Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Plural and/or with rigid closure – Roll type
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-17
2011-12-27
Chapman, Jeanette E. (Department: 3633)
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Plural and/or with rigid closure
Roll type
C052S238100, C052S222000, C052S023000, C052S202000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08082970
ABSTRACT:
A flexible hurricane shutter or barrier to protect buildings from over pressure has inflatable cushions held in place by a fabric material capable of withstanding winds in excess of 100 mph. The barrier can be stored on site in a rolled fashion. Retainers are mounted on a building to guide and secure the longitudinal edges of the fabric to permit ease of deployment. The retainers may be spaced apart over one side of a building and the barrier may be deployed over an entire surface of a multi-story building by raising and lowering the fabric. Inflatable cushions are held between the fabric and the building. The inflated cushions reinforce the material and distribute the force of impact throughout the surface of the cushions and act as spacers to both hold the fabric off the structure and focus the forces onto stranger portions of the structure.
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Chapman Jeanette E.
Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim LLC
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