Garage door operator and method of assembling
AssigneeChamberlain Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsSusanne G. Henry, Kazuo Tsunemura, Kiyoshi Iha
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Abstract
A garage door and opener which can be manufactured as separate units and shipped in pre-assembled units and which can be easily and quickly assembled and installed by one or more persons. The door and the operator are self-contained in the units and all of the wiring and apparatus including the door and rails are self-contained in the units.
Claims11
A garage door and opener formed in modular units formed for mounting over an opening comprising, a pair of side drive frame assemblies including door supporting rails and driving means mounted therein, a spreader frame unit in which a drive shaft is rotatably mounted which is detachably connected to said door driving means mounted in said pair of side drive frame assemblies, a drive means mounted in one of said drive frame assemblies and coupled to said drive shaft to move said door driving means, means for connecting said pair of side drive frame assemblies and said spreader frame unit about said opening, and a door mounted in said supporting rails of said pair of side drive frame assemblies and connected to said door driving means, and wherein said door driving means in each of said pair of side frame assemblies include stub shafts which are detachably connectible to opposite ends of said drive shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.