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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1998
Jeffery W Stone, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas E Youtsey, Southgate, KY (US);
Richard J Lewis, Jr, Loveland, OH (US);
William J White, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Clopay Building Products Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An overhead door includes a plurality of panels pivotally connected to one another with the mating upper and lower edges of the adjacent panels providing a pinch-resistant configuration during articulation of the overhead door. Additionally, the installation and assembly of the door is more easily and efficiently accomplished because of first and second contact locations between the mating upper and lower edges of the panels and the configuration of those contact locations provides registration or alignment of the panels relative to one another during installation. Additionally, the hinge assembly includes a pivot axis which is positioned between the front and back faces of the panel to enhance the pinch-resistant operation of the door and the installation of the hinge is easily accomplished with a reduced number of parts because of cooperating keyhole slots and key on the pivot pin of the hinge.