Release mechanism for industrial doors

A release mechanism and an industrial door which is movable between blocking and unblocking positions relative to a doorway, the industrial door in a blocking position generally defining a plane, the release mechanism comprising:

• an extension member adapted to extend across the industrial door in the doorway-blocking positions, and including at least one lateral end portion;
• a track adapted to extend along the doorway, and including a guideway for receiving a lateral end portion of the extension member,
• the lateral end portion being coupled to the extension member for pivotal movement responsive to an applied force on the extension member having a component perpendicular to the plane of the industrial door above a predetermined magnitude, thereby allowing the end portion to escape the guideway and separate from the track.