Patent ID: 9556670
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: E06B

Claim:
1. A retractable screen structure configured for spanning and substantially covering an opening in any one of a window and doorway, the structure comprising: i) a first elongated housing member having a longitudinal axis, ii) a coiled expandable screen mesh element contained within the first housing member with an end thereof extending out of the first housing member, wherein the first elongated housing member is comprised of one of a sash of the window and an edge of a door adjacent to and movable away from a frame segment of the window or door respectively; iii) a second elongated housing member having a releasable position locking element and positioned substantially parallel to the first housing member and integrated with the frame section of the window or door respectively and connected to the extended end of the screen mesh element, and iv) a cooperative releasable locking element positioned on one of the door frame or window frame, which is configured to cooperate with the releasable position locking element of the second elongated housing member to effect a releasable locking therewith, wherein the coiled screen mesh element comprises an elongated coiled roll of sufficient width and length to freely span and substantially cover the opening when uncoiled, the coiled screen mesh element being connected to a spring loaded retracting and extending mechanism contained within the first housing member, with the retracting and extending mechanism configured to allow the end of the screen mesh element to be drawn through an opening in the first housing member and uncoiled to substantially cover the opening and to unimpededly retract the screen mesh element when desired, with activation of the spring in the spring loaded mechanism, wherein only the end of the screen mesh element extending through the opening is fixedly engaged with the second elongated housing member, or the window or door frame to thereby permit the unimpeded retraction of the screen when the fixed engagement of the end of the screen mesh element is released wherein a screen covering of an opening is formed with extension of the screen mesh element to cover the opening, wherein the second elongated housing member is releasably locked with the cooperative locking element with a releasable magnetic locking and wherein magnetic locking elements on the second elongated housing member are spring loaded and whereby extending stud elements prevent automatic touching locking without pressure contact.