System comprising a sliding shield and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield

Abstract

A system comprising: a sliding shield equipped with horizontally sliding cloth movable by means of a handle bar between a lateral box and a closure upright, and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for sliding shields comprising a plurality of first guiding modules and a plurality of second guiding modules, consecutively and alternately coupled between them forming a guiding body foldable and insertable within the handle bar and comprising a first terminal end fixable to the lateral box and a second terminal end adapted to be free of sliding within the handle bar, the first guiding modules and the second guiding modules being interposable between the handle bar and the lateral box. The sliding shield comprises at least a lower pocket and the guiding and tensioning retractable device comprises at least a tensioning element provided with a first end anchored to the second terminal end and a second free end inserted within the lower pocket.

Claims

1. A system comprising: a sliding shield equipped with horizontally sliding cloth movable by means of a handle bar between a lateral box and a closure upright, and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield including a plurality of first guiding modules and a plurality of second guiding modules coupled together in an alternating manner such that one of the plurality of first guiding modules is between two of the plurality of second guiding modules and one of the plurality of second guiding modules is between two of the plurality of first guiding modules, the plurality of first guiding modules and the plurality of second guiding modules together form a guiding body that is foldable and is insertable within the handle bar, the guiding body including a first terminal end fixable to the lateral box and a second terminal end slidable within the handle bar, the first guiding modules and the second guiding modules being interposable between the handle bar and the lateral box; wherein each one of the first guiding modules includes tabs at opposite ends thereof, and each one of the second guiding modules includes recesses at opposite ends thereof, each one of the tabs sits on one of the recesses; wherein the sliding shield includes at least a lower pocket; and wherein the guiding and tensioning retractable device includes comprises at least a tensioning element extending through the lower pocket, a first end of the tensioning element is anchored to the second terminal end and a second end is inserted within the lower pocket, wherein the second end is configured to slide within the lower pocket.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the tensioning element is arranged within first housings of the first guiding modules and the lower pocket is arranged within second housings of the second guiding modules.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the tensioning element is made of metallic material.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the tensioning element is made of plastic material.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the tensioning element is a rod.

Description

DRAWINGS

(1) The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

(2) For a better understanding of the present invention a preferred embodiment is now described, purely by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

(3) FIG. 1 shows a three-dimensional schematic view of a system comprising a sliding shield and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield, according to the invention;

(4) FIG. 2 shows a schematic three-dimensional view of guiding modules of the guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield, according to the invention;

(5) FIG. 3 shows a schematic perspective view of a tensioning element of the guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield put inside the guiding modules of FIG. 2, according to the invention;

(6) FIG. 4 shows a schematic front view of the system comprising the tensioning element of FIG. 3, according to the invention;

(7) FIG. 5 shows a schematic perspective view of a lower portion of the system comprising a sliding shield and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield, according to the invention;

(8) FIG. 6 shows a three-dimensional schematic view of the tensioning element of FIG. 3, according to the invention; and

(9) FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the guiding and tensioning retractable device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(10) Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(11) Referring to these figures and, in particular to FIG. 4, a system comprising a sliding shield and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield is shown, according to the invention. In details, the system comprises a sliding shield 200, for example a mosquito net, comprising a cloth 201 sliding horizontally and provided with a lower pocket 201a, shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a closure upright 202, a handle bar 203 with a lower chute 203a, shown in FIG. 2, a lateral box 204, a fixed upper guide 205 and a lower fixed guide, not shown in the figures.

(12) Moreover, as best shown in FIG. 2, the system comprises the guiding and tensioning retractable device 150 for the sliding shield comprising a plurality of first guiding modules 151 and a plurality of second guiding modules 152, consecutively and alternately coupled to each other to form a single guiding body foldable and insertable inside the handle bar 203 passing through the lower chute 203a.

(13) The first guiding modules 151 and the second guiding modules 152, are coupled to each other in an alternating manner, and are interposed between the handle bar 203 and the lateral box 204 at which a first terminal end 151t (FIG. 7) of the single guiding body, is bound. Each one of the first guiding modules 151 includes tabs 160 extending from opposite ends thereof. Each one of the second guiding modules 152 includes recesses that the tabs 160 are seated on for coupling the first guiding modules 151 and the second guiding modules 152 together.

(14) Instead, as shown in FIG. 3, a second terminal end 151t of the single guiding body is free to slide inside the handle bar 203. Furthermore, the guiding and tensioning retractable device 150 comprises a tensioning element 153 having a first end 153a, which is advantageously still attached to the second terminal end 151t of the single guiding body.

(15) According to an aspect of the invention, the tensioning element 153 has a second end 153a, shown in FIG. 7, free and inserted into the lower pocket 201a of the shield 200.

(16) According to another aspect of the invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the tensioning element 153 and the lower pocket 201a of the cloth 201 are respectively disposed inside first housing 151a of the first guiding modules 151 and inside seconds housings, not shown in the figure, of the second guiding modules 152.

(17) Advantageously according to the invention, during the opening of the shield 200 by means of the handle bar 203, the device 150 outgoing from the handle bar 203 drags the tensioning element 153 forcing it to slide inside the lower pocket 201a of the shield 200, as best shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. In this way, as a result of the insertion of the tensioning element 153 within the lower pocket 201a, the cloth 201 is locked within the first housings 151a of the first guiding modules 151 and within the second housings of the second guiding modules 152.

(18) Advantageously according to the invention, the tensioning element 153 tensions automatically the cloth 201 of the shield and keeps it extended.

(19) According to an aspect of the invention, the tensioning element 153 is of metallic material.

(20) According to another aspect of the invention, the tensioning element 153 is of plastic material.

(21) According to another aspect of the invention, the first guiding modules 151 and the second guiding modules 152 are of plastic material.

(22) According to another aspect of the invention, the tensioning element 153 is a rod.

(23) Therefore, the system comprising a sliding shield and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield according to the invention allows that the cloth always remains anchored to it even under the action of the wind.

(24) Another advantage of the system comprising a sliding shield and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield according to the invention consists in the fact that blocking the cloth on it avoids the formation of folds at the perimeter and consequently the entry of insects.

(25) Another advantage of the system comprising a sliding shield and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield according to the invention is the simplicity of construction.

(26) Another advantage of the system comprising a sliding shield and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield according to the invention is that it takes up only minimal space.

(27) A further advantage of the system comprising a sliding shield and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield according to the invention consists in the fact of being economic.

(28) Finally, it is clear that the system comprising a sliding shield and a guiding and tensioning retractable device for the sliding shield described and illustrated here can be modified and varied without thereby abandoning the scope of the present invention, as defined in the appended claims.

(29) The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure. Individual elements or features of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but, where applicable, are interchangeable and can be used in a selected embodiment, even if not specifically shown or described. The same may also be varied in many ways. Such variations are to be regarded as a departure from the disclosure, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.