MXPA06004943A - Sectional overhead garage door having the simulated appearance of a carriage house door - Google Patents

Abstract

A sectional overhead garage door is disclosed that substantially has the appearance of a traditional carriage house door. Thin-walled sections of the garage door are embossed with relief patterns that provide the door with the desired simulated appearance. The relief patterns may include aligned vertical grooves in the door sections that provide the appearance of a vertical separation between left and right portions of the garage door. A method of producing metal sectional overhead garage doors that simulate the appearance of carriage house doors is also disclosed. The method includes embossing relief patterns in sheet metal door sections using a maximum of three different dies to produce substantial portions of a wide variety of metal sectional overhead garage doors that simulate the appearance of carriage house doors.

Description

PUERTAS DEPARTMENT OF GARAGE GARAGE THAT HAS AN APPARIENCE SIMULATED FOR CARRIAGE OR CARRETA.

Field of the Invention The invention relates to garage doors and in particular is related to garage doors folding.

Background Folding garage doors provide a convenient and durable way to close a large entrance such as garage door. The upper sectional garage doors often include a plurality of horizontal sections pivotally connected to each other to form an articulated closure. The door sections commonly include groups of rollers that are supported between fixed rails that guide the movement of the door from a vertically oriented closed position to a substantially horizontal open elevated position. The sections rotate in relation to one another as the sections travel between the open and closed positions. Automatic controls for automatic garage doors often move the doors from an open to closed position.

Modern sectional garage doors for residences are often constructed of metal sheets, such as steel and aluminum or the like. These doors have been substantially replaced by sectioned wooden doors that are much heavier and prone to deterioration due to inclement weather, and insects. Garage metal doors commonly last for many years after installation without substantial maintenance or replacement.

Sectional garage doors are available in various sizes and correspond to common entrance sizes found in residences. Common garage doors for a single car are approximately 8 feet wide and common doors for two-car garages are approximately 18 feet wide. These doors are available both in heights of 7 and 8 feet for entries that have the corresponding heights. Because almost all sectional garage doors include four sections, each section of a four-section seven-foot door is approximately 21 inches in height and each section of an eight-foot sectional door is approximately 24 inches tall.

The surfaces of the metal sheets of the garage door sections often include engraved wood simulating covers. The sections commonly I Q include patterned patterns such that the door has a wooden door appearance that includes a frame of horizontal and vertical members and a plurality of panels supported between the frames. Often the panels have the appearance of a "highlighted panel". The term "highlighted panel" refers to a design that has a central portion in relief highlighted that it has a peripheral portion around the panel. Said panel resembles wooden doors that has a frame and a construction panel. These patterns or designs of engraved doors commonly have a horizontal orientation ie the panels are wider than tall.

The sections of the doors include inserts or supports that provide a thermal insulator. For example, said sections of metal doors may include a rubber or foam insulator or center beneath the faces of the etched metal doors. The exposed surfaces of the metal garage door are commonly prepared and painted to protect the conossion metal and provide an attractive appearance. The 2 steel garage doors can also be galvanized to provide additional resistance to conosion and rust.

Although sectional garage doors provide an effective closure for residential garages, some owners prefer the appearance of more traditional 30 doors without the appearance of metal. For example, some owners prefer the appearance of traditional carriage or cart doors. Genuine carriage doors can be found in older homes and in more expensive expensive homes and are constructed substantially of wood. These doors commonly have a frame and insert panel construction and may include one or more windows. The wooden frames of the authentic carriage doors can include diagonal frame members, vertical and horizontal. The wooden inserts of the panels of said door sometimes include a plurality of planks with tabs and grooves. The carriage doors are often rectangular, but can be arched or have unique shapes. For large garage entrances, carriage garage doors commonly include a pair of vertical hanging doors that cooperate with each other to close the opening. The term "vertical pendants" is used hereinafter to refer to the doors hung in this way so that the door remains vertical both in the open and in the dining position.Often the authentic garage door doors have hinges on the outer edges The doors are either suspended or suspended by rails that slide the doors horizontally to open them, in the same way, these doors often include a vertical separation between the bumping edges of both doors.

In an attempt to provide garage doors that look like home carriage doors but have the utility of sectional overhead doors some manufacturers garage doors with wooden sectional doors with decorative wooden covers. These wooden decks are commonly configured to simulate the appearance of wooden frames like those found in original home carriage doors. Unfortunately, wooden construction members make the doors heavier and more susceptible to damage by weather, insects and rot. In addition, said doors are relatively expensive in terms of production and acquisition. Others have tried to simulate the appearance of garage door openers by attaching decks or sheets of wood to sectional metal garage doors. For example, Patent No. 6, 148,896 discloses a sectional metal garage door having a plurality of polystyrene projecting members attached to the outer surfaces of the metal sections. The plastic members are intended to simulate the appearance of a structural support frame or frame members. Unfortunately, such covers are subject to the separation of the metal sections and add a substantial cost to the manufacturing of the sectional garage door. These doors can also have a poor or vulgar appearance.

In the same way, there is a need for a sectional garage door that is not made of wood that looks like a traditional carriage wood door without the use of separate covers to achieve the simulated appearance.

Summary of the Invention The invention includes a top garage door that includes a plurality of rectangular sections of garage doors that include thin roof panels for the doors. The term "thin wall" will be used hereinafter to refer to the components of doors or sections that have a relatively thin wall thickness compared to the overall height and width of the panel. For example, a garage door according to the invention can be constructed of a thin sheet of metal or plastic having a thickness that is less than or equal to about .125 of an inch. The garage door sections are connected by pivots to one another and one over the other. Each section includes a plurality of relief features engraved on the outer face of the panel. The engraving on the cover of the combined door sections provides the appearance of at least two separate vertically hung doors constructed of non-metallic and non-plastic materials when the door is in its closed position.

The invention includes a garage top door that includes a substantially rectangular section in the upper part. The substantially constructed upper section of a thin wall material includes a top cover panel, an upper edge, a bottom edge and side edges. The upper face panel includes a first substantially vertical groove extending substantially between the upper and lower edges. The upper garage door includes a substantially rectangular lower portion. The substantially constructed lower section of thin-walled materials includes a front cover or panel portion, a second substantially vertical groove extending substantially between the upper and lower edges. The door includes at least one connector which hinges the lower part of the upper section of the upper edge of the lower section. The upper and lower faces are substantially flat when the garage door is in a closed position. The first and second vertical slots are substantially co-linear when the garage door is in the closed position simulating the appearance of a vertical separation between the left and right portions of the upper and lower sections.

The invention includes a suspended garage door that has an engraved pattern or design. The engraved pattern includes a portion formed integrally panel. The portion of the panel has a substantially planar portion including a plurality of spaced parallel vertical slots. The substantially planar portion substantially simulates the appearance of a composite panel formed by a plurality of tabbed plates and vertically configured slots. The invention also includes a top garage door that features an engraved pattern or design that includes an integrated panel portion that features a rectangular frame that skirts the top, bottom, and side margins of the panel. The pattern includes a substantially planar recess portion disposed within a substantially rectangular frame portion. The pattern includes at least one simulated support member formed and diagonally within the part of the panel frame.

The invention further includes a method for building a garage door. The method includes providing a series of molds that form a plurality of patterns or patterns engraved on a section of the metal garage door. The group of molds includes a first mold configured by a first pattern that includes a pattern formed in a diagonal upward direction simulating a support member. A second mold is configured to form a second engraving pattern that includes a diagonal shape in relief in a downward direction simulating a support member. A third mold is configured to form a third pattern that is substantially different from the first and second engraving patterns. The method includes the selective configuration and hinge connection of a plurality of garage door sections to form at least a substantial portion of a garage door that has the desired appearance in a dining position.

Brief Description of the Illustrations Figure 1 is a perspective of an inclusion of a sectional garage door of the invention installed in an entrance to garage or garage; Fig. 2 is an elevated view of a portion of the garage door having an engraved pattern including a panel having slot design; Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the garage door of Figure 2 taken along lines 3-3; Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the garage door of figure 2 taken from the lines 4-4.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of a portion of the door of a garage section having an engraved pattern including a simulated downward diagonal member; Figure 6 is a cross section of a garage door of Figure 5 taken along lines 6-6.

Figure 7 is an elevated view of a portion of the garage door having an engraved pattern including a diagonal upward frame member.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the garage door of Figure 7 taken along lines 8-8; Figure 9 is an elevated view of a garage section according to the invention; Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of a garage section of Figure 9 taken along line 10-10.

Figure 11 is a side elevational view of a section of the garage door that has a plurality of engraved patterns that combine to form an arched upper part; and Figure 12 is an elevated view of a plurality of garage doors formed by connected garage sections recorded with various combinations of engraved patterns of Figures 2, 5,7, and 11.

Detailed description In the following description, numbers have been used to designate the corresponding parts in various points of view. Also, the following description should be understood that certain terms such as "forward", "backward", "front", "back", "left", "right", "up", "down" and others Similar words are used for reasons of ease and should not be seen as limiting terms.

The invention includes a garage door as the inclusion 100 shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 1, the garage door 100 is in a closed position in a large entrance 120 as a garage entrance. The garage door 100 includes sections with a horizontal orientation 102, 104 and 106 connected in hinge to each other in coupling joints 118. The garage door sections 102, 104, 106 each include a vertical slot 130 substantially aligned with each other when the door 100, it closes. The alignment grooves 130 provide the substantial appearance of a vertically oriented spacing between the left and right simulated part of the garage door 100. This apparent separation between the left and right mock parts of the hanging or suspended vertical doors that collide with each other along an extensive co-line with slot 130. Lower part 102, middle part 104 of garage door 100 includes one or more engraving patterns 110, 112, 114. Engraving patterns 110, 112 and- 114 are configured and aligned with each other in such a way that the closed door 100 substantially has the appearance of a vertical solid door constructed of a plurality of horizontal and vertical frame members and a plurality of panels arranged within spaces between the frame members. . The various surfaces of the garage door sections can be engraved with a textured pattern that resembles wood for example, not illustrated.

The upper part 106 of the garage door 100 may include one or more varnished openings 116 as shown. Alternatively, upper section 106 may be an unvarnished section having one or more engraving patterns that complement the ornamental appearance of other door sections 102, 104. Garage door 100 may have any desired height and width. For example, the door 100 can be approximately 16 feet wide and 7 feet high to fit the standard two-car entrances. Alternatively, the door can be 8 feet high so that it is in higher entrances. The garage door 100 operates like all known garage doors. As shown in Figure 1 the door sections 102, 104, 106 are substantially planar in a vertical closed position. The sections 102, 104, 106 are connected to one another by suitable connectors and may include rollers running on rails or rails that guide the door 100 to a substantially horizontal upper position within the garage when the door is opened. (Not illustrated) Figures 2-4 show an engraving pattern 110 which can be engraved in a section of the door as shown in figure 1. The pattern includes a recessed panel 200 and a highlighted frame part 210. The pattern of Embossed or decorated 110 can be formed on the front of a garage door by placing a thin sheet of metal with one or more suitable molds. Alternatively, the pattern 110 can be molded integrally into a thin plastic face for example. The term "thin wall" is used to refer to the components of the door or sections having a relatively thin wall thickness compared to a general and wide height of a wall or panel. For example, a garage door according to the invention that can be constructed with a thin sheet of metal or plastic having a thickness less than or equal to .125 of an inch. Preferably the thickness of the material is minimized to reduce the cost and to decrease the weight of the suspended doors. When the door sections are constructed of metal sheets such as aluminum or steel, the metal sheet can have a thickness of about .019-.022 inch for example.

The pattern shown in Figures 2-4 includes a plurality of substantially spaced slots 212 in the portion of panel 200. In the listing shown, the slots 212 have a vertical orientation although the slots may have a horizontal, diagonal or other desired orientation. The spaced slots 212 provide the panel portion 200 with the simulated appearance of a panel constructed of a plurality of vertically assembled wood tongue-and-groove planks. Said tongue tab panel can be found in many original carriage doors. As can be seen, the vertically oriented slots contribute to the appearance that the door is hanging vertically.

As shown in Figure 2, the portion of the panel 200 of the engraved pattern 110 has a height "h" and a width "W". In certain inclusions of the invention it is desirable for the engraving patterns in the sections of the doors to have a vertical orientation. The term "vertically oriented" is used herein with respect to patterns of engraving or design and implies that the height is greater than the width. In particular, it is desirable that relief or engraving patterns have an average height-width (H / W) of at least 1.2. This vertical orientation of the engraving patterns also contributes to the appearance of a vertical hanging of the garage hanging door.

As shown in Figure 4, the top edge of a door section may include a raised tab 220 along its length. In the same way the lower part or edge of the door section may include a recess 230 along its length that is substantially identical in shape to the raised edge or flange 220 at the upper edge. When a door including both sections is sealed, the upper edge or flange 220 in a section of the door is received in the recess or recess 230 of the adjacent coupling section providing a seal substantially resistant to water and wind between the sections of the door. coupling of the doors.

Figures 5 and 6 show another pattern of engraving or design 112 that can be included in a garage door according to the invention. In this inclusion the pattern 112 includes a panel portion 300 and a frame portion 310. The panel portion 300 may include a plurality of parallel spaced slots 314 to provide a portion of panel 300 with the appearance of a wooden panel contracted at a vertical configuration of wooden plates. The pattern 112 also includes a declining diagonal member 312. The term "declining or descending" is used as a reference to the angle extending down from left to right. The diagonal member 312 substantially simulates a "cross-buckle" frame that is commonly found in traditional carriage door designs. As described with respect to the groove tab design panel of Figures 2-4, the design or engraving pattern 112 has an average (HW) width greater than one and preferably has an average height-width of at least 1.2. As shown in Figure 6, the diagonal member 312 is preferably highlighted on the surface of the portion of the panel 300. The diagonal member 312 may be flush with the frame member surrounding it of the portions 310 or may be recess under the frame of the portions 310 as desired.

Figures 7 and 8 show a third pattern of engraving or design 114 that can be used to decorate a garage lift door according to the invention. In this inclusion, the pattern 114 includes a panel portion 400 and a frame portion 410. The panel portion 400 may include a plurality of spaced parallel slots 414 to provide the panel portion with the appearance of a wooden panel constructed with a design of tabs and slots in plates. The pattern 114 also includes an ascending diagonal member 412. The term "ascending diagonal" is used as a reference to the angle extending upwards from the left to the right. As described above with respect to the engraving pattern of Figures 5-6, diagonal member 412 substantially simulates a "cross-buckle frame" of frame member. The engraving pattern 114 has an average height-to-width greater than one and preferably with an average height to width of at least 1.2. As shown in Figure 8, the diagonal member 412 is preferably elevated above the surface or highlight of the portion of the panel 400 and may be flush or recessed below the member portions of the panel. frame 410. Figures 9 and 10 show an inclusion 500 of a garage door section for use in a garage door according to the invention. The garage door section includes a plurality of engraved design patterns that have portions of recessed panels 514 engraved on the face of a metal sheet of a door section 500. The engraving patterns can be selected from those shown in Figures 2-8 or it may be another suitable pattern that contributes to the desired appearance of a full lift garage door. Or curtain. The garage door section 500 includes a plurality of horizontal frame portions 512 and a plurality of vertical frame portions 510. Because the garage door according to this invention should preferably be of a height between seven and eight feet and because it is desirable to have a total of three sections of door connected in hinge that have a substantially equal height, the garage door section 500 has an "A" height of either 28 inches for a 7-foot door or a 32-inch height for an 8-foot door.

The garage door section 500 includes a substantially vertical slot 520 that extends substantially between the upper and lower edges of the front face of the door section 500. The groove 520 has a suitable depth and width such that the groove 520 substantially provides the appearance of a vertical separation between the right and left portions of a section of the garage door 520. In one embodiment, the slot is approximately 0.1 inch deep to approximately 0.2 inches wide. For the left and right portions of the garage door section 520 to have substantially equal widths it is desirable that the slot 520 be substantially centered on the face of the garage door section 520. In other words, a distance of "C" in figure 9 of about one-third the width of door "b".

As an alternative to the varnished top shown of the garage door of Figure 1, Figure 11 shows another inclusion 600 of a garage door upper section according to this invention. In this inclusion, the upper door section includes a plurality of engraved horizontal patterns 602, 604, 606 and 608. Each of the patterns 602, 604, 606, and 608 includes an upper edge 603, 605, 607, and 609 that has an arched shape . It is desirable that the upper edges 603, 605, 607 and 609 are configured in such a way as to combine a semi-continuous arched shape as shown in Figure 11. Like the door section 500 shown in Figures 9 and 10 described above the door section 600 includes a substantially vertical slot 620 which is centered in the garage door section 600 and which extends substantially between the upper and lower edges of the front face of the door section 600. The garage door and garage sections described above are preferably constructed of metal sheets such as steel and aluminum. Alternatively, the garage doors and garage door sections described above can be constructed of molded plastic. Other materials and combinations of materials that provide a durable and resistant door can also be used. Garage doors in accordance with the present invention do not use or rest on the overlapping elements on the faces of the door sections to impart to the doors the appearance of vertically hanging doors like the carriage doors. The door sections may include insulating layers of a foam rubber center which are positioned behind the thin walls of the door sections. For metal doors, the exposed surfaces of the doors should preferably be covered with a protector such as paint or other resistant material. When the door sections are made of steel, the metal sheet must be galvanized to improve its resistance to corrosion.

Figures 12a-12L show a variety of garage liftgate inclusions constructed in accordance with the invention and which substantially simulate the appearance of carriage doors. All the doors shown in Figs. 12 A. 12 L include three garage door sections where at least two are engraved with a series of engraving patterns including one of three engraving patterns shown in Figs. 2-4 ( panel with tongue and groove) FIGS. 5 and 6 frame member with downward inclination and FIGS. 7 and 8 with frame member with ascending inclination. Consequently, substantial portions of these garage doors can be produced by combining garage door sections that include various combinations of these three engraving patterns.

The various door combinations shown in Figure 12 illustrate a portion of the wide variety of garage doors that can be produced in accordance with this invention. However, it should be understood that other door designs in addition to those specifically shown according to the invention can be made and that the invention is not limited by the illustrated inclusions.

The invention also includes an economical method for producing a wide variety of garage lift gates that substantially simulate the appearance of carriage doors. An inclusion of the method includes a group of molds including three different configurations a first mold may be configured to engrave an embossed pattern on a metal sheet door as shown in Figures 2-4 tongue and groove panel example. A second mold can be configured to create a relief embossed as shown in Figures 5 and 6 diagonally downward frame member, a third mold can be configured to create an embossed pattern like that shown in Figures 7 and 8 with a frame member on an ascending diagonal. This inclusion of the method includes the production of a plurality of garage door sections with a group of molds such that each section includes at least one engraving pattern. In other words, a particular door section can be engraved with a series of identical engraving patterns or a wall section can be engraved with any combination of the three engraving patterns.

Once the garage door sections have been produced with the desired combination of engraving patterns, the sections are selectively or selectively hinged and hinged or hinged to each other to form a portion of the lift sliding door of garage that has the desired appearance when the garage door closes. For example. Two sections of garage doors produced according to this inclusion of the method can be combined with a varnished section to form a garage door like the one shown in figure 1.

Alternatively, two garage door sections produced according to this inclusion of the method can be combined with a top section of the door as shown in Figure 11 to form a metal garage door that has a carriage door appearance. Furthermore, three or more garage door sections produced according to this method can be combined to make a garage door. Although this inclusion of the described method is described as referring to specific inclusions of the etching patterns described above, it should be understood that the method can be practiced using other etch patterns that have not been described herein without departing from the invention.

Although specific inclusions of the invention have been described herein, those skilled in the art understand that the invention is not limited to the examples.

The detailed description of the inclusions of the invention is provided as an example and should not be considered as a limitation thereof. Many modifications and substitutions will be apparent to those skilled in the art and all modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the invention that falls within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (33)

1. A lift door, garage door that includes a plurality of rectangular sections of garage doors, the sections are connected to each other by hinges on each other, each door section including at least one thin-faced panel and one or more patterns recorded on the face of the panel where the panel's engraving patterns provide the garage door with the simulated appearance of at least two separate doors cooperatively and vertically when the door is in the closed position.

2. A garage curtain door according to claim 1 wherein the engraving patterns provide a garage door with the simulated appearance of at least two connected and cooperating hanging vertical vertical doors that are substantially contracted from a plurality of members of the garage. vertical interconnected and horizontal frames and a plurality of flat panel inserts disposed between the spaced members.

3. A garage lift door according to claim 2 wherein the engraving patterns provide at least a portion of face panels of a garage door with the simulated appearance of inserted panels formed by a plurality of interconnected tongue and groove planks. .

4. A garage lift door according to claim 2 wherein the engraving patterns provide a garage door with a simulated appearance of at least two hanging and cooperating vertical doors that include at least one diagonal frame member.

5. A garage lift door according to claim 1 wherein the thin panels are substantially constructed of a metal sheet.

6. A garage lift door according to claim 1 wherein the thin face panels are constructed substantially of plastic.

7. A garage lift door according to claim 1 wherein each garage door section includes at least one layer of insulation.

8. A lift garage door that includes: a) An upper rectangular section, the upper section includes a thin face panel having an upper front face, an upper edge, a lower edge and side edges, the front face includes an integrally formed and substantially vertical groove it extends between the upper and lower edges. b) A rectangular lower section, the lower rectangular section includes a thin lower panel wall having a lower face, an upper edge, a lower edge and side edges the lower face includes a second groove integrally formed and in a vertical direction that is extends between the upper and lower edges: c) At least one connector connected in a hinge connecting the lower edge of the upper section to the upper edge of each lower section, the upper and lower front faces are flat when the garage door It is in a closed position. d) When the first and second vertical slots are substantially colinear when the garage door is in the dining position substantially simulating the appearance of a vertical separation between the left and right portions of the upper and lower sections.

9. A garage door according to claim 8 wherein at least one of the upper or lower faces includes one or more simulated-looking engraving patterns of an insert portion of the panel.

10. A garage door according to claim 9 wherein each etching pattern is substantially rectangular and has an average weight to width of at least 1.2.

11. A garage lift door according to claim 9 wherein each engraving pattern includes a substantially planar portion substantially simulating the appearance of an insert panel formed by a plurality of tongue plates, groove.

12. A lift garage door according to claim 11 wherein each engraving pattern includes an inclined support member formed integrally.

13. A garage door according to claim 9 wherein each pattern includes a simulated support member in a diagonal direction.

14. A garage door according to claim 8 wherein the first and second vertical slots in the upper and lower section are substantially horizontal centered between the side edges of the upper and lower sections.

15. A garage door according to claim 8 the garage door includes: a) A first pattern formed integrally on the front face of the upper section, the first engraving pattern includes an integrated panel portion and a first support member in diagonal orientation having a longitudinal axis that is not parallel to any edge of the upper section; Y b) a second engraving pattern formed in the lower section of the panel, the second engraving pattern includes an integrally formed panel with a portion highlighted in diagonal orientation, a simulated support member having a second longitudinal central axis that is not parallel to any of the edges of the lower section; c) wherein the upper and lower sections are substantially offset and the first and second longitudinal axes of the simulated support members are colindares when the garage door is in the censored position.

16. A garage door according to claim 8 wherein at least one of the panel portions in the upper and lower sections is substantially rectangular and has a wide height average of at least 1.2: 1.

17. A garage door according to claim 8 wherein the upper section includes an engraving pattern having an upper arched edge.

18. A lift garage door according to claim 8 wherein the upper section includes at least one window opening.

19. A lift door or curtain door for garage according to claim 8 wherein the upper and lower sections are substantially constructed of sheet metal.

20. A garage lift door according to claim 8 wherein the upper and lower section are constructed substantially of plastic.

21. A garage door according to claim 8 wherein the upper section includes at least one insulating layer therein and wherein the lower panel includes at least one insulating part.

22. A garage lift door including an engraving pattern in a thin-faced panel wall, the engraving panel includes a panel-shaped part integrally, the panel portion having a substantially flat portion including a plurality of plates or plates with groove tongue design.

23. A garage door according to claim 22 wherein the engraving pattern includes a highlighted frame portion surrounding the panel portion.

24. A garage door according to claim 22 wherein the portion of the panel is substantially rectangular in shape and includes an average height-width of at least 1.2: 1.

25. A garage door according to claim 22 wherein the thin face wall of the panel is substantially constructed of metal.

26. A lift garage door according to claim 22 wherein the thin wall of the panel is constructed of plastic.

27. A garage door that features an engraving pattern on one side of the thin panel pattern includes: a) A panel portion that has a rectangular frame, an upper, lower edge and lateral margins of the highlighted panel; b) a substantially flat and recessed portion disposed within the rectangular frame portion; and c) at least one support member simulated diagonally within the portion of the panel frame.

28. A lift garage door having an engraving pattern according to claim 27 wherein the portion of the panel has a height and width and where the height-width average is at least 1: 2: 1 .

29. . A lift garage door having an engraving pattern according to claim 27 wherein the substantially planar portion includes a plurality of spaced, vertical and parallel grooves in the substantially planar portion simulating the appearance of a non-metal panel formed by a plurality of tongue and groove plates:

30. A method for building a garage lift gate method includes: a) Providing a group of molds to form a plurality of engraving patterns on a metal sheet of the garage door section, the group of molds includes: (i) A first mold for forming the first engraving pattern that includes an integral support member diagonally and upwardly; (ii) 'A second mold configured to form a second engraving pattern including an integral support member highlighted diagonally and in a downward direction; and (iii) A third mold configured to form a third etch pattern that is substantially different from the first and second etch patterns; b) producing a plurality of engraved metal garage door sections with the group of molds such that each section includes at least one selected pattern of engraving. c) Selecting and arranging the plurality of garage door sections in hinge to form at least a substantial portion of a lift garage door having a desired appearance in the closed position.

31. A method for constructing a garage door according to claim 30 wherein at least one of the patterns selected for at least one of the door sections is of the first or second engraving pattern.

32. A method for constructing a garage door according to claim 30 wherein at least a first, second and third mold are configured to form an engraving pattern that includes a substantially planar portion of panel having a plurality of plates. tongue, groove.

33. A method for constructing a garage lift door according to claim 30 wherein the first second and third patterns have substantially rectangular shapes and have an average height of width of at least 1.2: 1.