Patent ID: 6935400

Claim:
A pinch resistant hinge for an upward acting sectional door, comprising: a) a first hinge member having a first member mounting flange and a cantilever extending outwardly therefrom, said cantilever including a distal end; b) a second hinge member having a second member mounting flange; c) a first link pivotally connected to said cantilever proximate said distal end thereof and pivotally connected to said second hinge member; d) a second link pivotally connected to said cantilever inwardly from said distal end thereof and pivotally connected to said second member; wherein e) said hinge is moveable through a range of motion between a first position wherein said first member mounting flange is generally coplanar with said second member mounting flange and a second position; and wherein f) said second link abuts against said second member mounting flange when said hinge is in said first position.