Hinge assembly for a sectional door

摘要

A hinge assembly (11) includes a first member (8) having a curved-shape abutment surface (9) spaced about a pivot axis (19), and a second member (7) having a second abutment surface (10), which is of complementary shape to the first abutment surface (9). A link means (12) connects the members (7 and 8) in a manner such that articulate movement is enabled whilst preventing human fingers or other objects being pinched between the abutment surfaces. A primary application of such a hinge (11) is in a sectional door (Fig. 1) which is formed of a plurality of elongate panels (1, 2, 3) having abutment surfaces (5, 6). A method of forming the hinge and the door panels and a method of assembling such a sectional door are also disclosed.