Patent ID: 6164361
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A screening system limiting ingress of insects into an area, the insects having a nominal size corresponding to a minimal opening through which they can pass, the screening system comprising:a mesh insect portion;a plurality of openings in said screen larger than the screen mesh;a plurality of closures, the closures adapted to be readily operable by insects making egress from the area to provide a space at least as large as the nominal size as the insects making egress and less readily operable by insects making ingress to the area;each of the closures comprises a flap portion;the closures farther comprising a first side, toward the area, having a color which is attractive to pests making egress from the area and a second, opposite side, away from the area, having a color which is not attractive to pests attempting to make ingress to the area.