Method of assembly of an upward acting sectional door

A method for assembling a sectional upward acting door wherein said door is operable to be supported for movement between open and closed positions between a pair of opposed spaced apart guide tracks, said door including plural, generally planar panel members adapted to be connected to each other along opposed edges of adjacent panel members and said door including plural hinge assemblies including, respectively, opposed hinge plates connected to upper and lower edges of adjacent panels, respectively, one of said hinge plates including a hinge pin part and the other of said hinge plates including a pin receiving bore and an elastically deflectable pin retainer part adjacent to said pin receiving bore, said method comprising the steps of:

• placing a first panel in a predetermined position;
• placing a second panel adjacent to said first panel wherein an edge of said first panel is adjacent an edge of said second panel;
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• moving said panels toward each other to connect said panels by elastically deflecting said retainer parts with said pins, respectively, to register said pins in said pin receiving bores, respectively, and to retain said pins in said pin receiving bores with said retainer parts by elastically restoring said retainer parts pin retaining positions, respectively.

A method for assembling a sectional upward acting door wherein said door is operable to be supported for movement between open and closed positions between a pair of opposed spaced apart guide tracks, said door including plural, generally planar panel members adapted to be connected to each other along opposed edges of adjacent panel members and said door including plural hinge assemblies including, respectively, opposed hinge plates adapted to be connected to upper and lower edges of adjacent panels, respectively, one of said hinge plates including a hinge pin part and the other of said hinge plates including a pin receiving bore, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing said other hinge plate to include at least one elastically deflectable finger defining in part a gap for receiving said hinge pin;
• placing a first panel between said guide tracks;
• placing a second panel between said guide tracks and adjacent to said first panel wherein an edge of said first panel is adjacent an edge of said second panel;
• moving said panels toward each other to connect said panels by registering said hinge pins in said pin receiving bores, respectively;
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• deflecting said fingers to insert said hinge pins into said pin receiving bores, respectively, said fingers being elastically restorable to a position to retain said hinge pins in said pin receiving bores.

A method for assembling a sectional upward acting door wherein said door is operable to be supported for movement between open and closed positions between a pair of opposed spaced apart guide tracks, said door including plural, generally planar panel members adapted to be connected to each other along opposed edges of adjacent panel members and said door including plural hinge assemblies including, respectively, opposed hinge plates adapted to be connected to upper and lower edges of adjacent panels, respectively, one of said hinge plates including a hinge pin and the other of said hinge plates including a pin receiving bore and a retainer comprising an elastically deflectable tab formed on each of opposed flanges for retaining opposite ends of said hinge pin in said pin receiving bores, respectively, said method comprising the steps of:

• placing a first panel between said guide tracks;
• placing a second panel between said guide tracks and adjacent to said first panel wherein an edge of said first panel is adjacent an edge of said second panel;
• moving one of said panels toward the other of said panels to connect said panels by registering said hinge pins in said pin receiving bores and retaining said hinge pins in said pin receiving bores in response to insertion of said hinge pins in said pin receiving bores, respectively;
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• mounting support brackets on opposite side edges of at least one of said panels with opposed guide members connected to said support brackets for supporting said one panel between said guide tracks.

A method for assembling a sectional upward acting door wherein said door is operable to be supported for movement between open and closed positions between a pair of opposed spaced apart guide tracks, said door including plural, generally planar panel members adapted to be connected to each other along opposed edges of adjacent panel members and said door including plural hinge assemblies including, respectively, opposed hinge plates adapted to be connected to upper and lower edges of adjacent panels, respectively, one of said hinge plates including a hinge pin and the other of said hinge plates including a pin receiving bore and a retainer comprising at least one elastically deflectable finger defining, in part, a gap for receiving said hinge pin, said at least one finger being elastically restorable to a position for retaining said hinge pin in said pin receiving bore, said method comprising the steps of:

• placing a first panel between said guide tracks;
• placing a second panel between said guide tracks and adjacent to said first panel wherein an edge of said first panel is adjacent an edge of said second panel;
• moving one of said panels toward the other of said panels to connect said panels by deflecting said at least one finger of said hinge assemblies, respectively, to insert said hinge pins in said pin receiving bores and retaining said hinge pins in said pin receiving bores by said at least one finger, respectively, in response to insertion of said hinge pins in said pin receiving bores, respectively;
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• mounting support brackets on opposite side edges of at least one of said panels with opposed guide members connected to said support brackets for supporting said one panel between said guide tracks.