Abstract: A storm curtain assembly (10) includes a fabric curtain (11) which may be wound onto a roll (17) and stored within a canister housing (16) when not in use, and substantially unwound from the roll (17) to cover an opening in a building. When unwound, a lock bar (18) is engaged by the hooks (27) of the lock blocks (21) carried by the housing (16) and by lock tabs (22) carried by the housing (16). The lock tabs (22) extend through slots (28) formed in curtain (11) so as to be able to engage the lock bar (18). As such, the roll (17) and other drive or counterbalance components (15) carried in the housing (16) are protected from any forces on the curtain (11), such forces being absorbed by the housing (16).

Abstract: A system for protecting an opening, such as a window (11) in a structure (12) includes a fabric cover (13) having spaced openings (14) around the periphery thereof. In one embodiment, a frame (21) includes a track (27) and a stem (24) which is received in a slot (20) formed on the periphery of the window (11). The track (27) carries connector assemblies (15) which are received through the openings (14) in the cover (13) to attach the cover (13) to the frame (21). In another embodiment, the track is formed in a component (50) of a frame (40) and a web (42) attached the component (50) to another frame component (41) which is attached by fasteners (60) adjacent to the window (11).

Abstract: A method of constructing a fabric storm cover (15) to protect an opening (11) in a structure (12) includes the steps of determining the orientation of grommets (14) to be inserted into a fabric panel (10), determining the size of the opening (11), selecting the amount of overlap of the edges not having the grommets (14), determining the grommet span (C), and selecting a panel (10) from a plurality of panels based on the determined grommet span (C). Once the panel (10) is selected, the maximum allowable distance between the grommets (14) is determined, and then the grommets (14) are positioned through thickened areas (13) in the panel (10) at a distance (D) not to exceed the maximum allowable distance.

Abstract: A storm curtain assembly (10) includes a fabric curtain (11) which may be wound onto a roll (17) and stored within a canister housing (16) when not in use, and substantially unwound from the roll (17) to cover an opening in a building. When unwound, a lock bar (18) is engaged by the hooks (27) of the lock blocks (21) carried by the housing (16) and by lock tabs (22) carried by the housing (16). The lock tabs (22) extend through slots (28) formed in curtain (11) so as to be able to engage the lock bar (18). As such, the roll (17) and other drive or counterbalance components (15) carried in the housing (16) are protected from any forces on the curtain (11), such forces being absorbed by the housing (16).

Abstract: A storm curtain apparatus is disclosed and claimed which includes a curtain having a left side edge, a right side edge and a bottom. A curtain bar is affixed to the bottom of the curtain. End caps are affixed to each end of the curtain bar and strips are affixed to the side edges of the curtain. A supporting frame includes first and second side guides, a top support and a bottom support affixed to the side guides. Each of the side guides include a generally rectangularly shaped and longitudinally extending body. Each body of each side guide includes a longitudinally extending curtain track and slot and a longitudinally extending guide track and slot. The curtain is movable between a first, stored, position and a plurality of second, deployed, positions. The edges of the curtain with the strips affixed thereto reside in the curtain tracks and slots and the end caps partially reside in the guide slots.

Abstract: A storm curtain apparatus is disclosed and claimed which includes a curtain having a left side edge, a right side edge and a bottom. A curtain bar is affixed to the bottom of the curtain. End caps are affixed to each end of the curtain bar and strips are affixed to the side edges of the curtain. A supporting frame includes first and second side guides, a top support and a bottom support affixed to the side guides. Each of the side guides include a generally rectangularly shaped and longitudinally extending body. Each body of each side guide includes a longitudinally extending curtain track and slot and a longitudinally extending guide track and slot. The curtain is movable between a first, stored, position and a plurality of second, deployed, positions. The edges of the curtain with the strips affixed thereto reside in the curtain tracks and slots and the end caps partially reside in the guide slots.