US 4,057,094 AGranted

Car window screen

OwnerThomas Smithinventor

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Abstract

An apparatus for selectively moving a transparent pane and a screen pane across a window opening includes first and second mechanisms for moving the transparent and screen panes, respectively, from a respective first position covering the opening, and inhibiting means for preventing the movement of the screen pane from the first and second positions thereof upon the transparent pane occupying a position other than the latter's first position but not yet at the second position.

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An apparatus for selectively moving a transparent pane and a screen pane across a window opening comprising:

first and second mechanisms for moving said transparent and screen panes, respectively, from a respective first position leaving the opening uncovered, to a respective second position covering said opening, said mechanisms including respective segmental gears disposed on one side of the panes, respective pinions engaging said gears, each of said pinions including a handle for the rotation thereof, and wherein said panes have respective lower end portions formed with a longitudinal slit, and each of said gears includes an arm rigid therewith having an end thereof adapted to slide within one of said slits, and
inhibiting means for preventing the movement of said screen pane from the first and second positions thereof upon said transparent pane occupying a position other than the latter's first position but not yet at the second position, said inhibiting means including first belt-means, first belt-supporting means attached to a door frame for said first belt-means to be movable by the handle of said first mechanism, second belt-means and second belt-supporting means attached to the door frame for said second belt-means to be movable by the handle of said second mechanism, said first belt-means having narrower and wider portions of first and second lengths, respectively, and said second belt-means having a plurality of substantially equispaced longitudinal pins thereon, and being disposed transversely to said first belt-means, and wherein said second length of said wider portion of said first belt-means is operatively contactable by at least two successively spaced pins, said narrow portion being operatively non-contactable by said pins, said second length of said wider portion corresponding to the distance for said transparent pane to operatively move from said first to said second position, whereby a rotation of one of said handles causes the handle-associated pane to move across the window opening and the handle of said second mechanism is substantially prevented from being rotated upon said wider portion of said first belt-means being interposed between said two successively spaced pins.

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Abstract

An apparatus for selectively moving a transparent pane and a screen pane across a window opening comprising:

first and second mechanisms for moving said transparent and screen panes, respectively, from a respective first position leaving the opening uncovered, to a respective second position covering said opening, said mechanisms including respective segmental gears disposed on one side of the panes, respective pinions engaging said gears, each of said pinions including a handle for the rotation thereof, and wherein said panes have respective lower end portions formed with a longitudinal slit, and each of said gears includes an arm rigid therewith having an end thereof adapted to slide within one of said slits, and
inhibiting means for preventing the movement of said screen pane from the first and second positions thereof upon said transparent pane occupying a position other than the latter's first position but not yet at the second position, said inhibiting means including first belt-means, first belt-supporting means attached to a door frame for said first belt-means to be movable by the handle of said first mechanism, second belt-means and second belt-supporting means attached to the door frame for said second belt-means to be movable by the handle of said second mechanism, said first belt-means having narrower and wider portions of first and second lengths, respectively, and said second belt-means having a plurality of substantially equispaced longitudinal pins thereon, and being disposed transversely to said first belt-means, and wherein said second length of said wider portion of said first belt-means is operatively contactable by at least two successively spaced pins, said narrow portion being operatively non-contactable by said pins, said second length of said wider portion corresponding to the distance for said transparent pane to operatively move from said first to said second position, whereby a rotation of one of said handles causes the handle-associated pane to move across the window opening and the handle of said second mechanism is substantially prevented from being rotated upon said wider portion of said first belt-means being interposed between said two successively spaced pins.