EP 1311179 A1 20030521 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WINDLOCKING A BUILDING OPENING
Title (en)
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WINDLOCKING A BUILDING OPENING
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM WINDDICHTEN VERSCHLIESSEN VON GEBÄUDEÖFFNUNGEN
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE VERROUILLER UNE OUVERTURE DE BATIMENT CONTRE LE VENT
Publication
Application
Priority
US 0023357 W 20000823
Abstract (en)
[origin: CA2419639A1] An apparatus and method for windlocking a curtain (100) over an opening in a building is disclosed and claimed. The windlocking curtain (100) resides to the exterior of the window, door or other opening and protects it from the intrusion of air, water or debris. In its upper position the windlocking curtain (100) permits normal use of the opening and in its lower position it secures the opening. A flexible corrugated curtain (115) has tension rods (123, 124) therethrough and the tension rods (123, 124) run in tracks (111, 112) on each side of the curtain (115) and necessarily on each side of the opening. Interengagement of the tension rods (123, 124) with tracks (111, 11 2) is accomplished by deformations in the rods that are referred to as interrup ts (121). In one embodiment the tension rods (123, 124) are successively longer from top to bottom of the curtain (115) and their interrupts matingly wedge with angled tracks (111, 112) to secure the curtain (115). In another embodiment the interrupts (705, 707, 710) matingly engage parallel tracks (602, 603) upon the application of force due to wind, fluid (usually water o r sea water) or debris. In another embodiment a flap on the edges of a flexibl e curtain (2200) engage the side tracks (2004) absorbing shocking and sealing the opening. A method for securing the opening utilizing the apparatus is al so claimed which provides top, bottom and side securement.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0215755A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
AU 2000270733 B2 20050623; AU 7073300 A 20020304; CA 2419639 A1 20020228; EP 1311179 A1 20030521; JP 2004506823 A 20040304; JP 3718669 B2 20051124
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 2000270733 A 20000823; AU 7073300 A 20000823; CA 2419639 A 20000823; EP 00959400 A 20000823; JP 2002520674 A 20000823