Patent ID: 7748429

Claim:
A patio cover and storm protection device comprising: at least one screen, each at least one screen having a front face and a back face and a first side and a second side and a top side and a bottom side; at least one track, each at least one track comprising; a substantially vertical portion having a higher end and a lower end, the substantially vertical portion coupled to a building structure; a curved portion having a vertical end and a horizontal end, the vertical end being coupled to the higher end of the substantially vertical portion; and a substantially horizontal portion having a proximate end and a distal end, the proximate end being coupled to the horizontal end of the curved portion and the distal end of the substantially horizontal portion extending away from the building structure; and at least one track roller coupled to each at least one screen, the at least one track roller dimensioned to permit the at least one screen to travel along the at least one track so that at least a portion of the at least one screen being disposed anywhere between a substantially vertical position covering the building structure and a substantially horizontal position extending away from the building structure.