Slatted roller blind
AssigneeHunter Douglas Inc.
InventorWendell B. Colson
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Abstract
A roller blind is disclosed which provides horizontal slats for directional shading, enabling the application of a screen fabric which allows a greater portion of visible light to pass therethrough. The disclosed slatted roller blind is free from the usage of ladder cords and is simplistic in design. The disclosed slatted roller blind maintains a compact formation of a roller shade when retracted and has greater resistance to skewing along the longitudinal axis of the roller while being retracted. Furthermore, the disclosed slatted roller blind design is capable of being utilized as an outdoor or indoor blind.
Claims20
A method of shaping a slat of a covering for an architectural opening, comprising:
- coupling at least two slats to a screen, said at least two slats spaced apart from one another to define a space between adjacent slats of said at least two slats;
- coupling said screen to a roller;
- rolling said screen and said at least two slats about said roller to mechanically conform a shape of said at least two slats to a radius of curvature defined at least partially by said roller and underlying portions of said screen and any underlying slats of said at least two slats;
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- heating said roller, said screen, and said at least two slats after conforming said shape of said at least two slats to said radius of curvature defined at least partially by said roller and underlying portions of said screen and any underlying slats of said at least two slats.
A method of manufacturing a covering comprising:
- coupling at least two slats to a screen, each of said at least two slats including a front face and a rear face, said rear faces being coupled to said screen;
- coupling said screen to a roller;
- rolling said screen and said at least two slats about said roller to mechanically conform a shape of said at least two slats to a radius of curvature defined at least partially by said roller and underlying portions of said screen and any underlying slats of said at least two slats;
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- heating said roller, said screen, and said at least two slats after conforming said shape of said at least two slats to said radius of curvature defined at least partially by said roller and underlying portions of said screen and any underlying slats of said at least two slats.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.