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US 11,002,068 B2Granted
Methods for manufacturing continuous sheets for roller shades
AssigneeHunter Douglas Inc.
InventorScott R. Cheslock
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Abstract
In one aspect, a method for manufacturing a continuous sheet for use within a roller shade may generally include positioning a portion of a first sheet web adjacent to a mandrel, positioning a portion of a second sheet web adjacent to the mandrel and winding the first and second sheet webs around the mandrel such that a folded segment of the first sheet web is secured to a base segment of the second sheet web.
Claims21
A roller sheet for use as a covering for an architectural opening, said roller sheet comprising:
- a plurality of first sheet sections;
- and
- a plurality of second sheet sections, said plurality of second sheet sections being arranged relative to said plurality of first sheet sections in an alternating configuration such that said roller sheet forms a continuous sheet of material alternating between adjacent pairs of said plurality of first and second sheet sections along a length of said roller sheet, said continuous sheet defining a width in a widthwise direction of said roller sheet between opposed sides of said continuous sheet;
- wherein:
- one of said first sheet section or said second sheet section of each adjacent pair of said plurality of first and second sheet sections includes a formed fold adjacent to an interface defined between each said adjacent pair of said plurality of first and second sheet sections, said formed fold comprising one of a plurality of formed folds of said roller sheet;
- said formed fold extends in the widthwise direction along the width of said roller sheet;
- and
- said plurality of formed folds alternate between said opposed sides of said continuous sheet along the length of said roller sheet such that said formed folds facilitate collapsing said continuous sheet into a stacked configuration.
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A roller sheet for use as a covering for an architectural opening, said roller sheet comprising:
- a plurality of first sheet sections, each first sheet section of said plurality of first sheet sections including a first fold between opposed first and second ends of each said first sheet section defining a first folded segment extending between said first fold and said first end of each said first sheet section and a first base segment extending between said first fold and said second end of each said first sheet section;
- and
- a plurality of second sheet sections, each second sheet section of said plurality of second sheet sections including a second fold between opposed first and second ends of each said second sheet section defining a second folded segment extending between said second fold and said first end of each said second sheet section and a second base segment extending between said second fold and said second end of each said second sheet section;
- wherein:
- said plurality of second sheet sections are arranged relative to said plurality of first sheet sections in an alternating configuration such that said roller sheet forms a continuous sheet of material alternating between adjacent pairs of said first and second sheet sections along a length of said roller sheet;
- and
- said first folded segment of each said first sheet section is coupled to said second base segment of an adjacent second sheet section.
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A roller sheet for use as a covering for an architectural opening, said roller sheet comprising:
- a plurality of first sheet sections;
- and
- a plurality of second sheet sections, said plurality of second sheet sections being arranged relative to said plurality of first sheet sections in an alternating configuration such that said roller sheet forms a continuous sheet of material alternating between adjacent pairs of said plurality of first and second sheet sections along a length of said roller sheet, said continuous sheet defining a width in a widthwise direction of said roller sheet between opposed sides of said continuous sheet;
- wherein:
- one of said first sheet section or said second sheet section of each adjacent pair of said plurality of first and second sheet sections includes a formed fold adjacent to an interface defined between each said adjacent pair of said plurality of first and second sheet sections, said formed fold comprising one of a plurality of formed folds of said roller sheet;
- said formed fold extends in the widthwise direction along the width of said roller sheet;
- said plurality of formed folds alternate between being defined by said first sheet section of each said adjacent pair of said plurality of first and second sheet sections and said second sheet section of each said adjacent pair of said plurality of first and second sheet sections at each successive interface along the length of said roller sheet;
- and
- said formed fold defined adjacent to each said interface facilitates collapsing said roller sheet into a stacked configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.