64results about "Storm doors" patented technology

The present invention is a system and method for an easy installation storm door for installation in a home. The door system may include a door panel that is mounted onto two vertical z-bar frames such that the door system can be installed in a left hinge or right hinge format. The z-bar frames are precut at the factory to be shorter than a standard doorframe so that they do not have to be cut during installation. Also included in the system are top and bottom expanders that fit onto a top and bottom side of the door panel so as to selectively adjust the vertical height of the door panel. The top and bottom expanders further insure a reasonable air and moisture barrier between the interior and exterior of the home. The door system further includes a lock assembly that is pre-installed such that it can be utilized whether the door system is installed in a left hinge or right hinge format. The lock system may include a lockbody that includes duplicate hardware such that the door panel can be situated in the doorframe in a right hinge or left hinge format without having to adjust the position or orientation of the lockbody.

A self-contained system for protecting building penetrations is disclosed. The system can include a housing containing a take-up roll and a screen made from a flexible, strong fabric-like material suitable for resisting high winds, driving rain, and wind-driven missiles. The system can further comprise a deflector or roller to maintain the angle of deployment of the screen. The system can further include a weight bar attached to the end of the screen to assist in deploying the screen. The system can further comprise a dual pulley system to assist in deploying the screen and to hold the screen in the deployed position. The system can include wipers to clean the screen as it is retracted into the enclosure. The system can further comprise an integrated or separate light control, or “black-out” screen. The system enclosures can comprise various hinged covers to facilitate service, repair, and storage.

A window assembly (30) comprising a frame (36) in which are received sliding and security members. The security member has ventilating and non-ventilating parts (40, 32), with the sliding member (34) being slidably moveable over the security member between a first position in which air may pass through the ventilating part (40) so as to ventilate the room in which the window assembly (30) is located, and a second position in which no such ventilation can occur. The ventilating part 40 may comprise a grille, perforated sheet, lattice arrangement or the like.

A door assembly includes a barrier door that is hingedly rotatable about an axis of rotation. The door assembly further includes an environmental door that is hingedly rotatable about the axis of rotation. The barrier door and the environmental door can be rotated independently or in unison from opened positions to closed positions. The barrier door has a handle and the environmental door has a hole through which the handle can pass so that the barrier door handle can be accessed through the environmental door. The environmental door also has a cover for selectively closing the handle hole.

Devices and methods are disclosed for covering one or more windows held in a window frame by receipt of a pre-formed element into a pre-formed lip integrally attached or affixed to a window frame. In one example embodiment, the device includes a window frame having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side and the second side directly oppose each other in direction with a depth therebetween. The device further includes a first side having a perimeter, and a pre-formed lip continuously disposed along at least half of the perimeter, wherein the pre-formed lip may receive a pre-formed element fitting into and retained by the pre-formed lip in order to at least substantially cover the first side of the window frame. The device may also include a groove alongside the pre-formed lip for receiving vinyl and/or shims to more securely retain the pre-formed element.

A door system (10) for a door opening defined by a pair of vertically spaced jambs (12), a header (13) positioned near the vertical extremity of the jambs (12), and a floor (F). The door system includes a door (D), a plurality of track sections (17-19), the door (D) being movable on the track sections (17-19), an exterior post (31) positioned forward of the door (D) and an interior post (32) positioned rearward of the door (D). The exterior and interior posts (31, 32) are adapted to oppose deflection of the door (D) during high wind conditions.

A door assembly includes a door body; a panel, typically a window, which is slidably mounted on the door body; a retractable screen mounted on the door; and a removable connection between the screen and the panel. Preferably, the connection is a peelably removable connection. The connection may include a self-mating reclosable fastener, a hook and loop fastener or the like. The connection may include one or more magnets, preferably in the form of flexible magnetic strips. The door assembly thus simplifies the installation of the screen and its removal and replacement.

A storm door with a turn-away handle that does not obstruct normal manipulation of the storm door. The storm door permits seasonal changing between a screen or window and routine window cleaning without obstruction by an elongated handle. The storm door incorporates an actuator that has a hub with a free moving internal cam to permit moving an elongated handle from over an opening of the storm door to a position along the frame of the storm door. The method of use includes proving a storm door with a turn-away handle, moving it to a position that does not obstruct a window and screen, and moving it to a position that retracts a live bolt into the storm door.

The present invention is a hollow core screen door with the screen opening in the upper half of the door. In several embodiments the door is constructed to fit in a standard interior doorway without modifying the existing doorway frame. In several embodiments the screen is constructed in a modular frame for easy replacement of the screen if damaged or if other material such a glass or plexiglass is desired in the screen opening. In several embodiments the modular screen frame can be replaced without tools.

A window incorporates at least one moving glass insert or sash slidable in first and second spaced apart tracks. An end of the insert or sash is coupled to an end of a spring biased rolled screen. As the insert or sash moves from the roll, the screen is extracted therefrom providing a continuously variable screened region in the window. The insert or sash can be positioned using a counterbalance or spaced apart latchable locations in the window.

An apparatus and method of assembling and using a z-bar extension member for a door installation that negates the need for trimming the assembly. The apparatus includes an exterior z-bar member having an exterior barrel portion and an interior z-bar member having an interior barrel portion. The interior barrel portion is slidably or snappingly engaged within the exterior barrel portion. Mating structures may be included on the cooperating components to maintain a positional relationship therebetween during assembly. A guard assembly that mounts to the edge of a door or on the end of a door expander to cover the gap between the z-bar and the casing is also disclosed that may be used in conjunction with or as an alternative to the z-bar extension member.

A door incorporating at least one movable glass insert or window sash slidably disposed in at least one track thereof. An end of the insert is coupled to an end of a spring biased roll of screen. As the insert moves from the spring biased roll, the screen is extracted therefrom providing a continuously variable screened region in the door. The insert can be positioned using a counterbalance, spaced apart latchable locations in the door, fictional engagement, or through the tension force of the biased roll of screen. A catch mechanism is disposed on the movable glass insert to detachably couple the glass insert to a portion of the door.

A dual overhead door system having a pair of vertical tracks (5) mounted on either side of a door opening which is connected to a pair of dual spaced apart horizontal tracks (3, 4). The horizontal tracks (3, 4) have a curved segment (6) wherein horizontal tracks meet at a junction to form a single track connected to a top of the vertical track (5). The curved segment in the horizontally tracks contain a special swivel gate (7) which blocks either of the horizontal tracks to keep one door from moving into the vertical section when the other door is already in place and to provide minimum distance between the horizontal tracks for installation in low ceiling applications. A kit and method for converting a single overhead door system into a dual overhead door system is also provided.

A door with enhanced security includes four sides that define a side perimeter of the door. The side perimeter connects to an interior face and an exterior face of the door. An aperture is defined in the door that extends through the door between the exterior face and the interior face. A gate is connected to the door that includes a plurality of slats. The gate is selectively movable in the aperture of the door. The aperture is at least partially open in a first position of the gate and the aperture is closed in a second position of the gate. A locking mechanism secures the gate in position in the aperture of the door. A screen connects to the door and is positioned in the aperture of the door.

An interior storm window assembly has an outer frame adapted to be attached to an existing window frame or wall and having a channel running around an interior surface thereof, and a window unit comprising an inner frame surrounding a window pane. The window unit is adapted to be snap-fit inside the outer frame so that the window unit is securely held within the outer frame without play. There is a locking device for locking the window unit within the outer frame. The outer frame is attached to an existing window frame or to a wall surface surrounding an existing window, to provide an extra layer of protection against hurricane-force winds.