Roll-up door assembly

Abstract

The roll-up door assembly enables the garage or shed to be used as an extra room. The assembly comprises the door cover, the opener mechanism and the frame structure. A canvas roll-up door fits over the opening of the elongated entryway of the garage. The door mechanism is similar to the mechanism on a home awing. The canvas includes screens covering window openings to enable ventlization throughout the room. The size of the window openings can be varied by employing roll-up window covers with ties to adjust temperature and airflow within the garage. Velcro® is used to affix the canvas to the side members of the frame structure of the garage. The assembly can either be installed as a unit as an attachment that fits onto the front frame structure of a conventional garage or can be integral with the existing frame structure. The opener mechanism is either manual or automatic.

1 . A door cover for retention relative to a frame structure disposed about an elongated entryway, the entryway having a frame structure, the door cover being made of a heavy duty, fabric-type material, the material being rollable about a roller, the door cover having a fully-extended position and a rolled-up position, one end of the door cover being securely retainable to a portion of the frame structure, the door cover having a window opening disposed therewithin, the window opening having a size that is adjustable.  
     
     
         2 . The door cover of  claim 1 , wherein the window opening is covered by a screen-like material to prevent insects from passing therethrough.  
     
     
         3 . The door cover of  claim 1 , further comprising a window opening cover disposed proximate to the window opening, the window opening cover having a rolled-up position and a fully-extended position, the window opening cover in the rolled-up position enabling ventilation therethrough.  
     
     
         4 . The door cover of  claim 3 , wherein the window opening cover includes means for attachment to the sides of the window opening thereby preventing any ventilation therethrough when the rollable sheet is in the closed position.  
     
     
         5 . The door cover of  claim 1 , further comprising an entryway in the fabric-type material through which egress and access is enabled therethrough.  
     
     
         6 . The door cover of  claim 1 , further comprising means for securing side portions of the fabric material to opposing side members of cooperating members of a frame structure.  
     
     
         7 . A door frame assembly enabling cooperative engagement with a roll-up door cover for attachment to a frame structure disposed about an elongated entryway, the door frame assembly comprising: 
 a first member being disposed between a pair of secondary members, the pair of secondary members being substantially parallel to each other and substantially normal to the first member, the first member being disposed proximate to top ends of the pair of secondary members and securely retained thereto, the secondary members being secured substantially to the ends of the first member; and    a retainer affixed across the first member, the retainer enabling cooperative engagement and secure retention with an end of a door cover;    whereby the first member is for secure attachment to a cross member of a fixed building structure, and the pair of secondary members are for secure retention to opposing sideframe members of the fixed building structure.    
     
     
         8 . The door frame assembly of  claim 7 , further comprising a lock mechanism disposed proximate to a bottom end of at least one secondary member, the lock mechanism enabling secure retention of the door cover when the door cover is in a fully-extended position.  
     
     
         9 . The door frame assembly of  claim 7 , further comprising a cooperating means disposed on each secondary member, the cooperating means enabling engagement with a pivoting member.  
     
     
         10 . The door frame assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the retainer comprises an elongated channel-shaped jaw secured to and positioned at the top of the elongated entryway.  
     
     
         11 . The door frame assembly of  claim 7 , further comprising means disposed on the side edges of the secondary members to enable cooperative engagement with side edges of a door cover.  
     
     
         12 . A door cover mechanism assembly for retention relative to a frame structure disposed about an elongated entryway, the frame structure having a cross member and opposing secondary members, the mechanism comprising: 
 a roller being disposed between a pair of opposing sidebars, the sidebars being substantially symmetrical to each other relative to the roller, an extension protruding from each sidebar, the pair of sidebar extensions being fixedly secured relative to the frame structure, the pair of sidebar extensions being pivotally rotatable relative to the frame structure; and    a door cover made of a heavy-duty fabric-type material, the fabric-type material being rollable about the roller, the door cover having a first end that is essentially parallel to the axis that is securely retainable to the cross member of the frame structure, the door cover having a fully-extended position and a rolled-up position;    whereby the pivotal rotation of the pair of sidebars enable the door cover to move from the rolled-up position to the fully-extended position.    
     
     
         13 . The door cover mechanism of  claim 12 , wherein the door cover includes a window opening disposed therewithin, the window opening having a size that is adjustable.  
     
     
         14 . The door cover mechanism of  claim 12 , wherein the window opening being covered by a screen-like material to prevent insects from passing therethrough.  
     
     
         15 . The door cover mechanism of  claim 14 , further comprising a rollable sheet of fabric-type material being positioned relative to the window, the window opening being covered thereby preventing ventilation therethrough when the sheet is in the closed position, the window opening enabling ventilation therethrough when the rollable sheet is the open position.  
     
     
         16 . The door cover mechanism of  claim 12 , wherein one end of the door cover is secured relative to the cross member and the other end of the door cover is secured relative to at least one of the secondary members.  
     
     
         17 . The door cover mechanism of  claim 12 , wherein each sidebar extension including a spring-tension member, the spring-tension member enabling the roller to be relaxed when disposed in a raised position, the spring-tension member enabling the roller to be in tension when the roller is in a lowered position.  
     
     
         18 . A door mount assembly for attachment to a frame structure disposed about an elongated entryway, the door mount assembly comprising: 
 a first member being disposed between a pair of secondary members, the pair of secondary members being substantially parallel to each other and substantially normal to the first member, the pair of secondary members being substantially identical to each other, the first member being disposed proximate to top ends of the pair of secondary members and securely retained thereto, the secondary members being secured substantially to the ends of the first member; and    an opener mechanism having a roller disposed between a pair of opposing sidebars, the pair of sidebars being substantially symmetrical relative to the roller, each sidebar being secured to a secondary member, the roller having a raised position and a lowered position, the roller rotating pivotally relative to the secondary members when moving from the raised position to the lowered position.    
     
     
         19 . The door mount assembly of  claim 18 , wherein each sidebar extension includes a spring-tension member, the spring-tension member enabling the roller to be relaxed when disposed in a raised position, the spring-tension member enabling the roller to be in tension when the roller is in the lowered position.  
     
     
         20 . The door mount assembly of  claim 18 , further comprising a retainer affixed across the first member, the retainer enabling secure retention with an end of an elongated roller edge of a fabric-type material.  
     
     
         21 . The door mount assembly of  claim 18 , wherein a lock mechanism is disposed proximate to a bottom end of one secondary member, the lock mechanism enabling secure retention with part of the roller when the roller is in the lowered position.  
     
     
         22 . The door mount assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the first member is for secure attachment to a substantially horizontal cross member of the garage frame, and the pair of secondary members are for secure retention to the sideframe of the garage frame.  
     
     
         23 . A door structure disposed relative to an elongated entryway, the elongated entryway including a crossframe member disposed between a pair of sideframe members, the door structure comprising: 
 an opener mechanism including a roller which moves from a raised position to a lowered position, the roller being pivotally rotatable relative to the elongated entryway; and    the door cover being made of a heavy duty, fabric-type material, the material being rollable about the roller, the door cover having a fully-extended position and a rolled-up position, the door cover having a first end that is essentially parallel to the roller, the first end being securely retainable to the crossframe member.    whereby when the roller moves from the raised position to the lowered position, the door cover moves from the rolled-up position to the fully-extended position.    
     
     
         24 . The door structure of  claim 23 , wherein the door cover has a window opening disposed therewithin, the window opening having a size that is adjustable.  
     
     
         25 . The door structure of  claim 23 , wherein the door cover includes a window opening disposed therewithin, the window opening being covered by a screen-like material to prevent debris from passing therethrough.  
     
     
         26 . The door structure of  claim 23 , wherein a cover of fabric material is positioned relative to the window opening, the window opening is covered thereby preventing ventilation therethrough when the rollable sheet is a downward position, the window opening being ventilated when the window opening cover is an upward position.