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Window apparatus and method for a garage door

US5497588A · kind A · utility

38Cited by
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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1994
Grant dateMar 12, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06B3/72
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A decorative overlay and window system for an opening in a garage door, the decorative overlay including a peripheral framework formed as an integral part of the decorative overlay. Bolt strips having a plurality of bolts extending outwardly therefrom are secured to the inner face of the peripheral framework. The bolts provide an alignment mechanism for aligning the decorative overlay with the opening in the garage door. A windowpane having a plurality of holes in its border is mounted to the peripheral framework by passing the bolts through the holes and then threadedly fastening nuts to the bolts. An insulation liner is provided to cover open edges of adjacent insulation in the event the decorative window system is used on an insulated garage door.

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