Patent ID: 7874342
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
1. A door system comprising, a door movable between a closed position and an open position, a plurality of panels, a facer generally defining the configuration of said panels, a plurality of hinges joining each panel to adjacent panels for articulation in moving between said closed position and said open position, a hollow strut protruding from said facer and extending substantially the longitudinal length of at least one of said panels, said hollow strut having a generally U-shaped body having a top leg and a bottom leg, each said leg having an extending flange attached to said facer, a roller assembly carried by said hollow strut, and a track system operatively interrelated with said roller assembly, wherein said roller assembly is attached to one of said legs without contacting said hinges so that forces imparted to said facer are transferred to said track system through only said hollow strut and said roller assembly, wherein said roller assembly includes a roller carrier and a roller supported by said roller carrier and engaging said track system, and wherein said roller carrier is mounted exteriorly of said hollow strut.