Magnetically attachable window screen system

• US 8,037,923 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2008
• Issued: 10/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boulos Paul Alkhoury, Pasqualino D'Uva
• Original Assignee: Boulos Paul Alkhoury, Pasqualino D'Uva
• Inventors: Alkhoury, Boulos Paul, D'uva, Pasqualino
• Primary Examiner(s): PUROL, DAVID M
• Application Number:
  US12/071,402
• Publication Number:
  US 20090183844A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,336 Days
• Field of Search: 160/369, 160/371, 160/90, 160/DIG.16, 522/02, 522/03, 52D/IG.4
• US Class Current: 160/369
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/52 Devices affording protection against insects, e.g. fly screens; Mesh windows for other purposes screens A47G5/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 160/16 Magnetic
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/32 having magnetic fastener

Abstract

A magnetically attachable window screen system comprising,

a rectangular casement window comprising a casement window frame for removably attaching a rectangular window screen, the casement window frame comprising four window frame sides,

the four window frame sides comprising a lower horizontal frame side, an upper horizontal frame side and two opposing vertical frame sides, each window frame side comprising a front perimeter wall and a side perimeter wall, at least one frame magnet attached to the casement window frame at least partly behind the plane defining the front perimeter wall or the plane defining the side perimeter wall, at least one support on the casement window frame for supporting the window screen, the window screen comprising a screen frame comprising four screen bars, the four screen bars comprising a lower horizontal screen bar, an upper horizontal screen bar, and two vertical screen bars, the window screen further comprising at least one screen magnet attached to the window screen frame and positioned to magnetically co-operate with the at least one frame magnet attached to the casement window frame.

Claims

1. A magnetically attachable window screen system comprising,

a rectangular casement window comprising a casement window frame for removably attaching a rectangular window screen,

the casement window frame comprising four window frame sides,

the four window frame sides comprising a lower horizontal frame side, an upper horizontal frame side and two opposing vertical frame sides,

each window frame side comprising a front perimeter wall and a side perimeter wall,

at least one frame magnet fitted in a cavity in a corresponding at least one of the window frame sides of the casement window frame at least partly behind one of the plane defining the front perimeter wall and the plane defining the side perimeter wall,

at least one support on the casement window frame for supporting the window screen,

the window screen comprising a screen frame comprising four screen bars,

the four screen bars comprising a lower horizontal screen bar, an upper horizontal screen bar, and two vertical screen bars,

the window screen further comprising a support engaging surface for receiving the support on the casement window frame,

the window screen further comprising at least one screen magnet inserted into a screen magnet cavity in a corresponding one of the screen bars of the window screen frame and positioned to magnetically co-operate with the at least one frame magnet fitted in the cavity in the corresponding at least one of the window frame sides of the casement window frame through at least a thickness of the at least one of the plane defining the front perimeter wall and the plane defining the side perimeter wall.

2. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 1 wherein the at least one frame magnet is attached to the front perimeter wall or the side perimeter wall or both the front perimeter wall and side perimeter wall.

3. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 2 wherein the at least one frame magnet is in a channel within the casement window frame and attached to a back of the front perimeter wall, a back of the side perimeter wall or a back of both the front perimeter wall and the side perimeter wall.

4. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 3 wherein the channel is sized to locate the at least one frame magnet against the front perimeter wall, or the side perimeter wall or both the front perimeter wall and side perimeter wall.

5. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 4 wherein the at least one magnet is held in a fixed position in the channel by a friction fit.

6. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claims 5 wherein the at least one magnet is made of neodymium.

7. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 6 wherein the at least one frame magnet is covered by the front perimeter wall and side perimeter wall whereby the at least one magnet is invisible from the outside of the casement window frame.

8. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 1 wherein the at least one frame magnet is visible from the outside of the casement window frame.

9. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 1 wherein the at least one frame magnet is attached to the front perimeter wall of one or more of the window frame sides for magnetic co-operation through at least one front perimeter wall with one or more corresponding screen magnets attached to one or more screen bars and positioned to substantially abut the at least one front perimeter wall of one or more frame sides horizontally opposite the corresponding frame magnet.

10. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 1 wherein the at least one frame magnet is attached to the side perimeter wall of one or more of the window frame sides for magnetic co-operation through at least one side perimeter wall with one or more corresponding screen magnets attached to one or more screen bars and positioned to substantially abut the at least one side perimeter wall of one or more frame sides laterally opposite the corresponding frame magnet.

11. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 1 wherein the at least one frame magnet is attached to the front perimeter wall and the side perimeter wall at substantially their point of intersection of one or more of the window frame sides for magnetic co-operation through at least one front perimeter wall with one or more corresponding screen magnets attached to one or more screen bars and positioned to substantially abut the front perimeter wall of one or more window frame sides horizontally opposite the corresponding frame magnet, or for magnetic co-operation through at least one side perimeter wall with one or more corresponding screen magnets attached to one or more screen bars and positioned to substantially abut the side perimeter wall of one or more window frame sides laterally opposite the corresponding frame magnet.

12. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 4 wherein the at least one support on the casement window frame comprises one or more longitudinal slots in the side perimeter wall of the lower horizontal frame side for receiving one or more co-operating foot attached to the lower horizontal screen bar of the screen frame.

13. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 4 wherein the at least one support on the casement window frame comprises one or more lip along the lower horizontal frame side for receiving one or more co-operating foot attached to the lower horizontal screen bar of the screen frame.

14. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 4 wherein the side perimeter wall of the lower horizontal frame side comprises the at least one support on the casement window frame.

15. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 4 wherein the at least one support on the casement window frame comprises one or more frame magnets attached to the front perimeter wall or the side perimeter wall or both the front perimeter wall and the side perimeter wall of the lower horizontal frame side for magnetic co-operation with one or more screen magnets attached to the lower horizontal screen bar.

16. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 12 wherein the at least one frame magnet comprises two frame magnets attached to the upper horizontal frame side in spaced apart relationship and the at least one screen magnets comprise two screen magnets attached to the upper horizontal screen bar in spaced apart relationship for magnetic co-operation between each pair of frame magnet and screen magnet.

17. The magnetically attachable window screen system of claim 12 wherein the at least one frame magnet comprises at least two opposing frame magnets, one frame magnet attached to each of the two vertical window frame sides proximate the upper horizontal frame side.

18. A magnetically attachable window screen system comprising:

a casement window comprising a window frame comprising at least three frame sides defining;

a window screen comprising a screen frame comprising the same number of sides as the window frame;

the window screen sized to cover the window opening;

at least one frame magnet fitted in a cavity within a corresponding at least one of the window frame sides of the window frame;

the screen frame comprising at least one screen magnet inserted into a screen magnet cavity in a corresponding one of the screen sides of the screen frame; and

the at least one frame magnet and the at least one screen magnet comprising at least one pair of magnets arranged to magnetically co-operate with each other through at least a thickness of at least one of walls of the corresponding at least one of the window frame sides having the cavity into which the at least one frame magnet is fitted for removably holding the window screen against the window frame.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein each of the at least one frame magnet within the window frame is mounted in a channel within any of the frame sides.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein a wall of the channel is defined by an inner surface of a perimeter wall of the frame side.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the perimeter wall further comprises a front perimeter wall and a side perimeter wall.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the inner surface of the perimeter wall comprising an inner surface of the front perimeter wall.

23. The system of claim 21 wherein the inner surface of the perimeter wall comprises an inner surface of the side perimeter wall.

24. The system of claim 21 wherein one wall of the channel deferred by the inner surface of the perimeter wall comprises an inner surface of the front perimeter wall and another wall at the of the channel deferred by the inner surface of the perimeter wall comprises an inner surface of the side perimeter wall.