Universal angled flag bracket for use with tracks for sectional overhead doors

• US 5,240,216 A
• Filed: 05/24/1991
• Issued: 08/31/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Clopay Building Products Company, Inc. (Griffon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Clopay Corporation (Griffon Corporation)
• Inventors: York, James R., Lin, Tony Y., Westerfield, Mark W.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C
• Application Number:
  US07/705,088
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 248/300, 248/558, 248/911, 248/912, 248/544, 160/201, 160/207, 160/213, 16/94 K, 49/199, 49/200
• US Class Current: 248/300
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 15/38 for upwardly-moving wings, e.g. up-and-over doors
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/106 for garages

Abstract

Novel angled flag brackets for use with tracks for sectional overhead garage doors are disclosed. The novel angled flag brackets of the present invention are uniquely designed to permit the vertical and horizontal tracks to be uniquely adjusted in both vertical and horizontal directions at the time of assembly and installation so that the assembled and installed tracks will be plumb, level or square. The novel angled flag brackets further permit end bearing plates of torsion spring systems to be directly mounted thereto when door jambs are too short so that the end bearing plates will not remain free-standing following installation. Still further, the novel angled flag brackets of the instant invention are uniquely designed so that each is suitable for use with substantially all standard size tracks, such as those having either 10 inch, 12 inch or 15 inch horizontal track radiuses and adapted to receive 13/8 inch, 13/4 inch or 2 inch thick doors, thereby significantly reducing the number of brackets manufacturers must carry in their inventories and package.

Claims

1. An angled flag shaped bracket formed as a one-piece unitary member for mounting tracks for sectional overhead doors to frames, said bracket comprises:

first and second plate portions, said first plate portion being perpendicular to said second plate portion to form an angle, said second plate portion being adapted to be fastened to a support;

a flag portion connected to said first plate portion, said flag portion being perpendicular to said second plate portion so that said first plate portion and said flag portion form an L-shape; and

said first plate portion and said flag portion having means to permit horizontal and vertical tracks for a sectional overhead door to be adjusted in both vertical and horizontal directions when the tracks are connected to said first plate portion and said flag portion of said bracket, said first plate portion means including a plurality of slots to permit adjustment of the tracks having different horizontal track radii, said flag portion including a plurality of slots to permit adjustment of the tracks to accommodate different door thicknesses, said bracket thereby facilitating the assembly and installation of said tracks and sectional overhead doors to frames, said flag portion slots comprise two long through-hole slots spaced from one another and three short through-hole slots spaced from one another and between the two long through-hole slots on said flag portion, the two long through-hole slots run perpendicular to said second plate portion and the short through-hole slots run parallel to said second plate portion.

2. A bracket of claim 1, said first plate portion slots include three pairs of through-hole slots spaced apart from one another on said first plate portion, said three pairs of slots run parallel to said first and second plate portions.

3. A bracket of claim 1, said flag portion being connected to said first plate portion so that it is off-set with respect to said first portion.

4. A bracket of claim 1, said bracket including plate means to permit an end bearing plate to be connected thereto when horizontal and vertical tracks of an overhead door are mounted to a support which cannot be directly connected to the end bearing plate.

5. A bracket of claim 3, said plate means comprises a pair of elongated through-hole slots positioned on said first plate portion.

6. An angled flag shaped bracket formed as a one-piece unitary member for mounting tracks for sectional overhead doors to frames, said bracket comprises:

first and second plate portions, said first plate portion being perpendicular to said second plate portion to form an angle, said second plate portion being adapted to be fastened to a support;

a flag portion connected to said first plate portion, said flag portion being perpendicular to said second plate portion so that said first plate portion and said flag portion form an L-shape; and

said first plate portion and said flag portion having means to permit horizontal and vertical tracks for a sectional overhead door to be adjusted in both vertical and horizontal directions when the tracks are connected to said first plate portion and said flag portion of said bracket, said first plate portion means includes in series three pairs of through-hole slots spaced apart from one another on said first plate portion, said three pairs of slots run parallel to said first and second plate portions to permit adjustment of the tracks having different horizontal track radii, said flag portion including a plurality of vertically and horizontally spaced slots to permit adjustment of the tracks to accommodate different door thicknesses, said bracket thereby facilitating the assembly and installation of said tracks and sectional overhead doors to frames.