Patent ID: 9458665
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. An overhead roll-up door assembly for selectively opening and closing an opening bounded by a top, a bottom, and opposing side edges, the overhead roll-up door assembly door assembly comprising: a door panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first face, a second face, and opposing vertical edges; at least two wind locks, each wind lock having a thickness and being attached proximate a different opposing vertical edge, each wind lock including a first edge and a second edge wherein at least two side columns positioned on opposite sides of the opening such that one side column is proximate each opposing side edge of the opening, each side column having a base portion and an outer cover portion, each outer cover portion including a parallel portion and a perpendicular portion, wherein wherein, the thickness of the door panel and each wind lock is greater than the gap in each side column, and each perpendicular portion engages one of the at least two wind locks when a wind load is applied to the door panel to prevent the door panel from escaping the vertical channel in each side column.