Patent ID: 6968886
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: B60J,E05D,E05Y,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sectional upward acting door for a vehicle cargo body comprising: a plurality of generally planar panel members having respective opposed edges, adjacent panel members being interconnected by spaced apart and separate hinge assemblies, at least three adjacent hinge assemblies interconnecting adjacent panels each including opposed hinge members, said hinge members each including hinge pin receiving bores, respectively; an elongated pin member forming a hinge pin for each of said adjacent hinge assemblies, respectively, said pin member comprising a generally cylindrical rod extending within said bores formed in and engaged with each of said hinge members of each of said adjacent hinge assemblies and extending between said adjacent hinge assemblies to provide a reinforcing member for resisting lateral deflection of said panel members of said door; respective first collars secured to said pin member at opposite ends thereof; and second collars secured on said pin member at points spaced from respective ones of said first collars and on an opposite side of a hinge assembly, respectively.