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An article of manufacture for use as an insulated overhead door that is designed to roll open and closed in tracks, with a sheet of thermoplasitc material that acts as the outer door membrane and barrier to entry, a sheet of insulating material that acts as a base insulating barrier adhered to the t

An article of manufacture for use as an insulated overhead door that is designed to roll open and closed in tracks, with a sheet of thermoplasitc material that acts as the outer door membrane and barrier to entry, a sheet of insulating material that acts as a base insulating barrier adhered to the thermoplastic membrane.

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1. A single panel thermally insulated door adapted to transverse curved tracks between a first position entirely blocking a door opening and a second position in which the door opening is not blocked, the insulated door having a height, width, and thickness, the door further comprising:a core of the

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A single panel thermally insulated door adapted to transverse curved tracks between a first position entirely blocking a door opening and a second position in which the door opening is not blocked, the insulated door having a height, width, and thickness, the door further comprising:a core of thermal insulating material, said core being configured and sized to have the same height and width of the height and width of the door and the core is configured and sized to have the same cross-sectional thickness along the height and width of the door;a sheet of thermoplastic material affixed to a surface of the core, and coextensive with the height and width of the core, said thermoplastic material acting as an exterior door membrane and barrier to entry; andflexible material sheeting affixed to an opposite surface of the core than the sheet of thermoplastic material,wherein the sheet of thermoplastic material or the flexible material sheeting has a panel stiffener free outer surface,wherein the core of thermal insulating material is configured and sized to contact both the flexible material sheeting and the thermoplastic material along the entire height and width of at least one of the sheet of thermoplastic material and the flexible material sheeting and the door is flexible to approximate the curvature of the curved tracks as the door transverses the curved tracks. 2. The door of claim 1, wherein the door is flexible along its entire height to traverse, and approximate the curvature of, the curved tracks. 3. A single panel flexible door configured to flex when moving between an open position and a closed position, the flexible door having a width, a height, and a thickness comprising: a first outer layer having a width, a height and a thickness;a core layer connected to the first outer layer, the core layer configured and sized to have the same width and height as the width and height of the of the first outer layer, and the core layer is configured and sized to have a consistent cross-sectional thickness along the width and height of the core layer; anda second outer layer connected to the door, wherein at least one of the first and second outer layers, provide desired flexibility of the door without a panel stiffener contacting the core layer and at least one of the first and second outer layers has a smooth, panel stiffener free outer surface. 4. The single panel flexible door of claim 3, wherein the door is configured to repeatedly flex up to and including 90 degrees. 5. The single panel flexible door of claim 3, wherein the core layer is made of several blocks. 6. The single panel flexible door of claim 3, wherein the core layer includes foam. 7. The single panel flexible door of claim 3, wherein a density of the core layer combined with the thickness of the first outer layer provide an amount of stiffness to create a seal around an edge of the door when the door is in a closed position. 8. The single panel flexible door of claim 3, further including rollers attached to the door. 9. The single panel flexible door of claim 8, wherein the rollers are configured to guide the door along a track and flex the door as the door moves along the track. 10. The single panel flexible door of claim 8, further comprising a block, bracket, or sleeve reinforcing structure located between the core layer and one of the first and second outer layers and the rollers are attached to the reinforcing structure. 11. The single panel flexible door of claim 3, wherein the second outer layer is configured and sized to have the same width, and height as the width and height of the of the first outer layer. 12. The single panel flexible door of claim 11, wherein the first and second outer layers each have an outer surface located on an opposite side of the first and second outer layers than a portion of the first and second outer layers proximate to the core layer and the outer surface of at least one of the first and second outer layer is free of contact with a stiffening member. 13. A single panel flexible door in which the single panel itself is inherently configured to flex as it moves along a curved track between an open and closed position, the flex conforming to the curvature of the track, the door further comprising: a first outer layer having a width and a height; anda core layer connected to the first outer layer, the core layer is configured and sized to have a same width and height as a width and height of the of the first outer layer, and the core layer is configured and sized to have a same cross-sectional thickness along the width and height of the first outer layer, the core layer configured and sized to contact the first outer layer along the entire height and width of core layer and the first outer layer has a smooth, panel stiffener free outer surface. 14. The single panel flexible door of claim 13, wherein the door is configured to repeatedly flex up to and including 90 degrees. 15. The single panel flexible door of claim 13, wherein a density of the core layer combined with a thickness of the first outer layer provide a desired amount of stiffness without a panel stiffening member contacting the core layer. 16. The single panel flexible door of claim 13, further comprising a second outer layer located on the door on an opposite side of the door as the first outer layer. 17. The single panel flexible door of claim 16, a density of the core layer combined with a thickness of the first outer layer provide a sufficient amount of stiffness to create a seal around an edge of the door when the door is in a closed position. 18. The single panel flexible door of claim 16, wherein the second outer layer is configured and sized to have the same width, and height as the width and height of the core layer. 19. The single panel flexible door of claim 13, further including at least any one of the following: block, bracket or sleeve reinforcing structures attached to at least one of either the first outer layer and the core layer wherein the reinforcing structures provide reinforced areas for attaching wheels to the door. 20. The single panel flexible door of claim 19, wherein the reinforcing structures are located between the outer layer and the core layer.