Swing door and roll-up door with plural door facade
OwnerKent H. Forslandinventor
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Abstract
A combined swing door and roll-up door having upright front frame members projected outwardly from sheet members to provide a front facade of a plurality of swing doors. The sheet members have vertical grooves in their exterior surfaces extend generally parallel to the upright frame members.
Claims19
A combination of a swing door and roll-up door having a combined front facade having the appearance of a plurality of upright swing doors for closing a first opening and a second opening in a door frame having first and second upright side support members and a header extended between said first and second upright side support members comprising:
- an upright stationary post joined to the header separating the first and second openings, an upright swing door for closing the first opening located between the upright post and the first upright side support member, hinge means pivotally connecting the swing door to the first upright side support member of the door frame to allow the swing door to swing about an upright axis between open and closed positions relative to the first opening, said swing door having a front frame including upright members on opposite upright sides of the swing door and cross members extended between opposite ends of the upright members, said upright members being laterally spaced from each other, a sheet member located between the upright members having an upright exterior surface, said upright members extended outwardly from the upright exterior surface of the sheet member whereby the upright exterior surface is recessed relative to the upright members, a roll-up door for closing the second opening located between the upright post and the second upright side support member, said roll-up door having a plurality of horizontal panels, hinge means pivotally connecting adjacent panels to allow the panels to articulate relative to each other, said panels including horizontal sheet members having front sides, upright frame members located over the front sides of the panels and laterally spaced from each other a distance generally the same as the lateral distance between the upright members of the swing door whereby the fronts of the swing and roll-up doors have a combined facade of a plurality of upright swing doors.
A combination of:
- a swing door and a roll-up door having a combined front facade having the appearance of a plurality of upright swing doors, a door frame having first and second side support members, a header extended between said first and second side support members and an upright stationary post separating first and second openings said swing door closing the first opening, hinge means for pivotally connecting the swing door to the first upright side support member of the door frame to allow the swing door to swing about an upright axis between open and closed positions relative to the first opening, said swing door having a front frame including upright members on opposite upright sides of the door, said upright members being laterally spaced from each other, a first wall located between the upright members having an upright exterior surface, said upright members extended outwardly from the upright exterior surface of the first wall whereby the upright exterior surface is recessed relative to the upright members, a said roll-up door closing the second opening located between the upright post and the second upright side support member, said roll-up door having a plurality of horizontal panels, hinge means pivotally connecting adjacent panels to allow the panels to articulate relative to each other, said panels including horizontal second walls having front sides, upright frame members located over the front sides of the panels, adjacent upright frame members being laterally spaced from each other a distance generally the same as the lateral space between the upright members of the first swing door whereby the fronts of the swing and roll-up doors have a combined facade of a plurality of upright swing doors.
A combination of:
- a swing door and a roll-up door having a combined front facade having the appearance of a plurality of upright swing doors, a door frame having first and second side support members and an upright stationary post separating first and second openings, an upright swing door having a width for closing the first opening, pivot means for connecting the swing door to the first side support member to allow the swing door to swing about an upright axis between open and closed positions relative to the first opening, a roll-up door for closing the second opening located between the upright post and second side support member, said roll-up door having a front, and adjacent upright frame members on the front of the roll-up door, said adjacent frame members being laterally spaced from each other a distance generally the same as the width of the swing door whereby the fronts of the swing and roll-up doors have a combined facade of a plurality of upright swing doors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.