Patent ID: 7210513

Claim:
A sliding screen frame for a closure assembly having an opening and an existing track for mounting a screen, said screen frame comprising framing sections having an outer side edge and an inner side edge, and a screen housing from which a screen is payed out and accumulated, said framing sections being adapted proximate the outer side edge to interfit with the existing track of the closure assembly to enable the sliding screen frame to slide across the opening of the closure assembly and the frame sections also being adapted proximate the inner side edge thereof to support and guide the free end of the screen between a fully payed out and a fully accumulated position, further comprising a mitreless corner connector having a generally “L” shaped member including two perpendicular legs extending from a central box shaped part, at least one of said legs comprising a locking detent for lockably connecting said connector to one of said framing sections, said locking detent comprising a flexible portion in said leg, one end of said flexible portion having a gradually elevating profile that increases towards the other end of said flexible portion, said connector for connecting adjacent framing sections without the need for mitre cuts thereof and said box shaped part for butting with the adjacent framing sections when joined to said connector to establish continuity with the adjacent edges of said sections.