Low profile fenestration screen assembly and method for same
OwnerBradley D. Woodward, Ross Michael Hollermanninventors
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Abstract
A fenestration assembly includes a low-profile screen assembly including a fenestration frame and a sash movably coupled with the fenestration frame. The sash includes a daylight opening having a daylight opening profile. The low-profile screen assembly is coupled with one or more of the fenestration frame or the sash. The low-profile screen assembly includes a screen panel having a screen frame coupled along one or more of the sash or the fenestration frame, and the screen frame includes a screen frame inner perimeter. A screen membrane spans the screen frame and is coupled with the screen frame. The screen frame inner perimeter is outside of the daylight opening profile.
Claims26
A fenestration assembly having a low-profile screen comprising:
- a fenestration frame;
- a sash movably coupled with the fenestration frame, the sash includes:
- a sash frame having a sash frame inner perimeter and a sash frame outer perimeter;
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- a daylight opening having a daylight opening profile;
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- a low-profile screen assembly coupled with one or more of the fenestration frame or the sash, the low-profile screen assembly includes a screen panel having:
- a screen frame coupled along one or more of the sash or the fenestration frame, the screen frame between the sash frame inner and outer perimeters, the screen frame includes:
- a screen frame inner perimeter;
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- a seat flange extending from a remainder of the screen frame toward the fenestration frame, and the seat flange is configured to blend the screen frame with the fenestration frame:
- a screen membrane spanning the screen frame and is coupled with the screen frame;
- a screen hinge coupled between the fenestration frame and the screen frame;
- a screen latch coupled with the screen frame, the screen latch includes a latch rocker configured to pivotally lock and unlock the screen frame from the fenestration frame;
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- wherein the screen frame inner perimeter is outside of the daylight opening profile.
A fenestration assembly having a low-profile screen comprising:
- a fenestration frame;
- a sash movably coupled with the fenestration frame, the sash includes a sash frame extending around a daylight opening having a daylight opening profile, the sash frame having a sash frame inner perimeter and a sash frame outer perimeter;
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- a low-profile screen assembly coupled with one or more of the fenestration frame or the sash, the low-profile screen assembly includes:
- a screen frame having a seat flange extending from a remainder of the screen frame toward the fenestration frame, and the seat flange is configured to blend the screen frame with the fenestration frame, the screen frame between the sash frame inner and outer perimeters;
- a screen membrane spanning the screen frame and coupled with the screen frame;
- a screen hinge coupled between the fenestration frame and the screen frame;
- a screen latch coupled with the screen frame, the screen latch includes a latch rocker configured to pivotally lock and unlock the screen frame from the fenestration frame;
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- wherein the screen frame is outside of the daylight opening profile, and the daylight opening is unobstructed at least from the sash through the low-profile screen assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.