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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2019
Pella Corporation, Pella, IA (US);
Jonathan S. Hoogland, Altoona, IA (US);
Brian L. Kolb, Pella, IA (US);
Jennifer A. Tuetken, Pella, IA (US);
Evan R. Vande Haar, Pella, IA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A fenestration assembly includes a sash, a frame surrounding the sash, and at least one screen assembly. The sash includes at least one magnet. The sash is slideably engaged with the frame. The at least one screen assembly includes a roller assembly, a control bar, and screen material attached to the roller assembly and the control bar. The roller assembly is substantially hidden from view. The control bar includes a ferromagnetic material. The screen assembly is configured to apply tension to the screen material to wind the screen material around the roller assembly and to permit the screen material to unwind from the roller assembly under a tension applied to move the control bar away from the roller assembly. The control bar automatically engages the at least one magnet of the sash when the sash is in the closed configuration to attach the control bar to the sash.