Protective coverings
AssigneeOwens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
InventorsMargaret Mary Woodside, Frank Joseph Macdonald, Jeri Oliver Clark, Joseph Martine Lehman, Scott Alan Calvert
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Abstract
Protecting coverings are provided for glass windows and the like. The protective coverings comprise a fiber reinforced polymeric fabric flexible enough to be rolled upon itself.
Claims15
A protective covering for protecting at least a portion of an element secured in a structure, said protective covering comprising a fiber reinforced polymeric fabric comprising a lamination of at least first and second laminae, each of which is formed from a plurality of strands, at least one of said strands comprising polymer fibers commingled with reinforcing fibers, said first lamina being arranged angularly to said second lamina and a support apparatus coupled to said structure for supporting said fabric adjacent to said element, said fabric being capable of covering said portion of said element and being flexible enough to be rolled upon itself.
A combination awning and protective covering for covering and protecting a window mounted in a structure comprising:
- a fabric;
- first and second arms rotatably coupled to the structure on opposing sides of said window;
- a roller coupled to one of said first and second arms and to the structure adjacent to a first end of said window, a first end of said fabric being secured to said roller, said fabric being rolled on said roller when in a fully retracted position and being substantially unrolled from said roller when in a fully extended position, the other end of said fabric being secured to the other of said first and second arms and the structure adjacent to said first end of said window;
- said first and second arms being in a first position with said fabric in said fully retracted position, a second position with said fabric in said fully extended position, and at least one intermediate position as said fabric partially extends over said window;
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- locking elements coupled to said structure on said opposing sides of said window for securing first and second sides of said fabric to said structure so as to prevent substantial deflection of said fabric toward said window when a force is applied to said fabric.
A protective covering for protecting at least a portion of an element secured in a structure, said protective covering comprising a fiber reinforced polymeric fabric comprising a lamination of at least first and second laminae, each of which is formed from a plurality of strands, at least one of said strands comprising one of glass fibers, aramid fibers, graphite fibers and silicon fibers, said first lamina being arranged angularly to said second lamina and a support apparatus coupled to said structure for supporting said fabric adjacent to said element, said fabric being capable of covering said portion of said element and being flexible enough to be rolled upon itself.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.