Patent ID: 9605479
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: E05D,E06B

Claim:
1. A screen window comprising: (a) a rigid panel substrate forming the top panel of a garage door; (b) said rigid panel substrate having a rough opening; (c) a first frame having a rigid perimeter and being substantially open in its center; (d) said first frame being of a size and shape to conform to and fit snugly within said rough opening; (e) a second frame having a rigid perimeter, being substantially open in its center, and being a monolithic member separate from said first frame; (f) said second frame being of a size and shape to conform to and fit snugly within the perimeter of said first frame; (g) a first fastening means for fastening said first frame to said second frame such that said first and second frames are fixed to one another through said rough opening; (h) said first frame and said second frame being affixed to one another by said first fastening means; (i) a plurality of layers, each taken from any one of the group consisting of non-sliding screens, slidable screens, non-sliding sheets of rigid transparent materials, non-sliding sheets of rigid opaque material, slidable sheets of rigid transparent material, and slidable sheets of rigid opaque material; (j) said plurality of layers being fixedly or slidably retained directly within said second frame and not retained using any additional structure; (k) each layer of said plurality of layers wholly or partially covering the inside area of said second frame, and at least one of said plurality of layers wholly covering the inside area of said second frame; (l) said plurality of layers comprising a screen fixedly retained within said second frame such that said screen fully covers the inside area of said second frame; (m) said plurality of layers further comprising a pair of sheets of transparent material slidably retained within said second frame, each of which covers about half of the inside area of said second frame; and (n) said plurality of layers further comprising an opaque layer fixedly mounted within said second frame and decoratively cut to cover less than the full inside area of said second frame; whereby light and ventilation are provided to an enclosed space located on the inside of said rigid panel substrate.