Screen Installation Improvements
Disclosed are bumpers for ensuring a screen frame remains where it is placed in a window or door opening when there is insufficient retaining mechanisms. Methods for assisting with the installation and retainer of screens into window or door frames are also provided. The bumpers are made from a deformable and resilient material such as a dense elastomer and are attached to a distal surface of the screen frames using adhesive tape or glue. When the screen is installed, the bumper deforms and uses frictional force to keep the screen in place.
1 . An installation assistance bumper set for securing a window or door screen in an opening perimeter that does not have sufficient physical restraint to hold the screen in place, the screen having a frame comprising a plurality of connected leg members that meet at corners, each leg member having an outer edge surface and a leg member length, the installation assistance bumper comprising:
a plurality of lengths of deformable material configured to be selectively disposed on the outer edge surface of at least two leg members, wherein the plurality of lengths are disposed proximal to the corners.
2 . The bumper set of claim 1 , further comprising at least four lengths of deformable material, the lengths are disposed on opposite legs.
3 . The bumper set of claim 1 , further comprising at least eight lengths of deformable material, the lengths disposed on all legs near the corners.
4 . The installation assistance bumper set forth in claim 1 , wherein the deformable material is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, SBR, EPDM, Neoprene, Nitrile, Silicone, FKM, and TPE.
5 . The installation assistance bumper set forth in claim 1 , wherein the length of deformable material is configured to be secured to the leg members by melting, welding, adhesion or mechanical fastening.
6 . A method of preparing a screen to facilitate installation of the screen into an opening perimeter having insufficient mechanical retaining means, the screen having a frame having a plurality of distal surfaces for engaging the window or door frame with a first friction, the method comprising:
fixably applying a plurality of bumpers to one or more distal surfaces of the screen frame, the bumper comprised of a resilient, deformable material, whereby a second friction between the surfaces is created.
7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising cutting the plurality of bumpers to a desired length.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the desired length is less than two inches.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the second friction is greater than the first friction.
10 . A kit for modifying a replacement screen having one or more leg members to be used with a window or door frame lacking securement channels comprising:
one or more lengths of bumper material, the bumper material having a flat surface;
an adhesive to be applied to the flat surface to enable attachment to one or more leg members.