Patent ID: 7296608

Claim:
A laterally sliding door for closing off a doorway, comprising: a track panel that extends vertically for substantially the height of the doorway and horizontally between an inward edge of the track panel and an outward edge of the track panel so as to cover a portion of the doorway when the door is closed; a header for mounting the track panel to a track along which the track panel slides laterally when opening and closing the door; one or more hinges at the inward edge of the track panel, the inward edge being the edge which is in the direction of door closing; and a swinging panel pivotally attached to the hinges of the track panel at the inward edge of the track panel, the swinging panel being pivotable from the plane of the track panel in either direction about a substantially vertical axis through the one or more hinges of the track panel when the swinging panel is impacted from one side or the other by a forklift truck so as, in the event of an impact by a forklift truck from either side, to absorb a portion of the impact and move out of the way of the forklift truck; wherein the track panel and swinging panel can pivot in at least one direction about a substantially horizontal axis.