EP 0790384 A1 19970820 - Retractable closure
Title (en)
Retractable closure
Title (de)
Einziehbarer Verschluss
Title (fr)
Fermeture rétractable
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 97102522 A 19970217
- EP 96200477 A 19960219
Abstract (en)
A retractable closure for a building opening, said closure comprising a flexible sheet (7) having opposite first and second lateral edges and a third edge extending transverse to said first and second lateral edges, a retractor mechanism (15) connected to the third edge, with the flexible sheet (7) being capable of being extended over said building opening to an extended position in opposition to the retractor mechanism, while being retractable to a retracted position by the retractor mechanism, first and second guide tracks (9, 10) positioned to receive said first and second lateral edges respectively for movement therealong, and engagement members (19) secured to at least one of said first and second lateral edges to keep said at least one lateral edge in engagement with the relevant one of said first and second guide tracks. Engagement members are provided which comprise pliable tongues (19) biased to deflect from the flexible sheet (7) in the extended position thereof and to be substantially flush with the flexible sheet in the retracted position thereof. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
E06B 9/54 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E06B 9/54 (2013.01); E06B 2009/543 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] FR 2602539 A1 19880212 - HAYASHIGUCHI SEIZO [JP]
- [A] EP 0489450 A2 19920610 - HUNTER DOUGLAS IND BV [NL]
- [A] EP 0086023 A1 19830817 - WESENBEECK CORNELIS MARIA VAN
- [DA] US 3149665 A 19640922 - DOUGLAS HANDFORD CHARLES
- [A] EP 0305081 A2 19890301 - HUNTER DOUGLAS IND BV [NL]
- [A] "ADVERTISEMENT", NUOVA FINESTRA, vol. 13, no. 6, 1 June 1992 (1992-06-01), MILAN (IT), pages 169, XP000281243
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE FR IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 97102522 A 19970217