Wayne-Dalton Corporation

Overhead Door Corporation

Gregory M Rusnak

Willis Jay Mullet

Derek S Paquette

John Foreman

A track assembly for an overhead door () includes a generally vertically positionable track segment () and a generally horizontally positionable track segment (). The track segment () includes a curvilinear portion () at one end thereof which telescopically receives a curvilinear portion () of the track segment (). The curvilinear portion () of the track segment () has a smaller radius of curvature than the curvilinear portion () of the track segment (). In one embodiment, a bracket () has tabs () which are received in a slot aperture () in the curvilinear portion () to attach it to the bracket (), and the bracket () has a lug () which is received in a slot () in the curvilinear portion () to attach it to the bracket (). In another embodiment, the track segment () is carried by a bracket (), and the track segment () is carried by a bracket () with the telescopic relationship being the only connection between the track segments ().

Track assembly for an overhead door

A counterbalance system () for a door (D) movable between a closed position and an open position having an axle (), a cable drum () attached to the axle, a winding shaft () interconnected with the axle by a counterbalance spring (), and a pawl () selectively movable between a first position for adjusting tension in the counterbalance spring and a second position for preventing rotation of the cable drum upon failure of the counterbalance spring, thereby limiting movement of the door toward the closed position.

winding and anti-drop assembly for door counterbalance system

A door system including a sectional door having adjacent panels hinged for moving between a closed vertical position and an open horizontal position, the adjacent panels including at least a top panel, an intermediate panel, and a bottom panel, sets of lower rollers provided proximate the interfaces of the adjacent panels and proximate the lower extremity of the bottom panel, upper rollers carried proximate the upper extremity of the top panel, vertical track assemblies including vertical track sections and reverse angles, the reverse angles interconnecting with a header to form a door mounting system, transitional track members having first track sections and second track sections, and dual horizontal track assemblies having lower horizontal track sections and upper horizontal track sections, wherein the lower rollers are carried by the vertical track sections, the first track sections and the lower horizontal track sections and the upper rollers are carried by the second track sections and the upper horizontal track sections.

Door mounting and track system for a sectional door

An upwardly acting sectional door (), including a plurality of panels (), body portions () of the panels constructed of a flexible polymeric material and having a front surface (), a cladding () covering the front surface of the body portions and having hooks () at the upper and lower edges thereof, a hinge member () at an edge of the body portion operatively engaging the hooks of adjacent of the panels to provide relative pivotal motion between adjacent panels. Another embodiment is an upwardly acting sectional pan door () including, a plurality of panels (), facers () of the panels defining a front surface of the door and having cooperatively engaging couplers () at the upper and lower edges thereof; stiles () at the ends of the facers receiving and attached to the facers, and hinge assemblies () located at the end stiles to provide relative pivotal motion between the stiles and the couplers of adjacent panels.

Upward acting sectional door

An upwardly acting sectional door ( ), including a plurality of panels ( ), body portions ( ) of the panels constructed of a flexible polymeric material and having a front surface ( ), a cladding ( ) covering the front surface of the body portions and having hooks ( ) at the upper and lower edges thereof, a hinge member ( ) at an edge of the body portion operatively engaging the hooks of adjacent of the panels to provide relative pivotal motion between adjacent panels. Another embodiment is an upwardly acting sectional pan door ( ) including, a plurality of panels ( ), facers ( ) of the panels defining a front surface of the door and having cooperatively engaging couplers ( ) at the upper and lower edges thereof, stiles ( ) at the ends of the facers receiving and attached to the facers, and hinge assemblies ( ) located at the end stiles to provide relative pivotal motion between the stiles and the couplers of adjacent panels.

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Milton, FL, United States of America

Gregory M Rusnak