US 11,788,344 B2
Garage door panel rail reinforcement devices
Philip Sanders, Lakeland, FL (US)
Filed by Philip Sanders, Lakeland, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/805,822.
Prior Publication US 2021/0270069 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. E06B 3/48 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 3/488 (2013.01) [E06B 3/485 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A garage door panel rail reinforcement device configured for a tongue-in-groove style garage door, the garage door panel rail reinforcement device comprising:
a top portion having a first top surface and a second top surface, wherein the top portion is configured to fit under an upper rail of a tongue and groove style garage door panel, wherein the first top surface is offset, wherein the first top surface is a first distance from a first side of the garage door panel rail reinforcement device and is a second distance from a second side of the garage door panel rail reinforcement device, wherein the first distance is different than the second distance;
a bottom portion having a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface, wherein the bottom portion is configured to fit on top of a lower rail of the tongue and groove style garage door panel; and
a fastener piloting detent disposed on the first top surface of the top portion,
wherein the garage panel reinforcement device is an extrusion formed by an extrusion process and includes a plurality of interior cavities within the extrusion,
wherein the garage panel reinforcement device is configured to support the upper rail of the tongue and groove style garage door panel when installed under the upper rail, and is configured to support the lower rail of the tongue and groove style garage door panel when installed above the lower rail, and
wherein the top portion and the bottom portion each include rounded corner transitions between one or more surfaces.