Patent ID: 7766069

Claim:
An overhead garage door having a front side, a rear side and a height when in a closed, vertical position, the front side forming an exterior façade having the appearance of a plurality of adjacent light-transmitting doorways, the overhead garage door comprising: a plurality of longitudinal sections arranged in a vertical stack when the garage door is in the closed position; a first section of the plurality of longitudinal sections; a second section of the plurality of longitudinal sections, a top portion of the second section being adjacent to a bottom portion of the first section in the closed position and forming a horizontal gap therebetween; a pair of meeting rails attached to the first and second sections and forming the gap, the pair of meeting rails having a first lip and a second lip aligning the pair of meeting rails with each other while in the closed position, the first lip forming a first protrusion formed on a first one of the meeting rails interconnecting with a first recess formed on a second one of the meeting rails and the second lip protruding forward toward the front side of the overhead garage door, from a rear of the meeting rails and into a second recess toward a front of the meeting rails, the meeting rails including a concealer covering the horizontal gap when in the closed position; a hinge connection between the first and second sections; a first array of first panels arranged on the plurality of longitudinal sections, the first array extending vertically more than half the height of the door when in the closed position, the first array including a first vertical stack of the first panels and a second vertical stack of the first panels, the first vertical stack being horizontally spaced apart from the second vertical stack by a first vertical gap; a second array of second panels arranged on the plurality of longitudinal sections, the second array extending vertically more than half the height of the door when in the closed position, the second array including a third vertical stack of the second panels and a fourth vertical stack of the second panels, the third vertical stack being horizontally spaced apart from the fourth vertical stack by a second vertical gap; a first vertical groove formed by portions of the plurality of longitudinal sections disposed within a first horizontal space between the first array and the second array, the first vertical groove being wider and deeper than the horizontal gap formed between the first section and the second section; and a plurality of guide rollers; wherein said arrays are arranged on said exterior façade to simulate adjacent, light-transmitting doorways.