Abstract: One aspect of this disclosure provides a curtain support system. In one aspect, the system comprises a master carrier assembly. A curtain ring glide is integrated with the master carrier assembly. The ring glide includes a frame having an receptacle opening located therein. A clip tab is integrally formed with the frame and resiliently extends into the receptacle. The clip tab and the receptacle opening are configured to cooperatively and removably receive and retain a cooperative end of a curtain ring within the receptacle opening.

Abstract: The present invention broadly includes a screen assembly including a U-shaped channel, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of retainer clips. Each channel in the plurality of channels includes respective first and second walls forming an L-shape and a respective third wall hingedly connected to the respective first wall. The respective first, second, and third walls form a U-shape when the respective third wall is in a closed position. The plurality of channels are arranged to receive a screen frame when the respective third wall is in an open position and the plurality of channel elements is arranged to restrain the screen frame when the respective third wall is in the closed position. The plurality of retainer clips is arranged to releasably engage the plurality of channels to maintain the respective third wall in the closed position.

Abstract: A door assembly for use in a shelter, wherein the shelter comprises an outer frame assembly comprising a plurality of intercoupled members forming a coverable structure and a cover for covering the outer frame assembly, wherein the door assembly comprises a door frame comprising a plurality of intercoupled members; and a retractable door arrangement coupled to the door frame, wherein the retractable door arrangement comprises a door comprised of flexible material that can be extended to enclose the shelter or retracted to provide an opening into the shelter; wherein the door assembly does not rigidly connect to the outer frame assembly of the shelter during normal usage thereof. In addition, a shelter system comprising the outer frame assembly, the cover and a door frame comprising a plurality of intercoupled members and a retractable door arrangement is also provided.

Abstract: A slide mechanism adapted to a projection screen apparatus includes a frame, a slider, a resilient device, and an engaging device. The frame includes a receiving portion and a latch disposed in the receiving portion. The slider is slidably disposed in the receiving portion and includes a body portion defining a receiving groove and a pull handle. The resilient device is disposed below the slider for exerting a resilient force on the slider to move the slider. The engaging device is pivotally disposed in the receiving groove of the slider and includes an engaging end portion and an exerting end portion. The engaging end portion is disposed in the receiving groove and is connected against the latch. When a force is exerted on the exerting end portion, the engaging device is correspondingly rotated, and the engaging end portion of the engaging device is disengaged from the latch of the frame.

Abstract: A novel electrically driven window shade using an electromagnetic clutch and an override mechanism accessible to a passenger in the aircraft interior, whose shade is driven by an electric motor coupled to a drive sprocket through the electromagnetic clutch. The clutch and electric motor are typically wired in series with one another such that when the motor is energized the clutch is engaged, allowing the window shade to move between an opened and closed position. When the electric motor is de-energized, the clutch is disengaged and the novel override device may be used to manually move the shade between a raised or lowered position.

Abstract: A window blind frame system is provided comprising a window blind secured to a frame and optionally at least one frame-securing clip for releasably retaining the frame in position relative to the window casing. The frame may comprise at least two angle joints connecting at least three extruded portions to form a substantially rigid structure, wherein a window blind may be attached to the frame and wherein the frame is configured to interact with a frame-securing clip which releasably retains the frame in position relative to a window casing. The components of the window blind frame system may be provided in kit form. Methods of assembly and fitting of the window blind frame system are also provided.

Abstract: A mounting system is configured for removably mounting window treatments within and external to a window frame. Internal and external wall mounts are mounted respectively within and external to the window frame. Window treatment supports are alternately removably mountable on the internal and external wall mounts in order to mount the window treatments within and external to the window frame.

Abstract: A magnetically attachable window screen system comprising, a rectangular casement window comprising a casement window frame for removably attaching a rectangular window screen, the casement window frame comprising four window frame sides, the four window frame sides comprising a lower horizontal frame side, an upper horizontal frame side and two opposing vertical frame sides, each window frame side comprising a front perimeter wall and a side perimeter wall, at least one frame magnet attached to the casement window frame at least partly behind the plane defining the front perimeter wall or the plane defining the side perimeter wall, at least one support on the casement window frame for supporting the window screen, the window screen comprising a screen frame comprising four screen bars, the four screen bars comprising a lower horizontal screen bar, an upper horizontal screen bar, and two vertical screen bars, the window screen further comprising at least one screen magnet attached to the window screen frame a

Abstract: A door assembly includes a door body, an upper panel slidably mounted on the door body, a lower panel slidably mounted on the door body and an interconnection between the upper and lower panels so that the upper panel may be raised with the lower panel. Preferably, a pair of retractable screens is mounted on the door body and connected respectively to the upper and lower panels.

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 screen device includes an expandable and contractible folding screen connected to a side frame member and to a movable stile to be opened and closed, and a translation mechanism for the movable stile. The translation mechanism includes a single wire having three or more segments arranged in rows extending through the screen. The wire segments are redirected at an inlet to the movable stile, are guided along the length of the movable stile, are redirected in upper and lower areas of the movable stile, and are guided along the lateral frame members toward the opposite frame member, thereby the wire stretches between the movable stile and the opposite frame member the same number of times as the number of wire segments extending through the screen to absorb changes in the length of the wire segments extending through the screen in accordance with movement of the movable stile.

Abstract: A storm door with a turn-away handle that does not obstruct normal manipulation of the storm door. The storm door permits seasonal changing between a screen or window and routine window cleaning without obstruction by an elongated handle. The storm door incorporates an actuator that has a hub with a free moving internal cam to permit moving an elongated handle from over an opening of the storm door to a position along the frame of the storm door. The method of use includes proving a storm door with a turn-away handle, moving it to a position that does not obstruct a window and screen, and moving it to a position that retracts a live bolt into the storm door.

Abstract: A window covering is disclosed with improved light and thermal blocking abilities. The window covering may include a panel that is mountable over a window using magnetic coupling. In particular, the panel may include at least one of a magnetic material and a ferromagnetic material, such that the panel is secured in place over the window by a magnetic force. When not in use over the window, the panel may be secured to a wall as a display piece using magnetic coupling.

Abstract: A shade assembly includes a plurality of fastening blocks and a shade with a flexible frame. Each of the plurality of the fastening blocks is adhered onto a top edge or a bottom edge of a window frame of an automobile and has a lengthwise groove with a narrower opening for receiving the shade. Thus, the shade doesn't need to be removed when lifting or lowering the side window. Further, the shade can be easily removed because of the flexible frame.

Abstract: A wall assembly includes at least two panel elements which are configured for contiguous placement adjacent to one another. Each of the panel elements defines a hollow internal passageway. The panels are configured to permit a contiguous placement whereby the respective passageways of the panels are brought into registration with one another. A connection element is positioned within one of the passageways. The connection element is accessible through a slot defined within the sidewall of the panel wherein the connection element resides. The connection element is slidable whereby it may be displaced partially into the second panel element. The connection element is thereafter actuatable whereby its lateral dimension is increased to form a pressure fit union with the interior sidewalls of the two passageways. In its spatially expanded configuration, the connection element provides a means of interconnecting the two panel elements together.

Abstract: An apparatus secures ventilation cloth to a screen frame. A screen frame is oriented in an approximately vertical position. The screen frame has a plurality of segments. Each segment has a mounting surface on a face thereof. At least one of said segments has adhesive on the mounting surface thereof. A ventilation cloth is hung across the mounting surface of said one segment. The adhesive in said one of the segments is melted. The ventilation cloth is inserted in the adhesive across a length of said one of the segments.

Abstract: The screen frame reinforcement is an elongated plate or strip of rigid material that is attached over a conventional screen frame member to reinforce the splines so that the screen will remain firmly within the spline recess. The plate has a pair of elongated ridges extending the length of the plate adjacent the side edges and are spaced so that the ridges can extend into the spline receiving grooves to bear against the spines. The plate has a V-shaped groove defined along its center line and is frangible so that only half the plate can be used to secure a single screen edge at corners or terminal edges of the screen. The plate may have an anodized finish.

Abstract: Protective shrouds for temporarily protecting window assemblies, bathroom fixtures, and diverse prefabricated modules used in construction. The shrouds are fabricated from translucent plastic sheet material of polypropylene or polyethylene. A lower open port is selectively blocked by a foldable ventilation panel held in a deployed state by magnets. Rear mounted adhesive strips affix the shroud to the window. Top and side strips are bifurcated to enable rapid adjustments in height and length. When the tear away strips are removed, the exposed adhesive surface is pressed upon the target structure. Slight dimensional adjustments are made by pinching the sheet together, forming creases aligned with strip bifurcations, to gather material and shorten the shroud length or width. During subsequent dry-walling, shroud edges are captivated by wall board segments. Afterwards, the exposed junction between covered shroud and adjacent sheet rock portions is cut, and the shroud is torn away and discarded.

Abstract: A curtain construction, specifically designed for windows and furnishings, comprises a length of cloth supported by a supporting frame, which encompasses said length of cloth on the four sides thereof latching and sliding means.

Abstract: A partition for open building space and the like having a frame including at least one substantially horizontal surface. A cover member is configured to enclose at least a portion of the frame. The cover member includes attachment members configured to connect the cover member to the frame. A seal is attached to the cover member and includes a resilient flap which engages the substantially horizontal surface of the frame to inhibit the passage of acoustical and/or optical energy through the partition.

Abstract: A spring member for use in retaining a screen within a window frame, the spring member having an elongated dome portion, an upwardly extending portion formed within the dome portion and designed to fit within a recess in a window. The spring members ideally are suited for window frames made using corner members.

Abstract: A swinging screen door and associated frame are provided for coupling to a doorway of a structure such as a house. Hinges are provided which pivotably connect the doors to the frame in a fashion allowing the doors to pivot inward through the doorway and outward away from the doorway. The hinge includes a knuckle joint between the frame and a bottom of each door. A knuckle and recess of the knuckle joint are provided with a complemental form to cause the knuckle joint to bias the door toward a closed position. A ramp and wing combination in the knuckle joint cause the door to be elevated when moved away from the closed position so that the door can more easily clear obstacles on the floor adjacent the doorway. A recoil joint axially aligned with the knuckle joint holds a top of the door relative to the frame.

Abstract: A workstation for a work environment having a floor is disclosed. The workstation includes a plurality of frame sections, and a latch mechanism releasably and rigidly securing at least one frame section to the floor. The latch mechanism includes a latch coupled to one of the frame sections, a wedge coupled to the latch, and a clip disposed between the latch and the wedge. The clip has a pair of flanges with ends capable of being disposed at least partially beneath the floor. The latch is configured to move the wedge between the flanges of the clip to operate the latch mechanism between a latched position and a released position so that the workstation may be quickly and easily disassembled. A workstation for a work environment having a floor having an aperture is also disclosed. The workstation includes among other features a latch mechanism having a sleeve and a wedge that may be inserted into the sleeve so that an end is at least partially disposed within the aperture.

Abstract: A modular display panel and edge latching system therefor which employs concealed movable latching mechanism that can be actuated between adjacent panels set up, for example, on a floor to lock the panels into vertical alignment and against any tendency of floor unevenness to cause adjacent panels to become misaligned vertically. The components in the latching mechanism which create vertical position locking are actuated by the insertion of actuators typically carried as downward projections on other panels which rest on top of directly floor supported, underlying panels.

Abstract: A screen frame is made by joining four (three or more) screen frame segments together at corners to form a generally rectangular or multi-sided screen frame. Corner joint inserts are placed within each corner of the four screen frame segments and the inserts are spot welded to adjoining screen frame segments to provide a sturdy and rigid screen frame. The screen frame segments are metal extrusions having two parallel flanges extending from a generally square shaped hollow body. A metal screen is secured in the screen frame by spot welding the screen between the flanges of the screen frame segment. The resulting screen frame and screen provides a long-lasting, corrosive resistant, and rigid frame and screen for positioning in window or door frames which can withstand damage from intruders, projectiles, and environmental stresses.

Abstract: The invention relates to a seat and/or backrest covering for a chair, in particular an office chair, having a frame-tensioned mesh-like fabric (3), which is penetrated by a large number of pins (4) provided on the periphery of a load-bearing frame (1) that surrounds the seat or backrest, and is held by means of a covering frame (2) fitted onto the load-bearing frame (1).

Abstract: An improved foundation vent with increased net free area is provided. The foundation vent has a frame that surrounds and defines an opening and a grill supported by the frame and spanning the opening. The grill has an inside face disposed on the inside of a crawlspace when the vent is mounted in a foundation wall and an outside face disposed on the outside of the crawlspace. A mesh screen is mounted to the frame and spans the opening adjacent the inside face of the grill. The grill is provided with projecting standoffs that support the screen at a predetermined distance from the inside face of the grill to form a plenum between the screen and the grill. A raised peripheral rim is provided on the frame and supports the peripheral portion of the screen. The spacing of the screen from the inside face of the grill and the plenum formed thereby unblocks the portions of the screen that otherwise would be blocked by the members of the grill and thus increases the net free area of the foundation vent.

Abstract: A method is provided of placing pigmented material onto a screen mesh sheet made up of screen wires having forward surfaces and defining mesh openings between the screen mesh wires and having a screen mesh sheet forward face and a screen mesh sheet rearward face, using a foam sheet formed of yieldable material and having a foam sheet forward face and a foam sheet rearward face, and using a substantially planar support surface, comprising the steps of: placing the foam sheet rearward face against the substantially planar support surface; placing the screen mesh sheet rearward face against the foam sheet forward face; applying force against at least a region of the screen mesh sheet to receive the pigmented material, in the direction of the support surface, thereby pressing the region of the screen mesh sheet into the foam sheet forward face such that foam sheet material bulges into mesh openings in the screen mesh sheet; and spraying the pigmented material onto forward surfaces of the screen wires.

Abstract: A strainer screen support frame has a main shelf, a blocking panel, and an upper pressing panel. The main shelf has an upper plate, a separation plate, a guide bevel plate, a blocking plate, a click recess, and a base seat. The upper plate has a first groove. The separation plate has a second groove and a downward bar. A slot is formed between the blocking plate and the base seat. The base seat has a third groove and a fourth groove. The blocking panel has a downward protruded block. The upper pressing panel has a connection edge, a downward panel, a first click groove, and a positioning groove. A screen frame is disposed between the separation plate and the blocking plate. The blocking panel is inserted in the slot.

Abstract: The present invention is a screen frame and screen positionable in most window frames and door frames. The invented screen frame is comprised of four screen frame segments joined together at corners to form a generally rectangular or multi-sided screen frame. Corner joint inserts are inserted in each corner of the four screen frame segments and the inserts are spot welded to adjoining screen frame segments to provide a sturdy and rigid screen frame. The screen frame segments are preferably stainless steel extrusions having two parallel flanges extending from a generally square shaped hollow body. An alternative construction of the screen frame is a continuous extruded segment that is notched at certain locations for bending and forming into a continuous screen frame having one junction requiring spot welding. A metal, preferably stainless steel screen is secured in the screen frame by spot welding the screen between the screen frame flanges of the screen frame segment.

Abstract: A window screen attachment apparatus and method for attaching a screen to a window frame. The apparatus includes a mesh screen with a rigid frame, a number of ferromagnetic cups and mating permanent magnets, and a gasket. Each cup is permanently attached to the screen frame at the surface or in a recess, and includes a depression with a flat floor and a perpendicular wall. The magnet is shaped to fit relatively snuggly into the depression. The cup is either a single piece of ferromagnetic material, separate floor and wall components, or a single floor component and a wall that is the sides of a recess in the screen frame. The magnets are attached to the window frame by an adhesive that is initially protected by a release layer. The gasket is a set of compressible strips that provides a barrier items passing through the gap between the window and screen frames. The window screen is attached by placing the magnets in the cups, removing the release layer, and pressing the adhesive against the window frame.

Abstract: A window assembly for a motor vehicle includes a window frame adapted to removably mount to a lower door assembly. The window assembly further includes a mounting arrangement for removably attaching the window frame to the lower door assembly such that substantially vertical translation of the window frame is required to remove the window frame. The window assembly further includes a stop surface which is carried by the motor vehicle. The stop surface is adapted to oppose vertical translation of the window frame when the lower door assembly is in the closed position. In one form, the stop surface is defined by a removable door frame assembly.

Abstract: A window covering for mounting to the interior of a garage door window which will give the effect of a stylized window. The window covering comprises a central panel of desired material with a border of contrasting material attached thereto, wherein the border replicates a predetermined geometrical shape to give the effect of a stylized window and the border has attached thereto attachment tabs for attaching the window covering to the garage door. The attachment tabs are comprised of a front portion and a rear portion to define a loop therebetween so that the tab may be affixed to the garage door by fasteners placed through the tabs or by a rigid frame member placed through the loop and then the rigid frame member is attached to the door.

Abstract: A new exterior skylight solar screen cover for engaging a skylight to prevent excessive heat build-up in a space below a skylight which has a frame, the solar screen comprising a frame member dimensioned for coupling with the exterior of the skylight. A plurality of louvers laterally extend within the frame member and a solar screen panel is dimensioned for being received within the frame member. The solar screen panel comprises a peripheral frame that is positioned on an inwardly extending lip of the upper frame section of the solar screen cover.

Abstract: A furnishing to cover and substantially conceal the underside of a top bunk bed comprises a generally rectangular frame and a sheet affixed to the frame. The interchangeable sheet has sleeved borders with slits in the corners for the insertion of side-support members, end-support members, and corner joints of the rectangular frame. The sheet may be embellished with artwork, characters or designs, and may have apertures to accommodate mechanisms for hanging or attaching the frame and sheet to the underside of the top bunk bed.

Abstract: A recites full view door in which the frame portion is totally molded. It may be molded in a number of processes from polypropylene or other materials, with or without additives, and other plastics suitable for large molded frames. There is an outside section of the frame and an inside section which are modified for securement each to the other. Provision is made in the interior edges of the frame for receiving the pane of glass, and then a holding assembly is provided, primarily four pieces being top, bottom and the two sides which snap-fits into the inside portion of the frame and secures the window in removable engagement to the door. In the method, means are provided on the outer half and the inner half for snap-fittingly or press-fittingly engaging each other. In addition, sonic welding, gluing, and other means for securing the outer half and the inner half of the door are contemplated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a window screen having operators that secure the window screen relative to a window frame. A pair of single rail operators releasably secure the upper end of the screen relative to the upper end of the window frame. A pair of double rail operators releasably secure the lower end and sides of the screen relative to the lower end and sides of the window frame.

Abstract: A curtain-supporting unit of a snap-in, snap-out type comprising a plurality of rods interconnected to form a sturdy curtain-receiving framework, with the rods residing essentially in a coplanar relationship. This curtain-receiving framework is adapted to support a curtain and to be installed as an integral curtain-supporting unit on or adjacent the frame of a window. This novel framework is utilized in combination with an array of rod-receiving clips of resilient construction mounted in a spaced, substantially planar relationship adjacent the window frame, with the clip array defining a configuration closely approximating the configuration of the curtain-receiving framework. Each of the clips has an entrance portion of reduced size, enlarging into a portion configured to closely receive and retain a respective portion of a rod of the framework that has been thrust into the clip.

Abstract: The present invention provides a window screen having operators that secure the window screen relative to a window frame. A pair of single rail operators releasably secure the upper end of the screen relative to the upper end of the window frame. A pair of double rail operators releasably secure the lower end and sides of the screen relative to the lower end and sides of the window frame.

Abstract: A security device for obstructing movement of children or animals through an entryway includes a barrier mounted on a frame. The frame is made of substantially linear and rigid bars which are pivoted together to form one collapsible parallelogram which extends substantially entirely across the entryway. A movable pressure member is mounted on a vertical bar of the frame for laterally outward movement when the vertical bar moves down relative to the pressure member. To facilitate collapse of the frame to a position where all of the bars are parallel, each of two diametrically opposed pivots has its axis inwardly offset from the longitudinal axis of one of the bars it interconnects, and the barrier member is a net in which rectangular openings are formed by members which are substantially parallel to the bars. A frame-supporting hinge has a generally vertical hinge axis to permit horizontal swinging movement of the device.

Abstract: A security gate for positioning within an area way such as a doorway. The gate includes a support structure defined by a frame and a flexible panel supported by the frame. The frame includes horizontal members and vertical members detachable engaged with the horizontal members. One end of the horizontal members includes a lock assembly including a pivoting linkage defining a parallelogram structure for facilitating firm engagement of the horizontal members with opposing sides of the doorway.

Abstract: A sheet molded compound (SMC) which is a fiberglass reinforced composite material, produced in a sheet format, for forming a door, is disclosed. The material includes strands of oriented chopped fiberglass in combination with a resin, filler paste, and desirably an inert material such as talc in concentrations to and including up to approximately 40% of the composition. The SMC is subjected to matched molding, male and female, into a configuration in which one-half includes the window recess, a track for the same, the track being conformed by virtue of an offset for a screen as well. The entire door, is subsequently filled with foam to secure the two halves together. A closer recess, pocket for a lock, and screen and window mounting means are also disclosed.

Abstract: A lightweight, low cost shower door assembly for enclosing a tub or shower enclosure having sides and a base. It includes an upper support member adapted to be positioned against opposing sides of the enclosure and a lower support member adapted to be positioned against the base of the enclosure. A door in the assembly includes a flexible rod connecting first and second frame members. The first frame member is connected to the upper and lower support members and positioned for movement about a vertical axis. The flexible rod is bowed to apply an upward force on the second frame member in order to maintain it in releasable connection with the upper support member. In use, a section of replaceable fabric or vinyl extends across the frame members in order to provide a water barrier for the door.

Abstract: A child saver safety screen apparatus for use with an associated window casing. The apparatus includes a first generally rectangular frame having a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side and a second generally rectangular frame having a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side. The apparatus also includes a plurality of fiber strands and a generally rectangular conventional window screen. The apparatus also includes apparatus for interlocking the second frame to the first frame. The apparatus also includes apparatus for mounting the plurality of fiber strands in substantially parallel relationship in the second frame and apparatus for connecting the conventional window screen to the second frame. The apparatus for interlocking the second frame to the first frame may include a first channel that connects to the inside edges of said first, second, and third sides of the first frame.

Abstract: A skylight shade formed of a frame and engageable with the sides of a skylight opening and a filter sheet supported by the frame. The frame is formed from a plurality of adjustable rods which each have an outer member and an inner member which is adjustably received within the outer member and engages a spring therein. The outer member has a aperture extending perpendicularly therethrough adjacent one end and receives an end of an inner member of another rod therein. The filter sheet has attachment sleeves which are received around the rods for attaching the filter sheet to the frame. The rods contract via springs to allow each rod to be received within the skylight opening and are forcibly biased via springs the rod into secure engagement with the sided of the skylight opening.

Abstract: An improved shower curtain for a shower enclosure of the type having a bathtub, a back wall and a side wall, the improved shower curtain including a first track bent in a U-shaped configuration, attachable to a back ledge, a free side ledge and a front ledge of the bathtub, the first track has a channel that is solely vertically C-shaped in cross section, a second track bent in a U-shaped configuration, spaced above the first track and attachable along one portion to the back wall, while its distal ends are attachable to the side wall, the second track has a channel that is solely vertically C-shaped in cross-section, an elongated sheet of flexible waterproof material sized to fit between and about the first track and the second track, a first unit for detachably securing a lower marginal edge of the sheet to the first track, the first detachably securing includes a plurality of spaced apart first fibrous fastener elements attached along the lower marginal edge of the sheet, a plurality of slide members that

Abstract: A clamp or clamping member for securing a screen to a support, the clamp having a clamping face adapted to engage the screen and an opposite face, opposite sides and opposite ends. The junction between the clamping face and at least one of the opposite sides forms a curved surface between the clamping face and that side. This curved surface is adapted to engage a screen fixed to the support and the curved surface defines a radius in a plane transverse to the clamping face and the opposite sides. The clamp additionally includes an opening extending therethrough from the opposite surface to the clamping surface, the opening being elongated in the direction between the opposite sides and adapted to allow variable location of a bolt with respect to the clamp for securing the clamping member and the screen to the support.

Abstract: The invention provides a system to divide a ceiling of a building into smoke containment cells utilizing suspended and interconnected curtains. Resilient jawed clips are utilized to simply and firmly attach the curtains, mounted on rigid supporting bars, to roof deck supporting joists or girders. Methods are employed within the system to seal around intersecting ducts or pipes, to abutting curtains and to the underside of the roofing deck.

Abstract: A window apparatus temporarily mountable on a front end of a golf cart type vehicle wherein the vehicle includes at least two support rods on opposite sides of the front end of the vehicle. The window apparatus includes a front panel having a screen surrounded by a rigid frame for permitting the free flow of air to and from occupants of the vehicle while protecting the occupants from contact with objects outside of the vehicle and a plurality of mounting apparatuses formed on opposite sides of the frame for fictionally engaging the two vertical supports to temporarily mount the front panel to the front end of the vehicle.

Abstract: A cover gripping assembly for securing a flexible cover to a side member of a frame. A marginal edge portion of the cover is frictionally gripped between the inner surface of an elongated channel member having an inwardly facing C-shaped arcuate sector defining an elongated cavity, and the outer surface of an elongated rod when the latter is received in the cavity. The outer surface of the rod is generally congruent with the inner surface of the C-shaped arcuate sector. The frictional gripping force of the gripping assembly on the cover may be enhanced when tension on the cover is increased by providing the channel member with an outwardly facing C-shaped channel member for causing a body portion of the cover to be folded back relative to the marginal edge portion of the cover. The inner surface of the inward C-shaped arcuate sector or the outer surface of the rod, or both, may be provided with a plurality of longitudinally-extending ribs for frictionally engaging the cover.