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US 5,915,445 AGranted
Sectional overhead gate
AssigneesWihag Nutzfahrzeugtechnik GmbH&Co. KG, Tubus Bauer GmbH
InventorGerd Rauenbusch
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Abstract
An articulated sectional overhead gate, in particular for a commercial vehicle, includes a plate-shaped body structure comprised of a plurality of rigid panels made from a single-layer plastic strip, multi-layer plastic strip or laminate of different material layers, and a hinged connection for articulating the panels to one another such that flexible zones are created between consecutive panels. The flexible zones are effected through formation of depressions spaced along at least one side of the body structure.
Claims14
A sectional overhead gate;
- comprising a plate-shaped body structure comprised of a plurality of rigid panels made from an element selected from the group consisting of single-layer plastic strip, multi-layer plastic strip, and laminate of different material layers;
- and hinged means for connecting adjacent panels to one another, said hinge means being formed by least one flexible strip formed in one piece with the panels or at least one layer of the panels to thereby realize a continuous unitary arrangement of the panels of the body structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.