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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terry J Buhr, Pella, IA (US);
Assignee:
Pella Corporation, Pella, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
160269 ; 1602731 ;
Abstract
A preferred fenestration assembly includes a roll screen and a guide body presenting channels for receiving the respective side edges of the screen. During movement of the screen toward the closed position, the side edges are gripped between a shiftable gripper and gripping surfaces of the guide body. The gripping components are configured to release the side edges if excessive force is applied to the screen to prevent damage while retaining the side edges with a minimum level of force to withstand wind loading.