Patio or pool enclosure with removable panels

Abstract

A patio or pool enclosure comprising a frame to support a side wall and an end wall disposed at opposite end portions of the side wall wherein the frame comprises a side frame assembly including a corner post or column member disposed at opposite ends of the side wall with a lower side frame member and an upper side frame member extending between the lower portions of the corner post or column frame members and extending between the upper portions of the of the corner post or column frame members respectively to support and secure the side wall therebetween and an end frame assembly disposed at opposite end portions of the side frame assembly, each end frame assembly including an end post or column member with a lower end frame member and an upper end frame member extending between the lower portion of the corresponding corner post or column frame member and the lower portion of the correspondingly end post or column member and extending between the upper portion of the correspondingly corner post or column frame member and the upper portion of the correspondingly end post or column member, each end wall comprising at least one removable screen panel mounted to the corresponding end frame assembly to permit selectively removal therefrom to allow wind to move through the ends of the patio or pool enclosure unobstructed.

1 . A patio or pool enclosure comprising a frame to support a side wall and an end wall disposed at opposite end portions of the side wall, said frame comprises a side frame assembly including a corner member disposed at opposite ends of said side wall with a lower side frame member and an upper side frame member extending between the lower portions of said corner frame members and extending between the upper portions of said corner frame members respectively to support and secure said side wall therebetween and an end frame assembly disposed at opposite end portions of said side frame assembly, each said end frame assembly includes an end member with a lower end frame member and an upper end frame member extending between the lower portion of the corresponding corner frame member and the lower portion of the correspondingly end member and extending between the upper portion of the correspondingly corner frame member and the upper portion of the correspondingly end member, each said end wall comprises at least one removable screen panel mounted to the corresponding end frame assembly to permit selectively removal therefrom to allow wind to move from end to end through the ends of said patio or pool enclosure unobstructed. 
     
     
         2 . A patio or pool enclosure comprising a frame to support a side wall and an end wall disposed at opposite end portions of the side wall, said frame comprises a side frame assembly including a corner member disposed at opposite ends of said side wall with at least one frame member extending between said corner members to support and secure said side wall therebetween and an end frame assembly disposed at opposite end portions of said side frame assembly, each said end frame assembly including an end member with at least one frame member extending between the corresponding corner frame member and the correspondingly end post member, each said end wall comprising at least one removable screen panel mounted to the corresponding end frame assembly to permit selectively removal therefrom to allow wind to move from end to end through the ends of said patio or pool enclosure unobstructed. 
     
     
         3 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 2  wherein said frame comprises a side frame assembly including a corner member disposed at opposite ends of said side wall with a lower side frame member and an upper side frame member extending between the lower portions of said corner frame members and extending between the upper portions of said corner frame members respectively to support and secure the said wall therebetween and wherein each said end frame assembly includes an end member with a lower end frame member and an upper end frame member extending between the lower portion of the corresponding corner frame member and the lower portion of the corresponding end member and extending between the upper portion of the corresponding corner frame member and the upper portion of the corresponding end column member. 
     
     
         4 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 3  wherein said side frame assembly comprises a substantially vertical corner member disposed at or adjacent opposite ends of said side wall with a substantially horizontal lower side frame member and a substantially horizontal upper side frame member extending between the lower portions of said substantially vertical corner frame members and the upper portions of said substantially vertical corner frame members respectively to support and secure said side wall therebetween. 
     
     
         5 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 4  wherein each said end frame assembly comprises a substantially vertical end member with a substantially horizontal lower end frame member and a substantially horizontal upper end frame member extending between the lower portion of the corresponding substantially vertical corner frame member and the lower portion of the corresponding substantially vertical end post and extending between the upper portion of the corresponding substantially vertical corner frame member and the upper portion of the corresponding substantially vertical end post to removably support said screen end panel. 
     
     
         6 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 5  wherein each said substantially vertical end member, each said substantially horizontal lower end frame member, each said substantially horizontal upper end frame member and each said substantially vertical corner member comprises a substantially U-shaped configuration including a substantially flat base having a substantially flat outer channel member extending substantially perpendicular from each side thereof to cooperatively form a channel therebetween to selectively receive at least one removable screen panel therein. 
     
     
         7 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 6  further including a plurality of substantially flat interior intermediate channel members extending substantially perpendicular from said substantially flat base and substantially parallel to each other and said substantially flat outer channel members to cooperatively form a channel between adjacent channel members to selectively receive a corresponding removable screen panel therein. 
     
     
         8 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 7  wherein each removable screen comprises a screen fabric stretched between an upper screen panel frame member and a lower screen panel frame member held in substantially parallel relationship relative to each other by a pair of substantially parallel side screen panel frame members. 
     
     
         9 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 8  wherein said upper screen panel frame member and said lower screen panel frame member of each removable screen are slidably disposed within corresponding channels of said substantially horizontal upper end frame member and said substantially horizontal lower end frame member respectively. 
     
     
         10 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 9  wherein rollers are rotatably attached to said lower screen panel frame member of each said removable screen panel to facilitate sliding movement thereof within the corresponding channel such that two or more of the removable screen panels overlap. 
     
     
         11 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 8  wherein each said end frame assembly further includes an intermediate screen panel frame member extending between corresponding substantially parallel side screen panel frame members. 
     
     
         12 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 11  wherein said side wall comprises a screen fabric stretched between said substantially vertical corner members, said substantially horizontal lower side frame member and said substantially horizontal upper side frame member and at least one substantially vertical intermediate side frame members extending between said substantially vertical corner members and substantially parallel thereto and at least one substantially horizontal intermediate side frame member extending between said substantially horizontal lower side frame member and said substantially upper side frame member and substantially parallel thereto. 
     
     
         13 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 8  wherein said side wall comprises a screen fabric stretched between said substantially vertical members, said substantially horizontal lower side frame member and said substantially horizontal upper side frame member. 
     
     
         14 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 5  wherein substantially vertical corner member comprises a second substantially U-shaped configuration including a substantially flat base having a substantially flat outer channel member extending substantially perpendicular from each side thereof to cooperatively form a channel therebetween to selectively receive at least one removable screen panel therein. 
     
     
         15 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 14  further including a plurality of substantially flat interior intermediate channel members extending substantially perpendicular from said substantially flat base and substantially parallel to each other and said substantially flat outer channel members to cooperatively form a channel between adjacent channel members to selectively receive a corresponding removable screen panel therein. 
     
     
         16 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 15  wherein each removable screen comprises a screen fabric stretched between an upper screen panel frame member and a lower screen panel frame member held in substantially parallel relationship relative to each other by a pair of substantially parallel side screen panel frame members. 
     
     
         17 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 16  wherein said upper screen panel frame member and said lower screen panel frame member of each removable screen are slidably disposed within corresponding channels of said substantially horizontal upper end frame member and said substantially horizontal lower end frame member respectively. 
     
     
         18 . The patio or pool enclosure of  claim 17  wherein rollers are rotatably attached to said lower screen panel frame member of each said removable screen panel to facilitate sliding movement thereof within the corresponding channel such that two or more of the removable screen panels overlap.