Patent ID: 6186215
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A rolling window screen apparatus comprising:a roller rotatably attachable to a window assembly, wherein said window assembly includes a window frame having top, bottom, and opposite sides which together define a window area and having a sash slideably retained within the window frame for being selectively positioned for defining a window opening within the window frame; anda flexible screen carried by the roller, wherein the flexible screen may be deployed in at least three deployment states, and wherein the at least three deployment states comprise:a first deployment state wherein the flexible screen is releasably engaged to the window frame to enable the flexible screen to be deployed statically to cover at least a portion of the window opening;a second deployment state wherein the flexible screen is releasably engaged to the sash to enable the flexible screen to be deployed dynamically according to the position of the sash; anda third deployment state wherein the flexible screen is disengaged from the window assembly to enable the retraction of the flexible screen onto the roller to expose substantially all of the window opening.