Patent ID: 8720112

Claim:
A door leveling apparatus for use with a vertically-opening door having an associated lifting system, the door leveling apparatus comprising: a bracket configured to be mounted to the door; and a cable assembly having a first cable assembly end portion configured to be coupled to the bracket and a second cable assembly end portion configured to be coupled to the lifting system, wherein the cable assembly includes: an elongate cable extending between the first cable assembly end portion and the second cable assembly end portion; an end fitting fixedly attached to the cable adjacent the first cable assembly end portion; a lug member operably coupling the first cable assembly end portion to the bracket, wherein the lug member includes a through-hole that receives a portion of the end fitting, and wherein the end fitting includes a cable stop portion sized to abut the lug member and prevent the end fitting from passing completely through the through-hole; a lock member engaging the lug member and preventing the lug member from being removed from at least one aperture in the bracket; and an adjuster configured to be operably engaged with the end fitting, wherein movement of the adjuster relative to the end fitting changes an operational length of the cable assembly extending between the lifting system and the bracket when the cable assembly is installed therebetween.