Garage mechanism protector
First Claim
1. A safety shield for use with a garage door assembly having a plurality of garage door panels and one or more garage door rails formed of a vertical rail and an upper curve, the safety shield comprising:
- a) an elongate L-shaped rail shield engaged to a vertical surface adjacent an interior of said garage door, said elongate L-shaped rail shield extending from a location adjacent a bottom of a garage door opening to a location adjacent a top of the garage door opening;
b) a plurality of panel shields, each of said panel shields being engaged to the interior of a respective one of said garage door panels and positioned exteriorly to said vertical rail, each of said panel shields extending from a location adjacent a bottom edge of the respective one of said garage door panels to a location adjacent a top edge of the respective one of said garage door panels; and
c) an elongate generally U-shaped end covering shield engaged to said L-shaped rail shield, said panel shields being positioned interior to said U-shaped end covering shield, said elongate generally U-shaped end covering shield extending from the location adjacent the bottom of the garage door opening to the location adjacent the top of the garage door opening.
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Abstract
The safety shield is formed of an elongate L-shaped rail shield engaged to a vertical surface adjacent a vertical rail located within the interior of a garage door. An L-shaped panel shield is engaged to the interior of each garage door panel proximate to the vertical rail. The L-shaped panel shield is on the opposite side of the rail relative to the L-shaped rail shield. A generally U-shaped end covering shield may be integral or engaged to said L-shaped rail shield, where the L-shaped panel shields are positioned interior to the panel shield face side of the U-shaped end covering shield.
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. A safety shield for use with a garage door assembly having a plurality of garage door panels and one or more garage door rails formed of a vertical rail and an upper curve, the safety shield comprising:
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a) an elongate L-shaped rail shield engaged to a vertical surface adjacent an interior of said garage door, said elongate L-shaped rail shield extending from a location adjacent a bottom of a garage door opening to a location adjacent a top of the garage door opening; b) a plurality of panel shields, each of said panel shields being engaged to the interior of a respective one of said garage door panels and positioned exteriorly to said vertical rail, each of said panel shields extending from a location adjacent a bottom edge of the respective one of said garage door panels to a location adjacent a top edge of the respective one of said garage door panels; and c) an elongate generally U-shaped end covering shield engaged to said L-shaped rail shield, said panel shields being positioned interior to said U-shaped end covering shield, said elongate generally U-shaped end covering shield extending from the location adjacent the bottom of the garage door opening to the location adjacent the top of the garage door opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A safety shield comprising:
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a) a rail shield engaged to a vertical surface adjacent an interior of a garage door, said rail shield comprising a rail shield face, a transition shield, and a panel shield face side, said rail shield extending from a location adjacent a bottom of a garage door opening to a location adjacent a top of the garage door opening; and b) a plurality of panel shields, each of said panel shields being engaged to the interior of a respective garage door panel, at least a portion of said panel shields being constructed for positioning interior to said panel shield face side, each of said panel shields positioned exteriorly to a garage door rail, each of said panel shields extending from a location adjacent a bottom edge of said respective garage door panel to a location adjacent a top edge of said respective garage door panel, wherein said safety shield is configured to surround said garage door rail on at least three sides.
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27. A safety shield for use with a garage door assembly, the garage door assembly having a garage door and at least one vertical rail, the garage door including at least one garage door panel, the safety shield comprising:
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a) an elongate L-shaped rail shield engaged to a vertical surface adjacent an interior of the garage door, said elongate L-shaped rail shield extending from a location adjacent a bottom of a garage door opening to a location adjacent a top of the garage door opening; b) a plurality of panel shields, each of the panel shields being fastened directly to the interior of a respective garage door panel and positioned exteriorly to said at least one vertical rail, each of said panel shields extending from a location adjacent a bottom edge of the respective garage door panel to a location adjacent a top edge of the respective garage door panel; and c) an elongate generally U-shaped end covering shield engaged to the L-shaped rail shield, the panel shields being positioned interior to the U-shaped end covering shield, said elongate generally U-shaped end covering shield extending from the location adjacent the bottom of the garage door opening to the location adjacent the top of the garage door opening, wherein the safety shield surrounds at least a portion of the vertical rail on at least three sides and defines a gap between the safety shield and the vertical rail on at least two of the at least three sides.
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Specification