Cordless covering for sliding glass doors and large windows
OwnerDanelle Larseninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a cordless covering for a sliding glass door or other large opening or window that can be arranged in at least three different configurations. In one configuration, one or more slats may be inserted into various pockets on the covering to enable an individual to gather the slats together and change a length of the covering. In a second configuration, a portion of the covering may be draped over one of the pockets of the covering to change the length of the covering. In a third configuration, the covering can be pulled to one side of the sliding glass door such that the width of the covering is changed.
Claims20
A covering for a sliding glass door, comprising:
- a panel having a first side and a second side;
- a plurality of horizontal pockets, wherein each of the plurality of horizontal pockets is positioned at a different location along a length of the first side of the panel and wherein each of the plurality of horizontal pockets extend substantially along a width of the first side of the panel;
- a plurality of removable slats that:
- when inserted into each of the plurality of horizontal pockets, enable the covering to be manipulated in a first manner in which a length of the covering is changed from a first length to a second length;
- and
- when removed from each of the plurality of horizontal pockets, enable the covering to be manipulated in a second manner in which the width of the covering is changed from a first width to a second width and a third manner in which a lower portion of the panel is positioned through an opening between at least one of the plurality of horizontal pockets and the first side of the panel to change the length of the covering from the first length to a third length;
- and
- a strap having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the second side of the panel and wherein the second end is removably coupled to the first side of the panel when the covering has been manipulated in the first manner in order to secure the covering at the second length.
A method for manipulating a covering for a window, comprising:
- manipulating the covering in a first manner by:
- inserting a plurality of slats into respective ones of a plurality of horizontal pockets, each of which extend at least partially along a width of a first side of the covering;
- manipulating at least one of the plurality of slats to change a length of the covering from a first length to a second length;
- and
- securing the manipulated portion of the covering using one or more straps that are coupled to a second side of the covering;
- manipulating the covering in a second manner by:
- inserting a lower portion of the covering through an opening between at least one of the plurality of horizontal pockets and the first side of the covering such that the lower portion of the covering drapes over the at least one of the plurality of horizontal pockets and changes the length of the covering from the first length to a third length when the slats have been removed from the plurality of horizontal pockets;
- and
- manipulating the covering in a third manner by:
- moving a first edge of the covering closer to a second edge of the covering to change the width of the covering when the slats have been removed from the plurality of horizontal pockets.
A cordless covering for a window, comprising:
- a horizontal pocket positioned at a location along a length of a side of the covering;
- and
- a removable slat that:
- when inserted into the horizontal pocket, enables the covering to be manipulated in a first manner to change a length of the covering from a first length to a second length;
- and
- when removed from the horizontal pocket, enables the covering to be:
- manipulated a second manner in which a lower portion of the covering is positioned through an opening between the horizontal pocket and the side of the covering to change the length of the covering from the first length to a third length;
- and
- manipulated in a third manner in which a width of the covering is changed from a first width to a second width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.