Patent ID: 9382752
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. A device for eliminating open space between a bottom surface of a vertical screen system that rolls up and down for insect, solar, hurricane, security, and privacy protection and a non-level floor surface below the screen system bottom surface comprising: a weight bar including a weight bar body having elongated rigid exterior wall surfaces that enclose a first longitudinal chamber extending from end to end and sized in cross-section to receive an elongated weight, said weight bar body rigid exterior wall surfaces also enclosing a second longitudinal chamber extending from end-to-end that has an open upper surface, said second longitudinal chamber being larger in diameter than said open upper surface and sized in diameter to receive a screen edge connector for receiving screen through said weight body open upper surface allowing said weight body to be attached to the bottom edge of the screen, said weight bar body including a blade retaining chamber extending from end to end of said weight bar body, said blade retaining chamber having a lower opening smaller than the area of the blade retaining chamber cross section; a blade comprised of at least one segmented rigid elongated flat bar and a bottom edge, an elongated rigid flange attached on one side of the bottom edge of said flat bar including a pair of parallel slots for receiving a weather strip and attaching a weather strip to said blade along the bottom of said blade, said blade having an upper guide body extending its length attached to said flat bar, said blade upper guide body having a width larger than the opening in the weight body blade retaining chamber and smaller than the width of the weight body blade retaining chamber, said blade being encased and freely movably attached to said weight bar body allowing vertical and rotational movement between said blade and said weight bar enabling the blade to contort, extend and retract as required to match the lower surface contour.