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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2024
Applicant:
Overhead Door Corporation, Lewisville, TX (US);
Inventor:
Bradley J. Lee, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Overhead Door Corporation, Lewisville, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 1/00 (2006.01); E05D 7/00 (2006.01); E05D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 1/00 (2013.01); E05D 7/00 (2013.01); E05D 11/0054 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/71 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/106 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49465 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of assembling a hinge comprising a first gear having one or more first teeth, a second gear having one or more second teeth and an area with no teeth, and a cover configured to attach the first gear to the second gear comprises moving the first gear into the cover and moving the second gear having the area with no teeth at least partially into the cover without engagement of the one or more first teeth and the one or more second teeth.