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US 2012/0137589 A1Published application
Door with retractable screen
OwnerMarshall D. Christieinventor
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Abstract
A door, including: an opening passing through the door; a first panel hingedly connected to the door between the opening and a bottom edge of the door such that in a closed position the panel covers the opening and in an open position all of the panel is aligned with the door between the opening and the bottom edge; and a screen assembly secured to the door and including a displaceable screen. For the open position, the screen is extendable to cover the opening. For the closed position, the screen is retractable about a coil.
Claims17
A door, comprising:
- an opening passing through the door;
- a first panel hingedly connected to the door between the opening and a bottom edge of the door such that in a closed position the panel covers the opening and in an open position all of the panel is aligned with the door between the opening and the bottom edge;
- and,
- a screen assembly secured to the door and including a displaceable screen, wherein:
- for the open position, the screen is extendable to cover the opening;
- and,
- for the closed position, the screen is retractable about a coil.
4 more elements
A method of fabricating a door, comprising:
- forming an opening in the door;
- hingedly connected a first panel to the door between the opening and a bottom edge of the door;
- and,
- securing a screen assembly to the door, wherein:
- the first panel is displaceable to cover the opening in a closed position;
- the first panel is displaceable such that the first panel is aligned with the door between the opening and the bottom edge in an open position;
- and,
- the screen assembly includes a screen extendable to cover the opening in the open position and retractable about a coil in the closed position.
5 more elements
A door, comprising:
- an opening passing through the door;
- a first panel;
- a second panel between the opening and a bottom edge of the door;
- a lock rail between the first and second panels;
- at least one hinge connected to the first panel and to the lock rail;
- and,
- a screen assembly secured to the door and including a displaceable screen and a coil about which the screen is retractable, wherein:
- the screen assembly is located between the opening and a top edge of the door;
- in a closed position, the first panel fits within the opening to fill the opening and the screen is retracted about the coil;
- and,
- in an open position, at least a portion of the first panel faces the second panel and the screen is extended beyond the coil to overlap the opening.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.