Patent ID: 6418590
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A bifold door panel repair and reinforcement fitting for right-hand or left-hand installation on a door panel with a hole adapted to receive a pivot pin in an edge adjacent a corner, said fitting having an L-shaped transverse cross-section with two legs, each of said legs having a flange along one side edge, said legs having an inside surface with a width sized to receive a portion of a standard width thickness of the bifold panel, said flanges having an inside surface with a width sized to receive a portion of an inside face of the bifold panel, each of said legs having an opening adapted to receive and retain a pivot pin, some or all of said legs and said flanges having an opening adapted to receive and retain a screw for attaching the fitting to the cornerwhereby the fitting embraces the corner when installed with the screws and one of said openings in registry with the hole for the pivot pin holds the pivot pin in upright position.