Gary R Mcdaniel

US Patent:

20140345811, Nov 27, 2014

Filed:

May 21, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/284158

Inventors:

Gary McDaniel - Peoria AZ, US

International Classification:

E06B 9/24
E06B 9/56

US Classification:

160188

Abstract:

A garage door opening covering is provided. The covering includes a plurality of panels coupled to a support member that is coupled to the interior surfaces of a garage door. The panels are configured to deploy into the garage door opening as the garage door is opened. Likewise the panels are configured to retract out of the garage door opening as the garage door is closed. The panels are configured to wrap around, or unwind from, the support member as the support member is rotated in respective first and second directions. The panels can include weighted members on suspended ends of the panels to position and orient the panels. The weighted members can include magnetized portions that couple neighboring panels to one another at the ends. A positioning member can position the suspended and deployed panels at or near the edge of the garage door that contacts the ground surface.