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  2. 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.

  3. The Genie Company - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.geniecompany.com. GMI Holdings Inc. (dba The Genie Company) is an American manufacturer of garage door openers & related accessories. It was founded in 1923 as the Alliance Manufacturing Company, located in Alliance, Ohio. At the time the company produced a broad line of consumer, industrial and military products. [2]

  4. The Frantz Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    In 1958, Frantz bought a controlling interest in Sterling Electronic Door Control Corporation which had earlier patented a new concept in garage door openers. Frantz then began marketing the openers with the doors. In 1959, Frantz introduced the first successful lightweight fiberglass garage door to the marketplace under the brand name "Filuma".

  5. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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    A garage door is a large door on a garage that can either be opened manually or by a garage door opener. Garage doors are necessarily large to allow passage of automobiles and/or trucks. In 1921, C. G. Johnson of Detroit invented the "Overhead Door", the first upward-lifting garage door. To market the garage door, Johnson mounted a small ...

  6. Garage door - Wikipedia

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    A garage door is a large door to allow egress for a garage that opens either manually or by an electric motor (a garage door opener). Garage doors are frequently large enough to accommodate automobiles and other vehicles. The operating mechanism is usually spring-loaded or counterbalanced to offset the door's weight and reduce the human or ...

  7. Chamberlain Group - Wikipedia

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    Raynor — the company's line of garage door openers for professional installers. This line of professional installers is slightly less common than LiftMaster. Craftsman — re-branded Chamberlain models sold at Sears. Those products have a "139" model prefix to denote that the Chamberlain Group made them for Sears.

  8. 39 Household Hacks That Will Save Your Life This Holiday Season

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    Windshield wipers ($20 and 15 minutes), spark plugs ($15 and 20 minutes) and oil changes ($30 and 30 minutes) are all tasks you can achieve in your own driveway or garage. NYS444/ istockphoto 11.

  9. Category:Garage door opener manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Garage door opener manufacturers" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.