Patent ID: 6698492
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
A guard for a hinge on a sectional door in which adjacent panels are pivotally coupled together by the hinge, the guard comprising:a base adapted to be mounted to a first one of the panels of the sectional door; at least one flange connected to the base, each flange being juxtaposed to a hinge arm of the hinge when the guard is installed on the sectional door to inhibit insertion of a foreign object therein during pivotal movement of the adjacent panels and articulation of the hinge; and a boss projecting upwardly from the base when the guard is mounted to the first panel, the boss reducing a spacing between a portion of the hinge and the first panel to inhibit insertion of a foreign object therein during pivotal movement of the adjacent panels and articulation of the hinge.