Flag angle method for supporting tracks of various radii

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10794101-B2
Application number	US-201815998508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2018
Priority date	Aug 16, 2018
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

A flag angle includes: a body having a two ends, and a middle section located between the ends; a mounting portion on the body for mounting the body to a surface; a first wider portion located at one end, the first wider portion extending further away from the mounting portion than an amount the middle section extends from the mounting portion; a second wider portion located at the other end, the second wider portion extending further away from the mounting portion than the amount the middle section extends away from the mounting portion; first, second, third, and fourth attaching features located on the first wider portion and each of the second, third, and fourth attaching features are located progressively further away from the mounting portion; and fifth and sixth attaching features located on the second wider portion, wherein the attaching features include slots and holes.

First claim

I claim:

1. A flag angle comprising:
an elongated body having a first end, and a second end, and a middle section located between the first and second ends;
a mounting portion on the body for mounting the body to a surface;
a first wider portion located at the first end, the first wider portion extending further away from the mounting portion than an amount the middle section extends from the mounting portion;
a second wider portion located at the second end, the second wider portion extending further away from the mounting portion than the amount the middle section extends away from the mounting portion;
and
first and second attaching features located on the second wider portion, wherein each the first and second attaching features comprises an upper horizontal slot and a lower horizontal slot, wherein the upper horizontal slot of the first attaching feature is located and sized to attach to curved door tracks of a first curved radius and the upper horizontal slot of the second attaching feature is located and sized to attach to a curved door track of a second curved radius; and
third, fourth, fifth, and sixth attaching features located on the first wider portion, wherein each of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth attaching features is located progressively further away from the mounting portion and comprises at least one slot.

2. The flag angle of claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower horizontal slots of the first attaching feature are located further away from the second end than the upper and lower horizontal slots of the second attaching feature.

3. The flag angle of claim 1 , wherein the second wider portion extends further away from the mounting portion than the first wider portion extends away from the mounting portion.

4. The flag angle of claim 1 , wherein the slots of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth attaching features are extend vertically.

5. The flag angle of claim 1 , wherein the first wider portion extends at least 50% a length the second wider portion extends from the mounting portion.

6. The flag angle of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is at a right angle with respect to the first and second wider portions and the middle section.

7. The flag angle of claim 1 , wherein one of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth attaching features include a slot of a different length than any other slot of the other of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth attaching features.

8. The flag angle of claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower horizontal slots of the first attaching feature and the second attaching feature have a common length.

9. A system for supporting door tracks of different radii comprising:
a flag angle including:
an elongated body having a first end, and a second end, and a middle section located between the first and second ends;
a mounting portion on the body for mounting the body to a surface;
a first wider portion located at the first end, the first wider portion extending further away from the mounting portion than an amount the middle section extends from the mounting portion;
a second wider portion located at the second end, the second wider portion extending further away from the mounting portion than the amount the middle section extends away from the mounting portion; and
first and second attaching features located on the second wider portion,
wherein each of the first and second attaching features comprises a pair of slots defined by the second wider portion and extending parallel to a direction that the second wider portion extends from the mounting portion; and

a first curved section of door track configured to be supported by the flag angle;
wherein the first and second attaching features are located and sized to allow an upper slot of the first attaching features to attach to the first curved section of door track having a first curve radius and an upper slot of the second attaching features to attach to a second curved section of track having a second curve radius different than the first curve radius.

10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a horizontal reinforcing member configured to attach to the flag angle at the first wider portion and an end bearing bracket spaced apart from the horizontal reinforcing member.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the end bearing bracket is dimensioned to not contact the horizontal reinforcing member when the end bearing bracket and the horizontal reinforcing member are attached to the flag angle.

12. The system of claim 9 , further comprising: third, fourth, fifth, and sixth attaching features located on the first wider portion and each of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth attaching features are located progressively further away from the mounting portion.

13. The flag angle of claim 9 , wherein the first wider portion extends at least 50% of a length the second wider portion extends from the mounting portion.

14. The flag angle of claim 12 , wherein the third, fourth, fifth and sixth attaching features include parallel slots that are oriented at 90 degrees from the parallel slots of the first and second attaching features.

15. A flag angle comprising:
an elongated body having a first end, and a second end, and a middle section located between the first and second ends;
a mounting portion on the body for mounting the body to a surface;
a first wider portion located at the first end, the first wider portion extending further away from the mounting portion than an amount the middle section extends from the mounting portion;
a second wider portion located at the second end, the second wider portion extending further away from the mounting portion than the amount the middle section extends away from the mounting portion;
first and second attaching features located on the second wider portion, the first attaching features disposed further from the second end than the second attaching features, each of the first and second attaching features comprising a pair of parallel slots oriented parallel to a direction in which the second wider portion extends from the mounting portion, wherein an upper slot of the first attaching features is located and sized to attach to a curved door track of a first curved radius when a lower slot of the first attaching features is attached to a first vertical track, and an upper slot of the second attaching features is located and sized to attach to a curved door track of a second curved radius when a lower slot of the second attaching features is attached to a second vertical track; and
third, fourth, fifth, and sixth attaching features located on the first wider portion, wherein each of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth attaching features are located progressively further away from the mounting portion and comprises a set of three linearly arranged slots, and wherein at least one slot of the third and fourth attaching features has a length that is different than a length of at least one other slot of the third and fourth attaching features, respectively.

16. The flag angle of claim 15 , wherein the first wider portion extends at least 50% of a length the second wider portion extends from the mounting portion.

17. The flag angle of claim 15 , wherein each slot of the fifth and sixth attaching features has a first common length.

18. The flag angle of claim 17 , wherein a lower slot of each of the third and fourth attaching features has a second common length.

19. The flag angle of claim 18 , wherein a middle slot of each of the third and fourth attaching features has a third common length which is greater th

Assignees

• Overhead Door Corp

Inventors

• Preising Jr Danny L

Classifications

• E05D15/262 Primary

  folding vertically · CPC title

• E05Y2600/12

  by manual operation · CPC title

• E05D15/24 Primary

  consisting of parts connected at their edges · CPC title

• E05Y2600/626

  Plates or brackets · CPC title

• E05Y2201/684

  Rails; Tracks · CPC title