Folding garage screen door
OwnerEugene F. Nowakinventor
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Abstract
A screen door construction for selective attachment to a garage for placement in a garage door opening including an upper screen panel, a lower screen panel hingedly secured to said upper screen panel, a hinge pivotally mounting the upper edge of the upper screen panel to the upper edge of a garage door opening, first adjuster members for permitting the adjustment of the upper and lower panels within the garage door opening so as to fit them properly to occupy the entire height of the door opening and to extend horizontally therein, second adjuster members for adjusting the width of the panels to fit properly within the width of the garage door opening, and attachment structure for selectively attaching and detaching the upper screen panel relative to the garage door opening.
Claims23
A screen door construction for placement in a garage door opening having a frame comprising upper screen panel means having an upper edge and a lower edge, lower screen panel means having an upper edge and a lower edge, hinge means connecting said lower edge of said upper panel means to said upper edge of said lower panel means, and adjuster means proximate said hinge means for permitting the position of said lower screen panel means to be adjusted relative to said upper screen panel means.
A screen door construction for a garage door opening having a frame comprising upper screen panel means having an upper edge and a lower edge, lower screen panel means having an upper edge and a lower edge for occupying a position extending horizontally below said upper screen panel means, first attachment means coupling said upper and lower screen panel means relative to each other so as to selectively permit said lower screen panel means to move relative to said upper screen panel means to thereby permit said upper and lower screen panel means to occupy a first position wherein they cover said opening or a second position wherein they are compacted relative to each other, second attachment means for attaching said upper panel means relative to said garage door opening, and adjuster means for adjusting the position of at least one of said upper and lower screen panel means relative to said first attachment means to cause said lower panel means to fit accurately within said garage door opening when said upper and lower panel means are in said first position.
A screen door construction for selective mounting relative to the frame associated with a garage door opening independently of and outside of a normal garage door which can function in its normal manner while said screen door construction remains mounted in all operative positions thereof comprising an upper screen panel having an upper edge and a lower edge, a lower screen panel for occupying a position extending horizontally below said upper screen panel attachment means coupling said upper and lower screen panel means relative to each other so as to selectively permit said lower screen panel to move relative to said upper screen panel to thereby permit said upper and lower screen panels to occupy a first position wherein they close said opening or a second position wherein they are compacted relative to each other so as not to close said opening, temporary attachment means for selectively temporarily mounting and demounting said upper screen panel on said frame associated with said garage door opening, said lower screen panel including an upper and lower edge, said attachment means comprising first hinge means effectively joining said lower edge of said upper panel to said upper edge of said lower panel, said temporary attachment means comprising second hinge means coupled relative to said upper edge of said upper panel, means for temporarily affixing said second hinge means relative to said door frame for solely permitting pivotal movement of said upper panel relative to said frame, said lower panel being of substantially no greater height than said upper panel, said first hinge means permitting said lower panel to lie in substantially parallel relationship to said upper panel in said second position or in substantially coplanar relationship therewith in said first position, holding means for selectively holding said upper panel in an outwardly pivoted position from said garage door opening, and adjuster means for adjusting the position of at least one of said upper and lower screen panels relative to said attachment means to cause said lower panel to fit accurately within said garage door opening when said upper and lower panels are in said first position.
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