Impact resistant full view door
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorsCharles A. Haba, Dwayne J. Kornish, Gregory R. Taylor
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Abstract
An overhead door includes a plurality of articulating panels. At least one of the plurality of articulating panels includes a frame defining an opening, the frame having a ledge and a lip extending from the ledge into the opening and a transparent panel having a first side and an opposing second side. The transparent panel is positioned adjacent to both the lip and the ledge with the first side of the transparent panel positionable adjacent the lip. The plurality of articulating panels further includes a retainer member positionable adjacent the second side of the transparent panel and operable to be fastened to the frame.
Claims20
An overhead door comprising:
- a plurality of panels, at least one of the plurality of panels comprising:
- a frame defining an opening, the frame having a ledge and a lip extending from the ledge into the opening;
- a transparent member having a first side and an opposing second side, the transparent member positioned adjacent to both the lip and the ledge with the first side of the transparent member disposed adjacent the lip;
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- a retainer member disposed adjacent the second side of the transparent member and operable to be fastened to the frame to secure the transparent member to the frame.
A panel of a sectional door, the panel comprising:
- a panel frame comprising a top frame member, a bottom frame member, a first side frame member and a second side frame member, the frame members comprising a rear surface and a front surface, and wherein the frame members form an opening;
- a ledge at least partially extending between the rear surface and the front surface of the frame members;
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- a lip extending from the front side of the frame members into the opening.
An upward acting, multi-panel door, the door comprising:
- a plurality of panel frames, wherein each panel frame of the plurality of panel frames comprises:
- an inward facing surface,
- an outward facing surface,
- a ledge at least partially extending between the inward facing surface and the outward facing surface, and
- a lip extending from the outward facing surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.