Patent application number | Description | Published |
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20090101293 | LIGHT-BLOCKING HEADRAIL FOR ARCHITECTURAL COVERING - A light-blocking head-rail, and architectural coverings incorporating the headrail, include a light-blocking strip adapted to block out light. Embodiments of the light-blocking strip include bristles which tend to block substantially all of the light that might otherwise pass between a top surface of the headrail and a top beam of an architectural opening. The bristles can conform and fill in gaps between the top surface of the headrail and the top beam, and can further be compressed by a bracket connecting the headrail to the top beam of the architectural opening. Additional embodiments of the light-blocking strip are made from a flexible material that can be easily deflected and compressed when installed within an architectural opening. | 04-23-2009 |
20090242332 | SPRING MOTOR FOR DRIVE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A spring motor and drag brake for use in coverings for architectural openings. | 10-01-2009 |
20110031343 | SINGLE CORD DRIVE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A shade for architectural openings incorporating a single cord drive featuring automatic braking of the shade when the user releases the drive cord. In a preferred embodiment, an automatic tilt-open mechanism is provided to tilt the shade open when the shade is in the fully extended down position. | 02-10-2011 |
20120267060 | SPRING MOTOR FOR DRIVE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A covering for architectural openings. | 10-25-2012 |
20130153161 | POWER ASSIST MODULE FOR ROLLER SHADES - A power assist module for use in roller tube driven products, such as roller shades. The module may be pre-wound prior to installation in a roller tube and retains its pre-wound condition, even after use, when removed from the roller tube. | 06-20-2013 |
20130340949 | CORD DRIVE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A covering for architectural openings includes a cord drive with a pulley that is supported by a bearing surface which lies in the plane of the cord. | 12-26-2013 |
20140158314 | SKEW ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR A WINDOW COVERING - A skew adjustment method and apparatus for adjusting the skewed condition of a movable rail of a window covering in which the movable rail is supported by lift cords wrapped around spools. A drive train disconnecting mechanism is used to disconnect a first spool from a second spool, the first spool is rotated relative to the second spool, thereby changing the length of the first lift cord relative to the second lift cord until the movable rail is in the desired position; and then the first and second spools are reconnected so the first and second spools rotate together. An end cap may be used to enable multiple disassemblies and reassemblies of the end cap to access the skew adjustment mechanism. In one embodiment, there are two movable rails, and the lift cords for both movable rails extend through the same rout holes in the covering. Disconnecting the first spool from the second spool may activate a mechanism that prevents the second spool from rotating. | 06-12-2014 |
20150020982 | HANDLE AND BRAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR A COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A handle is releasably secured to a rail wall by means of fasteners extending from inside the rail. An actuator shaft pushes against a contact plate to move a movable braking member to stop the rotation of a rod inside the rail. | 01-22-2015 |