Attachment member for an architectural covering
AssigneeHunter Douglas Inc.
InventorsRonald Holt, Stephen T. Wisecup, Arnold DeCarlo
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Abstract
An attachment member for coupling a shade material of an architectural covering to a rail member. The attachment member may include a first portion arranged to perform a first function affecting the shade material in a first manner, and a second portion arranged to perform a second function affecting the shade material in a second manner. The first portion may be arranged to couple the shade material to the rail member, such as coupling the shade material within the rail member. The second portion may be arranged to affect a portion of the shade material with respect to the rail member, such as affecting a portion of the shade material external to the rail member.
Claims14
An architectural covering, comprising:
- a shade material including a rear portion and a front portion;
- a rail member including an elongated slot, said slot including an opening formed in a top end of said rail member;
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- an attachment member coupling said shade material to said rail member, said attachment member including a first portion extending at least partially within said elongated slot of said rail member for pressing said shade material against said rail member within said elongated slot of said rail member, and a second portion extending through said opening and at least partially externally away from said rail member;
- wherein said second portion of said attachment member includes a first leg and a second leg, said first and second legs positioned at least partially into said shade material, said first leg contacting a front surface of said rear portion of said shade material, said second leg contacting a rear surface of said front portion of said shade material configured to bias said front portion of said shade material away from said rear portion of said shade material located external to said rail member.
An attachment member for coupling a shade material of an architectural covering to a rail member including an elongated slot having an opening formed in a top end of the rail member, said attachment member comprising:
- a first portion arranged and configured to press the shade material against an inner surface of the slot formed in the rail member;
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- a second portion arranged and configured to extend through the opening in the rail member and to engage a portion of the shade material located external to the rail member;
- wherein said second portion comprises a first leg and a second leg arranged and configured to extend into the shade material, said first leg contacting a front surface of a rear wall of the shade material, said second leg contacting a rear surface of front portion of the shade material configured to bias the front portion away from the rear wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.