Wand assembly for use with a vertical architectural-structure covering

A vertical architectural-structure covering comprising:

• a head rail assembly;
• a control system at least partially positionable within the head rail assembly, the control system including a tilt rod and a plurality of carriers;
• a covering operatively coupled to the plurality of carriers, the covering being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and the covering being moving between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
• an operating cord coupled to the plurality of carriers arranged and configured to move the covering between the extended and retracted positions;
• and
• an integrated wand assembly arranged and configured to actuate the control system to move the plurality of carriers relative to the head rail assembly so that the covering is movable between the extended and retracted positions, and arranged and configured to rotate the tilt rod so that the covering is movable between the open and closed configurations;
• wherein the integrated wand assembly includes:
• an outer wand, the operating cord extending along the outer wand;
• an inner wand operatively coupled with the tilt rod, the inner wand being rotatable relatively to the outer wand so that rotation of the inner wand is not transferred to the outer wand;
• and
• a handle assembly including a handle portion, the handle portion is non-rotatably coupled to the inner wand so that rotation of the handle portion rotates the inner wand to move the covering between the open and closed configurations;
• and
• wherein the handle portion is arranged and configured so that rotation of the handle portion rotates the tilt rod to move the covering between the open and closed configurations while preventing twisting of the operating cord about the outer wand.

A vertical architectural-structure covering comprising:

• a head rail assembly;
• a control system at least partially positionable within the head rail assembly, the control system including a tilt rod and a plurality of carriers;
• a covering operatively coupled to the plurality of carriers, the covering being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and the covering being moving between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
• an operating cord coupled to the plurality of carriers arranged and configured to move the covering between the extended and retracted positions;
• and
• an integrated wand assembly arranged and configured to actuate the control system to move the plurality of carriers relative to the head rail assembly so that the covering is movable between the extended and retracted positions, and arranged and configured to rotate the tilt rod so that the covering is movable between the open and closed configurations;
• wherein the integrated wand assembly includes:
• an outer wand, the operating cord extending along the outer wand;
• an inner wand operatively coupled with the tilt rod, the inner wand being rotatable relatively to the outer wand so that rotation of the inner wand is not transferred to the outer wand;
• and
• a handle assembly including a handle portion, the handle portion is non-rotatably coupled to the inner wand so that rotation of the handle portion rotates the inner wand to move the covering between the open and closed configurations, the handle assembly further comprises a top cap, the top cap including diametrically opposed cutouts arranged and configured to enable the operating cord to pass therethrough, the top cap being rotatable relative to the handle portion.

A vertical architectural-structure covering comprising:

• a head rail assembly;
• a control system at least partially positionable within the head rail assembly, the control system including a tilt rod and a plurality of carriers;
• a covering operatively coupled to the plurality of carriers, the covering being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and the covering being moving between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
• an operating cord coupled to the plurality of carriers arranged and configured to move the covering between the extended and retracted positions;
• and
• an integrated wand assembly arranged and configured to actuate the control system to move the plurality of carriers relative to the head rail assembly so that the covering is movable between the extended and retracted positions, and arranged and configured to rotate the tilt rod so that the covering is movable between the open and closed configurations;
• wherein the integrated wand assembly includes:
• an outer wand, the operating cord extending along the outer wand;
• an inner wand operatively coupled with the tilt rod, the inner wand being rotatable relatively to the outer wand so that rotation of the inner wand is not transferred to the outer wand;
• and
• a handle assembly including a handle portion, the handle portion is non-rotatably coupled to the inner wand so that rotation of the handle portion rotates the inner wand to move the covering between the open and closed configurations, the handle assembly further comprises a handle retainer and a bottom cap arranged and configured to non-rotatably couple the handle portion to the inner wand, wherein the bottom cap is coupled to the handle retainer and the bottom cap is coupled to the inner wand.

A vertical architectural-structure covering comprising:

• a head rail assembly;
• a control system at least partially positionable within the head rail assembly, the control system including a tilt rod and a plurality of carriers;
• a covering operatively coupled to the plurality of carriers, the covering being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and the covering being moving between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
• an operating cord coupled to the plurality of carriers arranged and configured to move the covering between the extended and retracted positions;
• and
• an integrated wand assembly arranged and configured to actuate the control system to move the plurality of carriers relative to the head rail assembly so that the covering is movable between the extended and retracted positions, and arranged and configured to rotate the tilt rod so that the covering is movable between the open and closed configurations;
• wherein the integrated wand assembly includes:
• an outer wand, the operating cord extending along the outer wand;
• an inner wand operatively coupled with the tilt rod, the inner wand being rotatable relatively to the outer wand so that rotation of the inner wand is not transferred to the outer wand;
• and
• a handle assembly including a handle portion, the handle portion is non-rotatably coupled to the inner wand so that rotation of the handle portion rotates the inner wand to move the covering between the open and closed configuration, the handle assembly further comprises a handle retainer and a bottom cap arranged and configured to non-rotatably couple the handle portion to the inner wand, the handle portion includes a top end, a bottom end, and a bore extending between the top and bottom ends, the bottom cap being arranged and configured to close the bottom end of the handle portion, wherein the bore of the handle portion includes one or more alignment grooves and the handle retainer includes one or more outwardly extending ribs arranged and configured to mate with the one or more alignment grooves, respectively.