GB2348602A

GB2348602A - An insulated net curtain

Info

Publication number: GB2348602A
Application number: GB9927421A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Martin Anthony Mckenzie
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-04-08
Filing date: 1999-11-22
Publication date: 2000-10-11
Anticipated expiration: 2019-11-22
Also published as: GB2348602B; GB9907875D0; GB9927421D0

Abstract

A net curtain comprising a net casing having fastening means which removably contain at least one sheet of substantially transparent insulating material, eg bubbled plastic. The net casing may be made of any synthetic yarn or lace, and the fastening means may be hook and loop, cord and holder, zip or clip-on fasteners.

Description

AN INSULATING NETSCREEN ADAPTATION FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS.

PATENT APPLICATION NO: GB9907875-0 FEILD OF THE INVENTION.

THE INVENTION RELATES TO NETCURTAINS WHICH ARE HUNG OVER A WINDOW OR DOOR AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING LIGHT SCREENING.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION.

KNOWN NETCURTAINS ARE SCREENS WHICH MAY PROVIDE CONCEALMENT FROM OBSERVATION OVER A WINDOW OR DOOR. OVER 99% OF NETCURTAINS ARE MADE FROM SYNTHETIC YARNS M AINLY POLYESTER. WHILST THESE PRODUCTS MAY PROVE EFFECTIVE AS A SCREENING METH OD, AND ARE CONVIENENT TO FIT THEY PROVIDE NO PROTECTION AGAINST INTERIOR HEATL OSS OR OFFERS ANY INSULATION FROM A VOLUME OF EXTERIOR COLD AIR PERMEATION AS ALL TOO OFTEN NEITHER WOULD DOUBLED GLAZING, OR SINGLE PANED WINDOWS OR DOORS- PROVIDE SUFFICIENT THERMAL INSULATION PROTECTION AGAINST SEVERE COLD WEATHER- CONDITIONS.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION.

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT INVENTION THERE IS PROVIDED AN IMPROVED NETCURTAIN AD APTATION, CREATED TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENCREASE THERMAL INSULATION PROTECTION OVER A WINDOW OR DOOR. THE ADAPTATION HAVING SIZE, SHAPE, AND CONFIGURATION TO COVER/ SCREEN THE INNER RECESS, OR MADE TO EXTEND TO THE OUTER RECESS AREAS OF ANY WI NDOW OR DOOR. THE IMPROVED NETCURTAIN CONSISTS OF FOR EXAMPLE, A NETSCREEN CAS ING OF WHICH MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF TRANSPARENT/TRANSLUTENT, OR TIN TED TRANSLUTENT INSULATING MATERIALS SUCH AS BUBBLED PLASTICS.'THE COMBINATION OF AN INSULATORY MATERIAL RELEASIBLY LINED OR CONTAINED WITHIN THE POLYESTER SCREEN CASING BY ANY SUITABLE MEANS, EG HOOK-AND-LOOP TYPE FASTENERS SUCH AS-- "VELCRO RTM, CLIP ON TYPE FASTNINGS, OR ZIPS. THE ADAPTATIONS CAN THEN BE FIT TED RELEASIBLY OVER A WINDOW OR DOOR BY ANY SUITABLE FASTENING MEANS, THEREBY PROVIDING SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED AND INSULATING SCREENING WHEN IN USE. THE FLE XABILITY OF THE IMPROVED SCREEN~MSY ONLY SLIGHTLY BE COMPROMISED, THEREFORE IF SO DESIRED ONE MAY LOOKOUT THROUGH A WINDOW MORE CLEARLY BY SLIGHTLY MOVING T HE INSULATING SCREEN SIDEWARDS IN THE USUAL MOTION.

THE MAIN BENEFITS OF THE ADAPTATION ARE TO PROVIDE INSUFFICIENT THERMAL INS ULATED WINDOWS AND DOORS WITH SUBSTANTIAL INSULATION PROTECTION, REDUCE HEATLO SS AT THESE CRITICAL AREAS, SO ALLOWING A HEALTHIER EVENINGOUT OF INTERIA TEMP RATURES IDEALLY SUITED IN CFIILLY TO SEVERLY COLD CONDITIONS.

THEREBY THE INNOVATIVE ADAPTATION SIGNIFICANTLY ASSISTS IN THE BENEFICAL MAINTENANCE OF GOODHEALTH FOR EVERYBODY SEATED/SITUATED NEAR WINDOWS/DOORS ETC. IT WILL BE REALISED THAT ADEQUATELY HEATED AREAS HAVE BEST RESULTS AGAINST SEVERE FROST.

AN EMBODIEMENT OF THE INVENTION BILL'NOS BE DESCRIBED BY WAY OF EXAMPLE AND W ITH REFERENCE TO THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS WHEREIN : FIGURE 1. IS A PLAN VIEW OF THE NETSCREEN CASING ADAPTATION AS AN EXAMPLE ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION. (READY FOR THE INSERTION OF INSULATING MATERIAL).

FIGURE 2. IS A PLAN VIEW OF AN EXAMPLE OF THE INSULATING MATERIAL USED ACCORD ING TO THE INVENTION, WHICH IS INSERTED INTO THE NETSCREEN CASING AT FIGURE 1.

(IE, BUBBLED INSULATING PLASTICS).

AN INSULATING NETCURTAIN CASING ADAPTATION GENERALLY SHOWN AT FIGURE l. to 2.

COMPRISES A NETSCREEN CASING OF SYTHETIC YARN, POLYESTER, OR LACE MATERIALS. AT FIGURE 2. ONE OR MORE SHEETS OF TRANSPARENT, TRANSULTENT, OR TINTED TRANSULTENT INSULATING MATERIALS EG, BUBBLED INSULATORY PLASTICS ARE SHOWN : AT THEriTOP-OF : FIGURE t. ARROW. 3... A CORDfOLDERIS PROVIDED, WITHIN'THE. ADAPTATION CASING AT 4. IS As STRIP OF HOOK-AND-LOOP TYPE FASTENERS SUCH AS"VELCRO RTM", WHICH IS ALIGNED'AND LOCATED WITH THE CORESPONDING STRIP OF VELCRO RTM WHICH IS ATTACHE ONTO THE TOP OF THE INSULATORY MATERIAL OF FIGURE 2, AT ARROW 5.

WHEN THE INSULATORY MATERIAL IS INSERTED INTO THE ADAPTATION CASING THE VELC RO'S ARE PUSHED INTO ENGGEMENT, THE IMPROVED NETSCREEN CAN THEN BE CLOSED TOGE THER BY ANY SUITABLE MEANS, EG CLIP FASTENERS AT 6. or ZIPS. TOGETHER THE IMPR OVED NETSCREENING IS THEN READY FOR FITTING OVER A WINDOW OR DOOR BY ANY SUIT ABLE MEANS. THE IMPROVED NETSCREENING CASING GENERALLY SHOWN AT FIGURE 1. AND THE INSULATORY MATERIAL SHOWN AT 2. SHOWS ONE OF THE MANY SHAPES. OR CONFIGURA TIONS REQUIRED TO FIT THE MANY WINDOWS AND DOORS INNER/OUTER RECESSES AS DESI RED.

THEREFORE THE ABOVE EXAMPLE AND DESCRIPTIONS ARE BY WAY OF EXAMPLE ONLY AS IT WILL BE OBVIOUS TO ONE SKILED IN THE ART THAT WIDER IMPLICATIONS, EQUIVALENTS AND SUBSTITUTIONS ARE POSSIBLE, THEREFORE THE DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF THE INVE NTION IS TO BE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED: (1). AN INSULATORY NETSCREEN CASING FOR A WINDOW/DOOR OR CONSERVATORY COMPRIS ING ; ANY SYNTHETIC YARN OF POLYESTER, OR LACE. CONTAINED WITHIN THE CASING ONE OR MORE SHEETS/LAYERS OF ANY SUITABLE TRANSPARENT, OR TRANSULTENT, OR TINTED TR ANSLUTENT INSULATING MATERIAL (S) EG, BUBBLED PLASTICS AND MEANS OF FASTENING-- THE INSULATORY MATERIAL RELEASIBLY FROM WITHIN THE NETSCREEN CASING. WHEN THE ADAPTATION IS IN USE IT PROVIDES SIGNIFICATLY IMPROVED THERMAL INSULATION PRO TECTION BETWEEN A WINDOW ETC, AND THE ADAPTATION.

(2). AN INSULATORY NETSCREEN CASING AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1. WHEREIN THE ADAPTAT ION MAY USE ANY SUITABLE RELEASABLE FASTENING MEANS WITHIN THE CASING, OR TO FIT SAID ADAPTATION OVER OR WITHIN THE INNER/OUTER RECESS OF A WINDOW OR DOOR ETC, FOR EXAMPLE CORD AND HOLDER, HOOK AND LOOP TYPE FASTENINGS SUCH AS VELCRO RTM", AND/OR ZIP FASTENERS. OR CLIP ON FASTENERS.

(3). AN INSULATORY NETSCREEN CASING AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM l. to
2. WHEREIN THE AD APTATION MAYBE MADE TO SIZE, SHAPE, AND CONFIGURATION AS TO FIT WITHIN THE INNER RECESS, OR TO EXTEND BEYOND ANY WINDOW OR GLASS DOOR ETC.

(4). AN INSULATORY NETSCREEN CASING AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM l. to
3. WHEREIN THE-- ADAPTATIONS INNER/OUTER MATERIALS MAYBE MANUFACTURED IN COLOUR OR NONCOLOURED APPEARANCE FOR AESTHIC APPEAL AND WIDER VARIETY.

(5). AN INSULATORY NETSCREEN CASING AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM l. to
4. WHEREIN THE ADAPTATION PROVES IMPROVED INSULATORY PROTECTION FROM A VOLUME OF ICY AIR PER MEATION THROUGH EITHER DOUBLED GLAZED OR SINGLE PANED WINDOWS/DOORS OR CONSER VATORIES, THEREBY REDUCING INTERIOR HEATLOSS AT THESE CRITICAL AREAS, ASSISTING IN EVENINGOUT INTERIOR TEMPRATURES IN A BUILDING ETC. THUS ASSISTING IN THE-- MAINTENANCE OF GOODHEALTH FOR EVERYBODY.