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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce E. Thomas, Brookings, SD (US);
Kelly D. Nordgaard, Gary, SD (US);
Bryan P. Zacher, Brookings, SD (US);
Alan M. Dixon, Brookings, SD (US);
Allen E. Lee, Brookings, SD (US);
Assignee:
Larson Manufacturing Company, Brookings, SD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/52 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/52 ;
Abstract
An exterior door incorporates at least one moving glass insert or sash slidable in first and second spaced apart tracks. An end of the insert is coupled to an end of a spring biased rolled screen. As the insert moves from the roll, the screen is extracted therefrom providing a continuously variable screened region in the door. The insert can be positioned using a counterbalance or spaced apart latchable locations in the door.