Guard apparatus for shrouding spring loaded garage door hardware

Guard apparatus for shrouding spring loaded garage door hardware of the type which mounts one side of a one-piece overhead garage door to a door jamb, such hardware being of the type which projects laterally from said door jamb and is formed with oppositely facing first and second sides, said apparatus comprising:

• a first guard including a mounting flange for mounting on said jamb and formed with a first planar wall projecting from said flange along said first side of said hardware to cover said one side and formed at its periphery with a first peripheral flange projecting laterally of said first planar wall and terminating in a first mating lip;
• a second guard formed with a second planar wall for projecting coextensive with such second side of such hardware and including a second peripheral flange projecting laterally of said second planar wall and terminating in a mating lip for mating with said first mating lip, said first and second peripheral flanges being so shaped and configured as to, when mated together, maintain said first and second planar walls spaced apart to form an envelope for accommodation of such hardware as said door is opened and closed;
• mounting means for mounting said mounting flange to said jamb;
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• fastening means for fastening said first and second mating lips together whereby said first guard may be mounted to said jamb and said second guard fastened thereto to cause said guards to form an envelope around said hardware to, in the event of rupture of said spring, contain segments of such spring within said envelope against being propelled therefrom under the influence of the release of pent up energy.