Garage door system
OwnerJohn-Michael Soler, Samir Sabagh +1inventors
InventorsJohn-Michael Soler, Samir Sabagh, Jeferson Javier Zapata Movilla
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Abstract
A garage door assembly includes at least one track and a first panel and a second panel that are movable along the at least one track. The first panel and the second panel are connected by a hinge. The first panel and the second panel each have a first end portion including a planar surface, a recess defined in the planar surface, and a rail extending from a trough of the recess, the rail having a height that is less than a depth of the recess. A channel member is secured to the rail of the first panel. The channel member extends beyond the planar surface of the first panel and is configured to receive the rail of the second panel.
Claims10
A garage door assembly comprising:
- at least one track;
- a first panel and a second panel connected by a hinge;
- and
- a roller including a shaft having a first portion having a first diameter rotatably secured to the hinge and a second portion having a second diameter greater than the diameter of the first portion, the roller further including a roller insert secured to the second portion of the shaft,
- wherein the first portion of the shaft is integrally formed with the second portion of the shaft.
A garage door assembly comprising:
- at least one track;
- a first panel;
- a second panel;
- a hinge configured to hingedly connect the first panel and the second panel, the hinge including a first plate and a second plate that are rotatably connected by a pin, the first plate being secured to the first panel and the second plate being secured to the second panel;
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- a roller assembly coupled to the hinge, the roller assembly including a shaft having a first portion having a first diameter rotatably secured to the hinge and a second portion having a second diameter greater than the diameter of the first portion, the roller assembly further including a roller insert secured to the second portion of the shaft, the roller insert being configured to be received within the at least one track,
- wherein the first portion of the shaft is integrally formed with the second portion of the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.