Garage doorway screen

Abstract

A net is adapted to stretch across the entire width of a garage doorway to cover a vertical portion of the doorway. The net comprises an open weave web portion having a closed weave border. Two brackets mounted one on each side of the doorway near the floor include lugs spaced above the garage floor. Straps extend from the bottom and top portions of the border toward the brackets and loop through the lugs and back onto themselves where hook-and-loop fasteners secure them in place. One or more intermediate straps may extend from each end of the net between the top and bottom straps to corresponding lugs. The garage door freely passes in front of the net to close the doorway as normal.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates generally to doorway accessories, and particularly to accessories for covering openings below partially opened garage doors. More particularly, this invention relates to a net adapted to be stretched from one side of the doorway to the other beneath the garage door. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] Sectioned garage doors typically employ several horizontal panels hinged together to allow the door to follow a curved track when raised overhead. Such doors are supported on the ends of each panel by rollers which follow an inverted-L shaped track mounted vertically on either side of the door opening. Especially when raised and lowered by an automatic door opener, such garage doors may be stopped at any level above the garage floor, leaving a horizontal opening the width of the doorway beneath the bottom door panel. Owners often use this technique to increase ventilation and light or to ...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide means for covering a gap below the bottom of a garage door that allows ventilation and light into the garage.

[0007] It is another object of this invention to provide means for covering a gap below a garage door that prevents intrusion by pests.

[0008] It is another object of this invention to provide means for covering a gap below a garage door that can create a ventilated indoor play area for small children and pets while confining them and preventing them from wandering into danger outside the garage.

[0009] It is yet another object of this invention to provide means for covering a gap below a garage door that is inexpensive and easy to install.

[0010] It is yet another object of this invention to provide means for covering a gap below a garage door that does not attach to the movable garage door itself, nor to the floor below it.

Problems solved by technology

These are heavy, complicated, usually expensive and prone to damage and malfunction.

Such attachments obstruct ingress and egress to the garage, can cause tire damage and can be damaged in turn, causing failure.

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