Modular security door system

• US 4,930,563 A
• Filed: 09/22/1987
• Issued: 06/05/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Geza J. Szayer, Harry E. Finch
• Original Assignee: Geza J. Szayer, Harry E. Finch
• Inventors: Szayer, Geza J., Finch, Harry E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Blair M.
• Application Number:
  US07/100,340
• Time in Patent Office: 987 Days
• Field of Search: 160/271, 160/267.1, 160/231, 160/133, 160/316
• US Class Current: 160/271
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/115 specially adapted for furniture
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/174 Bearings specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/58 Guiding devices

Abstract

A roll-up or curtain type door is disclosed which has modular components which are interchangeable for use on either side of the door, thereby reducing significantly the number of parts which must be manufactured for the door. The number of hardware items is also reduced significantly by designing components which slide together in a secure locking fashion, resulting in better ease of assembly and installation. In one embodiment, the roll-up door of the present invention is used to secure a storage unit with shelves.

Claims

1. A security door system for mounting in a door opening, comprising:

a pair of identical guide tracks for vertical installation as door guide members on both sides of a door, each of said identical guide tracks being universally mountable to encompass either side edge of said door opening;

a pair of identical plate support brackets for installation onto the top of said guide tracks, each of said plate support brackets being universally mountable onto a guide track on either side of the door opening, said plate support brackets extending above the top edge of the door opening;

a pair of identical support plates for installation onto said plate support brackets to be supported thereby, each of said support plates being universally mountable onto a plate support bracket on either side of the door opening, said support plates extending inwardly from the top of the door opening;

a barrel assembly horizontally, rotatably mounted on said support plates; and

a roll-up door mounted at the top thereof to and supported by said barrel assembly, said roll-up door being positionable to cover said door opening with the side edges of said roll-up door being retained by said guide tracks, said roll-up door being rolled about said barrel assembly as the door is raised, wherein each of said support plates has a circular aperture therein at the end of said support plates away from said plate support brackets, and said system additionally comprises;

a pair of U-shaped axle support brackets each having a notch therein which notch extends throughout the curved section of said U-shaped support bracket and up much of the length of the legs of said U-shaped support bracket, said notch in one of said U-shaped support brackets fitting over the top edge of each said support plate, said curved section of said U-shaped support brackets being concentric with and slightly smaller in diameter than said circular aperture in each of said support plates, said support plates each having means therein for retaining one of said U-shaped support brackets in position thereon.

2. A security door system as defined in claim 1, wherein said guide tracks define channels to retain the side edges of said roll-up door, each of said guide tracks having two longitudinal edges, one of said longitudinal edges being on each side of said roll-up door when said roll-up door is installed in place, additionally comprising:

a plastic door slide mounted on each of said longitudinal edges of each of said guide tracks to guide said roll-up door when it is raised or lowered, said plastic door slides having a preselected cross sectional configuration enabling them to be retained on said longitudinal edges.

3. A security door system as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said guide tracks has a plurality of pairs of longitudinally spaced retaining slots formed therein, said slots for receiving tabs orthogonal to said guide tracks, a pair of said retaining slots being located equidistant from each end of the guide track.

10. A security door system as defined in claim 1, wherein said barrel support comprises:

an axle rotatably supported by said U-shaped support brackets, said axle being restrained against longitudinal movement with respect to said U-shaped support brackets;

a pair of support wheels mounted on and rotating with said axle, said roll-up door being mounted onto said support wheels; and

a torsion spring mounted about said axle and secured at one end thereof to one of said support wheels, said torsion spring being secured at the other end thereof to the one of said support plates closest said one of said support wheels, said torsion spring balancing the weight of said roll-up door to allow it to be easily raised or lowered.

11. A security door system as defined in claim 10, additionally comprising:

a second torsion spring mounted about said axle and secured at one end thereof to the other of said support wheels, said second torsion spring being secured at the other end thereof to the other of said support plates.

12. A security door system as defined in claim 10, additionally comprising:

a pair of flexible spacer/runners adhesively affixed to the inside of said roll-up door in line with the positions of said support wheels to absorb the wear occasioned by said roll-up door bearing against said support wheels, and to prevent abrasion between adjacent rolls when said roll-up door is being raised or lowered.

13. A security door system as defined in claim 1, additionally comprising:

a slide bolt support member mounted to one side of said roll-up door adjacent the side thereof;

a slide bolt slideably mounted in said slide bolt support member, said slide bolt having a tongue which extends toward said one side of said roll-up door, said tongue being retracted into said slide bolt support member when said slide bolt is in an open position, thereby allowing said roll-up door to be opened or closed freely, said tongue extending out from said slide bolt support member beyond said one side of said roll-up door when said slide bolt is in a closed position;

an aperture in the one of said guide tracks adjacent said one side of said roll-up door to receive said tongue when said slide bolt is in a closed position to allow said roll-up door to be locked in its fully closed position.

14. A security door system as defined in claim 13, wherein said slide bolt support member and said slide bolt have cooperating apertures therein to allow a lock to retain said slide bolt in either position in which it is placed.

15. A security door system as defined in claim 1, additionally comprising:

a reinforcing beam mounted on the bottom of said roll-up door, the bottom edge of said roll-up door and the top edge of said reinforcing beam both being shaped with a re-entrant edge portion, said re-entrant edges on the bottom edge of said roll-up door and the top edge of said reinforcing beam being hooked and pressed together to lock them together in a double re-entrant joint configuration.

16. A security door system as defined in claim 15, additionally comprising:

a sealing strip which is retained in the bottom of the reinforcing beam to provide a water resistant seal between the bottom of the door and the floor or ground.

17. A security door system as defined in claim 15, wherein said reinforcing beam is made of formed sheet stock.

18. A security door system as defined in claim 15, wherein said reinforcing beam is made of a metal molding and said re-entrant edge portion comprises a hook at the top of said metal molding, which hook engages said re-entrant portion on the bottom of said roll-up door, and said metal molding also has at the top thereof a cooperating planar surface to retain said re-entrant portion on the bottom of said roll-up door in engagement with said hook when said hook and said planar portion are pressed together.

4. A security door system for mounting in a door opening, comprising:

a pair of identical guide tracks for vertical installation as door guide members on both sides of a door, each of said identical guide tracks being universally mountable to encompass either side edge of said door opening;

a pair of identical plate support brackets for installation onto the top of said guide tracks, each of said plate support brackets being universally mountable onto a guide track on either side of the door opening, said plate support brackets extending above the top edge of the door opening;

a pair of identical support plates for installation onto said plate support brackets, each of said support plates being universally mountable onto a plate support bracket on either side of the door opening, said support plates extending inwardly from the top of the door opening;

a barrel assembly horizontally, rotatably mounted on said support brackets; and

a roll-up door mounted at the top thereof to and supported by said barrel assembly, said roll-up door being positionable to cover said door opening with the side edges of said roll-up door being retained by said guide tracks, said roll-up door being rolled about said barrel assembly as the door is raised;

wherein each of said guide tracks has a plurality of pairs of longitudinally spaced retaining slots formed therein, said slots for receiving tabs orthogonal to said guide tracks, a pair of said retaining slots being located equidistant from each end of the guide track; and

additionally comprising;

a plurality of mounting brackets for mounting said guide tracks in position on the sides of said door opening, each of said mounting brackets having a tab so arranged and configured as to precisely slideably engage one of said retaining slots, each of said mounting brackets having a mounting portion which lies flat against and is secured to a wall on the inside of said door opening.

5. A security door system as defined in claim 4, wherein said mounting portion of each of said mounting brackets has a first smaller slot and a second larger slot located therein to allow different size mounting hardware to be used to secure said mounting brackets.

6. A security door system for mounting in a door opening, comprising:

a pair of identical guide tracks for vertical installation as door guide members on both sides of a door, each of said identical guide tracks being universally mountable to encompass either side edge of said door opening;

a pair of identical plate support brackets for installation onto the top of said guide tracks, each of said plate support brackets being universally mountable onto a guide track on either side of the door opening, said plate support brackets extending above the top edge of the door opening;

a pair of identical support plates for installation onto said plate support brackets, each of said support plates being universally mountable onto a plate support bracket on either side of the door opening, said support plates extending inwardly from the top of the door opening;

a barrel assembly horizontally, rotatably mounted on said support brackets; and

a roll-up door mounted at the top thereof to and supported by said barrel assembly, said roll-up door being positionable to cover said door opening with the side edges of said roll-up door being retained by said guide tracks, said roll-up door being rolled about said barrel assembly as the door is raised;

wherein each of said guide tracks has a plurality of pairs of longitudinally spaced retaining slots formed therein, said slots for receiving tabs orthogonal to said guide tracks, a pair of said retaining slots being located equidistant from each end of the guide track; and

wherein said plate support brackets have a 90 degree longitudinal bend therein, with the half portions of said plate support bracket on each side of said 90 degree bend being mirror images, each half portion having four tabs thereon, a first tab being near the top of said half portion with the open end of said first tab facing upwardly, a second tab being below said first tab on said half portion with the open end of said second tab facing away from said 90 degree bend, with each of said first and second tabs being parallel to and spaced away from the surface of said plate support bracket, a third tab being located at the bottom of said half portion and facing toward said 90 degree bend, and a fourth tab being located above said third tab and facing away from said 90 degree bend, with each of said third and fourth tabs being formed by material cut away from said half portion.

7. A security door system as defined in claim 6, wherein each of said plate support brackets is mounted with said third and fourth tabs on one half portion thereof fitting into the pair of retaining slots on the top end of one of said guide tracks, and the other half portion of each of said plate support brackets laying flat against and being secured to a wall on the inside of said door opening.

8. A security door system as defined in claim 7, wherein each half portion of each of said plate support brackets has a first smaller slot and a second larger slot located therein to allow different size mounting hardware to be used to secure said plate support brackets.

9. A security door system as defined in claim 7, wherein each of said support plates has two slots therein at an end thereof to receive said first and second tabs in one of said plate support brackets, said support plates therewith being mounted and suspended from said plate support brackets.