Patent ID: 7730928

Claim:
An overhead door capable of being selectively moved between a generally horizontal open position and a generally vertical closed position covering an opening, the door comprising: a plurality of serially connected panels each having a front face, a top rail and a bottom rail, the top and bottom rails each being adapted to mate with the bottom rail and top rail, respectively, of an adjacent panel; a track assembly mounted proximate the opening, the track assembly including a generally vertical section, a generally horizontal section and a transition section joining the horizontal and vertical sections together; a plurality of rollers mounted on the panels and coupled to the track assembly to guide the door between the closed and open positions; a plurality of stiles each mounted to one of the panels and extending between the top and bottom rails; a recess in a sidewall of at least selected stiles; a plurality of hinge assemblies each mounted to the adjacent panels to pivotally couple the adjacent panels together, wherein each of the hinge assemblies further comprises, (a) a first hinge leaf mounted to a first one of the panels; (b) a second hinge leaf mounted to one of the stiles on a second one of the panels adjacent to the first panel; (c) a pair of first hinge leaf flanges spaced from each other and projecting from the first hinge leaf toward the second hinge leaf; and (d) a pair of second hinge leaf flanges spaced from each other a distance less than an outer perimeter width of the stile and projecting from the second hinge leaf; wherein the first and second hinge leaf flanges are pivotally coupled together and at least portions of the first and second hinge leaf flanges are seated within the recess in the one stile on the second one of the panels; a first mounting base on the first hinge leaf mounted to one of the stiles on the first panel; a second mounting base on the second hinge leaf; a bight portion of the one stile on the second one of the panels, the bight portion separating a pair of stile sidewalls and the second mounting base being mounted to the bight portion; and a pair of pivotal connectors each joining one of the first hinge leaf flanges to one of the second hinge leaf flanges; wherein each pivotal connector does not span the associated stile and is seated in the associated recess.