Patent ID: 7438114

Claim:
A garage door panel reinforcement assembly reinforcing against high wind conditions a pair of adjacent garage door panel members pivotally connected to each other, said reinforcement assembly comprising: a first U-shaped channel member mounted onto a first panel member; a second U-shaped channel member mounted onto a second panel member adjacent to the first panel member; a locking member slidingly mounted onto said first channel member, wherein said locking member is movable from a disengaged position solely on said first channel member to an engaged position on both said first channel member and said second channel member, wherein in said engaged position said first panel member and said second panel member are precluded from pivoting relative to each other; wherein said first and said second channel members each comprise a base plate, channel member sides extending from said base plate, and channel member flanges extending from said channel member sides in opposite direction to said channel member sides to define a channel member slot, and wherein said locking member comprises a top plate, locking member sides extending from said top plate, and locking member flanges extending from said locking member sides in opposite direction to said locking member sides to define a locking member slot, such that said channel member flanges are received within said locking member slots and said locking member flanges are received within said channel member slots.