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US3169574A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Flexible door

Assignee: Behlen Manufacturing Co Inc
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Filing: 1962-07-06
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Granted: 1965-02-16
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Expires: 1982-07-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Walter D Behlen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 13:37
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B3/00; E06B3/01; E05; E05D; E05D15/00; E05D15/06; E05D15/0621; E05D15/066; E05D15/0665; E05D15/12; E05Y; E05Y2900/00; E05Y2900/10; E05Y2900/108

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 362 words
IN A SLIDING ONE SHEET DOOR MEANS, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A BUILDING STRUCTURE HAVING A WALL WITH A DOORWAY, A SLIDING DOOR GUIDE SUPPORT RAIL DISPOSED ON THE DOOR OF SAID BUILDING AND HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING IN CLOSELY SPACED PARALLEL RELATION TO THE WALL OF SAID BUIDLING HAVIGN SAID DOORWAY, A SECOND SLIDING DOOR GUIDE RAIL DISPOSED ABOVE SAID DOORWAY AND HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING IN A SIMILAR SPACED PARALLEL RELATION TO THE WALL OF SAID BUIDLING HAVING SAID DOORWAY AS SAID FIRST GUIDE RAIL, AND A SINGLE PIECE FLEXIBLE SHEET DOOR PANEL OF SUFFICIENT HEIGHT AND LENGTH TO CLOSE OFF SAID DOORWAY DISPOSED BETWEEN AND IN OPERATIVE SLIDABLE COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND RAILS; SAID FIRST AND SECOND RAILS BEING HORIZONTALLY EXTENDED SO AS TO HORIZONTALLY BEND AT THE CORNER JUNCTION OF SAID WALL AND THENCE EXTEND ALONG AT LEAST ONE SIDE WALL THERETO IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO THEIR EXTENSION AND POSITION TO SAID WALL HAVING SAID DOORWAY; SAID DOOR PANEL BEING COMPRISED OF A FLEXIBLE METAL LIKE MATERIAL AND ADAPTED TO FLEX AROUND AND WITH SAID BEND IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND RAILS WHEN SAID DOOR IS MOVED IN RELATIOIN TO SAID DOORWAY; SAID DOOR PANEL HAVING PARALLEL VERTICAL MAJOR CORRUGATIONS INTERCONNECTED BY FLAT VERTICAL PORTIONS, SAID FLAT PORTIONS BEING PARALLEL TO THE ADJACETN RAILS; SAID DOOR PANEL HAVING AT LEAST THREE PARALLEL VETICAL MINOR CORRUGATIONS IN EACH OF SAID MAJOR CORRUGATIONS, EACH MINOR CORRUGATION BEING V-SHAPED AND HAVING LEG PORTIONS EXTENDING AT AN ANGLE TO THE ADJACENT RAILS, SAID MAJOR CORRUGATIONS BEING CONVEX OUTWARDLY OF A VERTICAL PLANE THROUGH SAID DOOR ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND SAID FLAT VERTICAL PORTIONS BEING DISPOSED CLOSELY ADJACENT TO THE VERTICAL PLANE OF SAID DOOR, A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART VERTICALLY DISPOSED DOLLIES ADJACENT THE BOTTOM AND TOP EDGES OF SAID DOOR PANEL, A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED DOLLIES ADJACENT THE BOTTOM AND TOP EDGES OF SAID DOOR PANEL, SAID VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED DOLLIES BEING ARRANGED IN ALTERNATING RELATIONSHIP ALONG SAID DOOR, AND MEANS FOR SECURING EACH OF SAID DOLLIES TO SAID FLAT VERTICAL PORTION OF SAID DOOR WHEREBY SAID DOOR IS FIRMLY HELD AGAINST MOVEMENT FROM VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FORCES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 362 words
IN A SLIDING ONE SHEET DOOR MEANS, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A BUILDING STRUCTURE HAVING A WALL WITH A DOORWAY, A SLIDING DOOR GUIDE SUPPORT RAIL DISPOSED ON THE DOOR OF SAID BUILDING AND HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING IN CLOSELY SPACED PARALLEL RELATION TO THE WALL OF SAID BUIDLING HAVIGN SAID DOORWAY, A SECOND SLIDING DOOR GUIDE RAIL DISPOSED ABOVE SAID DOORWAY AND HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING IN A SIMILAR SPACED PARALLEL RELATION TO THE WALL OF SAID BUIDLING HAVING SAID DOORWAY AS SAID FIRST GUIDE RAIL, AND A SINGLE PIECE FLEXIBLE SHEET DOOR PANEL OF SUFFICIENT HEIGHT AND LENGTH TO CLOSE OFF SAID DOORWAY DISPOSED BETWEEN AND IN OPERATIVE SLIDABLE COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND RAILS; SAID FIRST AND SECOND RAILS BEING HORIZONTALLY EXTENDED SO AS TO HORIZONTALLY BEND AT THE CORNER JUNCTION OF SAID WALL AND THENCE EXTEND ALONG AT LEAST ONE SIDE WALL THERETO IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO THEIR EXTENSION AND POSITION TO SAID WALL HAVING SAID DOORWAY; SAID DOOR PANEL BEING COMPRISED OF A FLEXIBLE METAL LIKE MATERIAL AND ADAPTED TO FLEX AROUND AND WITH SAID BEND IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND RAILS WHEN SAID DOOR IS MOVED IN RELATIOIN TO SAID DOORWAY; SAID DOOR PANEL HAVING PARALLEL VERTICAL MAJOR CORRUGATIONS INTERCONNECTED BY FLAT VERTICAL PORTIONS, SAID FLAT PORTIONS BEING PARALLEL TO THE ADJACETN RAILS; SAID DOOR PANEL HAVING AT LEAST THREE PARALLEL VETICAL MINOR CORRUGATIONS IN EACH OF SAID MAJOR CORRUGATIONS, EACH MINOR CORRUGATION BEING V-SHAPED AND HAVING LEG PORTIONS EXTENDING AT AN ANGLE TO THE ADJACENT RAILS, SAID MAJOR CORRUGATIONS BEING CONVEX OUTWARDLY OF A VERTICAL PLANE THROUGH SAID DOOR ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND SAID FLAT VERTICAL PORTIONS BEING DISPOSED CLOSELY ADJACENT TO THE VERTICAL PLANE OF SAID DOOR, A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART VERTICALLY DISPOSED DOLLIES ADJACENT THE BOTTOM AND TOP EDGES OF SAID DOOR PANEL, A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED DOLLIES ADJACENT THE BOTTOM AND TOP EDGES OF SAID DOOR PANEL, SAID VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED DOLLIES BEING ARRANGED IN ALTERNATING RELATIONSHIP ALONG SAID DOOR, AND MEANS FOR SECURING EACH OF SAID DOLLIES TO SAID FLAT VERTICAL PORTION OF SAID DOOR WHEREBY SAID DOOR IS FIRMLY HELD AGAINST MOVEMENT FROM VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FORCES.

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