Patent ID: 9255418
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A01G,A01K,E04H,E06B,F24F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a retractable curtain system with respect to a building having at least one opening in a side thereof, wherein the method comprises: pivotally mounting a motor assembly with respect to a building with a mounting arm assembly, wherein the mounting arm assembly comprises at least one mounting arm, wherein the mounting arm assembly comprises a first arm section and a second arm section that are pivotally mounted to each other, wherein an end of the first arm section opposite the second arm section is attached to the building, wherein an end of the second arm section opposite the first arm section is pivotally attached to the motor assembly, wherein the mounting arm assembly further comprises at least one elongated support member that is attached to the building and wherein the end of the second arm section opposite the first arm section is attached to the at least one elongated support member; attaching a first curtain region to the motor assembly; positioning the first curtain region in an unrolled configuration where the first curtain region at least partially covers an opening in the building; and operating the motor assembly to cause the first curtain region to move from the unrolled configuration to a rolled configuration, wherein the mounting arm assembly allows the motor assembly to pivot with respect to the building as the first curtain region moves from the unrolled configuration to the rolled configuration.