Wayne-dalton Corporation

James A Mast

Thomas B Bennett, Iii

Willis Jay Mullet

Philip L LaVelle

A sectional door () having a plurality of panels () joined for moving between open and closed positions of the door and having pinch resistant panel-to-panel interfaces (), said panels having a body portion (') spacing said interfaces, an inner surface () and an outer surface () of said body portion, and decorative components () arranged in a patterned design upon said outer surface of said body portion, said decorative components being positioned on said panels proximate to said panel-to-panel interfaces and having portions that releasably engage said panels to provide a pinch resistant interface between decorative components on adjacent of said panels.

Pinch resistant sectional door with decorative components and method of attachment

A sectional door () for articulated movement between an open position and a closed position having a plurality of interconnected panels (), a body portion of the panels spacing a first decorative rail (A,A;A,A,A,A) and a second decorative rail (B,B;B,B,B,B), projections () disposed along the first decorative rail and the second decorative rail, the projections () configured to form a pinch resistant interface () between the panels during articulation thereof, the body portion having an exterior surface (), the exterior surfaces being spaced an offset depth (D) from the first decorative rail and the second decorative rail, and decorative components () attached to the exterior surface and positioned between the first decorative rail and the second decorative rail, whereby the decorative components are outwardly flush with the first decorative rail and the second decorative rail and the decorative rails do not interfere with the pinch resistant interface.

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Millersburg, OH, United States of America

James A Mast