US 12,281,507 B2
Apparatus and method for installing a pivot guide in a door section of a bifold door
Scott Tatrow, Bruce Township, MI (US)
Assigned to SHI DESIGNS LLC, Bruce Township, MI (US)
Filed by SHI DESIGNS LLC
Filed on Sep. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/370,917.
Prior Publication US 2025/0101786 A1, Mar. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. E05D 15/26 (2006.01); B25B 33/00 (2006.01); E05D 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 15/266 (2013.01) [B25B 33/00 (2013.01); E05D 2007/1094 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/276 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/278 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for installing a pivot guide in an opening of a door section of a bifold door, the pivot guide comprising a base, a flange located at a top end or region of the base, a pin extending into the base, and a top part connected to the pin, wherein the apparatus comprises:
an upper part;
a lower part comprising a notch; and
a middle part connecting the upper part to the lower part;
wherein the notch is an opening in the lower part that is defined between a pair of projections or fingers, and a size or diameter of the notch or a distance between the pair of projections or fingers is generally larger than a size or diameter of the pin of the pivot guide, and
wherein during the installing of the pivot guide into the door section, the notch is configured to be positioned between the flange and the top part of the pivot guide, and after a force is applied onto the upper part, the force is transferred from the upper part to the lower part through the middle part and onto the flange to push the base into the opening in the door section.