CAMBERED WINDOW AND DOOR SCREENS
A cambered screen has multiple frame members that form a frame in a first plane. At least one of the members is cambered in a second plane that is transverse to the first plane. A screening mesh is applied to the frame to create the screen. When installed in a window or door frame channel, the cambered screen cooperates with the walls of the channel to secure the screen in the channel.
1 . A screen comprising:
a frame having a plurality of adjoined leg members that contiguously form a defined shape substantially in a first plane; and
a screening mesh affixed to the frame,
wherein at least one of the plurality of adjoined leg members is cambered in a second plane, the second plane being substantially transverse to the first plane.
2 . The screen of claim 1 , wherein the frame is formed from a single piece of wire having a first end and a second end, the wire is bent in a plurality of locations and the first end is adjoined to the second end, whereby the defined shape is established.
3 . The screen of claim 1 , wherein the screen comprises a first and second pair of opposing leg members, wherein the first pair of opposing members is cambered and the second pair of opposing members is substantially linear.
4 . The screen of claim 3 , wherein the first pair of opposing members is longer than the second pair such that the defined shape is a rectangle.
5 . The screen of claim 1 , wherein all of the contiguous leg members are cambered.
6 . The screen of claim 1 , wherein the frame further comprises a concave side and a convex side, and further wherein the screening mesh is affixed to the concave side.
7 . A cambered window or door screen adapted for use with a window or door having a channel for receiving the screen, the screen comprising:
a frame having a plurality of adjoined leg members that contiguously form a defined shape substantially in a first plane; and
a screening mesh affixed to the frame,
wherein at least one of the plurality of adjoined leg members is cambered in a second plane, the second plane being substantially transverse to the first plane, and
wherein the at least one cambered leg member engages with the channel to secure the screen within the channel.
8 . The screen of claim 7 , wherein the frame is formed from a single piece of wire having a first end and a second end, the wire is bent in a plurality of locations and the first end is adjoined to the second end, whereby the defined shape is established.
9 . The screen of claim 7 , wherein the screen comprises a first and second pair of opposing leg members, wherein the first pair of opposing members is cambered and the second pair of opposing members is substantially linear.
10 . The screen of claim 9 , wherein the first pair of opposing members is longer than the second pair such that the defined shape is a rectangle.
11 . The screen of claim 9 , wherein the channel extends at least on opposing sides of the window or door frame and each of the first pair of opposing members engages with the channel to secure the screen.
12 . The screen of claim 11 , wherein the channel has a first wall and a second wall and each of the first pair of opposing members engages the first wall of the channel at a midpoint of the member and engages the second wall at each of two endpoints of the member, whereby the screen is secured in the channel.
13 . The screen of claim 7 , wherein all of the contiguous leg members are cambered.
14 . The screen of claim 7 , wherein the frame further comprises a concave side and a convex side, and further wherein the screening mesh is affixed to the concave side.
15 . The screen of claim 7 , wherein the cambered screen has a cambered width in the second plane and the channel has a channel width, the cambered width being greater that the channel width, whereby the cambered screen must be deflected to be inserted into the channel.