Patent ID: 6059005
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A garage door assembly, comprising:a) a garage door having a plurality of door panels which are permitted to rotate relative to each other when said garage door moves from a closed position to a partially open position to an open position, said garage door having a garage door surface defined by an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface;b) a flexible panel having a first end with a first edge, a second end with a second edge, a front surface and a back surface;c) a first fixing means for directly attaching said first edge of said flexible panel to said exterior surface;d) a resilient member coupled to said second edge of said flexible panel; ande) a holding assembly including at least one hook member having a first portion coupled to said resilient member and a second portion coupled to one of said top surface and said bottom surface of said garage door,wherein said flexible panel is held taut in said open position, said partially open position, and said closed position,and wherein when said garage door is in said partially open position, one of said first and second edges of said flexible panel is held against said garage door surface.