Abstract: A fenestration assembly includes a sash, a frame surrounding the sash, and at least one screen assembly. The sash includes at least one magnet. The sash is slideably engaged with the frame. The at least one screen assembly includes a roller assembly, a control bar, and screen material attached to the roller assembly and the control bar. The roller assembly is substantially hidden from view. The control bar includes a ferromagnetic material. The screen assembly is configured to apply tension to the screen material to wind the screen material around the roller assembly and to permit the screen material to unwind from the roller assembly under a tension applied to move the control bar away from the roller assembly. The control bar automatically engages the at least one magnet of the sash when the sash is in the closed configuration to attach the control bar to the sash.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for precision boom deployment are provided in accordance with various embodiments. The tools and techniques provided may have space and/or terrestrial applications. Some embodiments include a boom deployment system that may include a furlable boom. Some embodiments include: boom reinforcement devices, end fitting devices, contoured support devices, edge support devices, spiral harness devices, latch devices, combined boom spool and tension drive devices, and/or rotary encoder devices. Some embodiments may utilize a composite slit-tube boom. Some embodiments utilize a furlable boom that may be fabricated with curvature along its length.

Abstract: An extendable and retractable column which is formed from at least three linked sections or chains. The linked sections include a plurality of individual segments linked end to end. As the linked segments are extended, each of the individual segments of the linked chains engage individual segments of adjacent linked sections to form a column. As the linked sections are retracted, each of the individual segments of the linked sections disengage from the individual segment of the adjacent linked sections and the individual linked sections may be rolled up into a multi-sided form for compact storage.

Abstract: An extendable and retractable column which is formed from at least three linked sections or chains. The linked sections include a plurality of individual segments linked end to end. As the linked segments are extended, each of the individual segments of the linked chains engage individual segments of adjacent linked sections to form a column. As the linked sections are retracted, each of the individual segments of the linked sections disengage from the individual segment of the adjacent linked sections and the individual linked sections may be rolled up into a multi-sided form for compact storage.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to an extensible bar handle (205) for flexible screens (110, 115), comprising a tubular body (210) in which at least an extractable rod (215) is slidably inserted, which extractable rod (215) exhibits a head portion (230) projecting from one of the axial ends of the tubular body (210) and a draught-excluding brush (255) having a linear development and being fixed to the head portion (230) of the extractable rod (215), which is arranged parallel and flanked to a further draught-excluding brush (270) having a linear extension which is externally and longitudinally fixed to the tubular body (210).

Abstract: A multiple shade apparatus and method includes a shade system with a shade header with end caps. A first shade roll is provided with a first shade connected with the first shade roll and the first shade includes a first bottom bar. The first shade roll is connected with the shade header. A second shade roll is provided with a second shade connected with the second shade roll and the second shade includes a second bottom bar. The second shade roll is also connected with the shade header. A first connector device is provided that is connected with the first shade and a second connector is connected with the second shade. A detachment device connected with the shade system is provided for automatically disconnecting the first connector and the second connector.

Abstract: Mechanically or powered activated, retractable, partition-able enclosure-panels with or without custom brackets for any style open-air-vehicle having roof structures, including cars and boats, is taught. The partition-able enclosure panels for a driver's side, passenger's side, or rear opening of an open-air car, each include two or more partition-sections, and a rotatable spindle, where each of the partition-sections is designed to be attached to and detached from an adjacent partition-section, and each of the partition-sections is fixedly or non-fixedly attachable to the rotating spindle, so that when the partitions are attached to each other and the spindle is rotated all partitions are controlled by said rotating spindle and when the partitions are detached from each other, only the fixedly attached partition is controlled by the rotating spindle providing for deployment or un-deployment of either a panel or a partition-section. A roof or roof-support with built-in panel supporting devices is also taught.

Abstract: A shared space divider provides privacy on surfaces. The shared space divider comprises a hub that is placed on a portion of a surface, and at least one partitioning structure coupled to a portion of the hub. The at least one partitioning structure comprises a separator configured to partition the surface into two or more sections. The separator has a ribbon structure, an accordion structure, or a fan structure. The at least one partitioning structure is configured to extend from and retract into or, alternatively, fold out from and fold into the hub. In some embodiments, the shared space divider comprises at least one container for holding items commonly found on the surface. In other embodiments, the shared space divider comprises a clip for attaching to documents. Yet, in other embodiments, images such as advertisements are displayed on at least one of the separator and the hub.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a removable valance for a golf cart are provided. The apparatus may include a valance for use with a golf cart. The valance may include a bead configured to be inserted into a slot on a golf cart. The slot is preferably configured to engage the bead. The valance may further include material fixedly attached to the bead along a longitudinal axis of the bead.

Abstract: An electrical equipment rack, such as a computer server rack, with a protective shield to protect the electrical equipment rack and equipment thereon from water damage is described. In general, the shield is constructed of a curved polycarbonate shell fastened to an aluminum frame having arc-shaped end sections attached to spaced elongated side rails. The aluminum frame is attachable to threaded rod hangers of the type that are used in most server rack rooms. Multiple shields may be fastened together end-to-end to increase the length of the overall shield, to extend over the entire length of the server racks or cabinets needed to be protected. Gaskets such as neoprene seals are compressed between shield sections to prevent water from penetrating between the fastened sections. Deployable curtains are fastened to the elongated side rails to further protect the electrical equipment rack from water damage.

Abstract: A double shade includes a head rail, at least one end cap having an end panel disposed with the head rail and a bracket arm extending from the end panel, a first window treatment being disposed with the head rail, a second window treatment being disposed with the bracket arm, and a clip engaged with the first window treatment and the second window treatment. A double shade includes a head rail extending between first and second ends, first and second end caps including respective end panels mounted with the first and second ends of the head rail and respective bracket arms extending from the end panels, a cellular shade mounted with the head rail, and a roller shade extending between first and second ends respectively mounted with the bracket arms of the first and second end caps, wherein the cellular shade is independently movable relative to the roller shade.

Abstract: A device for fitting to a window or other glazing panel comprises first and second parallel rollers disposed at spaced apart positions on opposite sides of the device and an elongate substrate sheet extending between the rollers, the substrate sheet being provided at its upper end with a series of spatially separated optical elements arranged to reflect incident sunlight upwardly. The lower end of the substrate is free of elements and is preferably formed of a material which controls the amount of long wave infra-red radiation leaving the room in which the window is provided. The position of the ends of the substrate can be varied by turning the rollers to variably control the solar energy entering a building and to control the amount heat exiting the room. The device may also provide a sealed air gap across the window to act as a thermal barrier.

Abstract: A movable awning device where a slider which allows a spread projected corner canvas to freely slide transversely is incorporated in a winding roller for a projected corner canvas, and the front bar of the projected corner canvas is supportedly engaged in a transverse guide rail which moves in parallel by means of foldable arms or the front bar of a rectangular awning which moves in parallel in the same manner is provided. As a result, the appearance of the outside of a building which includes a corner space portion in a projected corner portion can be greatly enhanced.

Abstract: A marking device (10) comprises a frame (1) (of frame plates (12,14)) to which are fixed first and second motors (16,18). A carriage frame (40) is pivoted in the frame about a screw axis (22). A marking head (30) is mounted on the carriage frame for movement in a direction parallel the screw axis. A drive screw (20) is rotationally mounted in the frame along the screw axis and is driven by the first motor (16). The carriage frame is journalled on said drive screw to permit said pivoting about the screw axis. The marking head is driven by rotation of the screw, the carriage frame being pivoted by the second motor. The carriage frame (20) comprises a bar (32) on which the marking head slides. The bar is disposed parallel the drive screw. The bar has at each end an arm (34,36) pivoted on bearings (35,37) on the drive screw. One arm (36) has an extension (66) fixed to a belt (58) disposed around two idler pulleys (62,64) and a motor pulley (60) driven by the second motor.

Abstract: A rolled screen drawer includes a take-up roll (1) rotatably mounted on a support member (2), a first screen (3) wound on the outermost periphery of the take-up roll, at least one additional screen (4) wound on an inside of the first screen, an engagement (Sa, Sb, Sc) capable of engaging the inside of the leading end of at least one additional screen with the outside of the first screen, and a leading member (6b, 6c) provided at the leading end of at least one additional screen. It is thus possible to selectively expose any desired screen to view.

Abstract: A main opaque shade, and one or more translucent shades, all on rollers, and capable of being individually drawn and retracted. They are positioned as in layers fore to fore and spaced from inner to outer positions, with the opaque shade outermost. The translucent shades let substantial light through and have patterns or figures thereon to cast patterns in the inner space. When more than one translucent shade is used, they can be adjusted toward and from the main opaque shade.

Abstract: A walk-through type fire-limiting screen arrangement separates an interior space of a building and prevents fire from propagating and assists refugees to escape from the fire. A non-combustible or fire-proof screen droops from a ceiling or a beam. At least one slit extends vertically down to a lower end of the screen to define a refugee path. A predetermined width of a closure flap is associated with the at least one slit for closing the slit with a predetermined overlap between the at least one slit and the closure flap. A main weight bar is horizontally fixed along the lower end of the screen except for the closure flap, and a sub-weight bar is horizontally fixed along the lower end of the closure flap.

Abstract: A window shade system including a flexible shading member having multiple, sequentially connected shading elements, at least one of the shading elements having a tint factor of between five and fifty percent inclusive; at least one of the shading elements having a tint factor between fifty-one and ninety-five percent inclusive; and first and second reel assemblies, each reel assembly being attachable to a structure adjacent a window, the first reel assembly having a first rotatable reel shaft secured to a first end of the shading member, the second reel assembly having a second rotatable reel shaft secured to a second end of the shading member, the first and second reel assemblies working in a complimentary fashion such that when one reel shaft is rotating in a take-off direction the other reel shaft is rotating in a take-up direction.

Abstract: A retractable cover for a vehicle cargo area includes a roller containing a bungee cord, operative as a retraction mechanism. The covers are fabricated of an opaque cloth or vinyl material, or a transparent or screen material. The covers may be deployed longitudinally across the cargo area, or vertically towards the top of the vehicle. A housing may enclose multiple rollers and provide openings to deploy the covers. The retractable cover is simple and inexpensive, and provides multiple capabilities for varying users' needs.

Abstract: The present patent application relates to a polyurethane composition for organic glasses characterized in that it comprises: a first constituent formed by a polyisocyanate at least di-functional, and a second constituent formed by an acyclic saturated monomer bearing at least three reactive functions with respect to isocyanates to form carbamate links, among which reactive functions at least 40% in number are --SH mercapto groups, the proportion of the reactive functions being at least 45% by weight with respect to the molecular weight of the monomer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to rollably retractable cargo-retaining nets (3,7) for vehicles with folding split backrests (1,5). Separate net containers (2,6) are provided in the respective backrests (1,5) and the nets are joined by a telescopic rod at an upper end, which increases the safety and flexibility in comparison with known systems.

Abstract: A new golf cart enclosure has a top panel (14) with roll cover (5) attachable to a top (13) of a golf cart (4) or other vehicle or structure (32) above an area to be enclosed. Roll-up side panels (1-3 and 37) made of flexible and selectively transparent materials are attachable to the top of the golf cart (4) or structure at a position under the roll cover (5). This allows the roll-up side panels (18) to be rolled up under the roll cover (5) at select sides of the golf cart or structure to protect the transparent panels (1-3 and 37) from sun and other elements. The roll-up side panels in rolled-up condition are then held in a position under the roll cover with straps (20). The roll cover (5) can be positioned on top of the golf cart (4) or structure (32) such that the roll cover (5) has a plurality of edges at a plurality of sides of the golf cart or structure. The roll cover overhangs edges of the golf cart or structure and overlies rolled-up side panels (18) like flexible eaves.

Abstract: In a roller blind with an armor (3) comprising lamellae (4, 4') which may be moved in guiding rails (5) at the side over a deployment length and which can be rolled on or off a take-up roll (2) disposed in a roller-blind housing (1), the free end of a material or coarse-screen blind (6), which is rolled up under the tension of a spring on a roll (7) that in turn is accommodated in a blind housing (8), is fastened to the last lamella (4') at the free end of the armor (3) and the blind housing (8) is disposed below the last lamella (4') of the armor (3). Moreover, the blind housing (8) can be moved over the deployment length (L) of the armor (3), can be locked in position at any height by means of a locking mechanism (10, 11) and, when not in the locked position, is pressed by the tension of a spring in set contact with the last lamella (4').

Abstract: A removable windshield protective device for application midway of the width of the windshield of a vehicle and having roller curtains capable of being withdrawn over the windshield from the center to each side of the windshield and attached thereto. The device employs spring-biased tabs on one end of the housing of the device for mounting the device adjacent the windshield by extending between the molding of the windshield and its glass and a tab at the other end for extending between the glass of the windshield and the dashboard of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system of flood protection for buildings having a foundation which is not permeable to water consists of a lower continuous skirt of plastic film secured by a waterproof seal to the foundation and an upper continuous skirt of plastic film secured to an upper level of the building above the maximum projected rise of flood waters. Both the lower continuous skirt and the upper continuous skirt extend completely around the building and are of a size and shape permitting each skirt to be unfolded or unwound to meet the other. The edges of each skirt have suitable waterproof sealing means, such as a zip-lock seal, permitting the skirts to be sealed together in water proof relation to protect the building against rising waters. Upper and lower peripheral enclosures are provided on the building in which the upper and lower continuous plastic film skirts are stored when not in use.

Abstract: Window unit (2) includes a window casing (4) having a plurality of flexible plastic sheets (6) mounted on spring rollers (30). Sheets (6) can be unrolled into an operative position where they are spaced in front of a transparent window panel to act as storm windows. Rectangular sealing frames (8) are movable in casing (4) between a first position in which the frames (8) are spaced apart to receive the plastic sheets (6) therebetween and a second position in which the frames (8) are pressed together to trap and seal the plastic sheets (6) therebetween. Frames (8) are movable manually by elongated shafts (50) which pass through key hole slot (56) in window casing (4).

Abstract: Solar heat is utilized for heating a door structure whereby to minimize the escape of heat from within the building or other structure upon which such door is used. The door comprises at least two flexible sheets, one thereof constituting the principal door structure and the other constituting the heat generating means. The second sheet is spaced outwardly of the first sheet and parallel therewith. Both of the sheets are supported in any convenient manner such as on rollers either or both of which are preferably spring loaded for counterbalancing purposes. The inner sheet is normally opaque to normal light and heat radiation, such as by being made of steel, and constitutes the principal door. The other sheet is in one embodiment transparent to shortwave electromagnetic radiation but opaque to longwave electromagnetic radiation and may preferably constitute a piece of transparent flexible plastics material.

Abstract: An enclosure for data processing apparatus has a tambour door that slides in a track to partially open the front of the processor enclosure. The tambour door retracts completely into a canister that has a U shaped track that carries the tambour door. The canister is hinged along one edge of the processor frame so that the canister can be swung out to permit access completely along the front of the enclosure with a minimum of interference from the door and canister and with a minimum intrusion into an aisle alongside the processor.

Abstract: An enclosure for a window or door having insulative extendable and retractable sheet members which includes a housing having insulated widewalls, an insulated bottom wall and an insulated top wall for securement to a building structure for encompassing a window or door with the enclosure. The enclosure includes an outer thin flexible sheet closure member mounted on a first spring-urged takeup roller mounted adjacent the top of said housing with the upper end connected to the first roller. Also included is an insulative sheet member including a first sheet member and a second sheet member spaced therefrom with insulative material mounted between the same. The insulative sheet member is connected at the upper end thereof to a second spring-urged roller mounted adjacent the first spring-urged roller.