Screen Window for Garage Door

摘要

A sliding screen window for a garage door may be built into new garage doors or may be sold separately for installation on existing garage doors. The window would generally, but not necessarily, be installed on the top panel of a garage door. The screen panel may be oblong in shape or may feature a decorative pattern of screened and non-screened shapes. Behind the screen is a plurality of transparent or opaque sliding plates that may be moved aside to allow air to flow through the garage door.

主权项

1. A screen window comprising:
(a) a rigid panel substrate forming the top panel of a garage door; (b) said rigid panel substrate having a rough opening; (c) a first frame having a rigid perimeter and being substantially open in its center; (d) said first frame being of a size and shape to conform to and fit snugly within said rough opening; (e) a second frame having a rigid perimeter, and being substantially open in its center, and being a monolithic member separate from said first frame; (f) said second frame being of a size and shape to conform to and fit snugly within the perimeter of said first frame; (g) a first fastening means for fastening said first frame to said second frame such that said first and second frames are fixed to one another through said rough opening; (h) said first frame and said second frame being affixed to one another by said first fastening means; (i) a plurality of layers, each taken from any one the group of non-sliding screens, slidable screens, non-sliding sheets of rigid transparent materials, non-sliding sheets of rigid opaque material, slidable sheets of rigid transparent material, and slidable sheets of rigid transparent material; (j) said plurality of layers being fixedly or slidably retained within said second frame; and (k) each layer of said plurality of layers wholly or partially covering the inside area of said second frame, and at least one of said plurality of layers wholly covering the inside area of said second frame;whereby light and ventilation are provided to an enclosed space located on the inside of said rigid panel substrate.