Removable Overlay Panel for Existing Garage Door

摘要

A panel overlay system for embellishing an existing metal multi-panel articulating overhead garage door is disclosed. Plural lightweight panels are removably attached to the panels of the existing garage door with magnets. Each panel comprises an underlayment sheet that provides a relatively rigid structural backing, and thin wood veneer adhesively bonded to the outer-facing major surface of the backing sheet. The veneer includes plural vertical demarcations; when multiple panels are installed the demarcations on adjacent panels align to give the appearance of elongated vertical boards. Vertical and horizontal members are placed at desired positions on the veneer—typically the vertical members are aligned along the side edges of the panel and the horizontal member extends across the middle of the panel so that the entire installation provides the appearance of a garage door typical of the well-known rail and stile carriage house design.

主权项

1. An overlay panel for removable attachment to a panel of an existing overhead articulating metal garage door, said garage door comprising plural individual rectangular panels hinged to one another and each of the individual panels having an uppermost edge and a lowermost edge to define a garage door panel height therebetween, the overly panel comprising:
a rectangular sheet having opposed first and second planar major surfaces, opposed top and bottom edges and opposed side edges, said sheet having plural blind bores formed in the second major surface, wherein said sheet has a height that is the same as the garage door panel height; and a magnet in each of the blind bores whereby said rectangular sheet may be attached to an individual garage door panel with said magnets and with the opposed top and bottom edges of said rectangular sheet aligning with the uppermost and lowermost edges of said garage door panel, respectively, and each magnet having an outer surface that is substantially coplanar with the plane of the second major surface.