Screen edge retention and screen rethreading features for a hidden screen assembly and a fenestration assembly

A fenestration assembly comprising:

• at least one sash including:
• an upper rail;
• a lower rail;
• two stiles connecting the upper rail to the lower rail;
• and
• a window pane surrounded by the upper rail, the lower rail, and the two stiles;
• a frame surrounding the at least one sash, the frame including:
• a top portion;
• a bottom portion;
• and
• two jambs connecting the top portion to the bottom portion, each of the two jambs forming a first slot extending lengthwise along at least a portion of the jamb between the top portion and the bottom portion, the sash slideably engaged with the two jambs;
• and
• a pivot, wherein the at least one sash is configured to tilt with respect to the frame about the pivot;
• at least one screen assembly mounted in at least one of:
• the top portion or the bottom portion, the at least one screen assembly including:
• a roller assembly substantially hidden from view;
• and
• a screen material attached to the roller assembly, the screen assembly configured to wind the screen material around the roller assembly and to permit the screen material to unwind from the roller assembly under tension applied to an end of the screen material, edges of the screen material extending into the first slot of each of the two jambs, the edges including folded and fused portions of the screen material;
• wherein the end of the screen material is detachably coupled to the lower rail of the sash when the screen assembly is mounted in the bottom portion, and the end of the screen material is detachably coupled to the upper rail of the sash when the screen assembly is mounted in the top portion;
• and
• wherein the first slots include structures defining gaps adjacent to the lower rail of the sash when the screen material is detachably coupled to the lower rail of the sash, and the first slots include structures defining gaps adjacent to the upper rail of the sash when the screen material is detachably coupled to the upper rail of the sash;
• and
• wherein the tilting of the sash with respect to the frame out of a plane defined by the frame causes the end of the screen material to disengage from the sash.

A fenestration assembly comprising:

• a sash;
• a frame surrounding the sash, the frame including:
• a head;
• a sill;
• and
• two jambs connecting the head to the sill, the sash slideably engaged with the two jambs, each of the two jambs including:
• a first slot extending lengthwise along a portion of the jamb from the sill and toward the head, the first slot including:
• a chamfered portion at an end of the first slot adjacent to the sill the chamfered portion on a surface of the first slot nearest an interior-facing surface of the jamb;
• and
• a transition portion between the chamfered portion and a remainder of the first slot;
• and
• a rethreading slot through an interior-facing surface of the jamb and into communication with the first slot, and disposed at an end of the jamb adjacent to the sill at the interior-facing surface of the jamb;
• and
• a screen assembly mounted in the sill, the screen assembly including:
• a roller assembly substantially hidden from view;
• a screen material attached to the roller assembly, an end of the screen material coupled to the sash, the screen assembly configured to wind the screen material around the roller assembly and to permit the screen material to unwind from the roller assembly, edges of the screen material extending into the first slot of each of the two jambs;
• and
• a pivot, wherein the sash is configured to tilt with respect to the frame about the pivot, and wherein the tilting of the sash with respect to the frame out of a plane defined by the frame cases the end of the screen material to disengage from the sash.

A fenestration assembly comprising:

• a lower sash including:
• a first upper rail;
• a first lower rail;
• two first stiles connecting the first upper rail to the first lower rail;
• and
• a first window pane surrounded by the first upper rail, the first lower rail, and the two first stiles;
• an upper sash including:
• a second upper rail;
• a second lower rail;
• two second stiles connecting the second upper rail to the second lower rail;
• and
• a second window pane surrounded by the second upper rail, the second lower rail, and the two second stiles;
• a frame surrounding the upper sash and the lower sash, the frame including:
• a head;
• a sill;
• and
• two jambs connecting the head to the sill, each of the two jambs forming a first slot and a second slot, the first slots and the second slots extending lengthwise along at least a portion of the jamb between the head and the sill, the first sash and the second sash slideably engaged with the two jambs, wherein the first slots include structures defining gaps adjacent to the first lower rail of the lower sash and the second slots include structures defining gaps adjacent to the second upper rail of the upper sash;
• a first pivot, wherein the lower sash is configured to tilt with respect to the frame about the first pivot;
• a second pivot, wherein the upper sash is configured to tilt with respect to the frame about the second pivot;
• at least one screen assembly mounted in at least one of:
• the head or the sill, the at least one screen assembly including:
• a roller assembly substantially hidden from view;
• and
• a screen material attached to the roller assembly, the screen assembly configured to wind the screen material around the roller assembly and to permit the screen material to unwind from the roller assembly under tension applied to an end of the screen material, edges of the screen material extending into the first slots or the second slots of each of the two jambs;
• wherein the end of the screen material is detachably coupled to the first lower rail of the first sash when the screen assembly is mounted in the sill, and the end of the screen material is detachably coupled to the second upper rail of the second sash when the screen assembly is mounted in the head;
• and
• wherein the tilting of the first sash with respect to the frame out of a plane defined by the frame causes the end of the screen material to disengage from the first sash when the screen assembly is mounted in the sill, and wherein the tilting of the second sash with respect to the frame out of a plane defined by the frame causes an end of the screen material to disengage from the second sash when the screen assembly is mounted in the head;
• and
• a check rail seal projecting from the second lower rail toward the lower sash or projecting from the first upper rail toward the upper sash, the check rail seal extending a width of the first sash.

A fenestration assembly comprising:

• a sash;
• a frame surrounding the sash, the frame including:
• a head;
• a sill;
• and
• two jambs connecting the head to the sill, the sash slideably engaged with the two jambs, each of the two jambs forming a first slot extending lengthwise along at least a portion of the jamb between the head and the sill, the first slot including:
• a screen edge retention feature extending along a portion of the first slot;
• and
• a bump projecting into the first slot adjacent to an end of the screen edge retention feature;
• and
• a pivot, wherein the sash is configured to tilt with respect to the frame about the pivot;
• at least one screen assembly mounted in at least one of:
• the head and the sill, the at least one screen assembly including:
• a roller assembly substantially hidden from view;
• a screen material attached to the roller assembly, an end of the screen material detachably coupled to the sash, the screen assembly configured to wind the screen material around the roller assembly and to permit the screen material to unwind from the roller assembly, edges of the screen material extending into the first slots of each of the two jambs;
• and
• wherein the tilting of the sash with respect to the frame out of a plane defined by the frame causes the end of the screen material to disengage from the sash;
• and
• a plurality of raised features, at least one of the plurality of raised features attached to each of the edges of the screen material and extending along a portion of the edges of the screen material, the raised features configured to engage the screen edge retention features and retain each of the edges of the screen material at least partially within the first slots of each of the two jambs.

A fenestration assembly, comprising:

• a frame;
• a sash mounted to the frame for sliding motion in a plane of the frame and for tilting motion out of the plane of the frame;
• a magnet on the sash;
• a roller assembly;
• a control bar configured to extend beyond the sash, the control bar including a ferromagnetic material;
• and
• a screen material attached to the roller assembly, an end of the screen material is connected to the control bar, the screen assembly configured to coil the screen material around the roller assembly and to permit the screen material to uncoil from the roller assembly under tension applied to move the control bar away from the roller assembly, wherein the screen assembly is configured so that the control bar automatically attaches to a magnet of the sash when the sash is closed, and wherein the tilting of the sash with respect to the frame out of the plane of the frame causes the control bar to detach from the magnet of the sash.