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US 10,829,991 B2Granted
Laterally repositionable roller shade
AssigneeMCD Innovations, Inc.
InventorDavid M. Townsley
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Abstract
A roller shade may be retracted and extended. In various implementations, when a roller shade is extended it may be laterally repositioned. The roller shade may include a track and a travelling member.
Claims20
A roller shade assembly comprising:
- a first end;
- an opposing second end;
- a first member, wherein the first member comprises:
- a length;
- and
- a track disposed along at least a portion of the length of the first member, wherein the track at least partially circumscribes the first member;
- a second member coupled to a shade of the roller shade assembly, wherein the first member is disposed at least partially in the second member;
- a traveling member coupled to the second member, wherein the traveling member is a separate member from the first member and the second member, and wherein the traveling member is configured to move relative to the first member and the second member, and wherein the traveling member is configured to move along the track of the first member to automatically laterally move the shade of a roller shade when the shade is vertically moved.
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A method of moving a shade of a roller shade, the method comprising:
- adjusting a longitudinal position of a shade of a roller shade, wherein the shade is coupled to a first member of the roller shade, and wherein altering the longitudinal position of the shade comprises moving an end of the shade along a plane normal to a length disposed between a first end and a second end of the roller shade;
- and
- automatically adjusting a lateral position of the shade when the longitudinal position of the shade is adjusted by:
- allowing rotation of the first member of the roller shade to automatically adjust a lateral position of the first member relative to one or more other members of the roller shade;
- wherein rotation of the first member adjusts a position of a traveling member coupled to the first member on a track disposed in one of the one or more other members of the roller shade to adjust the lateral position of the shade,
- and wherein the traveling member is a separate member from the first member and the one or more other members, and wherein the traveling member is configured to move relative to the first member and at least one of the one or more other members.
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A roller shade assembly comprising:
- a set of members, wherein at least two members of the set of members is configured to be at least one of:
- disposed at least partially in another one member of the set of members,
- or receive, in a lumen, at least a portion of one or more members of the set of members;
- a track disposed along at least a portion of a length of one of the two of the members of the set of members and at least partially circumscribing the one of the two of the members of the set of members;
- a traveling member coupled to one of the members of the set of members that is coupled to a shade, wherein the traveling member is a separate member from the two or more members of the set of members, and wherein the traveling member is configured to move relative to the at least two or more members of the set of members, and wherein the traveling member is configured to, in response to vertical movement of the shade, move along the track to automatically laterally move the shade coupled to the one of the members of the set of members when the shade is vertically moved.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.