Overhead garage door with seam concealer
AssigneeFrenchporte, L.L.C.
InventorsXiao-Ming Ni, Jennifer Maher
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Abstract
An overhead garage door having a concealing apparatus between adjoining horizontal sections of the door is provided. The garage door may include horizontal sections and the door may be formed from a plurality of these sections, arranged in a stack, and pivotally connected to adjacent sections. The concealing apparatus, such as meeting rails, may be attached to adjacent horizontal sections to mask the appearance of a seam created as adjacent sections are joined. The meeting rails may also aid in sealing the door to form a weather-tight seal and keep wind, moisture and debris out of the garage. The concealing apparatus may also be an overlapping plate with an attachment region and an overhanging region.
Claims20
An overhead garage door, comprising:
- a first section;
- a second section, a top portion of the second section abutting a bottom portion of the first section in a closed position and forming a gap therebetween;
- a concealer covering the gap;
- and
- a hinge connection between the first and second sections.
An overhead garage door incorporating decorative elements of a house facade, the door comprising:
- at least a first plurality of light-transmitting panels on the door having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and configured to give the appearance of a French door;
- a plurality of horizontal panels arranged in a stack, wherein the plurality of light-transmitting panels are located on the horizontal panels;
- a concealer;
- and
- a hinge connecting the plurality of horizontal panels.
An overhead garage door seam concealing apparatus, comprising:
- a top rail having a concealment tab;
- a bottom rail;
- a hinge;
- wherein the concealment tab covers a gap between the rails in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.