Retractable screen door components and method
First Claim
1. A retractable flexible screen to be installed to a frame of a fenestration product with the flexible screen extending and retracting across an opening in the fenestration product, the frame having first and second pairs of frame members bounding the fenestration product, the flexible screen comprising:
- flexible screen material;
a roller system upon which the flexible screen material is unwound and wound during extension and retraction, respectively, the roller system extending across a length of the opening from one of the first pair of frame members to an opposite one of the first pair of frame members with the flexible screen material extending toward one of the second pair of frame members as a closing member;
a pair of mounting brackets, each attachable to one of the first pair of frame members, the roller system mounting to the pair of mounting brackets at each end;
a control bar connected to the flexible screen material at a first edge; and
first and second tracks, each mountable to one of the first pair of frame members adjacent to the roller between the roller and the closing member toward which the flexible screen material extends, the first and second tracks each coupled to the control bar at an opposite end, such that the control bar moves back and forth along the first and second tracks from the roller system to the closing member.
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Abstract
A retractable flexible screen for installation to a frame of a fenestration product, the frame having opposite pairs of frame members. The flexible screen extending and retracting across an opening in the fenestration product and including flexible screen material and a roller system upon which the screen material is unwound and wound. The roller system mounting to a pair of mounting brackets, each attachable to one of the pairs of frame members. A control bar connects to the screen material and moves along a pair of tracks each mountable to the same pair of frame members, the screen material extending from the roller system to one of the other pair of frame members. A gripper system mounts in the tracks and grips the screen material in a closed flexible screen. A spring tensioning system provides post-installation access to adjust the tension of a spring within the roller system.
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41 Claims
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1. A retractable flexible screen to be installed to a frame of a fenestration product with the flexible screen extending and retracting across an opening in the fenestration product, the frame having first and second pairs of frame members bounding the fenestration product, the flexible screen comprising:
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flexible screen material;
a roller system upon which the flexible screen material is unwound and wound during extension and retraction, respectively, the roller system extending across a length of the opening from one of the first pair of frame members to an opposite one of the first pair of frame members with the flexible screen material extending toward one of the second pair of frame members as a closing member;
a pair of mounting brackets, each attachable to one of the first pair of frame members, the roller system mounting to the pair of mounting brackets at each end;
a control bar connected to the flexible screen material at a first edge; and
first and second tracks, each mountable to one of the first pair of frame members adjacent to the roller between the roller and the closing member toward which the flexible screen material extends, the first and second tracks each coupled to the control bar at an opposite end, such that the control bar moves back and forth along the first and second tracks from the roller system to the closing member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A flexible screen to be installed to a frame of a fenestration product, the flexible screen extending and retracting across an opening in the fenestration product, the flexible screen comprising:
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flexible screen material configured to extend and retract across the opening;
a roller system upon which the flexible screen material is unwound and wound during extension and retraction, respectively, the roller system mountable to the frame;
a control bar connected to the flexible screen material at a first edge;
a pair of tracks mountable to the frame on opposite ends of the roller system and generally perpendicular to the roller system, each track having a rail, the pair of tracks coupled to the control bar at each rail such that the control bar engages and rides along each rail as it moves back and forth along the pair of tracks from an open position with the flexible screen material generally retracted to a closed position with the flexible screen material extended across the opening; and
a gripping system coupled to the pair of tracks and adapted to hold the flexible screen material securely at the pair of tracks against each rail when the flexible screen is extended across the opening in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A flexible screen to be installed to a frame of a fenestration product, the flexible screen extending and retracting across an opening in the fenestration product, the flexible screen comprising:
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flexible screen material configured to extend and retract across the opening;
a roller system upon which the flexible screen material is unwound and wound during extension and retraction, respectively, the roller system mountable to the frame and including an internal spring to facilitate retraction and winding of the flexible screen material;
a control bar connected to the flexible screen material at a first edge;
a pair of tracks mountable to the frame on opposite ends of the roller system and generally perpendicular to the roller system, the pair of tracks coupled to the control bar such that the control bar moves back and forth along the pair of tracks from an open position with the flexible screen material fully retracted to a closed position with the flexible screen material extended across the opening; and
a spring tensioning system for adjusting a spring tension of the roller spring, the tensioning system external to the roller system. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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Specification