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US 12,486,717 B2Granted
Separating components to minimize damage
AssigneeMechoshade Systems, LLC
InventorsEugene Miroshnichenko, Stephen Hebeisen, Xi Ming Liarno
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AssigneeMechoshade Systems, LLC
InventorsEugene Miroshnichenko, Stephen Hebeisen, Xi Ming Liarno
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The roller shade system provides increased support, additional adjustments and/or increased safety. The slip plate allows the brake to slip forward and minimize damage to the clutch spring when a user pulls too hard on the hembar. The center drive mechanism extends through a bracket to allow the drive shaft to distribute power in both directions and drive two shade tube simultaneously. The tube adapter absorbs force from the spinning shade tube to minimize damage to the other components and the bead chain. An adjustment arm is adjusted to help level the shade band. The shade bands may be removed without disturbing the other shade bands in the system. A height of a hembar may be adjusted by rotating a rod within the hembar.
A window shade system comprising a slip plate that includes one or more protrusions that abut with a plurality of slots in a drive mechanism, wherein the one or more protrusions at least partially separate from one or more of the plurality of the slots, in response to a first at least partial rotation of the drive mechanism, and wherein the one or more protrusions of the slip plate are configured to re-engage with a next one of the plurality of the slots in the drive mechanism.
A window shade system comprising a slip plate includes one or more first components that abut with one or more second components in a drive mechanism, wherein the one or more first components at least partially separate from the one or more second components, in response to a first at least partial rotation of the drive mechanism, wherein the one or more first components include one or more protrusions configured to at least one of pop out or flex out of the one or more second components.
A window shade system comprising:
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