Bryan D Winters

US Patent:

59882565, Nov 23, 1999

Filed:

May 28, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/086440

Inventors:

Bryan D. Winters - Mission Viejo CA

International Classification:

E06B 970

US Classification:

160310

Abstract:

A new automatic garage door screen for covering a garage door opening to let air through while still providing a barrier to insects and debris. The inventive device includes a flexible panel having a plurality of apertures therethrough extending between first and second surfaces of the panel. A storage housing mountable to the top of a garage door opening is also provided. An elongate roller is rotatably mounted in the interior of the storage housing with a motor included for rotating the roller. The top edge of the panel is coupled to the roller. A pair of elongate guide tracks are mountable to the sides of a garage door opening. Each guide track has an elongate side channel extending between the ends of the guide track. One of the side edges of the panel is inserted into the side channel of one of the guide tracks while the other side edge of the panel is inserted into the side channel of the other guide track.