OVERHEAD DOORS AND ASSOCIATED TRACK, GUIDE, AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH SAME
First Claim
1. A track assembly for use with an overhead door, the track assembly comprising:
- a vertical track segment mounted to a wall adjacent an opening therein;
a non-vertical track segment having a proximal end operably coupled to the vertical track segment and a distal end spaced apart from the wall, the non-vertical track segment further including a first side portion spaced apart from a second side portion to define a guide channel therebetween, the guide channel movably receiving at least one door guide member as the door moves away from the opening toward the distal end of the non-vertical track segment; and
a bracket positioned toward the distal end of the non-vertical track segment, wherein the bracket extends across the guide channel and is fixedly attached to the first side portion and the second side portion.
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Abstract
Overhead door guide assemblies, guide tracks, and guide track support brackets are disclosed herein. An overhead door track assembly configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a vertical track segment mounted to a wall adjacent an opening therein, and a curved track segment operably coupled to the vertical track segment. The curved track segment includes a first guide surface spaced apart from a second guide surface to define a first gap region that movably receives the door guide members as the door moves away from the opening. The track assembly further includes a non-vertical track segment operably coupled to the curved track segment. The non-vertical track segment includes a third guide surface spaced apart from a fourth guide surface to define a second gap region that movably receives the door guide members from the curved track segment. In this embodiment, the second gap region is wider than the first gap region to reduce binding as the door moves onto the non-vertical track segment.
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23 Claims
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1. A track assembly for use with an overhead door, the track assembly comprising:
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a vertical track segment mounted to a wall adjacent an opening therein; a non-vertical track segment having a proximal end operably coupled to the vertical track segment and a distal end spaced apart from the wall, the non-vertical track segment further including a first side portion spaced apart from a second side portion to define a guide channel therebetween, the guide channel movably receiving at least one door guide member as the door moves away from the opening toward the distal end of the non-vertical track segment; and a bracket positioned toward the distal end of the non-vertical track segment, wherein the bracket extends across the guide channel and is fixedly attached to the first side portion and the second side portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A track assembly for use with an overhead door, the track assembly comprising:
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a vertical track segment mounted to a wall adjacent an opening therein; a curved track segment operably coupled to the vertical track segment, wherein the curved track segment includes a first guide surface spaced apart from a second guide surface to define a first gap region therebetween, wherein the first gap region movably receives at least one door guide member as the door moves away from the opening; and a non-vertical track segment having a proximal end operably coupled to the curved track segment and a distal end spaced apart from the wall, wherein the non-vertical track segment includes a third guide surface spaced apart from a fourth guide surface to define a second gap region therebetween, wherein the second gap region movably receives the at least one door guide member as the door moves from the curved track segment toward the distal end of the non-vertical track segment, and wherein the first gap region has a first width and the second gap region has a second width, greater than the first width. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An overhead door assembly for use with an opening in a wall, the overhead door assembly comprising:
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a track assembly, the track assembly including; a vertical track segment mounted to the wall adjacent the opening; a curved track segment operably coupled to the vertical track segment, wherein the curved track segment includes a first guide surface spaced apart from a second guide surface to define a first gap region therebetween; and a non-vertical track segment having a proximal end operably coupled to the curved track segment and a distal end spaced apart from the wall, wherein the non-vertical track segment includes a third guide surface spaced apart from a fourth guide surface to define a second gap region therebetween, wherein the first gap region has a first width and the second gap region has a second width, greater than the first width; and a first door panel having a bottom edge extending between a first side edge and a second side edge; a first guide assembly attached to the first door panel proximate to the first side edge, wherein the first guide assembly includes a first guide member that movably extends through the first gap region of the curved track segment as the first door panel moves away from the vertical track segment; a second door panel having a top edge extending between a third side edge and a fourth side edge, wherein the top edge of the second door panel is hingeably attached to the bottom edge of the first door panel; and a second guide assembly attached to the second door panel proximate to the third side edge, wherein the second guide assembly includes a second guide member having a distal end portion, wherein the distal end portion is movably received between the first and second guide surfaces of the curved track segment as the second door panel moves away from the vertical track segment, and wherein the distal end portion is movably received between the third and fourth guide surfaces of the non-vertical track segment as the second door panel moves away from the curved track segment. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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