Protective covering

Claim 1

Protective covering to shelter from light, wind, and view, particularly at balconies of buildings, which covering is adapted to be stretched over an opening to be shielded, which opening is in a wall or between walls, comprising upper, lower, and side walls, a web made of foldable, weatherproof material and located so as to be stretched over the opening to be shielded in said walls, an upper member fixed to an upper wall and lower fasteners fixed to said lower wall, said web connected to said upper member, and releasably connected to said lower wall when said web is in stretched condition, a cover for wrapping said web, when said web is not being used by being stretched over the opening to be shielded, said cover being secured at a section of said side wall beyond the opening, said web fastened releasably in stretched condition and stretched at least partially over the area of said cover on said side wall and over the opening to be shielded, said upper member fixed to said top wall being a drapery rod which is extended beyond the opening over the position of said cover, upper fastening means engaged with said web to slidingly connect said web to said drapery rod, lower fastening means to connect said web to said lower wall fasteners, said upper fastening means being sliding hooks engaging in holes formed in said web, other fastening means to hold said cover to said side wall and also to releasably fasten said web to said side wall when said web is in a stretched condition, said web, when in unstretched and folded condition, being suspended from drapery rod by said upper fastening means while said lower fastening means are set free from connection with said lower wall, said cover wrapping said web in said unstretched condition.