Patent ID: 8622112
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A system for protecting a penetration in a building, comprising a first jamb, a second jamb, a head jamb, and a sill, the system comprising: a first side support unit comprising a first C-shaped channel, detachably coupleable to the first jamb, comprising a first slot disposed substantially along the length of the first channel, and a first hem rod, disposed inside the channel, a first end of the hem rod fixed to a first end of the first channel; a second side support unit comprising a second C-shaped channel, detachably coupleable to the second jamb, comprising a second slot disposed substantially along the length of the second channel, and a second hem rod, disposed inside the channel, a first end of the hem rod fixed to a first end of the second channel; a curtain, comprising a first, retracted position and a second, deployed position, sized and shaped to cover the penetration in the second position, and comprising loops sewn along a first and second vertical edge of the curtain configured to slide over the first and second hem rods; a take-up roll, attached to a first end of the curtain, sized and shaped to store the curtain in the first position; a housing configured to enclose the take-up roll; a deflector, disposed in the housing proximate the take-up roll, for maintaining the curtain in a substantially vertical orientation when the curtain is moving between the first and second positions; a loop opener, disposed on the C-shaped channel proximate a second end of the channel, for opening a loop formed in a curtain to facilitate the curtain sliding over the end of the hem rod; and a weight bar, attached to a second end of the curtain to aid the deployment of the curtain, sized and shaped to fully retract into the housing in the first position.