Ronald G Snyder

US Patent:

6484447, Nov 26, 2002

Filed:

Apr 13, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/548143

Inventors:

Ronald P. Snyder - Peosta IA
Jason D. Miller - Dubuque IA
Donald P. Grant - Dubuque IA

Assignee:

Rite-Hite Holding Corporation - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

E06B 722

US Classification:

494991, 160 40

Abstract:

A seal assembly for an overhead-storing door seals the horizontal joints between adjacent panels of the door. The panels are pivotally interconnected at the joints to allow the door to open and close by traveling along a set of lateral tracks that curve between horizontal and vertical. The door closes in the vertical position, and stores horizontally overhead. The seal assembly can also be used for sealing the leading edge of the door panel that closes against the floor. The seal assembly includes a seal holder with a T-shaped anchor that engages a complimental T-shaped seal-receiving opening in a foam core of at least one of the door panels. The seal holder includes shaped grooves for attaching a flexible U-shaped seal member and, if desired, for inserting a reinforcing bar that increases the rigidity of the seal holder. In attaching the seal member to the seal holder, the T-shaped anchor slides in a first direction into the mating seal-receiving opening in the foam core. The sliding fit in a first direction provides a positive connection in another direction perpendicular to the first.

US Patent:

6655442, Dec 2, 2003

Filed:

Sep 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/956620

Inventors:

Ronald P. Snyder - Peosta IA

Assignee:

Rite-Hite Holding Corporation - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

E05D 1506

US Classification:

160201, 160232

Abstract:

A sectional door includes a series of track-guided pivotal door panels, wherein at least one of the door panels comprises several interlocked panel members. The panel members are of various widths so they can be assembled in different combinations to create a door panel of a desired total width. The panel members can be extrusions that are readily cut to length to match doorways of various widths. The ability to readily provide a panel in various widths and lengths makes such a door panel particularly useful as a replacement panel whose size needs to match that of existing door panels. In some cases, one or more panel members can be transparent to create a door panel with an integral window.

US Patent:

7040373, May 9, 2006

Filed:

Jul 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/617533

Inventors:

Ronald P. Snyder - Peosta IA, US

Assignee:

Rite-Hite Holding Corp. - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

E05D 15/06

US Classification:

160113, 160 92, 49464

Abstract:

A door panel comprises several interlocking panel members. The panel members can be extrusions that are readily cut to length to create assembled door panels that match doorways of various widths. The ability to readily provide a door panel in various widths and lengths makes such a panel particularly useful as a replacement panel whose size needs to match that of existing door panels. In some embodiments, a physical property of the panel member's extruded material varies from one panel member to another and/or varies within a single panel member to provide a door panel with certain desirable characteristics.

US Patent:

7159637, Jan 9, 2007

Filed:

Mar 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/803150

Inventors:

Ronald P. Snyder - Peosta IA, US
Linda Kasper - Sussex WI, US
Jason D. Miller - Sherrill IA, US
Donald P. Grant - Dubuque IA, US
Paul Maly - Mequon WI, US

Assignee:

Rite-Hite Holding Corporation - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

E06B 9/15

US Classification:

1601211, 160133, 160405

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.

US Patent:

7207370, Apr 24, 2007

Filed:

Mar 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/809119

Inventors:

Ronald P. Snyder - Peosta IA, US
Jason D. Miller - Sherrill IA, US
Donald P. Grant - Dubuque IA, US
Paul J. Maly - Mequon WI, US
Mike Gallenberger - Thiensville WI, US

Assignee:

Rite-Hite Holding Corporation - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

E06B 9/08

US Classification:

160 231, 1602931, 160294, 242380

Abstract:

A retractable barrier includes a rollup or otherwise retractable panel that can extend between two spaced apart support members. When not in use, the panel can retract onto one of the support members to permit passage. The barrier provides substantial impact resistance by having the reactive force of the impact transfer directly between the barrier's retractable panel and its support members without having to rely on the strength of the panel's take-up roller or the strength of the roller's anti-rotation mechanism. This can be accomplished by having a slot-engaging stop member mounted directly to the panel itself. The stop member is preferably a pipe, rod, bar or some other vertically elongate member that can broadly distribute an impact reactive force over the height of the panel. In some embodiments, the barrier can be set for various doorway widths by simply repositioning the stop member's location on the retractable panel.

US Patent:

7337822, Mar 4, 2008

Filed:

Jan 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/343010

Inventors:

Ronald P. Snyder - Peosta IA, US
Jason D. Miller - Sherrill IA, US
Donald P. Grant - Dubuque IA, US
Paul J. Maly - Mequon WI, US
Mike Gallenberger - Thiensville WI, US

Assignee:

Rite-Hite Holding Corporation - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

E06B 9/08

US Classification:

160 231, 1602931, 160294, 242380

Abstract:

A retractable barrier includes a rollup or otherwise retractable panel that can extend between two spaced apart support members. When not in use, the panel can retract onto one of the support members to permit passage. The barrier provides substantial impact resistance by having the reactive force of the impact transfer directly between the barrier's retractable panel and its support members without having to rely on the strength of the panel's take-up roller or the strength of the roller's anti-rotation mechanism. This can be accomplished by having a slot-engaging stop member mounted directly to the panel itself. The stop member is preferably a pipe, rod, bar or some other vertically elongate member that can broadly distribute an impact reactive force over the height of the panel. In some embodiments, the barrier can be set for various doorway widths by simply repositioning the stop member's location on the retractable panel.