Patent ID: 6098696
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B21C,B60J,E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
A sectional, upward-acting door, particularly adapted for use as a door for a cargo container, comprising:a plurality of hingedly interconnected door sections including a top section, a bottom section and at least one intermediate section, said sections being joined to each other along cooperating edges by a hinge connection comprising an arcuate hook-shaped hinge member extending along the top edge of one section and a cooperating arcuate channel defined by a concave bottom wall and a pintle portion of an adjacent section wherein said arcuate hinge member slides within said channel about a hinge axis formed between said sections and whereby said sections may be assembled one to the other laterally with respect to said hinge axis; anda retainer member releasably secured to one of said sections adjacent to and spaced from said hinge member and engageable with an edge of an adjacent section to limit pivotal movement between said sections about said hinge connection.