Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Plural and/or with rigid closure – Roll type
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-09
2007-01-09
Purol, David (Department: 3634)
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Plural and/or with rigid closure
Roll type
C160S133000, C160S405000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10803150
ABSTRACT:
To avoid repeated damage to a lower section of a metal roll-up door, the lower section is replaced by a more impactable curtain assembly. The curtain assembly is so readily scalable, horizontally and vertically, that much of it can be manufactured and field assembled right at the installation site. The curtain assembly may comprise one or more strips of fabric that are cut from a roll of a certain width. The length of the fabric strips corresponds to the width of the doorway, and the number of strips is based on the vertical span of the door section that is being replaced. Windbars can be attached where adjacent strips connect to each other. A weighted, semi-rigid bottom bar reinforces the lower edge of the finished roll-up curtain. Under impact, the bottom bar has sufficient flexibility to allow the curtain to resiliently break away from within the door's vertical guide tracks.
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Grant Donald P.
Kasper Linda
Maly Paul
Miller Jason D.
Snyder Ronald P.
Hanley Flight & Zimmerman LLC
Purol David
Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
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