Corner for screen
OwnerGerard Therrieninventor
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Abstract
A spring member for use in retaining a screen within a window frame, the spring member having an elongated dome portion, an upwardly extending portion formed within the dome portion and designed to fit within a recess in a window. The spring members ideally are suited for window frames made using corner members.
Claims8
A screen frame unit comprising a top frame member, a bottom frame member and a pair of side frame members, said top, bottom and side frame members being interconnected by four corner members, each corner member having a corner portion and first and second legs extending outwardly from said corner portion, said first and second legs being mutually perpendicular, each of said legs connecting to a respective frame member to thereby form a rectangular screen frame unit, and a dome shaped spring member having first and second end portions with an elongated dome portion terminating at said first and second end portions, said elongated dome portion having an outer convex surface and an inner concave surface, an upwardly extending portion extending outwardly from said outer convex surface, a first end portion of said spring member being secured between a frame member and a leg engaged therewith.
In a window frame having a window frame portion designed to receive a screen frame unit, the improvement wherein said screen frame unit comprises a top frame member, a bottom frame member and a pair of side frame members, said top, bottom and side frame members being interconnected by four corner members, and a dome shaped spring member having first and second end portions with an elongated dome portion terminating at said first and second end portions, said elongated dome portion having an outer convex surface and an inner concave surface, an upwardly extending portion extending outwardly from said outer convex surface, said upwardly extending portion fitting within an opening in said window frame portion to thereby secure and locate said screen frame unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.