Patent ID: 8016014

Claim:
A combination garage door and roll-up curtain system for covering and uncovering an opening through a wall, said opening defined by upper, lower, and opposing lateral margins, said system comprising: a structural support bracket mounted to an inside surface of said wall, said bracket including a substantially horizontal portion mounted directly to said inside surface above said upper margin of said opening and extending away from said wall, a substantially vertical portion extending downward from said horizontal portion thereby providing an open space between said vertical portion and said wall, and an extension member extending from said vertical portion towards said wall; a garage door assembly including a pair of tracks having vertical portions mounted in close proximity to said lateral margins of said opening, a garage door having a plurality of lateral rollers secured within said tracks, a drive mechanism secured to and supported by said bracket, and a torsion spring operating said garage door and being positioned within the space formed between said vertical portion of said bracket and said inside surface of said wall, wherein said drive mechanism is operably connected to said garage door for raising and lowering said garage door; and a roll-up curtain assembly including a pair of linear tracks mounted to said inside surface of said wall adjacent said lateral margins of said opening, a rotatable rod mounted above said upper margin of said opening within the space formed between said vertical portion of said bracket and said inside surface of said wall, a flexible curtain having an upper first end affixed to said rod and a lower second end secured along its lateral edges within said linear tracks, and a weighted member attached to said second end of said curtain to urge said second end toward said lower margin of said opening, wherein said weighted member is surrounded by a sealing member having a resilient boot formed on its lower end; wherein said rotatable rod is positioned above said torsion spring, and wherein said extension member attaches to and supports a central portion of said torsion spring thereby providing a space between said torsion spring and said wall to allow said flexible curtain to pass between said torsion spring and said wall.