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2. Garage door - Wikipedia

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   A typical single-car garage roller door has a preloaded spring inside the rolling mechanism. The spring reduces the effort required to open the door. Oversized roller doors in commercial premises are not sprung (except in the US), and a manual pulley and chain system or a geared motor is used to raise and lower (roll up and roll down) the door.

3. Roller shutter - Wikipedia

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   A roller shutter, security shutter, coiling door, roller door or sectional overhead door is a specialized type of door or window shutter consisting of multiple horizontal slats, bars, or web systems interconnected through hinges. The mechanism involves lifting the door to open it and lowering it to close.

4. Garage door opener - Wikipedia

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   The electric overhead garage door opener was invented by C.G. Johnson in 1926 in Hartford City, Indiana. [1] Electric Garage Door openers did not become popular until Era Meter Company of Chicago offered one after World War II where the overhead garage door could be opened via a key pad located on a post at the end of the driveway or a switch inside the garage.

5. Storm door - Wikipedia

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   There are three basic types of storm doors: full-view, retractable screen, and ventilating. Full-view storm doors [1] typically include a full glass panel and most an interchangeable full screen. Retractable screen storm doors feature a screen that is rolled up into the frame of the storm door when not in use, and can be removed entirely.

6. Window screen - Wikipedia

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   The screen may also include a crossbar for added strength. Fiberglass screen material is typically available in 30 m (100 ft) rolls in varying widths, from 46 to 305 cm (18 to 120 in) wide. Aluminum screen material is available in 30 m (100 ft) rolls except the range of available widths is less than for the more commonly used fiberglass.

7. Platform screen doors - Wikipedia

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   Platform screen doors on the Elizabeth line at Farringdon, 2019 "Horizontal lift" style doors at Lomonosovskaya station on the Saint Petersburg Metro, the first screen doors in the world The idea of platform edge doors dates from as early as 1908, when Charles S. Shute of Boston was granted a patent for "Safety fence and gate for railway ...