Sectional door system
AssigneeWayne-Dalton Corp.
InventorWillis J. Mullet
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Abstract
A sectional door including, a plurality of panels pivotally joined to each other, the panels including a facer having a front surface, a first joint member and a second joint member extending rearwardly of the facer, a pair of end stiles received at lateral extremities of the panels and placed in supporting relation thereto, the stiles having a recess adjacent one of the joint member, a hinge receiver located adjacent the recess and a hinge pivotally coupled to one of the panels at the hinge receiver and fastened to another of the panels at the end stile, wherein the recess provides a clearance for pivoting movement of the hinge and the storage or stowage of door components.
Claims13
A sectional door movable between a closed vertical position and an open horizontal position comprising, a plurality of panels having a front facer and a rear surface, first and second joints spaced and joined by said front facer and interconnecting said front facer and said rear surface, said first and second joint members being hinged to permit pivotal movement between adjacent of said panels, said first joint having primarily substantially planar surfaces oriented substantially perpendicular to said front facer and said second joint member being a substantially curvilinear surface, whereby a strong pinch resistant construction of said door is provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.