Patent ID: 6209610
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,E06B,G09F

Abstract:
A continuous roll of screen, said screen comprising a free end which allows an installer to pay the screen off of the roll upon which the screen is accumulated, the other end of said screen is disposed at the end of the layers accumulated on the roll from which the screen is payed off opposite the free end, said screen having side edges and being manufactured from vinyl-coated fiberglass having affixed thereto a key manufactured from a flexible material, which is affixed with at least one of the edges of the screen, wherein the vinyl coating provided on the screen melds with the flexible material of the key when affixed to form a resilient anchor for the screen within any screen roller assembly, wherein the key located proximate the side edges of the screen has two legs which capture the screen therebetween prior to being affixed thereto, and includes an extension portion between a head of the key and the two legs capturing the screen, said extension portion not being affixed to said screen and providing a flexible portion which permits movement of the screen in both, a direction in the plane of the screen and in a direction away from the plane of the screen, said flexible portion being designed to stretch a predetermined amount and thereby minimize tearing of the screen when subjected to a tensioning load.