Claims
- 1. A sectional door panel comprising:
- a front panel;
- a rear panel located behind said front panel;
- an upper edge extending from said front panel;
- a raised tongue formed across the length of said upper edge;
- a lower edge extending from said front panel;
- a concave groove formed across the length of said lower edge, wherein said raised tongue of a first sectional door panel is engagable with said concave groove of a second sectional door panel; and
- a means for locating said rear panel such that the plane defined by said rear panel intersects said raised tongue and said concave groove.
- 2. A sectional door panel according to claim 1, further comprising an insulating material located between said front panel and said rear panel.
- 3. A sectional door panel according to claim 1, wherein said raised tongue and said concave groove are located approximately midway along the width of said upper edge and said lower edge, respectively.
- 4. A sectional door panel according to claim 1, wherein said means for locating comprises:
- an upper rail integral to said upper edge, wherein said upper rail has a substantially J-shaped cross section and is contiguous with said rear panel; and
- a lower rail integral to said lower edge, wherein said lower rail has a substantially J-shaped cross section and is contiguous with said rear panel.
- 5. A sectional door panel according to claim 4, wherein said front panel, said upper edge, said upper rail, said lower edge, and said lower rail are formed as an integral assembly.
- 6. A sectional door panel according to claim 1, wherein said front panel is embossed with a pattern.
- 7. A sectional door panel according to claim 1, further comprising at least one window formed therein.
- 8. A sectional door panel according to claim 1, further comprising a means for sealing located on said lower edge.
- 9. A sectional door panel according to claim 8, wherein said means for sealing comprises:
- a lower endrail attached to said lower edge; and
- a seal attached to said lower endrail.
- 10. A sectional door panel according to claim 1, further comprising:
- a right end;
- a left end;
- a right end stile attached to said right end and located between said upper edge and said lower edge;
- a left end stile attached to said left end and located between said upper edge and said lower edge; and
- at least one center stile attached to said rear panel and located between said upper edge and said lower edge.
- 11. A sectional door panel comprising:
- a front panel;
- a rear panel located behind said front panel;
- an insulating material located between said front panel and said rear panel;
- an upper edge integral to said front panel, extending behind said rear panel;
- a raised tongue formed across the length of said upper edge;
- an upper rail integral to said upper edge, wherein said upper rail has a substantially J-shaped cross section and is contiguous with said rear panel;
- a lower edge integral to said front panel, extending behind said rear panel;
- a concave groove formed across the length of said lower edge, wherein said raised tongue of a first sectional door panel is engagable with said concave groove of a second sectional door panel; and
- a lower rail integral to said lower edge, wherein said lower rail has a substantially J-shaped cross section and is contiguous with said rear panel;
- wherein said upper rail and said lower rail locate said rear panel such that the plane defined by said rear panel intersects said raised tongue and said concave groove.
- 12. A sectional door panel according to claim 11, wherein said raised tongue and said concave groove are located approximately midway along the width of said upper edge and said lower edge, respectively.
- 13. A sectional door panel according to claim 11, wherein said front panel is embossed with a pattern.
- 14. A sectional door panel according to claim 11, further comprising at least one window formed therein.
- 15. A sectional door panel according to claim 11, further comprising a means for sealing located on said lower edge.
- 16. A sectional door panel according to claim 15, wherein said means for sealing comprises:
- a lower endrail attached to said lower edge; and
- a seal attached to said lower endrail.
- 17. A sectional door panel according to claim 11, further comprising:
- a right end;
- a left end;
- a right end stile attached to said right end and located between said upper edge and said lower edge;
- a left end stile attached to said left end and located between said upper edge and said lower edge; and
- at least one center stile attached to said rear panel located between said upper edge and said lower edge.
- 18. An overhead door comprising:
- a plurality of sectional door panels, each having
- a front panel,
- a rear panel located behind said front panel,
- an upper edge extending from said front panel,
- a raised tongue formed across the length of said upper edge,
- a lower edge extending from said front panel,
- a concave groove formed across the length of said lower edge, wherein said raised tongue of a first sectional door panel is engagable with said concave groove of a second sectional door panel, and
- a means for locating said rear panel such that the plane defined by said rear panel intersects said raised tongue and said concave groove;
- a plurality of hinges pivotally coupling said sectional door panels together; and
- a means for guiding said sectional door panels along a track.
- 19. An overhead door according to claim 18, wherein each of said sectional door panels further comprises an insulating material located between said front panel and said rear panel.
- 20. An overhead door according to claim 18, whereby in each of said sectional door panels said raised tongue and said concave groove is located approximately midway along the width of said upper edge and said lower edge, respectively.
- 21. A sectional door panel according to claim 18, whereby in each of said sectional door panels said means for locating comprises:
- an upper rail integral to said upper edge, wherein said upper rail has a substantially J-shaped cross section and is contiguous with said rear panel; and
- a lower rail integral to said lower edge, wherein said lower rail has a substantially J-shaped cross section and is contiguous with said rear panel.
- 22. An overhead door according to claim 21, whereby in each of said sectional door panels said front panel, said upper edge, said upper rail, said lower edge, and said lower rail are formed as an integral assembly.
- 23. An overhead door according to claim 18, wherein at least one of said front panels is embossed with a pattern.
- 24. An overhead door according to claim 18, further comprising at least one window formed within at least one of said sectional door panels.
- 25. An overhead door according to claim 18, wherein the lowest of said sectional door panels further comprises a means for sealing located on said lower edge.
- 26. An overhead door according to claim 25, wherein said means for sealing comprises:
- a lower endrail attached to said lower edge; and
- a seal attached to said lower endrail.
- 27. An overhead door according to claim 18, wherein each of said sectional door panels further comprises:
- a right end;
- a left end;
- a right end stile attached to said right end and located between said upper edge and said lower edge;
- a left end stile attached to said left end and located between said upper edge and said lower edge; and
- at least one center stile attached to said rear panel and located between said upper edge and said lower edge.
- 28. An overhead door according to claim 27, wherein said hinges are attached to said right end stiles, said left end stiles, and said center stiles.
- 29. An overhead door according to claim 18, wherein said means for guiding comprises a plurality of rollers.
- 30. An overhead door according to claim 18, wherein the highest of said sectional door panels further comprises a top right fixture attached to said right end stile proximate to said upper edge, and a top left fixture attached to said left end stile proximate to said upper edge; and the lowest of said sectional door panels further comprises a bottom right bracket attached to said right end stile proximate to said lower edge, and a bottom left bracket attached to said left end stile proximate to said lower edge.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of my application, filed 30 Dec. 1992 and assigned Ser. No. 29/004,958, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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