Patent ID: 9121218
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A garage door drip guard configured to be installed on a vertically moving garage door in a garage, wherein said garage door comprises of a plurality of door panels, wherein a first door panel has a longitudinal length and a bottom that engages with a floor when the door is closed, and wherein said garage door has a pair of tracks and wherein a first end of each track of said pair of tracks is connected to the floor, said garage door drip guard comprising: a. a trough having a length equal to the longitudinal length of the first door panel, an exterior surface and an interior surface, a first end and a second end; and a first and a second longitudinal edge; b. at least one hinge, wherein said hinge rotatably connects said first edge of said trough to said first door panel, wherein the interior surface of said trough is located under the bottom of said first door panel when the door is open; c. at least one ramp, wherein said ramp is installed at the first end of one of the tracks of said pair of tracks, and wherein said ramp has a height and a curvature; and d. an extension-rod having a rod-length and rod-angle and is attached by one side of the extension rod to said exterior surface of said trough and extending outwardly towards said ramp, wherein said predetermined rod-length and rod-angle are configured to engage with said ramp as the door approaches the floor and rotatably lift the trough preventing the trough from ever touching the floor when the door closes.