locating the hinge parts with respect to the stiles and the skin part. Mechanical fasteners connect the hinge parts and the stiles to the skin parts. The hinge parts include cooperating pin and pin receiving bore portions with the bore portions being formed in part by elastically deflectable fingers whereby the hinge parts may be snapped together during assembly of the door by stacking one panel on top of another.

Abstract: A sectional upward acting door includes interconnected door panels which are formed with generally planar outer and inner wall parts and upper and lower edges which cooperate to provide a pinch resistant joint between door panels when they are pivoted relative to each other. Spaced apart snap together hinge assemblies and snap in place guide roller support brackets may be used to assemble the door by moving the panels into assembly with each other between the door guide tracks. The panel edge profiles are formed by a convex surface on an upper edge of one panel and a cooperating concave multiple planar segment surface on the lower edge of the adjacent panel. An elongated seal strip may be secured in a groove in the lower edge of one panel and engageable with the apex of the upper edge of the adjacent panel.

Abstract: A raised panel door section (22) for an overhead garage door (20) includes a sheet metal layer (32) formed from sheet metal stock (74) that is embossed to produce a raised panel design having a predetermined embossment style. The predetermined embossment style includes one of a vertical raised panel design (30), a horizontal raised panel design (52), and a horizontal long raised panel design (62). The sheet metal layer (32) has a finished height of substantially twenty-eight inches. An overhead garage door (20) includes three of the raised panel door sections (22) having the sheet metal layer (32) embossed with the vertical raised panel design (30) to yield an overall height of the overhead garage door (20) of substantially eighty-four inches.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pinch-proof garage door for protecting human fingers from being pinched. The garage door includes a plurality of horizontally aligned garage door panels. Each garage door panel has a male portion and a female portion, wherein the male and female portions cooperate with each other to such a manner so as to minimize a gap therebetween. Each garage door panel is removably connected together by a hinge assembly which cooperates with an the garage door panels so as to prevent human fingers from being pinched by the inside of the garage door.

Abstract: A collapsible, self-standing, rigid laser containment barrier, which includes at least two adjacent, substantially rigid laser beam absorption panels hingably attached to each other using first and second pairs of aligned hinge pins proximal top and bottom edges and near first and second sides of each laser beam absorption panel and a rigid light strip having a front face including first and second pairs of laterally extending hinge brackets. Each of the hinge bracket pairs corresponds to and is aligned with one of the first and second hinge pin pairs, and includes a hinge pin hole passing therethrough. Each of the hinge pins passes through one of the hinge pin holes to hingably attach the two adjacent laser beam absorption panels.

Abstract: A raised panel door section (22, 54, 64) for an overhead garage door (20, 50, 60) includes a sheet metal layer (32, 56, 66) formed from sheet metal stock (74) that is embossed to produce a raised panel design by an automated method that selects one of a first die set (84) and a second die set (90) in response to a predetermined embossment style, installs the selected one of the first and second die sets (84, 90) into an embossing press (36) and embosses the sheet metal stock (74) with the predetermined embossment style. The predetermined embossment style includes one of a vertical raised panel design (30), a horizontal raised panel design (52), and a horizontal long raised panel design (62). An overhead garage door (20) includes three of the raised panel door sections (22) having the sheet metal layer (32) embossed with the vertical raised panel design (30).

Abstract: An upward acting sectional door is disclosed having pinch-resistant joints and hinges. The hinges have a top member securable to the upper panel and a base member securable to the lower panel. The base member and top member are connected by first and second links, each of which have a first end pivotally connected to the top member and a second end pivotally connected to the base member. The geometry of the links insures that a foot which depends from the upper panel is always spaced closely enough to the lower panel that a person cannot easily insert a fingertip into the joint. The foot also acts to push a fingertip away from the joint as the door is closed. A door seal on each panel moves to engage the adjacent panel when the door is closed, but lifts away as the door opens.

Abstract: A hinge for joining two adjacent panels. The hinge comprises a first piece adapted to receive a first panel, a second piece adapted to receive a second panel, and a middle piece. Each of the first and second pieces has an opening for receiving a panel and a socket defined between two spaced stopping surfaces. Portions of the middle piece are received within the sockets of the first and second hinge pieces. The configuration of the hinge pieces prevents the panels from folding in one direction while enabling the panels to fold together in the other direction.

Abstract: For overhead folding doors which are molded from plastic, the panels have a front wall formed at its upper edge in a slightly recessed arcuate tenon and providing at the bottom a recessed area behind a bottom edge. The panels are adapted to be hingedly connected with the bottom edge of an upper panel following a path in close proximity to the tenon of a lower panel to provide a pinch proof hinging arrangement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pinch-proof garage door for protecting human fingers from being pinched. The garage door includes a plurality of horizontally aligned garage door panels. Each garage door panel has a male portion and a female portion, wherein the male and female portions cooperate with each other to such a manner so as to minimize a gap therebetween. Each garage door panel is removably connected together by a hinge assembly which cooperates with an the garage door panels so as to prevent human fingers from being pinched by the inside of the garage door.

Abstract: Extruded foamed plastic doors having two side stiles and a top and bottom rail forming a generally rectangular configuration and having horizontal vanes covering the interior of the door. The stiles have indentations along their interior edge for receiving the vanes and holding the vanes in a permanently fixed position relative to the stiles and rails when the stiles and rails are assembled into a rectangular configuration.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for an invisible hinge of an operable wall includes upper and lower end portions for attachment of the bracket to the edge frame of the operable wall. The end portions include vertical slots to allow for vertical adjustment of the wall. Holes for locking screws are also provided the secure position of the wall after adjustment. The mounting bracket, includes a recessed portion to receive the main body of the invisible hinge. The bracket may also include an acoustic coating or an optional hinge encapsulating acoustic boot to provide improved sound barrier characteristics for the operable wall.

Abstract: Extruded foamed plastic doors having two side stiles and a top and bottom rail forming a generally rectangular configuration and having horizontal vanes covering the interior of the door. The stiles have indentations along their interior edge for receiving the vanes and holding the vanes in a permanently fixed position relative to the stiles and rails when the stiles and rails are assembled into a rectangular configuration.

Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a first member having a curved-shape abutment surface spaced about a pivot axis, and a second member having a second abutment, which is a complementary shape to the first abutment surface. A link connects the members in a manner such that articulate movement is enabled while preventing human fingers or other objects being pinched between the abutment surfaces. A primary application of such a hinge is in a sectional door which is formed of a plurality of elongate panels having abutment surfaces. A method of forming the hinge and the door panels and a method of assembling such a sectional door are also disclosed.

Abstract: An improved coupling mechanism for adjacent panels of a sectional door, the panels including facing, adjacent edges; the coupling mechanism including at least one recess formed in or disposed adjacent to the facing edge of each panel, and also including at least one pliable hinge member having a body portion, and expanded regions at each end of the body portion, which are received within and movable within the facing recesses to provide for the relative movement between the facing edges of the panels as the door moves between blocking and unblocking positions.

Abstract: A sectional upward acting door includes interconnected door panels which are formed with generally planar outer and inner wall parts and upper and lower edges which cooperate to provide a pinch resistant joint between door panels when they are pivoted relative to each other. Spaced apart snap together hinge assemblies and snap in place guide roller support brackets may be used to assemble the door by moving the panels into assembly with each other between the door guide tracks. The panel edge profiles are formed by a convex surface on an upper edge of one panel and a cooperating concave multiple planar segment surface on the lower edge of the adjacent panel. An elongated seal strip may be secured in a groove in the lower edge of one panel and engageable with the apex of the upper edge of the adjacent panel.

Abstract: A hinge for joining two adjacent panels. The hinge comprises a first piece adapted to receive a first panel, a second piece adapted to receive a second panel, and a middle piece. Each of the first and second pieces has an opening for receiving a panel and a socket defined between two spaced stopping surfaces. Portions of the middle piece are received within the sockets of the first and second hinge pieces. The configuration of the hinge pieces prevents the panels from folding in one direction while enabling the panels to fold together in the other direction.

Abstract: A link for rolling steel door link formed of a body and a cover plate covered on the body, the body having two short coupling tubes and a peripheral flange at one side, the cover plate having two coupling holes respectively coupled to the coupling tubes of the body and a peripheral flange abutted against the peripheral flange of the body, the end of each short coupling tube being expanded by a punch press to fixedly secure the cover plate to the body after its insertion through the respective coupling hole on the cover plate.

Abstract: A moveable structural reinforcement system is described including a moveable panel adapted to substantially close a building opening, the panel including variable shear load resistance means for regulating the shear stiffness of the building when the panel is in a closed position.

Abstract: A pivoting bracket for connecting adjacent panels of an articulated door. The pivoting bracket has a generally cylindrical base and an arm rigidly connected to and extending from the base. The arm has a mounting face on a base side which is generally parallel to a tangent to the base. A recess extends into at least one end of the base, generally co-axially therewith, for receiving a guidewheel shaft. The pivoting bracket interacts with adjacent articulated door panels to mount the panels to a guide track and allow articulated movement without requiring or modifying a conventional hinge. The arm has a first part proximal the base and a second part distal the base. The second part is securable to an upper articulated door panel. The base extends into a channel provided on a rearward face of a lower articulated panel. The base of the arm pivots and interlocks itself relative to the channel while the door articulates.

Abstract: A reinforced garage door panel construction comprises a sandwich panel system having inner and outer skins with interconnecting insulating material, a continuous reinforcing strip extending along an inner face of the inner skin and secured to the inner face, a modified “Z” shaped structural member extending substantially the length of the panel and secured to the inner skin at the continuous reinforcing strip by fasteners which extend through the skin and into the continuous reinforcing strip, the modified “Z” shaped structural member having a web with an upstanding front flange and a depending rear flange, the depending rear flange having an inwardly extending lip extending essentially parallel to the web and the depending flange having spaced apart reinforcing beads extending the length of the depending flange.

Abstract: A sectional upward acting door includes interconnected door panels which are formed with generally planar outer and inner wall parts and upper and lower edges which cooperate to provide a pinch resistant joint between door panels when they are pivoted relative to each other. Spaced apart snap together hinge assemblies and snap in place guide roller support brackets may be used to assemble the door by moving the panels into assembly with each other between the door guide tracks. The panel edge profiles are formed by a convex surface on an upper edge of one panel and a cooperating concave multiple planar segment surface on the lower edge of the adjacent panel. An elongated seal strip may be secured in a groove in the lower edge of one panel and engageable with the apex of the upper edge of the adjacent panel.

Abstract: A collapsible door assembly includes first and second jambs secured to two opposite walls. A fixing strip is secured to the first jamb. A first track-fixing member is mounted on an end of the first jamb. A second track-fixing member is mounted on an end of the second jamb. A track is securely mounted between the first track-fixing member and the second track-fixing member. A number of door leaves are mounted between the fixing strip and the second jamb. Each two adjacent door leaves are pivotable one relative to the other. Each door leaf includes a first end section and a second end section, the first end section including a swirl portion, the second end section of each door leaf being configured to be pivotally coupled with the swirl portion of an adjacent door leaf. The first end section of one of two outermost door leaves is pivotally connected with the fixing strip.

Abstract: A hinge mechanism particularly suitable for hinging releasable rectangular panels of overhead sectional doors. The hinge mechanism includes first and second hinge plates hinged to each other wherein one of the hinge plates is slidably mounted within a base plate affixed to a rectangular panel to enable the entire hinge mechanism to move longitudinally with respect to the base plate, and thus enable the rectangular panels to move longitudinally with respect to each other, to enable pivoting or rotation of the releasable panel in a direction opposite to the face where the hinge and face plate are mounted.

Abstract: A mobile dividing wall comprises at least two wall members which, for the purposes of mutually joining their border sides in a variable-angle manner, have at least partly complementary convex border profiles coated with burred material. The wall members also have complementary positioning members which mutually engage, at least when the wall members are at a specific angle to one another, in that a projection of the one positioning member enters an indentation of the other positioning member. Alternatively, the wall members have complementary positioning members which mutually exert a magnetic force of attraction, at least when the wall members are at a specific angle to one another.

Abstract: A storm protection system for openings such as windows which include an upper housing, mountable on the upper or lower, in some applications, edge of the window, the housing accommodating a reinforced fabric shade being substantially the width of the window, on a roller within the housing so that the shade may be pulled from a first storage position within the housing to a second down position so that it would completely cover the window opening. There is further provided a plurality of spaced apart pockets formed within the fabric shade, and extending along its entire length, each of the pockets accommodating a length of a tubular member such as a section of PVC pipe, which would slidably engage within the pockets to form a plurality of reinforced members along the length of the shade as the shade is pulled downward.

Abstract: A retractable awning assembly includes a roller, arm assemblies supporting ends of the roller, an awning rail securable to a support wall, a flexible canopy rollable on the roller and having an outer edge secured to the roller and an inner edge connected to the awning rail, and an articulated protective cover connecting the flexible canopy to the awning rail. The protective cover includes a plurality of slats hingedly connected one to another along adjacent edges such that the cover protects the canopy when in a retracted position and is an extension of the canopy when in an extended position. Each of the slats has an upper surface and a flat stop at a forward edge. The flat stop engages the upper surface of the adjacent slat when in the extended position to restrict water passage therebetween.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention a device in door arrangements is provided comprising a plurality of door panels which by hinge means are hingedly interconnected in sequence to pivot axes. The door panels are arranged to be guided by rollers arranged between guide tracks and the door panels for guided movement of said panels along the guide tracks extending along the intended path of movement of the door. The pivot axes of each hinge means is portioned between the side walls of contacting door panels. The hinge means hingedly interconnecting said contacting door panels comprise a convex member forming part of one of said contacting door panels and a concave member forming part of the other one of said contacting door panels. The members extend along the edges of the corresponding contacting door panels with their axes coinciding with pivot axis. The members form a bearing face, and the convex member is a separate component.

Abstract: A device in door arrangements includes a plurality of door panels hingedly interconnected to pivot about respective pivot axes. The pivot axes are positioned Between the side walls of contacting door panels. The hinge includes a convex member and a concave member, the concave member forming part of the other door panel. These two members extend along the edges of the corresponding door panels, coinciding with the pivot axis, with each member collectively forming a bearing face. Each door panel has a main profile extending uninterrupted over the entire cross section, and the edge of the door panel exhibits a curved section extending in the thickness direction. Further, each door panel has rigidifying portions arranged in the edge area.

Abstract: The invention refers to a door or gate leaf having a plurality of plates hingedly connected to each other via hinge connections, said plates being pivotable with respect to each other when they are moved from the open position to the closing position or viceversa, wherein the plates each have a front wall and a rear wall as well as at least one plate edge resting against a respective plate edge of an adjacent plate, wherein a first plate edge has a profile with a profile section having a substantially concave design, wherein a second plate edge lying opposite thereto has a convex-shaped profile section being complementary to the concave-shaped profile section, wherein the curvatures of the concave-shaped or convex-shaped profile sections partially extend in a curved manner, in particular in a circular manner, or extend in a polygonal form approximately tracing the course of the curve, and, with its or their center(s) of the circle, lie approximately in or near the adjacent hinge axis or, with its or their pol

Abstract: A moveable structural reinforcement system is described including a moveable panel, a metal frame structure connectable to the frame structure of a building opening, the frame structure including a top support member and lateral supports connected on a first end to the top support member, upper load members disposed on the top support member proximate the lateral supports, bottom load members disposed on the second ends of the lateral supports, and load transfer members disposed substantially diagonally on said panel and adapted to releasably engage the upper and lower load members. The load transfer members providing a substantially continuous load path when the panel is in a closed position and the building or structure is subjected to a lateral force.

Abstract: The present invention is a security closure for a rolling security gate having a plurality of parallel rods. The security closure generally includes a first hollow conduit, a second hollow conduit, and a curved connector piece connecting the first hollow conduit to the second hollow conduit.