Retractable screen for a vehicle window
OwnerBernard Mooreinventor
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Abstract
A screen system for use in a window of a vehicle. The screen system includes a screen, a spool mounted to a leading edge of the screen, a housing configured to be mounted at a first edge of the window, and one or more bands that are operatively connected to the screen and configured to apply a biasing force to the screen. The screen is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The retracted position includes the screen rolled onto the spool and with the screen and the spool positioned in the housing at the first edge of the window. The extended position includes the screen extending across the window.
Claims18
A screen system for use in a window of a vehicle, the screen system comprising:
- a screen comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge;
- a spool mounted to the leading edge of the screen, wherein the spool comprises track members mounted to ends of the spool and with the track members comprising rollers configured to engage with a frame of the window;
- a housing configured to be mounted at a first edge of the window;
- one or more bands that are operatively connected to the track members and configured to apply a biasing force to the screen, the one or more bands being elastic;
- the screen movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
- wherein the retracted position comprises the screen rolled onto the spool with the screen and the spool positioned in the housing at the first edge of the window;
- wherein the extended position comprises the screen extending across the window with the leading edge positioned at a second edge of the window and the first edge positioned at the first edge of the window and with the one or more bands extending across the window and applying the biasing force to the screen.
A method of using a screen system with a window of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- mounting a trailing edge of the screen to a first edge of the window and with a leading edge of the screen connected to a spool;
- securing one or more bands at the first edge of the window and to track members that are connected to the spool;
- applying a force to the screen and overcoming a biasing force applied by the one or more bands and moving the leading edge of the screen and the spool across the window with the trailing edge remaining mounted to the first edge of the window;
- extending the screen across the window and securing the leading edge of the screen to a second edge of the window;
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- extending the one or more bands across the window from the first edge of the window to the second edge of the window and applying a biasing force to the screen to bias the screen towards the first edge of the window.
A method of using a screen system with a window of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- positioning one or more bands in a housing that is mounted to a first edge of the window with the one or more bands connected to track members that are mounted to ends of a spool;
- extending the one or more bands that extend from the housing to the track members while moving the spool and the screen across the window;
- applying a biasing force to the spool through the one or more bands while moving the spool and the screen across the window with the biasing force pulling the spool and the screen towards the housing;
- securing a leading edge of the screen to a second edge of the window while the one or more bands are applying the biasing force;
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- extending the one or more bands across the window from the first edge of the window to the second edge of the window while the leading edge of the screen is secured to the second edge of the window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.