Patent ID: 6079473
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A47H,Y10S

Abstract:
A screen apparatus for covering a building opening defined by a building structure comprising:a plurality of elongated channels configured for attachment to the building structure around the building opening; anda screen member configured for releasable attachment to the elongated channels including a screen panel, a border strip attached along side edges of the screen panel and configured to longitudinally slidably engage the channels in a retaining fashion that prevents lateral removal, a flexible bulbous top edge for longitudinally slidably engaging a top elongated channel for hangingly supporting the screen member from a top frame of the building opening, an elastic strip attached to the border strip, the elastic strip of greater elasticity than the screen panel and permitting the screen member to stretch to compensate for dimensional differences in the size of the particular building opening from an expected opening size, and an access zipper attached intermediate to one of the screen panel, the elastic strip, and the border strip for permitting selective access through the screen member, the zipper being selectively movable between an open position and a closed position.