# US 2021/0277660 A1 · Rotatable and compactable cover

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- Number: US 2021/0277660 A1
- Document ID: US20210277660A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/260,546
- Filed: 2019-10-17
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2018-11-27
- Assignees: Emanuel Zular Zveibil
- Applicants: Emanuel Zular Zveibil
- Inventors: Emanuel Zular Zveibil
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210277660A1

## CPC

- E04F 10/10: collapsible {or extensible; metallic Florentine blinds; awnings with movable parts such as louvres; (shutters E06B9/04; louvre windows E06B7/08)}
- E04F 10/005: {Rigidly-arranged sunshade roofs with coherent surfaces}
- E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B)

## Abstract

The rotatable and compactable cover (1) proposed herein comprises two movable elements (4) mounted directly against the wall (P) or to a column or post (C/P); on the movable elements (4), movable side rails (23) are mounted, which are mutually parallel; pivoting support elements (30) are mounted on the movable side rails (23) against which the continuous cover plates (29) are attached; the rotatable and compactable cover (1) has actuators (49) comprised of arms with tension springs; the rotatable and compactable cover (1) also has a locking device (2) and a retraction device (3) that are mounted on the same plane as the wall (P); the rotatable and compactable cover (1) has a set of actuators (49) comprised of arms with tension springs; the upper region of the rotatable and compactable cover (1) incorporates a pair of blades (66), said blades (66) being mounted on supports (67) fixed directly to the wall (P) and covering the upper end of the continuous cover plates (29).

## Claims

### Claim 1

“ROTATABLE AND COMPACTABLE COVER”, which employs continuous cover plates (29) that define a cover surface (SC), the cover surface (SC) being an inclined plane; the cover being fixed to a wall (P) or to a column or post (C/P); the cover structure being made based on metal profiles; wherein the rotatable and compactable cover (1) comprises two movable elements (4) mounted directly against the wall (P) or to a column or post (C/P); on the movable elements (4) movable side rails (23) are mounted, which are mutually parallel; pivoting support elements (30) are mounted on movable side rails (23) against which the continuous cover plates are attached (29); the rotatable and compactable cover (1) has actuators (49) comprised of arms with tension springs; the rotatable and compactable cover (1) also has a locking device (2) and a retraction device (3), which are mounted on the same plane as the wall (P); the rotatable and compactable cover (1) has a set of actuators (49) comprised of arms with tension springs; the upper region of the rotatable and compactable cover (1) incorporates a pair of blades (66), said blades (66) being mounted on supports (67) fixed directly to the wall (P) and covering the upper end of the continuous cover plates (29).

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

“ROTATABLE AND COMPACTABLE COVER”, according to claim 1, wherein the movable elements (4) incorporate, at the ends (8) and (9) of the lower (5) and upper (7) bars, joint terminals (10) and (11); the joint terminals (10) and (11) having a vertical plate (12) provided with holes (13), with the horizontal flaps (14A) of a “C” shaped plate (14) starting from the front face of the vertical plate (12) that are traversed by a vertical axis (15) in the form of a screw that also traverses the ends of the protruding flaps (16) of an assembly structure (17) that is traversed on its long flaps (18) by screws (19) that also traverse the end of the bars (5) and (7); the vertical axis (15) and the screws (19) have washers (20) and nuts (21); the axis (15) constitutes the point around which the joint of the terminals of the assembly structure (17) and consequently of the bars (5) and (7) that form the main structure of the movable supporting elements (4) occurs; in the joint terminal (10) the long flaps (18) are aligned with the protruding flaps (16), since the lower bar (5) is horizontal, whereas in the joint terminal (11) the protruding flaps (16) form an angle with the corresponding long flaps (18) facing the angle presented by the top bar (7).

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

“ROTATABLE AND COMPACTABLE COVER”, according to claim 2, wherein each movable supporting element (4) is formed by the assembly of a lower bar (5) made with a metallic profile with a rectangular cross section from which two vertical bars (6) with different heights and being made with the same profile start vertically upwards, which are connected to an upper bar (7), the latter being also made based on the same profile as the previous components.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

“ROTATABLE AND COMPACTABLE COVER”, according to claim 2, wherein on the upper face of the upper bar (7), joint supports (22) are mounted on which, in turn, mobile side rails (23) are mounted; each joint support (22) is formed by a folded plate (24) with holes (25) that is joined to a “C” shaped plate (26), from which horizontal flaps (27) start, also provided with holes (25), said “C” shaped plate (26) being traversed by a vertical axis (15) in the form of a screw, which also passes through an assembly component (28) that receives the assembly of the movable side rail (23); the fixing of the joint support (22) to the upper bar (7) is done by means of screws (19), also a screw (19) and its respective washers (20) and nuts (21) being used to fix the assembly component (28) to the movable side rails (23).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

“ROTATABLE AND COMPACTABLE COVER”, according to claim 1, wherein the movable side rails 23 together form a structure that serves as a place for the assembly, also pivotally, of the continuous cover plates (29); the continuous cover plates (29) are mounted on the movable side rails (23) by means of pivoting support elements (30), which are mounted spaced-apart along the movable side rails (23); the pivoting support elements (30) are positioned along the continuous cover plates (29) in the crossing sections hereof with the movable side rails (23); the pivoting support element (30) is formed by two components, the first one being the support rod (31), while the second component is a laminar piece (32) with a shape compatible with the cross section presented by the continuous plates cover (29); the support rod (31) has a vertical rod section (33) being inferiorly provided with a threaded end (34) that receives a washer (20) and a corresponding clamping nut (21), said vertical section (33), at its upper end, featuring a welded washer (35) that acts as a limiting element for its insertion in relation to the profile of the side rail (23); the vertical rod section (33) of the pivoting support element (30) continues in an angled rod section (36) that receives the laminar piece assembly (32), said angled rod section (36) provided with through holes (37), where the laminar piece (32) is fastened by means of rivets (38) and against which the continuous cover plate is effectively mounted (29).

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

“ROTATABLE AND COMPACTABLE COVER”, according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable and compactable cover (1) can take a “fully extended” condition, a “partially extended” condition and a “fully folded and compacted” condition, and when in the “fully extended” condition, the continuous cover plates (29) are parallel to the inclined plane of the cover with their alternately up and down curved longitudinal edges (38) overlapping; when the rotatable and compactable cover (1) is in its “partially extended” condition, the continuous cover plates (29) of the continuous cover plate (29) set stop being parallel to the inclined plane of the cover, determining that its alternately up and down curved longitudinal edges (38) progressively stop overlapping; when the rotatable and compactable cover (1) reaches its limit position and takes the “fully folded and compacted” condition, the set of continuous cover plates (29) defines a compact package (PC), where said continuous cover plates (29) are superimposed, maintaining parallelism that follows the slope angle of the upper bar (7).

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

“ROTATABLE AND COMPACTABLE COVER”, according to claim 1, wherein the retraction device (3) includes a reel (39) driven by a crank (40) where the cable (41) is wound, said reel (39) passing through a guiding pulley (42); the retraction device (3) also incorporates a structure (43) where the reel (39) and the guiding pulley (42) are mounted, said structure (43) including a bottom plate (44) provided with through holes (45) for passing screws with which the retraction device (3) can be mounted on the wall (P); starting from the front face of the bottom plate (44) there are a folded plate (46), which defines the bottom and front faces of the reel (39) assembly structure, and a support base (47), in which the axis (48) of said reel (39) is traversed; when the crank (40) is turned, the cable (41) is wound on the reel (39), being guided in this path by the guiding pulley (42) incorporated in the retraction device (3); the cable (41) first passes through two other guiding pulleys (42) that are mounted on the underside of two of the movable side rails (23), the end of the cable (41) being anchored in the movable element (4).

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

“ROTATABLE AND COMPACTABLE COVER”, according to claim 1, wherein the compaction movement of the rotatable and compactable cover (1) occurs against the effort of the set of actuators (49); the set of actuators (49) is mounted, at one end, against the face of the wall (P), while the opposite end of the set of actuators (49) is mounted on the lower bar (5) of the movable supporting element (4), this second end receiving the assembly of a “C” shaped terminal (50), which is traversed by a vertical axis (15) in the form of a screw, said vertical axis (15) being traversed concomitantly in the terminal (51) of the set of actuators (49), such axis (15) being fixed using washers (20) and clamping nuts (21); the opposite ends of the actuators (49) have fastening components (52) that are mounted against the wall (P) and allow angular movement of the arm connected to it.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

“ROTATABLE AND COMPACTABLE COVER”, according to claim 1, wherein the locking device (2) is defined as a base (55) provided with fixing flaps (56), each having a hole (57) for passing screws with which the locking device (2) can be fixed to the wall (P); the locking device (2) has a flat blade (58) provided with a retaining upward facing tooth (59), said flat blade (58) being pivoted on an axis (60) positioned on the side of the base (55); the flat blade (58) has an operating lever (61) provided with a knob (62); the flat blade (58) is held up by the action of a coil spring (63) and has a ramp profile (64) defining the retaining upward facing tooth (59), which has an opposite vertical edge (65).

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

“ROTATABLE AND COMPACTABLE COVER”, according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable and compactable cover (1) can incorporate, as accessories, roll-up curtains (70) and cover plates (71); the cover plates (71) being fixed on the external faces of the movable supporting elements (4).