Patent ID: 6626226
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: E05D,E05Y,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A door panel for a sectional upward acting door comprising:a generally planar outer wall part, an elongated upper edge contiguous with said outer wall part including an upwardly projecting, convex surface extending at an angle with respect to said outer wall part, a first inclined wall part extending inwardly at an acute angle with respect to and away from said outer wall part and contiguous with said upper edge, a lower edge of said panel including a tip portion contiguous with said outer wall part, a concave part of said lower edge, a second inclined wall part extending from said lower edge and inwardly at an acute angle with respect to and away from said outer wall part, and at least one reinforcing stile extending between said inclined wall parts and including opposed portions adapted to receive fasteners for securing said one stile to said inclined wall parts, respectively, and for reinforcing said inclined wall parts for supporting respective hinge members connected to said panel and disposed between said inclined wall parts of said panel and respective inclined wall parts of adjacent panels.