Jul 14, 2026

US12680791 - Bullet resistant garage door assembly with a shell formed from coil stock

A ballistic garage door assembly and a kit for converting a standard garage door includes metal shell panels formed from coil stock metal that uses sheets of ballistic material secured to each metal shell panel. Joint inserts applied to the horizontal ends of the garage door panels provide bullet resistant characteristics at the joints. Ballistic sheets of compressed multiple plies of ballistic material, hardened ballistic resin, or bullet resistant metal barriers, are applied to each garage door shell. Increased levels of ballistic protection will utilize thicker ballistic sheets and increased thickness of the walls of the joint inserts, and optionally an additional external ballistic bumper to increase ballistic performance of the joints between the garage door panels. The outward aesthetic appearance of the garage door does not change appreciably.

Inventors: Amos B. Glick
Filing date: 2024-10-18

ballisticgaragedoorassemblyprotection

The patent describes a bullet-resistant garage door assembly that incorporates metal shell panels and ballistic materials to enhance security without altering the door’s appearance. It includes a kit for converting standard garage doors, featuring ballistic inserts and joint inserts designed to provide increased protection against bullets.

Claim 1

1 . A kit for transforming a conventional garage door having multiple metal shell panels connected by hinges interconnecting adjacent metal shell panels into a bullet resistant garage door, comprising: a ballistic insert for attachment to an interior side of each said metal shell panel, said ballistic insert being sized to extend from an upper end of each said metal shell panel to a bottom end of each respective said metal shell panel; an upper joint insert and a mating lower joint insert for attachment to each said metal shell panel along upper and lower ends thereof; and a high bonding adhesive for securing said ballistic insert to said metal shell panel. a ballistic insert for attachment to an interior side of each said metal shell panel, said ballistic insert being sized to extend from an upper end of each said metal shell panel to a bottom end of each respective said metal shell panel; an upper joint insert and a mating lower joint insert for attachment to each said metal shell panel along upper and lower ends thereof; and a high bonding adhesive for securing said ballistic insert to said metal shell panel.

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