Method of preparing a section for an overhead door

Abstract

A novel overhead door section system and method, the section including a section facing fabricated from a high tensile steel and secured to a novel end stile and center stile. The end stile includes an angle support secured therein. The angle support clamps an end of the section facing against a front face of the end stile and is secured to ribs in the section facing and to a side wall of the end stile. A novel back facing and method provide additional strength to the panel and may also enclose an insulative layer inside the panel.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by a United States Letters Patent is: 
     
       1. A method of preparing a section for an overhead door system comprising: forming a section facing for the section by shaping a generally rectangular sheet of metal with a longitudinal channel along each edge of the section facing and a plurality of ribs in the facing;   fabricating end stiles for the section by forming sheet metal stock into end stiles having a front face, a side wall and a rear face, the front face being adapted to overlap the end of the section facing with the rear face fitting within the channels while the side wall encloses the end of the section;   preparing an angle support for the end stile, the angle support adapted to being received inside the end stile to accommodate clamping the end of the section facing against the front face of the end stile; and   assembling the section by mounting an end stile to each end of the section facing and securing the end stile thereto by securing the angle support to the ribs of the section facing and to the side wall of the end stile.   
     
     
       2. The method defined in claim 1 wherein the assembling step further comprises imparting a truss effect to the section by mounting a continuous sheet back facing to the section. 
     
     
       3. The method defined in claim 2 wherein the mounting step further comprises inserting a body of insulative material in the section between the back facing and the section facing. 
     
     
       4. The method defined in claim 2 wherein the mounting step further comprises securing the back facing to the section by inserting the edge of the back facing into the channel and securing the back facing between the stile and the channel. 
     
     
       5. The method defined in claim 1 wherein the assembling step further comprises fabricating center stiles and inserting the center stiles into the section between the channels in juxtaposition with the ribs and securing the center stiles to the ribs. .Iadd. 6. A method of preparing a section for an overhead door system comprising: forming a section facing for the section by shaping a generally rectangular sheet of metal with a hem and a longitudinal channel along each edge of the section facing;   fabricating end stiles for the section by forming a metal stock into end stiles having a front face, a side wall and a rear face, and hem-receiving grooves adjacent each end of the rear face, the front face overlapping the end of the section facing with the ends of the rear face fitting within the channels with the hem receiving grooves receiving the hems therein while the side wall encloses the end of the section;   preparing support means at the side wall inside the end stile for securing the end of the section facing to the end stile; and   assembling the section by mounting an end stile to each end of the section facing and securing the end of the section facing to the end stile with the support means. .Iaddend..Iadd. 7. The method defined in claim 6 wherein the assembling step comprises leaving the hem in the hem-receiving groove without a fastener until subsequently secured by a hinge. .Iaddend.