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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2003
James K. Campbell, Sandwich, IL (US);
Thomas F. Brand, Yorkville, IL (US);
General American Door Company, Montgomery, IL (US);
Abstract
A garage door reinforcement arrangement for supporting and anchoring a garage door to a garage door opening includes an I-post beam assembly, a top mounting bracket, a floor plate, and a plurality of cable assemblies. The top mounting bracket is used to secure the top end of the I-post beam against vertical movement. The floor plate is used for securing the bottom end of the I-post against vertical movement. The plurality of cable assemblies are disposed at different vertical positions of the I-post beam for securing the beam immediately adjacent to the garage door so that the garage door is allowed to flex slightly as wind loads are transferred to the beam.