Garage doorway screen

Abstract

A net is adapted to stretch across the entire width of a garage doorway to cover a vertical portion of the doorway. The net comprises an open weave web portion having a closed weave border. Two brackets mounted one on each side of the doorway near the floor include lugs spaced above the garage floor. Straps extend from the bottom and top portions of the border toward the brackets and loop through the lugs and back onto themselves where hook-and-loop fasteners secure them in place. One or more intermediate straps may extend from each end of the net between the top and bottom straps to corresponding lugs. The garage door freely passes in front of the net to close the doorway as normal.

1 . A ventilating closure system for a doorway, the doorway forming an opening in a wall and having a horizontal width adapted to be spanned and closed by a door, the doorway closure system comprising 
 a screen adapted to stretch across the doorway and having 
 a longitudinal axis extending parallel the doorway width between left and right screen ends;  
 a web portion disposed between the screen ends and having a height, a perimeter and an open, air permeable mesh weave; and  
 a border portion disposed on and surrounding the perimeter of the web; and  
   tensioning means for tensioning the screen across the doorway.    
   
   
       2 . The doorway closure system according to  claim 1  wherein the tensioning means comprises 
 brackets disposed on each side of the doorway adjacent the screen ends;    strap means extending from each screen end and adapted to mate with the brackets; and    fastening means for securing the strap means to the brackets.    
   
   
       3 . The doorway closure system according to  claim 2  wherein the strap means comprises 
 a plurality of elongate belts coupled to the border and adapted to loop through apertures formed by corresponding lugs disposed on the brackets.    
   
   
       4 . The doorway closure system according to  claim 3  wherein the fastening means comprises 
 hook and loop fasteners disposed on one side of each of the belts and adapted to couple an end of the belt to a portion of the belt near the border.    
   
   
       5 . The doorway closure system according to  claim 2  wherein the strap means comprises 
 self-tensioning cords coupled to the border and adapted to couple to corresponding lugs disposed on the brackets.    
   
   
       6 . The doorway closure system according to  claim 1  and further comprising 
 a plurality of vertical braces disposed near the screen ends and extending between and perpendicular to upper and lower portions of the border.    
   
   
       7 . The doorway closure system according to  claim 1  wherein 
 the screen is permeable to light.    
   
   
       8 . The doorway closure system according to  claim 1  wherein 
 the screen may be installed with the door open or closed.    
   
   
       9 . The doorway closure system according to  claim 1  wherein 
 the door may be closed by lowering it between the screen and the doorway.    
   
   
       10 . A system for ventilating a garage, the garage having a garage doorway having a horizontal width between opposite sides, a garage door suspended across the doorway and adapted partially and wholly to close the doorway, and rails disposed on each side of the doorway along a vertical height of the doorway and supporting the garage door, the garage ventilating system comprising 
 a screen adapted to extend across the width of the doorway and having 
 a web portion disposed between opposite ends adjacent the sides of the doorway, the web having a height, a perimeter and an open mesh weave permeable to air; and  
 a border disposed on and surrounding the perimeter of the web;  
   straps having a proximate end coupled to the border and a distal end, the straps adapted to extend toward the sides of the doorway;    brackets disposed on each of the opposite sides of the doorway a spaced distance farther from the sides of the doorway than the rails, the brackets having apertures adapted to receive the distal ends of the straps; and    fasteners disposed on the straps and adapted to couple the distal end of each strap to the strap.    
   
   
       11 . The garage ventilating system according to  claim 10  wherein 
 the screen is permeable to light.    
   
   
       12 . The garage ventilating system according to  claim 10  wherein 
 a door may be closed and opened with the screen in place.    
   
   
       13 . The garage ventilating system according to  claim 10  wherein the fasteners further comprise 
 hook and loop fasteners disposed on one side of the straps adjacent their distal ends.    
   
   
       14 . A garage door screen comprising 
 a substantially rectangular web portion having a longitudinal axis extending between opposite screen ends;    a border disposed on and surrounding the web portion;    a plurality of straps having proximate strap ends coupled to the border and extending toward opposite sides of the garage door to terminate in distal strap ends;    a plurality of lugs disposed on each side of the garage door adjacent the screen ends, the lugs each and having apertures adapted to receive a corresponding one of the straps; and    fasteners disposed on the distal strap ends and adapted to removably couple the distal strap ends to at least one location along the strap,    whereby the fasteners may be employed to introduce tension into the border to suspend the screen across the garage door.    
   
   
       15 . The garage door screen according to  claim 14  wherein 
 the web portion is permeable to light.    
   
   
       16 . The garage door screen according to  claim 14  wherein 
 the web portion is permeable to air.    
   
   
       17 . The garage door screen according to  claim 14  wherein 
 the web portion is permeable to light and air.    
   
   
       18 . A method of providing an intruder resistant opening across a doorway, the doorway having a width between left and right doorway sides and adapted to be fully or partially closed and opened using a door, the method comprising 
 providing a screen adapted to stretch across the doorway and having 
 a longitudinal axis extending the width of the doorway between left and right screen ends;  
 a web portion disposed between the screen ends and having a height and a perimeter;  
 a border disposed on and surrounding the perimeter;  
 a plurality of straps each having a distal strap end, the straps coupled to the border and extending beyond the screen ends toward the doorway sides; and  
 fasteners disposed on the straps and adapted to couple the distal strap ends to the border;  
   providing a plurality of lugs disposed on the left and right doorway sides adjacent the screen ends, the lugs and having apertures adapted to receive the straps; then    laying the screen across the doorway width adjacent the opening; then    performing the following steps for each of the left and right screen ends:    a. extending each of the straps coupled to the screen end through a corresponding lug aperture on the doorway side adjacent the screen end; then    b. pulling the strap back toward the border; then    c. engaging the fastener to cause the strap to form an eye looping through the apertures and securing the screen end to the doorway side; then    repeatedly grasping each of the straps on one of the screen ends and re-engaging the fastener thereon to increase tension in the strap until the screen hangs across the opening with acceptable sag.    
   
   
       19 . The method according to  claim 18  wherein the fasteners further comprise 
 hook and loop fasteners disposed on one side of the straps adjacent their distal strap ends.    
   
   
       20 . The method according to  claim 18  wherein 
 the web portion extends interior the garage from rails which support the door whereby the doorway may be closed and opened with the screen in place.