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referring initially to fig1 , removable screen 10 includes a top edge 11 , a right edge 13 , a bottom edge 15 and a left edge 17 . removable screen 10 also includes corners 29 , 31 , 33 and 35 . as illustrated in fig1 , removable screen 10 has a rectangular shape , but can have any other geometric shape , for example , a circle , a polygon , or other non - geometric shape . removable screen 10 can include magnets 37 a , 37 b , 37 c , 37 d , 37 e , 37 f , 37 g , 37 h , 37 i , 37 j , 37 k and 37 l . alternatively , removable screen 10 can include continuous magnetic strips along edges 11 , 13 , 15 and 17 . as illustrated in fig1 , removable screen 10 includes 12 magnets 37 a - l , but can include any number of magnets . as further illustrated in fig1 , magnets 37 a - l are distributed evenly along edges 11 , 13 , 15 and 17 , but they can be distributed in any way , for example , evenly , in a particular pattern , or randomly . magnets 37 a - l can be coupled to removable screen 10 by means of receptacle 27 , having a top outer edge 11 , a top inner edge 19 , a right outer edge 13 , a right inner edge 21 , a bottom outer edge 15 , a bottom inner edge 23 , a left outer edge 17 and a left inner edge 25 . as illustrated in fig1 , receptacle 27 can be a pocket or a fold that runs along edges 11 , 13 , 15 and 17 of removable screen 10 . receptacle 27 can be made of the same material as removable screen 10 or can be made of another material . receptacle 27 can be affixed to removable screen 10 or can be removable . receptacle 27 can be a continuous pocket along the perimeter of removable screen 10 , as illustrated in fig1 . removable screen 10 can also include a plurality of receptacles . each of the magnets 37 a - l can be coupled to removable screen 10 by means of an individual receptacle or groups of magnets can be coupled by means of the same receptacle . receptacles can include pockets , fasteners , or any other mechanisms or means that can receive a magnet . magnets 37 a - l are secured in place and are not movable in the field of the formable material . magnets 37 a - l can be coupled to removable screen 10 such that they are not visible when viewed from a given perspective of the formable material . receptacle 27 and any other receptacles can also be kept out of view . referring to fig2 , removable screen 110 is shown having a top edge 111 , a right edge 113 , a bottom edge 115 and a left edge 117 . as illustrated in fig2 , removable screen 110 has a rectangular shape , but can have any other shape , for example , a circle , a polygon , or other non - geometric shape . removable screen 110 includes magnets 137 a , 137 b , 137 c , 137 d , 137 e , 137 f , 137 g , 137 h , 137 i , 137 j , 137 k and 137 l along edges 111 , 113 , 115 and 117 or individual points 137 a , 137 b , 137 c , 137 d , 137 e , 137 f , 137 g , 137 h , 137 i , 137 j , 137 k and 137 l on a continuous magnetic strip along edges 111 , 113 , 115 and 117 . in addition to magnets 137 a , 137 b , 137 c , 137 d , 137 e , 137 f , 137 g , 137 h , 137 i , 137 j , 137 k and 137 l , removable screen 110 can also include magnets throughout its surface , such as magnets 139 a , 139 b and 139 c . as illustrated in fig2 , removable screen 110 includes 15 magnets 137 a - l and 139 a - c , but can include any number of magnets . as further illustrated in fig2 , magnets 137 a - l and 139 a - c are distributed evenly along edges 111 , 113 , 115 and 117 and throughout the surface of removable screen 110 , but they can be distributed in any way , for example , evenly , in a particular pattern , or randomly . magnets 137 a - l and 139 a - c can be coupled to removable screen 110 by means of a receptacle or a plurality of receptacles . for example , as illustrated in fig2 , magnets 137 a - l can be coupled to removable screen 110 by means of receptacle 127 having a top outer edge 111 , a top inner edge 119 , a right outer edge 113 , a right inner edge 121 , a bottom outer edge 115 , a bottom inner edge 123 , a left outer edge 117 and a left inner edge 125 . as illustrated in fig2 , receptacle 127 can be a pocket or a fold that runs along edges 111 , 113 , 115 and 117 of removable screen 110 . receptacle 127 can be made of the same material as removable screen 110 or can be made of another material . receptacle 127 can be affixed to removable screen 110 or can be removable . receptacle 127 can be a continuous pocket along the perimeter of removable screen 110 , as illustrated in fig2 . magnets 139 a - c can be coupled to removable screen 110 by means of another receptacle ( not shown in fig2 ), for example , a pocket or strip of material or other fastener means . removable screen 110 can also include a plurality of receptacles . each of the magnets 137 a - l and 139 a - c can be coupled to removable screen 110 by means of an individual receptacle or groups of magnets can be coupled by means of the same receptacle . receptacles can include pockets , fasteners , or any other mechanisms or means that can receive a magnet . magnets 137 a - l and 139 a - c can be coupled to removable screen 110 such that they are not visible from a given perspective of the formable material . receptacle 127 and any other receptacles can also be kept out of view . fig2 shows a fold line between each pair of magnets 137 a - l and 139 a - c , for example , fold line 141 a between magnets 137 g and 137 d , and fold line 141 b between magnets 137 g and 139 c . these fold lines will be discussed in more detail below . a removable screen , such as removable screen 10 or removable screen 110 , can be magnetically coupled to a window or other frame by the magnetic attraction of the magnets within the removable screen to magnetically compatible elements such as corner bead . in the absence of corner bead or other property within a window or frame that would result in magnetic attraction of the magnets within the removable screen to the wall or screen , the removable screen can be magnetically coupled to a window or other frame by means of an attachment surface . referring now to fig3 a , attachment surface 60 is coupled to a window 50 . attachment surface 60 is a continuous strip of material along window edges 51 , 52 , 53 and 54 . attachment surface 60 is made of magnetic , ferromagnetic or other material that would result in magnetic attraction to the magnets within a removable screen . attachment surface 60 can be permanently affixed to window 50 , for example by means of screws or permanent adhesive or can be attached by removable means , such as velcro , pins , tacks or a removable adhesive . as illustrated in fig3 a , attachment surface is a continuous strip of material but can also include multiple strips of material or individual small pieces of material distributed where needed , for example , at corners 50 a , 50 b , 50 c and 50 d of window 50 . referring now to fig3 b , a side view of a removable screen system 800 is shown . attachment surface 860 is coupled to frame 870 of window 850 . removable screen 810 includes magnets 837 a - g , which are magnetically coupled to attachment surface 860 . referring now to fig3 c , a side view of a removable screen system 900 is shown . attachment surface 960 is coupled to frame 970 of window 950 . removable screen 910 includes a continuous magnetic strip 980 , which is magnetically coupled to attachment surface 960 . referring now to fig3 d , a side view of a removable screen system 1000 is shown . frame 1070 of window 1050 includes corner bead ( not shown in fig3 d ), or other material embedded within window 1050 capable of magnetic attraction , therefore an attachment surface is not needed . removable screen 1010 includes magnets 1037 a - 1037 g , which are magnetically coupled to frame 1070 . referring now to fig3 e , a side view of a removable screen system 1100 is shown . frame 1170 of window 1150 includes corner bead ( not shown in fig3 e ), or other material embedded within window 1150 or frame 1170 capable of magnetic attraction , therefore an attachment surface is not needed . removable screen 1110 includes a continuous magnetic strip 1180 , which is magnetically coupled to frame 1170 . referring now to fig4 a , the removable screen arrangement 200 is an example of a horizontal roman shade arrangement of the removable screen 10 of fig1 or removable screen 110 of fig2 . removable screen 210 , as illustrated in fig4 , has a rectangular shape and has a top edge 211 , a right edge 213 , a bottom edge 215 ( not shown in fig4 ) and a left edge 217 , is coupled to window 250 . removable screen 210 includes a plurality of magnets ( not shown in fig4 ), as discussed in fig1 . for aesthetic purposes , some or all of the magnets can be kept out of view . in particular , there is at least a magnet 237 a at corner 229 , a magnet 237 e at corner 231 , a magnet 237 g at corner 233 , a magnet 237 k at corner 235 , magnets 237 b and 237 c along right edge 213 , and magnets 237 i and 237 j along left edge 217 . removable screen 210 is magnetically coupled to window 250 . removable screen 210 can be magnetically coupled to window 250 by virtue of corner bead that is embedded within the frame of window 250 , which is commonly found in many households . alternatively , removable screen 210 can be magnetically coupled to window 250 by means of an attachment surface 260 ( not shown in fig4 ), as discussed above . arrangement 200 is achieved by first magnetically coupling removable screen 210 to window 250 such that right edge 213 of removable screen 210 is parallel to the right edge of window 250 , that left edge 217 of removable screen 210 is parallel to the left edge of window 250 , and that removable screen 210 lays flat on top of window 250 , as shown in fig1 or fig2 . magnets 237 b and 237 j slide up along the left and right edges of window 250 to create fold 251 in removable screen 210 as shown in fig4 . similarly , magnets 237 c and 237 i slide up along the left and right edges of window 250 to create fold 253 , and magnets 237 e and 237 g slide up along the edges of window 250 to create fold 255 . referring now to fig4 b , the removable screen arrangement 300 is an example of a vertical roman shade arrangement of the removable screen 10 of fig1 or removable screen 110 of fig2 , and is achieved similarly to arrangement 200 of fig4 a , that is , by sliding pairs of magnets 337 b with 337 j , 337 c with 337 i , 337 d with 337 h , and 337 e with 337 g , along the edges of window 350 , to create folds 351 , 353 , 355 and 357 . referring now to fig5 , removable screen arrangement 400 is an example of another arrangement of removable screen 10 of fig1 or removable screen 110 of fig2 . arrangement 400 is achieved by first magnetically coupling removable screen 410 to window 450 , but unlike arrangements 200 and 300 of fig4 a and 4b , arrangement 400 is achieved by lifting pairs of magnets 437 c with 437 i , and 437 d with 437 h and placing them along the edges of window 450 to create fold 451 . referring now to fig6 , removable screen arrangement 500 is an example of a side roll arrangement of removable screen 10 of fig1 or removable screen 110 of fig2 . arrangement 500 is achieved by starting with removable screen 510 flat on top of and magnetically coupled to window 550 . instead of sliding magnets , magnets are lifted and joined with other magnets to create rolls or folds . for example , referring to fig6 , magnet 537 a , which is coupled to the upper right corner 529 ( not shown in fig6 ) of removable screen 510 and to the upper right corner 550 a of window 550 , is lifted . simultaneously , magnet 537 e ( not shown in fig6 ), coupled to the lower right corner 531 ( not shown in fig6 ) of removable screen 510 , is lifted . removable screen 510 is then rolled in the left direction toward left edge 517 of removable screen 510 . magnet 537 a is joined with magnet 537 k at the upper left corner 535 of removable screen 510 and at the upper left corner 550 b of window 550 . magnet 537 e is joined with magnet 537 g at the bottom left corner 533 of removable screen 510 and at the bottom left corner 550 d of window 550 . referring now to fig7 , removable screen arrangement 600 is an example of a draped arrangement of removable screen 10 of fig1 or removable screen 110 of fig2 . similarly to arrangement 500 of fig6 , arrangement 600 is achieved by lifting particular magnets and displacing them to make contact with other magnets , thus creating folds and rolls , and forming a desired shape , such as the shape shown in fig7 . referring now to fig8 , removable screen arrangement 700 is an example of a shaped arrangement of removable screen 110 of fig2 . similarly to arrangement 600 of fig7 , arrangement 700 is achieved by lifting particular magnets and displacing them to make contact with other magnets , thus creating folds and rolls , and forming a desired shape , such as the shape shown in fig8 . referring now to fig9 , removable screen arrangement 1200 is an example of a classic curtain arrangement of removable screen 10 of fig1 . arrangement 1200 includes two removable screens 1210 a and 1210 b . removable screen 1210 a includes a top edge 1211 a , a right edge 1213 a , a bottom edge 1215 a and a left edge 1217 a . removable screen 1210 b includes a top edge 1211 b , a right edge 1213 b , a bottom edge 1215 b and a left edge 1217 b . removable screen 1210 a includes a plurality of magnets , including but not limited to magnets 1237 aa , 1237 ae , 1237 ag and 1237 ak . removable screen 1210 b includes a plurality of magnets , including but not limited to magnets 1237 ba , 1237 be , 1237 bg and 1237 bk . removable screens 1210 a and 1210 b are magnetically coupled to window 1250 along left edge 1217 a and top edge 1211 a of removable screen 1210 a and right edge 1213 b and top edge 1211 b of removable screen 1210 b . removable screens 1210 a and 1210 b can also be magnetically coupled to window 1250 along bottom edges 1215 a and 1215 b . removable screens 1210 a and 1210 b can be opened and closed by sliding magnets 1237 aa and 1237 bk left and right along window 1250 , or by sliding the pair of magnets 1237 aa and 1237 ae and the pair of magnets 1237 bk and 1237 ba left and right along window 1250 . various additional implementations of this invention are described and shown in the appendix . other embodiments are included within the scope of the claims .

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