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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2005
Willis J. Mullet, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Thomas B. Bennett, Iii, Wooster, OH (US);
Albert W. Mitchell, Cantonment, FL (US);
Willis J. Mullet, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Thomas B. Bennett, III, Wooster, OH (US);
Albert W. Mitchell, Cantonment, FL (US);
Overhead Door Corporation, Lewisville, TX (US);
Abstract
A door system () having a door () movable between a closed position and an open position, a plurality of panels (---), a facer () generally defining the configuration of the panels, hinges () joining adjacent of the panels for articulation in moving between the closed position and the open position, a reinforcing member () associated with the facer extending substantially the longitudinal length of at least one of the panels, a roller assembly () mounted on the reinforcing member, and a track system () operatively interrelated with the roller assembly, whereby forces imparted to the facer are transferred to the track system through the reinforcing member and the roller assembly.