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Flexible retractable door

  • US 5,332,021 A
  • Filed: 05/08/1992
  • Issued: 07/26/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A flexible retractable closure assembly for an opening comprising:

  • a flexible sheet having front and rear end edges and side edges extending laterally between the end edges,said sheet having a permanent memory set to gather itself automatically into a compact configuration proximate said rear edge,locating means retaining said compact configuration at one side of said opening,guide means guiding said sheet from the locating means across the opening,retaining means for holding the sheet in an extended position whereby the sheet extends at least partially over said opening,and wherein by the sheet moving from said locating means, the sheet is movable between;

    (a) a retracted position with the front end edge near the locating means and the substantial entirety of the sheet in a compact state, and(b) said extended position with the front end edge spaced from the locating means and a substantial portion of the sheet extending across the openingsaid sheet includes stiffening means, wherein said stiffening means comprise vertically extending slats attached to said sheet in side-by-side fashion, said slats providing a tambour effect to said sheet.

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