Patent ID: 9249621
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. A curtain assembly comprising: a curtain having a first and a second edge, wherein the curtain is selectably moveable vertically between an open position and a recessed position; a roller attached to the curtain, wherein the roller is constructed and arranged to rotate thereby transitioning the curtain between the open position wherein the curtain is extended from the roller and the recessed position wherein the curtain is wound around the roller; and a first and a second brush edge connected to the first and the second edges of the curtain, wherein the first and second brush edges extend laterally from the first and second edge of the curtain to provide a connection to an installed surface and wherein each of the first and second brush edges comprises bristles bound into bundles, and wherein the bundles are layered into at least a first and second layer to form a brush edge biased to deflect along a plane defined by the curtain on which the brush edges are installed; and wherein each of the first and second brush edges include a flexible attachment portion, wherein the first and second brush edges and respective flexible attachment portions are constructed and arranged to wind about the roller when the curtain is transitioned to the recessed position and unwind from the roller when the curtain is transitioned to the open position.