Patent ID: 6240996
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A window screen assembly for coupling in an opening of a sliding window of a vehicle, the window opening having an upper track and a lower track, said window screen assembly comprising:a mesh screen for permitting air flow through said mesh screen;a frame surrounding said mesh screen;at least one spring member coupled to a lower edge of said frame, each said spring member being adapted for being inserted into the lower track of the window opening such that the spring member urges said frame upwardly, an upper edge of said frame being adapted for insertion into the upper track of the window opening whereby said frame is couplable to the window opening;two of said spring members, each of said spring members having opposite ends and an arcuate medial portion extending between said opposite ends;said frame including a plurality of spring cavities, each spring cavity having a first portion extending inwardly from an outer edge of said frame and a second portion extending orthogonally from an interior end of said first portion; andeach of said opposite ends of each of said spring members being positionable in an associated one of said second portions of said spring cavities whereby said medial portion of said spring member is biased outwardly from said frame.