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US 12,258,800 B2Granted
Laminate panel and overhead sectional door panel with laminate panels and a universal fabric hinge
AssigneeClopay Corporation
InventorJohn K. McGee
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Abstract
In example a panel for an overhead sectional door is provided. The panel includes a laminate core, a laminate skin, and a universal fabric hinge. The laminate skin is coupled to two opposing sides of the laminate core. The universal fabric hinge is coupled to the laminate skin to connect the panel to an adjacent panel of the overhead sectional door.
Claims15
A panel for an overhead sectional door, comprising:
- a laminate core;
- a first laminate skin coupled to a first side of the laminate core;
- a second laminate skin coupled to a second side of the laminate core, wherein the second side is opposite the first side, wherein the first laminate skin and the second laminate skin each comprises a plurality of layers of composite plies;
- and
- a universal fabric hinge comprising:
- a plurality of through-holes symmetrically arranged in the universal fabric hinge;
- and
- a plurality of visual fold lines, wherein the plurality of visual fold lines are capable of being folded into two different orientations, the plurality of visual fold lines, comprising:
- a first visual fold line located at a mid-point of a height of the universal fabric hinge;
- a second visual fold line located at a bottom quarter of the height of the universal fabric hinge;
- a third visual fold line located at an angle relative to the first fold line;
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- a fourth visual fold line located at an angle relative to the first visual fold line, wherein the first visual fold line, the third visual fold line, and the fourth visual fold line are arranged to form an isosceles triangle.
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