Patent ID: 6082046
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
An overhead door obstruction safety sensor system, said system comprising:an overhead door comprising a pair of bottom mounting brackets;a pair of door tracks positioned on opposite sides of the overhead door;a pair of rollers, each of said rollers comprising an axle and a wheel, wherein said axles are configured to couple the rollers to the bottom mounting brackets, and wherein said wheels are configured to be positioned in said door tracks;a pair of safety sensor brackets rotatively attached to said axles, each of said safety sensor brackets having a sensor mounting surface and a rotation arm;a transmitter connected to a sensor mounting surface of a safety sensor bracket;a receiver connected to a sensor mounting surface of a safety sensor bracket, said receiver in working relation to said transmitter;an overhead door opener connected to said overhead door and electronically connected to said transmitter and receiver; anda stator mounted adjacent to each door track, each of said stators contacts the rotation arm of a safety sensor bracket when the overhead door approaches a closed position so that each safety sensor bracket rotates about the axle the safety sensor bracket is connected to as the door continues to close.