BREAKAWAY DOOR PANEL SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention is concerned with a breakaway door panel system comprising i) an impact resistant panel pivotally assembled to a pair of connecting members mountable to a door adjacent a first end and a second end of the panel respectively, and ii) a pair of impact releasable panel locking devices each comprising a first compliant holding element mounted at an end of the panel, a second complementary compliant holding element mounted on the connecting member adjacent said panel end, and a connecting bar releasably connecting said first holding element to said second holding element, whereby, when an impact force of at least a predetermined strength in applied to the panel, the bars are extracted from at least one of their respective holding elements, leaving the panel break away from the door, pivoting in the direction of the impact force.