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EP0161753A1
EP0161753A1 EP85301715A EP85301715A EP0161753A1 EP 0161753 A1 EP0161753 A1 EP 0161753A1 EP 85301715 A EP85301715 A EP 85301715A EP 85301715 A EP85301715 A EP 85301715A EP 0161753 A1 EP0161753 A1 EP 0161753A1
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garage door
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Derek Henry
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PC Henderson Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/70—Door leaves
    • E06B3/7003—Door leaves consisting of several adjacent similar elements, e.g. planks, without outer covering panels

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  • the present invention is an improved garage door, which among other characteristics is particularly suitable for erection and installation by the ultimate user.
  • garage doors are supplied and installed by the building trade and it is inconvenient for the individual householder to attempt to carry out these operations himself.
  • delivery of such doors to the site of installtion must normally be undertaken by the supplier, as conventional garage doors are not suitable for carriage by normally-available domestic transport facilities.
  • various social trends including the increased availability of leisure time and the high costs of paid labour have led to the householder wishing to carry out many more tasks himself and the erecting and installing of a new garage door is one of those tasks. It is therefore desirable that a garage door be invented which is suitable for this purpose.
  • One object of the present invention is therefore to provide a garage door particularly adapted to self-installation by the householder.
  • the garage door according to the present invention comprises at least two sub-assemblies, which together may be interlocked to form a door of the desired dimensions, each such sub-assembly having one or more bracing struts running at an angle relative to the edges of said sub-assembly and being confined essentially within the limits thereof.
  • the door may, as indicated, be formed in more than two sub-assemblies but, in order to provide a sufficiently rigid structure for instalation without the user having to fix additional bracing across the door, it is much preferred that the door be formed of just two sub-assemblies. Advantareously, the two sub-assemblies are of similar or equal dimensions. It is possible for the door to be so divided that the join between the sub-assemblies is vertical (in the closed position of the door). However, a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention comprises two sub-assemblies which interlock along a horizontal join.
  • each sub-assembly has one or more bracing struts running at an angle relative to its edges.
  • each sub-assembly may have one or two bracinr struts running diagonally between opposite corners thereof.
  • a particularly advantageous strut arrangement is one in which a strut runs between, and is secured to, adjacent sides of each sub-assembly in such a way that, in the assembled door, each corner of the latter is braced across.
  • bracing struts are confined essentially within the limits of each sub-assembly but may extend a short distance beyond the edges thereof if desired, for example at the inter- locking edges of the sub-assemblies. However, it is important if at all possible to confine the struts as stated in order to avoid reducing the attractive portability of the unassembled door.
  • each sub-assembly may be provided with suitable reinforcement, for example in the form of a batten or anrle-sectbn.
  • suitable reinforcement for example in the form of a batten or anrle-sectbn.
  • three of the sides are reinforced in this way, the remaining side of each sub-assembly being the one by means of which the sub-assemblies are joined together.
  • the joining together of the sub-assemblies may be effected in a variety of ways but it is highly desirable that a simple method be adopted and that a weather-proof seal should be obtained as a result.
  • the method is one which affords additional strength to the door structure and, with this in mind, it is preferred that the method should entail some overlapping of the adjacent edges of the sub-assemblies.
  • a particularly preferred arrangement is that said adjacent edges interlock so that linear relative movement in the plane of the door is restricted or prevented, the sub-assemblies then being further joined, and relative movement transverse to the plane of the door being prevented, by means of the edge strips extending down the sides of the assembled door.
  • the illustrated door is of the so-called "up-and-over" type, that is one which, when installed, will be mounted to be movable from a vertical closed position upwards and rearwards to an open renerally horizontal position.
  • the door comprises two sub-assemblies, 3 and 4, of essentially identical overall dimensions.
  • Each sub-assembly is formed of inter-connected aligned parallel panels 5, closely fitted so as to present a uniform decorated surface.
  • the method of linking adjacent panels is identical to that hereinafter described for joining together the sub-assemblies.
  • Each sub-assembly is reinforced along its side edges with angle-sections 6. Reinforcing edging 7 is fitted along the transverse edges which form the upper and lower edges of the door when assembled.
  • the sub-assemblies are each braced by bracing struts 8, which each extends across a corner from an angle-section 6 to the adjacent transverse edge.
  • the sub-assemblies 3 and 4 are joined together along their free edges by means of inter-locking sections 9 and 10, shown more clearly in Fig. 2, which illustrates the sections just before engagement.
  • the sections 9, 10 comprise lips 9a, 10a and shoulders 9b, 10b respectively.
  • the sub-assembly 3 is rotated into a horizontal position, the shoulders 9b and 10b abut and a close-fitting, water-tight seal is obtained.
  • the sub-assemblies are then secured torether by means of side fittings 11, which are secured by screws or bolts to the angle-sections 6 and edging 7.
  • sub-assemblies of a garage door are of such dimensions that they may be transported without difficulty, for example laid to ether in a sin le flat packa e, within the rear section of a normal hatch-back saloon car or upon a s andand roof-rack.

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EP85301715A 1984-03-30 1985-03-13 Garagentor Withdrawn EP0161753A1 (de)

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GB848408223A GB8408223D0 (en) 1984-03-30 1984-03-30 Garage door
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1163403A1 (de) * 1999-02-25 2001-12-19 Ei-Land Corporation Bewegliches strukturelles bewehrungssystem

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2597786A (en) * 1949-05-14 1952-05-20 Raymond L Fontaine Garage door
US2761532A (en) * 1953-12-07 1956-09-04 John S Colombini Knockdown door
US2804953A (en) * 1955-12-05 1957-09-03 Allan M Buehler Sectional metal doors
US2948956A (en) * 1956-05-28 1960-08-16 John S Colombini Method of making a knockdown garage door
BE644863A (de) * 1963-03-06 1964-07-01
DE1953746A1 (de) * 1969-10-24 1971-04-29 Waldner Fa Felix Tuer- oder Torfluegel

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2597786A (en) * 1949-05-14 1952-05-20 Raymond L Fontaine Garage door
US2761532A (en) * 1953-12-07 1956-09-04 John S Colombini Knockdown door
US2804953A (en) * 1955-12-05 1957-09-03 Allan M Buehler Sectional metal doors
US2948956A (en) * 1956-05-28 1960-08-16 John S Colombini Method of making a knockdown garage door
BE644863A (de) * 1963-03-06 1964-07-01
DE1953746A1 (de) * 1969-10-24 1971-04-29 Waldner Fa Felix Tuer- oder Torfluegel

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1163403A1 (de) * 1999-02-25 2001-12-19 Ei-Land Corporation Bewegliches strukturelles bewehrungssystem
EP1163403A4 (de) * 1999-02-25 2004-12-01 Ei Land Corp Bewegliches strukturelles bewehrungssystem

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