Interlocking tabs and openings for an endcap of a movable barrier
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorDwayne J. Kornish
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Abstract
An endcap of a movable barrier is configured to enclose an end of the movable barrier. The endcap includes an endcap wall alignable with a surface of the movable barrier. The endcap wall includes a tab alignable with an opening of the movable barrier. When the tab is aligned with the opening of the movable barrier, the tab is folded through the opening of the movable barrier. The shape of the tab corresponds to the shape of the opening of the movable barrier such that when the tab is folded through the opening, the endcap is affixed to the movable barrier.
Claims20
An endcap configured to enclose an end of a movable barrier, comprising:
- an endcap wall alignable with a surface of the movable barrier, the wall comprising:
- a first tab extending from the wall and alignable with a first opening of the movable barrier, wherein the first tab is foldable within the first opening of the movable barrier in a manner connecting the endcap to the movable barrier preventing movement of the first tab through the first opening and away from the movable barrier.
A movable barrier comprising:
- a section comprising:
- an end;
- an outer surface corresponding to an exterior side of the movable barrier;
- and
- an inner surface opposite the outer surface and corresponding to an interior side of the movable barrier, the inner surface including a first hole;
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- an endcap comprising:
- a first wall configured to overlap the end of the section;
- a second wall configured to overlap a portion of the outer surface of the section;
- and
- a third wall configured to overlap a portion of the inner surface of the section, the third wall comprising a first set of folding tabs sized and positioned to align with the first hole and foldable through the first hole to affix the endcap to the section such that the first tab is prevented from moving through the first opening and away from the movable barrier.
A method of affixing an endcap to a movable barrier comprising:
- positioning the endcap relative to the movable barrier such that the endcap encloses an end of the movable barrier;
- aligning a first set of tabs of the endcap with a first hole of the movable barrier;
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- folding the first set of tabs of the endcap through the first hole of the movable barrier such that the first set of tabs is prevented from moving through the first hole and away from the movable barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.