Flexible guide for a mosquito net

Abstract

A flexible guide (1) for a mosquito net (100) of a type which is fixable to a window opening, comprising a plurality of rigid adjacent links (2a, 2b, 200), in which each link (2a, 2b 200) exhibits a pair of opposite flanks (5a, 5b, 205) which between them receive the mosquito net (100), and a connecting portion (6, 206) arranged transversally and fixed to the flanks (5a, 5b), each link (2a, 2b, 200) being provided with a seating (4, 204) for receiving a flexible strap element (3, 230) in order to form, with adjacently-situated links (2a, 2b), a single chain.

Description

Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from a reading of the following description, provided by way of non-limiting example with the aid of the figures illustrated in the appended drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a lateral view of a flexible guide in agreement with the present invention;

FIGS. 2 and 3 are views of the guide, respectively according to arrows II and III of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 4 and 5 are a view of a single link of the guide of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is the link of FIG. 4 seen from arrow A;

FIG. 7 is the link of FIG. 5 seen from arrow B;

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a schematic view of a mosquito net applied to a door-window with a guide according to the present invention;

FIGS. 10 and 11 respectively show a lateral view and a section of a further embodiment of the chain link.

Claims

1). A flexible guide (1) for a mosquito net (100) of a type which is fixable to a window opening, comprising a plurality of rigid adjacent links (2a, 2b, 200), characterised in that each link (2a, 2b 200) exhibits a pair of opposite flanks (5a, 5b, 205) which between them receive the mosquito net (100), and a connecting portion (6, 206) arranged transversally and fixed to the flanks (5a, 5b), each link (2a, 2b, 200) being provided with a seating (4, 204) for receiving a flexible strap element (3, 230) in order to form, with adjacently-situated links (2a, 2b), a single chain.

2). The guide (1) of claim 1, wherein the flanks (5a, 5b, 205) are arranged parallel to one another.

3). The guide (1) of claim 2, wherein the connecting portion (6, 206) is arranged perpendicular to the corresponding flanks (5a, 5b, 205).

4). The guide (1) of claim 1, wherein the seating (4, 204) is afforded in proximity to the connecting portion (6, 206).

5). The guide (1) of claim 4, wherein the seating (4, 204) is defined inferiorly by the connecting element (6, 206) and superiorly by a pair of opposite beads (7, 207) which emerge from the flanks (5a, 5b, 205) and progress towards the inside of the links (2a, 2b, 200).

6). The guide (1) of claim 3, wherein the flanks (5a, 5b, 200) of each pair are identical and exhibit a trapezoid conformation with bases parallel to a longitudinal extension of the seating (4, 204), the smaller base of the bases being close to the seating (4, 204).

7). The guide (1) of claim 6, wherein the plurality of links (2a, 2b) is formed by a first series of first links (2a) alternated with a second series of second links (2b).

8). The guide (1) of claim 7, wherein a distance between the flanks (5a) of the links (2a) of the first series of links is greater than a distance between the flanks (5b) of the links (2b) of the second series of links, in order that portions (8b) of the flanks (5b) of the links (2b) of the second series can interpose between corresponding portions (8a) afforded on the flanks (5a) of the links (2a) of the first series of links.

9). The guide (1) of claim 8, wherein the flanks (5a, 5b) of the links (2a, 2b) of the first and the second series of links are arranged in such a way as partially to slide slippingly over on one another when the strap element (3) is bent.

10). The guide (1) of claim 1, wherein each link (2a, 2b, 200) exhibits a pair of ribs (9, 209) arranged parallel to and opposite the flanks (5a, 5b, 205), with the connecting portion (6) interposed there-between, the pair of ribs (9, 209) being destined to cooperate with a guide rail (30) located on a threshold of the window opening to be closed by the mosquito net (100).

11). The guide (1) of claim 1, characterised in that the seating (204) is arranged asymmetrically with respect to the flanks (205) so that when two links (2a, 2b) are arranged adjacent to one another, but reciprocally angled by 180°, the flanks (205) of a link are arranged adjacent and both on a same side of the flanks of the adjacent link.

12). The guide (1) of claim 1, wherein the strap element (3, 203) is made of a non-stretch material.