US3178776A
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Garage door
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-03-09
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1982-03-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert F Stansberry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 03:38
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B3/00; E06B3/70; E06B3/7001; E06B2003/7011; E06B2003/7013; E06B2003/7044
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A GARAGE DOOR STRUCTURE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND RETAIN A PLURALITY OF READILY REMOVABLE DISTINCTIVELY DIFFERENT AND INTERCHANGEABLE PANEL MEMBERS WITHIN DIFFERENT PANEL OPENINGS PROVIDED THEREIN, AND COMPRISING: A GARAGE DOOR FRAMEWORK INCLUDING INTERCONNECTED STILES AND RAILS HAVING INTERSECTING CROSS-BARS PROVIDED THEREBETWEEN AND DEFINING PANEL OPENINGS THEREWITH, SAID STILES RAILS AND CROSSBARS BEING DISPOSED TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF COMPLEMENTARY PANEL OPENINGS BETWEEN WHICH DIFFERENT OF SAID CLOSURE PANELS MAY BE INTERCHANGED, SAID PANEL OPENINGS BEING UNDERSIZED WITH RESPECT TO SAID PANEL MEMBERS FOR RECEIVING THE LATTER IN OVERLAPPING RELATION THERETO, A SHOULDEWR LEDGE FORMED FROM SAID STILES RAILS AND CROSS-BARS ABOUT SAID PANEL OPENINGS AND HAVING A FREE EDGE EXTENDING BEHIND AND EXTERNALLY OF SAID OPENINGS, STRAIGHT LENGTH PANEL GLAZING MEMBERS COOPERATIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SHOULDER FLANGES, AND READILY REMOVABLE SPRING CLIP MEMBERS HAVING THE ENDS THEREOF FORMED AND DISPOSED FOR COOPERATIVES LOCKING ENGAGEMENT OF SAID GLAZING MEMBERS TO THE FREE ENDS OF SAID SHOULDER FLANGES WITH THE EDGES OF SAID INTERCHANGEABLE PANELS OVERLAPPING SAID OPENING RETAINED THEREBETWEEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A GARAGE DOOR STRUCTURE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND RETAIN A PLURALITY OF READILY REMOVABLE DISTINCTIVELY DIFFERENT AND INTERCHANGEABLE PANEL MEMBERS WITHIN DIFFERENT PANEL OPENINGS PROVIDED THEREIN, AND COMPRISING: A GARAGE DOOR FRAMEWORK INCLUDING INTERCONNECTED STILES AND RAILS HAVING INTERSECTING CROSS-BARS PROVIDED THEREBETWEEN AND DEFINING PANEL OPENINGS THEREWITH, SAID STILES RAILS AND CROSSBARS BEING DISPOSED TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF COMPLEMENTARY PANEL OPENINGS BETWEEN WHICH DIFFERENT OF SAID CLOSURE PANELS MAY BE INTERCHANGED, SAID PANEL OPENINGS BEING UNDERSIZED WITH RESPECT TO SAID PANEL MEMBERS FOR RECEIVING THE LATTER IN OVERLAPPING RELATION THERETO, A SHOULDEWR LEDGE FORMED FROM SAID STILES RAILS AND CROSS-BARS ABOUT SAID PANEL OPENINGS AND HAVING A FREE EDGE EXTENDING BEHIND AND EXTERNALLY OF SAID OPENINGS, STRAIGHT LENGTH PANEL GLAZING MEMBERS COOPERATIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SHOULDER FLANGES, AND READILY REMOVABLE SPRING CLIP MEMBERS HAVING THE ENDS THEREOF FORMED AND DISPOSED FOR COOPERATIVES LOCKING ENGAGEMENT OF SAID GLAZING MEMBERS TO THE FREE ENDS OF SAID SHOULDER FLANGES WITH THE EDGES OF SAID INTERCHANGEABLE PANELS OVERLAPPING SAID OPENING RETAINED THEREBETWEEN.
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