Patent ID: 7703498
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A window screen assembly for a window being disposed in a window frame comprising: a) a housing coupled to the window frame, said housing having at least one groove; b) at least one screen disposed in said housing; c) at least one window sash moveable within the window frame; d) at least one lock coupled to said at least one window sash; and e) at least one catch bracket coupled to said screen, said catch bracket having at least one section that is insertable into and detachable from said at least one groove in said housing, and said catch bracket having a connecting flange, wherein said at least one catch bracket is for selectively locking with said lock to lock said at least one screen to the window sash, wherein when said screen is locked to the window sash, it moves with the window sash in the window frame and wherein said catch bracket is for inserting into said at least one groove in said housing so that said catch bracket is supported on both sides of said groove to support said connecting flange in a position to catch said at least one lock on said at least one window sash; f) a spring coupled to said at least one window sash, wherein said at least one lock is spring loaded and biased in a closed position to lock said at least one screen to the window sash; and g) at least one torsion spring coupled to said at least one screen in said housing, said at least one torsion spring for biasing said at least one screen in a retracted position.