Patent ID: 6435254
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A47K,E06B

Abstract:
A flexible retractable closure assembly for an opening comprising:a flexible perforated sheet having front and rear end edges and side edges extending laterally between the end edges, said flexible perforated sheet having a permanent memory set to gather itself automatically into a compact configuration proximate said rear end edge, locating means retaining said compact configuration at one side of said opening, guide means guiding said flexible perforated sheet from the locating means across the opening, retaining means for holding the flexible perforated sheet in an extended position whereby the flexible perforated sheet extends at least partially over said opening, and wherein by the flexible perforated sheet moving from said locating means, the flexible perforated sheet is movable between: (a) a retracted position with the front end edge near the locating means and the substantial entirety of the flexible perforated sheet in a compact state, and (b) said extended position with the front and edge spaced from the locating means and a substantial portion of the flexible perforated sheet extending across the opening.