Tensioned fabric storm protection panel
AssigneeWayne-Dalton Corp.
InventorsMark Steven Hudoba, Harry Edward Asbury
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Abstract
A panel (10) for protecting a portion of a structure such as a window (11) includes a frame member (13) made up of four channel members (16-19) interconnected by corner members (20). One end of each channel member (16-19) includes an opening to receive an edge of a sheet (33) of flexible material. The sheet (33) is provided with a thickened area (34) near each edge thereof. A fabric locking and stretching member (15) closes the opening in each channel member (16-19) and engages the thickened area (34) of the fabric sheet (33) to stretch the sheet (33) within the frame member (13).
Claims20
A panel adapted to be attached to a structure comprising at least one pair of opposed channel members, each of said channel members having an opening therein, a sheet of flexible material having a thickened area near at least two opposed edges, an opposed edge being received in said opening in each of said channel members, and means engaging said channel member and engaging the edge of said thickened area to move said thickened area outwardly to stretch said fabric material and maintain each said edge of said sheet in one of said channel members.
A panel adapted to be attached to a structure comprising at least one pair of opposed channel members, each of said channel members having an opening therein, and including a lip having teeth, a sheet of flexible material having a thickened area near at least two opposed edges, an opposed edge being received in said opening in each of said channel members, and a member engaging said channel member and including a flange having teeth adapted to engage said teeth of said lip, said flange engaging the edge of said thickened area to stretch said fabric material and maintain each said edge in one of said channel members.
A panel adapted to be attached to a structure comprising at least one pair of opposed channel members, each of said channel members having an opening therein and including a lip, a sheet of flexible material having a thickened area near at least two opposed edges, an opposed edge being received in said opening in each of said channel members, and a member engaging said channel member and including a flange having a barb to engage said lip, said flange engaging the edge of said thickened area to stretch said fabric material and maintain each said edge in one of said channel members.
A panel adapted to be attached to a structure comprising at least one pair of opposed channel members, each of said channel members having an opening therein, and including a lip having an angled portion and a wall portion, a sheet of flexible material having a thickened area near at least two opposed edges, an opposed edge being received in said opening in each of said channel members, and member engaging said channel member and including a plate having an angled portion and adapted to be attached to said angled portion of said lip, said member engaging said thickened area to stretch said fabric material and maintain each said edge in one of said channel members.
A panel adapted to be attached to a structure comprising four channel members each having an end connected to the end of an adjacent channel member to form a frame, an opening in each channel member, a sheet of flexible material having a thickened area formed near each edge thereof, an edge of said material being received in each of said channel members through said opening therein, and a fabric locking and stretching member for each of said channel members, said locking and stretching members closing said openings in said channel members and engaging the edge of said thickened area to move said thickened area outwardly to stretch said flexible material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.