Patent Publication Number: US-2015083347-A1

Title: Architectural shield apparatus and methods

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) 
     This document is a provisional application and claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/880,736, filed on Sep. 20, 2013, also entitled “ARCHITECTURAL SHIELD APPARATUS AND METHODS,” and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/888,973, filed on Oct. 9, 2013, also entitled “ARCHITECTURAL SHIELD APPARATUS AND METHODS,” all of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure technically relates to the field of architectural accessories. More particularly, the present disclosure technically relates to the field of architectural accessories for retrofitting portions of buildings. Even more particularly, the present disclosure technically relates to the field of architectural accessories for retrofitting garages. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Architectural accessories typically involve architectural elements that enhance the visual appearance of an edifice. Some related art architectural accessories are fixed awnings, retractable awnings, fixed patio covers, retractable patio covers, louver patio covers, adjustable louver patio covers, fixed patio enclosures, such as sunrooms, shutters, plantation shutters, roll shutters, skylights, fixed screen doors, retractable screen doors, storm doors, garage doors, and rolling garage doors. 
     In the related art, U.S. Pat. No. 7,775,251 to Ward discloses a customizable garage door screen, having four elastic straps with hooks at each end, being used with six grommets that are strategically placed on the screen for stability, and approximately one dozen screw and snap fasteners are installed around the perimeter of the screen and garage door frame. To open the garage door screen for egress and ingress, one or both of the lower elastic straps must be manually unhooked, after unsnapping the desired number of end-caps, and then latch them upon the upper elastic straps or guide rails on either side. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,257,307 to Tollivar discloses a magnetic customized garage door screen that includes a screen surrounded by a border. The border includes magnetic strips that interface with metal strips located on a garage door. The magnetic strips can be secured to the border using adhesives and the metal strips can be secured to the door frame using double-sided tape. The door screen includes a zipper or handles along a side thereof to allow entry into or exit from the garage. At least the border and metal strips are color matched to the color of the door frame so that the metal strips are inconspicuous when exposed and the border blends in with the door frame color when installed. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,427,169 to Saulters discloses a garage screen enclosure for attachment to a garage door frame, the enclosure having a passageway which can be opened and closed using a pair of double sided zippers. The screen or portions of the screen can be wrapped around dowel rods and suspended from the garage door frame. Devices secure the zipper so that the passageway can be locked. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,323,835 to Bachmeier discloses a screen that is provided for a garage door that has the same dimensions as the garage door. A Velcro® fastening system is utilized to secure the top and opposite side edges of the flexible screen to the interior door casing such that the screen will be positively maintained in place to prevent the passage of insects, leaves, etc. into the garage. A vertically disposed double zipper is provided in the screen to permit access into the interior of the garage or exit therefrom. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,754,986 to McLaughlin discloses an advertisement delivery system for an overhead garage door entryway, involving a flexible retractable screen assembly for any garage door of the type that ends with the garage door substantially parallel to a garage floor when in a fully opened condition. The assembly includes a frame sub-assembly with bases symmetrically disposed in the corners of an entire interior side of a garage door. Vertically positioned flexible track members, disposed at opposite ends of garage door, are mounted, elevated from the door to traverse an entire height of garage door in respective end corner bases. Flexible dual-purpose conjunctive rods, disposed at opposite ends, slidably engage respective bases and tracks as well as screen sub-assembly attachment slips. Fixedly attached to each rod above and below screen sub-assembly attachment slips to restrict their movement are respectively, a horizontal support brace and a concert drag. A rod end of each respective rod increases in dimension and acts as a wedge to releasably lock each rod in its respective base, during operation of a garage door. A single screen panel sub-assembly consists of attachment slips, vertically positioned disposed at opposite ends on vertical seams between a main portion and each of an adjacent side auxiliary portions, and an adjacent upper auxiliary portion. When in a deployed condition, hook and loop fasteners are used to enclose openings that are not enclosed by main portion. 
     However, the related art architectural accessories tend to be fixed, cumbersome, and costly. As such, a long-felt need exists for an apparatus that is lightweight, portable, readily deployable, enhances the visual appearance of an edifice, permeates a gas, provides an optical shield, especially a visual shield, provides a structural shield, and is cost-effective to produce. 
     SUMMARY 
     In addressing many of the problems experienced in the related art architectural accessories, the present disclosure describes an architectural shield apparatus that is lightweight, portable, readily deployable, enhances the visual appearance of an edifice, permeates a gas, provides an optical shield, especially a visual shield, provides a structural shield, and is cost-effective to produce. 
     In general, the present disclosure encompasses an architectural shield apparatus, comprising: at least one material sheet having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion adapted for rotatable coupling with an edificial feature, and the lower portion adapted for coupling and decoupling with the edificial feature; and at least one deployment device adapted for coupling with the edificial feature and for coupling and decoupling the lower portion of the material sheet in relation to the edificial feature. 
     Further, the present disclosure encompasses a method of fabricating an architectural shield apparatus, comprising: providing at least one material sheet having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion adapted for rotatable coupling with an edificial feature, and the lower portion adapted for coupling and decoupling with the edificial feature; and providing at least one deployment device adapted for coupling with the edificial feature and for coupling and decoupling the lower portion of the material sheet in relation to the edificial feature. 
     Furthermore, the present disclosure encompasses a method of using an architectural shield apparatus, the method comprising providing an architectural shield, the architectural shield providing comprises providing a material sheet, providing at least one coupling feature capable of coupling the material sheet with an edificial feature, and providing at least one deployment feature capable of coupling with the material sheet and with an edificial feature, activating the deployment feature, thereby releasing the material sheet for operation. 
     Benefits of the architectural shield and methods, in accordance with the present disclosure, include, but are not limited to, quick and ready deployability, visual edifice appearance enhancement, gas permeability, visual shielding, structural shielding, and easy fabrication. 
     These and other objectives and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein and set forth, by way of illustration and example, certain embodiments of the invention. The drawings are intended to constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments of the present invention and illustrate various objects and features thereof. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING 
       The above, and other, aspects, features, and advantages of several embodiments of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following Detailed Description as presented in conjunction with the following several figures of the Drawing. 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating a perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus, comprising a material sheet, as coupled with an edificial feature, such as a garage door, whereby a “screened” room is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2A  is a diagram illustrating a perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus, comprising a pair of material sheets, as coupled with an edificial feature, such as a garage door, whereby an “screened” anteroom and a “screened” aft room are effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2B  is a diagram illustrating a perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus, comprising a plurality of material sheets, as coupled with an edificial feature, such as a garage door, whereby at least one “screened” anteroom and a “screened” aft room are effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3A  is a diagram illustrating an upward perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus, comprising a plurality of material sheets, as coupled with an edificial feature, such as a cabana, a patio cover, a breezeway, an atrium, a gazebo, a folly, a greenhouse, and a conservatory, whereby a “screened” room is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3B  is a diagram illustrating a downward perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus, comprising a plurality of material sheets, as coupled with an edificial feature, such as a cabana, a patio cover, a breezeway, an atrium, a gazebo, a folly, a greenhouse, and a conservatory, whereby a “screened” room is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 4A  is a diagram illustrating a front view of a deployment device of an architectural shield apparatus, as coupled with a material sheet and an edificial feature, such as shown in  FIGS. 1-3 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 4B  is a diagram illustrating a detailed view of a deployment device of an architectural shield apparatus, as coupled with a material sheet and an edificial feature, such as shown in  FIGS. 1-3  and  4 A, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 4C  is a diagram illustrating an detailed view of a deployment device of an architectural shield apparatus, as capable of coupling with a material sheet and an edificial feature, such as shown in  FIGS. 1-3 , in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart illustrating a method of fabricating an architectural shield apparatus, comprising providing at least one material sheet adapted for coupling with an edificial feature, such as shown in  FIGS. 1-4 , whereby a “screened” room is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a flowchart illustrating a method of using an architectural shield apparatus, comprising providing at least one material sheet, and providing at least one deployment device, rotatably coupling the at least one material sheet with the edificial feature, and deploying the at least one material sheet in relation to the edificial feature, whereby a screened room is effected, such as shown in  FIGS. 1-4 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating a perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus, comprising a material sheet, as shown in  FIG. 1 , further comprising at least one of at least one peripheral flap and at least one ingress/egress feature, as coupled with an edificial feature, such as shown in  FIGS. 1-4 , whereby a “screened” room with peripheral shielding is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating a planform view of an architectural shield apparatus, comprising a material sheet, further comprising at least one of at least one peripheral flap, at least one interface feature, at least one frangible feature, and at least one ingress/egress feature, as coupled with an edificial feature, such as a garage door, wherein the material sheet comprises an eco-friendly material, and whereby a “screened” room, such as a temporary, portable, eco-friendly spray booth, is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram illustrating a perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus, comprising a material sheet mounted on a lightweight flexible frame and a deployment device comprising at least one clip coupling, as coupled with an edificial feature, such as a garage door, wherein the material sheet comprises at least one opening for facilitating manual grasping of the apparatus by a user for manual decoupling, deployment, and recoupling, whereby a “screened” room is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding components throughout the several figures of the Drawing. Elements in the several figures are illustrated for simplicity and clarity and have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the figures may be emphasized relative to other elements for facilitating understanding of the various presently disclosed embodiments. Also, common, but well-understood, elements that are useful or necessary in commercially feasible embodiment are often not depicted in order to facilitate a less obstructed view of these various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The following description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of describing the general principles of exemplary embodiments. The scope of the disclosure should be determined with reference to the Claims. Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or similar language means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic that is described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Thus, appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment,” “in an embodiment,” and similar language throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the same embodiment. 
     Further, the described features, structures, or characteristics of the present disclosure may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the Detailed Description, numerous specific details are provided for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the disclosure. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the embodiments of the present disclosure can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, and so forth. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , this diagram illustrates a perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus  100 , comprising a single material sheet  10 , as coupled with an edificial feature  20 , such as a garage door, by example only, whereby a effective “room”  30 , e.g., a “screened” room, is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The effective room  30  has the benefit of being both indoor and outdoor at the same time. The effective room  30  provides a popular “man-cave” space for users who have homes without basements. The architectural shield apparatus  100  generally comprises: at least one material sheet  10  having an upper portion  11  and a lower portion  12 , the upper portion  11  adapted for rotatable coupling with an edificial feature  20 , such as a garage door, for example, and the lower portion  12  adapted for coupling and decoupling with the edificial feature  20 ; and at least one deployment device  40  adapted for coupling with the edificial feature  20  and for coupling and decoupling the lower portion  12  of the material sheet  10  in relation to the edificial feature  20 . Also, the material sheet  10  comprises a size approximating that of the edificial feature  20 , e.g., an externally visible portion of the edificial feature  20 , for providing optimal coverage. 
     Still referring to  FIG. 1 , in the general embodiment, the material sheet  10  comprises at least one upper coupling structure  51  disposed along the upper portion  11  and at least one lower coupling structure  52  disposed along the lower portion  12 , the at least one upper coupling structure  51  of the material sheet  10  engageable with at least one corresponding lower coupling structure  62  of the edificial feature  20 , and the at least one lower coupling structure  52  of the material sheet  10  engageable with at least one corresponding upper coupling structure  61  of the edificial feature  20 . The at least one material sheet  10  comprises at least one of an optional flexible frame, an optional weight, and an optional anchor. The at least one upper coupling structure  51  of the material sheet  10  comprises at least one of a tab loop, a grommet, a casing, a snap, a sliding feature, such as a plurality of ball bearings or any other slidable structure capable of coupling with a track structure, a magnetic feature, a hook-and-loop fastener, a rod, a pin, a hinge structure, and the like. The at least one coupling structure, e.g., the at least one lower coupling structure  62  of the edificial feature  20 , comprises at least one of a rod, a bracket, a complementary snap, a complementary sliding feature, such as a track capable of coupling with a sliding feature, e.g., a plurality of ball bearings or any other slidable structure capable of coupling with a track structure, a complementary magnetic feature, a complementary hook-and-loop fastener, a rod receiving feature, a pin receiving feature, a complementary hinge structure, and the like. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2A , this diagram illustrates a perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus  100 , comprising a pair of material sheets  10 , as coupled with an edificial feature  20 , such as a garage door, whereby an “anteroom”  31  and an “aft” room  32  are effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The effective anteroom  31  has the benefit of being both indoor and outdoor at the same time while also providing “behind the scenes” privacy in the rear portion of the garage, e.g., an effective “backstage” area or “aft room”  32  formed by the second material sheet  10  and the garage walls W. The anteroom  31 , formed by the first material sheet  10  and two of the opposing the garage walls W may be used for conducting business or receiving visitors while providing visual or other shielding for business or other private operations or activities being conducted in the aft room  32 . 
     Still referring to  FIG. 2A , the architectural shield apparatus  100  of this embodiment generally comprises: a pair of material sheets  10 , each sheet  10  of the pair of sheets  10  having an upper portion  11  and a lower portion  12 , the upper portion  11  adapted for rotatable coupling with an edificial feature  20 , such as a garage door, for example, and the lower portion  12  adapted for coupling and decoupling with the edificial feature  20 ; and a plurality of deployment devices  40  adapted for coupling with the edificial feature  20  and for coupling and decoupling the lower portion  12  of each material sheet  10  of the pair of sheets  10  in relation to the edificial feature  20 , wherein the upper portion  11  of one of the pair of material sheets  10  is capable of rotatably coupling with an upper portion  21  of the edificial feature  20 , e.g., the garage door, and wherein an upper portion  11  of the other of the pair of material sheets  10  is capable of rotatably coupling with a lower portion  22  of the  21  of the edificial feature  20 , e.g., the garage door, whereby consecutive deployment of the pair of material sheets  10  effects a screened anteroom  31  as well as a screened aft room  32  in the edificial feature  20 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2B , this diagram illustrates a perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus  100 , comprising a plurality of material sheets  10 , as coupled with an edificial feature  20 , such as a garage door, whereby at least one “anteroom”  31  and an “aft” room  32  are effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The effective at least one anteroom  31  has the benefit of being both indoor and outdoor at the same time while also providing “behind the scenes” privacy in the rear portion of the garage, e.g., an effective “backstage” area or “aft room”  32  formed by the second material sheet  10  and the garage walls W. The at least one anteroom  31 , formed by the first material sheet  10  and at least one other material sheet  10  and/or a garage wall W may be used for conducting business or receiving visitors while providing visual or other shielding for business or other private operations or activities being conducted in the aft room  32 . 
     Still referring to  FIG. 2B , the architectural shield apparatus  100  of this embodiment generally comprises: a plurality of material sheets  10 , each sheet  10  of the plurality of sheets  10  having an upper portion  11  and a lower portion  12 , the upper portion  11  adapted for rotatable coupling with an edificial feature  20 , such as a garage door, for example, and the lower portion  12  adapted for coupling and decoupling with the edificial feature  20 ; and a plurality of deployment devices  40  adapted for coupling with the edificial feature  20  and for coupling and decoupling the lower portion  12  of each material sheet  10  of the plurality of sheets  10  in relation to the edificial feature  20 , wherein the upper portion  11  of the first sheet  10  of the plurality of material sheets  10  is capable of rotatably coupling with an upper portion  21  of the edificial feature  20 , wherein an upper portion  11  of the second sheet  10  of the plurality of material sheets  10  is capable of rotatably coupling with a lower portion  22  of the  21  of the edificial feature  20 , and wherein either an upper portion or a lower portion of any other sheet  10  is capable of rotatably coupling with any other portion of the edificial feature  20 , whereby consecutive deployment of the plurality of material sheets  10  effects at least one screened anteroom  31  as well as a screened aft room  32  in relation to the edificial feature  20 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 3A , this diagram illustrates an upward perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus  100 , comprising a plurality of material sheets  10 , as coupled with an edificial feature  20 , such as a cabana, a patio cover, a breezeway, an atrium, a gazebo, a folly, a greenhouse, and a conservatory, whereby a “screened” room  30  is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. In  FIG. 3 , the apparatus  100 , comprising a plurality of material sheets  10 , is shown as deployed in relation to a gazebo, by example only. The architectural shield apparatus  100  of this embodiment generally comprises: a plurality of material sheets  10 , each sheet  10  of the plurality of sheets  10  having an upper portion  11  and a lower portion  12 , the upper portion  11  adapted for rotatable coupling with an edificial feature  20 , such as the gazebo frame, for example, and the lower portion  12  adapted for coupling and decoupling with the edificial feature  20 ; and a plurality of corresponding deployment devices  40  adapted for coupling with the edificial feature  20  and for coupling and decoupling the lower portion  12  of each material sheet  10  of the plurality of sheets  10  in relation to the edificial feature  20 , wherein the upper portion  11  of each of the plurality of material sheets  10  is capable of rotatably coupling with an upper portion  21  of the edificial feature  20 , e.g., the gazebo frame, whereby deployment of the plurality of material sheets  10  effects a screened room  30  in the edificial feature  20 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 3B , this diagram illustrates a downward perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus  100 , comprising a plurality of material sheets  10 , as coupled with an edificial feature  20 , such as a cabana, a patio cover, a breezeway, an atrium, a gazebo, a folly, a greenhouse, and a conservatory, whereby a “screened” room  30  is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. In  FIG. 3 , the apparatus  100 , comprising a plurality of material sheets  10 , is shown as deployed in relation to a gazebo, by example only. The architectural shield apparatus  100  of this embodiment generally comprises: a plurality of material sheets  10 , each sheet  10  of the plurality of sheets  10  having an upper portion  11  and a lower portion  12 , the upper portion  11  adapted for rotatable coupling with an edificial feature  20 , such as the gazebo frame, for example, and the lower portion  12  adapted for coupling and decoupling with the edificial feature  20 ; and a plurality of corresponding deployment devices  40  adapted for coupling with the edificial feature  20  and for coupling and decoupling the lower portion  12  of each material sheet  10  of the plurality of sheets  10  in relation to the edificial feature  20 , wherein the upper portion  11  of each of the plurality of material sheets  10  is capable of rotatably coupling with an upper portion  21  of the edificial feature  20 , e.g., the gazebo frame, whereby deployment of the plurality of material sheets  10  effects a screened room  30  in the edificial feature  20 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4A , this diagram illustrates a front view of a deployment device  40  of an architectural shield apparatus  100 , as coupled with a material sheet  10  and an edificial feature  20 , such as a garage door, as shown in  FIGS. 1-3 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The deployment device  40  comprises not only a spring-loaded latching mechanism or a spring-loaded rotation and translation mechanism, as shown in  FIG. 4A , by example only, but comprises any other mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical device for quick connect, quick disconnect, and quick deployment of the material sheet  10 . The deployment device  40  is further capable of decoupling and recoupling the material sheet  10  with the edificial feature  20 , such as by a chain, wire, and cable. The deployment device  40  is operable by at least one of a mechanical actuator, an electric actuator, an electromechanical actuator, and a magnetic actuator. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 4B and 4C , these diagrams respectively illustrate detailed views of a deployment device  40  of an architectural shield apparatus  100 , as coupled with a material sheet  10  and an edificial feature  20 , such as shown in  FIGS. 1-3  and  4 A, in accordance with alternative embodiments of the present disclosure. The deployment device  40  comprises at least one rotatable member  41 , such as a handle (e.g., as in  FIG. 4C ), a knob (e.g., as in  FIG. 4B ), a cam, a wheel, and a disc, at least one horizontal member  42 , such as a lightweight shaft, having a proximal end  42   a  and a distal end  42   b , the at least one horizontal member proximal end  42   a  capable of pivotally coupling with the rotatable member  41 , and the at least one horizontal member distal end  42   b  capable of translatingly coupling with the at least one coupling structure of the edificial feature  20 , such as the at least one upper coupling structure  61  and the at least one lower coupling structure  62  of the edificial feature  20 . The at least one coupling structure of the edificial feature  20  comprises a bracket  63  mounted to the edificial structure  20 , the bracket having at least one receiving structure, such as an orifice, a tap hole, a depression, and a detent for accommodating the horizontal member distal end  42   b  when the sheet  10  is undeployed. The horizontal member proximal end  42   a  is capable of coupling with the rotatable member  41  at a tangential location as shown in  FIG. 4 , whereby rotation of the rotatable member  41  urges the horizontal member distal end  42   b  away from the bracket  63  and toward the rotatable member  41 , and whereby the sheet  10  is deployable. The rotatable member  41  further comprises at least one spring  43  for redisposing the at least one horizontal member  42  in its original position. The horizontal member distal end  42   b  comprises a diagonal cross-section for facilitating recoupling the sheet  10  with the edificial feature  20  when the at least one spring  43  is released. 
     Still referring to  FIGS. 4A-4C , the deployment device  40 , in any embodiment, alternatively comprises at least one magnet actuator  44 , such as a manual magnet actuator, an electronic magnet actuator, and a electromechanically magnet actuator, and at least one reversible polarity magnet  45  coupled with the at least one magnet actuator  44 . The at least one reversible polarity magnet  45  capable of coupling and decoupling with a complementary magnet associated with the sheet  10 . For any of the embodiments of the deployment device  40  of the present disclosure, actuation may be initiated via any of manual initiation, electronic initiation, electromechanical initiation, wireless communication, wire line communication, sound activation, e.g., clapping, and voice activation. 
     Referring to back to  FIGS. 1-3 , the apparatus  100  is adaptable to a variety of edificial features  20 . For instance, the edificial feature  20  comprises at least one of a garage door, a loading dock port, a cabana, a carport, a patio cover, a breezeway, an atrium, a gazebo, a folly, a greenhouse, a conservatory, and any other externally visible architectural structure. In addition, the material sheet  10  comprises at least one of a visual enhancement feature, a gas permeability feature, a selective gas permeability feature, a liquid impermeability feature, a liquid repellant feature, an antimicrobial feature, an ionic breeze feature, an optical shielding feature, a selective optical shielding feature, and a structural shielding feature. 
     Still referring back to  FIGS. 1-3 , the visual enhancement feature comprises at least one of a printed image, a silkscreen image, a lithograph image, a manually applied image, an integral image, a woven image, a needlework image, an appliqué image, an image comprising at least one of an advertisement, a trademark, and a logo, a digital display, and a video display. The visual enhancement feature also comprises an actual size image of the garage door&#39;s exterior surface itself in order to give the appearance of the garage door being in a closed disposition while the garage door is actually in an open disposition. The video display further comprises at least one of a USB connector and a USB cable for facilitating electronic communication with video equipment. The gas permeability feature comprises at least one of a tarp material, a porous material, a mesh material, and a screen material. 
     Still referring back to  FIGS. 1-3 , the optical shielding feature comprises at least one of a camouflage feature, a camouflaging image, a one-way visibility feature, and an antireflective feature. The antireflective feature comprises a material having an antireflective property in at least one spectrum of a visible wavelength range, an infrared wavelength range, a near-infrared wavelength range, an ultraviolet wavelength range, and a near ultraviolet wavelength range. 
     Still referring back to  FIGS. 1-3 , the structural shielding feature comprises at least one of an antiballistic feature, an anti-blade feature, a tear-resistant feature, and a flame retardant feature. The antiballistic feature and the anti-blade feature each comprise at least one material of a Kevlar®, a high density polyethylene (HDPE), such as Delrin®, an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber, a vulcanized rubber, an aluminum material, and aluminum alloy material, a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material, a polycarbonate, such as Lexan® and Makrolon®, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic, such as a monolayer and a co-extruded multilayer ABS, an ABS/PVC alloy, such as Royalite®R59, a high-impact fire-rated aircraft-approved material, such as a Kydex®100 material, a high-impact Polystyrene (HIPS), a conductive HIPS, an acrylic material, such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), a polyethylene terephthalate (PETG), such as PETG/Spectar® co-polyester material, and the like. The flame retardant feature comprises at least one material, such as a flame retardant ABS plastic, a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), a perfluoroalkoxy (PFA), a polyimide material, such as a Kapton® and Kaptrex®, a polyamide material, a polyether ether ketone (PEEK), and a polyetherimide (PEI), a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVF), a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), such as Kynar®, and the like. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , this flowchart illustrates a method M 1  of fabricating an architectural shield apparatus  100 , comprising providing at least one material sheet  10  adapted for coupling with an edificial feature  20 , such as a garage door, whereby a “screened” room  30  is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method M 1  of fabricating an architectural shield apparatus  100  comprises: providing at least one material sheet  10  having an upper portion  11  and a lower portion  12 , the upper portion  11  adapted for rotatable coupling with an edificial feature  20 , and the lower portion  12  adapted for coupling and decoupling with the edificial feature  20 , as indicated by block  1001 ; and providing at least one deployment device  40  adapted for coupling with the edificial feature  20  and for coupling and decoupling the lower portion  12  of the material sheet  10  in relation to the edificial feature  20 , as indicated by block  1002 . 
     Still referring to  FIG. 5 , in the method M 1 , the material sheet  10  providing comprises providing the at least one material sheet  10  in a size approximating that of the edificial feature  20  for providing coverage. The material sheet  10  providing, as indicated by block  1001 , comprises providing the at least one material sheet  10  with at least one upper coupling structure  13  disposed along the upper portion  11  and at least one optional lower coupling structure  14  disposed along the lower portion  12 , the at least one upper coupling structure  13  of the material sheet  10  engageable with at least one corresponding upper coupling structure  23  of the edificial feature  20 , and the at least one optional lower coupling structure  14  of the material sheet  10  engageable with at least one corresponding optional lower coupling structure  24  of the edificial feature  20 . Optionally, the at least one material sheet  10  comprises at least one of an optional flexible frame, an optional weight, and an optional anchor. The at least one upper coupling structure  13  providing comprises providing the at least one material sheet  10  with at least one of a tab loop, a grommet, a casing, a snap, a sliding feature, a magnetic feature, a hook-and-loop fastener, a rod, a pin, a hinge structure, and the like. The at least one optional lower coupling structure  14  of the edificial feature  20 , comprises at least one of a rod, a bracket, a complementary snap, a complementary sliding feature, a complementary magnetic feature, a complementary hook-and-loop fastener, a rod receiving feature, a pin receiving feature, a complementary hinge structure, and the like. 
     Still referring to  FIG. 5 , in the method M 1 , the at least one material sheet  10  providing, as indicated by block  1001 , comprises providing the at least one material sheet  10  with at least one of at least one of a visual enhancement feature  15 , a gas permeability feature, a selective gas permeability feature, a liquid impermeability feature, a liquid repellant feature, an antimicrobial feature, an ionic breeze feature, an optical shielding feature, a selective optical shielding feature, and a structural shielding feature. 
     Still referring to  FIG. 5 , in the method M 1 , the at least one material sheet  10  providing, as indicated by block  1001 , comprises providing the at least one material sheet  10  with a visual enhancement feature  15 , e.g., at least one of a printed image, a silkscreen image, a lithograph image, a manually applied image, an integral image, a woven image, a needlework image, an appliqué image, an image comprising at least one of an advertisement, a trademark, and a logo, a digital display, and a video display, such as a gas permeability feature, e.g., a tarp material, a porous material, a mesh material, and a screen material. 
     Still referring to  FIG. 5 , in the method M 1 , the at least one material sheet  10  providing, as indicated by block  1001 , comprises providing the at least one material sheet  10  with an optical shielding feature, e.g., a camouflage feature, a camouflaging image, a one-way visibility feature, and an antireflective feature, such as an antireflective feature, e.g., a material having an antireflective property in at least one spectrum of a visible wavelength range, an infrared wavelength range, a near-infrared wavelength range, an ultraviolet wavelength range, and a near ultraviolet wavelength range. 
     Still referring to  FIG. 5 , in the method M 1 , the at least one material sheet  10  providing, as indicated by block  1001 , comprises providing the at least one material sheet  10  with a structural shielding feature, e.g., an antiballistic feature, an anti-blade feature, a tear-resistant feature, and a flame retardant feature. The antiballistic feature and the anti-blade feature each comprise at least one material of a Kevlar®, a high density polyethylene (HDPE), such as Delrin®, an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber, a vulcanized rubber, an aluminum material, and aluminum alloy material, a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material, a polycarbonate, such as Lexan® and Makrolon®, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic, such as a monolayer and a co-extruded multilayer ABS, an ABS/PVC alloy, such as Royalite®R59, a high-impact fire-rated aircraft-approved material, such as a Kydex® 100 material, a high-impact Polystyrene (HIPS), a conductive HIPS, an acrylic material, such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), a polyethylene terephthalate (PETG), such as PETG/Spectar® co-polyester material, and the like. The flame retardant feature comprises at least one material, such as a flame retardant ABS plastic, a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), a perfluoroalkoxy (PFA), a polyimide material, such as a Kapton® and Kaptrex®, a polyamide material, a polyether ether ketone (PEEK), and a polyetherimide (PEI), a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVF), a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), such as Kynar®, and the like. 
     Still referring to  FIG. 5 , in the method M 1 , the deployment device  40  providing, as indicated by block  1002 , comprises providing the deployment device  40  as further capable of decoupling and recoupling the at least one material sheet  10  with the edificial feature  20 . Also, the deployment device  40  providing comprises providing the deployment device  40  as operable by at least one of a mechanical actuator, an electric actuator, an electromechanical actuator, and a magnetic actuator. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , this flowchart illustrates a method M 2  of using an architectural shield apparatus  100 , comprising: providing at least one material sheet  10  having an upper portion  11  and a lower portion  12 , the upper portion  11  adapted for rotatable coupling with an edificial feature  20 , and the lower portion  12  adapted for coupling and decoupling with the edificial feature  20 , as indicated by block  2001 ; providing at least one deployment device  40  adapted for coupling with the edificial feature  20  and for coupling and decoupling the lower portion  12  of the material sheet  10  in relation to the edificial feature  20 , as indicated by block  2002 ; rotatably coupling the at least one material sheet  10  with the edificial feature  20 , as indicated by block  2003 ; and deploying the at least one material sheet  10  in relation to the edificial feature  20 , whereby a screened room  30  is effected, as indicated by block  2004 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Still Referring to  FIG. 6 , the method M 2  further comprises recoupling the lower portion of the at least one material sheet in relation to the edificial feature, as indicated by block  2005 . In performing the method M 2 , the apparatus  100  may be used with an edificial feature  20  comprising at least one of a garage door, a carport, a loading dock port, a cabana, a patio cover, a portico, a breezeway, an atrium, a gazebo, a folly, a greenhouse, a conservatory, and any other externally visible architectural structure. For example, the method M 2  may be practiced, wherein the at least one material sheet  10  providing comprises providing a pair of material sheets  10 , and further comprising: rotatably coupling an upper portion  11  of one of the pair of material sheets  10  with an upper portion  21  of an edificial feature  20 , e.g., a garage door, as indicated by block  2006 , and rotatably coupling an upper portion  11  of the other of the pair of material sheets  10  with a lower portion  22  of the edificial feature  20 , e.g., the garage door, as indicated by block  2007 , whereby consecutive deployment of the pair of material sheets  10  effects a screened anteroom  31  in a garage  33 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , this diagram illustrates a perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus  100 , comprising at least one material sheet  10 , as shown in  FIG. 1 , further comprising at least one of at least one peripheral flap  16   a  and at least one ingress/egress feature  17 , as coupled with an edificial feature  20 , such as shown in  FIGS. 1-4 , whereby a “screened” room  30 , whereby with peripheral shielding is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The at least one peripheral flap  16   a  is coupled with the at least one material sheet  10  by way of at least one interface feature  16   b , such as a fold, a seam, a weld, and a seam-weld, and any other suitable interface structure. The apparatus  100  of this embodiment may also be coupled with, and deployed from, an edificial feature  20  by way the deployment device  40 , as shown in  FIG. 4 . 
     Still referring to  FIG. 7 , the at least one ingress/egress feature, by example only, comprises at least one of a flap  18   a  in closable relation with a window opening  18   b  in the at least one material sheet  10 , a slit  19   a  forming a door opening in the at least one material sheet  10 , and overlapping portions  19   b  of the at least one material sheet  10 . The window opening  18   b  optionally comprises a material having a larger porosity, e.g., a larger mesh, than that of the material sheet  10  for facilitating ventilation in the room  30 . The apparatus  100  further comprises at least one fastener, such as a magnetic coupling, a hook-and-loop coupling, e.g., Velcro®, a snap coupling, and a hook-and-eye coupling, for facilitating closing and opening of the flap  18   a  in relation to the window opening  18   b  and the overlapping portions  19   b  in relation to one another. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , this diagram illustrates a planform view of an architectural shield apparatus  100 , comprising a material sheet  10 , further comprising at least one of at least one peripheral flap  16   a , at least one interface feature  16   b , such as a fold, a seam, a weld, and a seam-weld, at least one frangible feature  16   c , and at least one ingress/egress feature, as coupled with an edificial feature  20 , such as a garage door, wherein the material sheet  10  comprises an eco-friendly material, such as a recycled material, a recyclable material, a biodegradable material, a disposable material, such as a paper and a cardboard, whereby a “screened” room  30 , such as a portable, disposable, eco-friendly spray booth, is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Still referring to  FIG. 8 , the at least one peripheral flap  16   a , forming at least one side wall, is coupled with the at least one material sheet  10  by way of at least one interface feature  16   b , such as a fold, a seam, a weld, a seam-weld, and any other suitable interface structure. The material sheet  10  comprises a front portion  71  contiguous with the at least one peripheral flap  16   a , a top portion  72  contiguous with the front portion  71 , a rear portion  73  contiguous with the top portion  72 , and a bottom portion  74  contiguous with the rear portion  73 , wherein deployment of the apparatus  100  provides a temporary spray booth which prevents spray or overspray of other objects in a structure, such as a garage. The at least one frangible portion  16   c  facilitates deployment of the apparatus  100  into a desired configuration, e.g., the spray booth configuration, optionally having at least one ingress/egress. The at least one flap  16   a  forms at least one sidewall. The apparatus  100  of this embodiment may also be coupled with, and deployed from, an edificial feature  20  by way the deployment device  40 , as shown in  FIG. 4 , or alternatively, by way of a plurality of temporary fasteners, such as hook-and-loop fasteners, having an adhesive backing, double-stick tape, and the like. The apparatus  100  of this embodiment comprises a size corresponding to that of a garage door, such as a one-car garage door and a two-car garage door, by example only, while custom and oversized garage doors are contemplated and encompassed by the present disclosure. 
     Still referring to  FIG. 8 , the at least one ingress/egress feature comprises at least one of a flap  18   a  in closable relation with a window opening  18   b  in the at least one material sheet  10 , a slit  19   a  forming a door opening in the at least one material sheet  10  by tearing the at least one frangible portion  16   c , and overlapping portions  19   b  of the at least one material sheet  10 . The window opening  18   b  optionally comprises a material having a larger porosity, e.g., a larger mesh, than that of the material sheet  10  for facilitating ventilation in the room  30 , e.g., the temporary spray booth. The apparatus  100  further comprises at least one fastener comprising a disposable eco-friendly material, such as a disposable eco-friendly hook-and-loop coupling, e.g., a disposable eco-friendly Velcro®, a disposable eco-friendly snap coupling for facilitating closing and opening of the flap  18   a  in relation to the window opening  18   b  and the overlapping portions  19   b  in relation to one another. The apparatus  100  further comprises: a ventilation device (not shown) that is powered by a power source, such as a power outlet, a battery, and a solar source, for removing undesirable volatiles and other hazardous materials from the spray booth; and a filter (not shown) or a cold trap (not shown) for preventing the escape of such undesirable volatiles and other hazardous materials into the environment. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , this diagram illustrates a perspective view of an architectural shield apparatus  100 , comprising a material sheet  10  mounted on a lightweight flexible frame  10   a  and a deployment device  40  comprising at least one clip coupling, as coupled with an edificial feature  20 , such as a garage door, wherein the material sheet  10  comprises at least one opening  10   b  for facilitating manual grasping of the apparatus  100  by a user (not shown) for manual deployment and manual decoupling and recoupling, whereby a “screened” room  30  is effected, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. One portion of the clip coupling is disposed in relation to at least one frame member of the garage door while the complementary portion is disposed in a corresponding location in relation to lightweight flexible frame  10   a . In this embodiment, an upper portion  11  of the material sheet  10  is rotatably coupled with a lower portion  22  of the edificial feature  20 , whereby deployment of the apparatus  100  forms a screened room  30  comprising a volume approximate that of the garage. 
     Information as herein shown and described in detail is fully capable of attaining the above-described object of the present disclosure, the presently preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, and is, thus, representative of the subject matter which is broadly contemplated by the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure fully encompasses other embodiments which may become obvious to those skilled in the art, and is to be limited, accordingly, by nothing other than the appended claims, wherein any reference to an element being made in the singular is not intended to mean “one and only one” unless explicitly so stated, but rather “one or more.” All structural and functional equivalents to the elements of the above-described preferred embodiment and additional embodiments as regarded by those of ordinary skill in the art are hereby expressly incorporated by reference and are intended to be encompassed by the present claims. 
     Moreover, no requirement exists for a system or method to address each and every problem sought to be resolved by the present disclosure, for such to be encompassed by the present claims. Furthermore, no element, component, or method step in the present disclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether the element, component, or method step is explicitly recited in the claims. However, that various changes and modifications in form, material, work-piece, and fabrication material detail may be made, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, as set forth in the appended claims, as may be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, are also encompassed by the present disclosure.