Energy efficient window shade
AssigneeKenney Manufacturing Company
InventorsMichael Hanley, Mary Woodhouse
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Abstract
An energy efficient shade assembly for a window is disclosed. The shade assembly includes a shade roller assembly having a roller with a shade attached thereto driven by a spring motor. Left and right brackets configured and arranged to be secured to a window casement and support a left and right ends of the shade roller assembly are included. Also include are left and right side rails depending from the brackets. Each side rail has a movable flap extending substantially the length thereof. The flaps of the side rails are configured and arranged to fold over a portion of the shade when the shade is drawn from the shade roller assembly.
Claims16
An energy efficient shade assembly, comprising:
- a shade roller assembly having a roller with a shade attached thereto driven by a spring motor;
- a left bracket configured and arranged to be secured to a window casement and support a left end of the shade roller assembly;
- a right bracket configured and arranged to be secured to a window casement and support a right end of the shade roller assembly;
- a left side rail depending from the left bracket, said left side rail having a movable flap extending substantially the length thereof;
- a right side rail depending from the right bracket, said right side rail having a movable flap extending substantially the length thereof;
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- said flaps of the left side rail and the right side rail, respectively, configured and arranged to fold over a portion of the shade when the shade is drawn from the shade roller assembly.
An energy efficient shade assembly, comprising:
- a shade roller assembly having a roller with a shade attached thereto driven by a spring motor;
- a left bracket configured and arranged to be secured to a window casement and support a left end of the shade roller assembly;
- a right bracket configured and arranged to be secured to a window casement and support a right end of the shade roller assembly;
- a left side rail configured and arranged to be secured to a window casement below the left bracket, said left side rail having a movable flap extending substantially the length thereof;
- a right side rail configured and arranged to be secured to a window casement below the right bracket, said right side rail having a movable flap extending substantially the length thereof;
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- said flaps of the left side rail and the right side rail, respectively, configured and arranged to fold over a portion of the shade when the shade is drawn from the shade roller assembly.
An energy efficient shade assembly, comprising:
- a shade roller assembly having a roller with a shade attached thereto driven by a spring motor;
- a left bracket configured and arranged to be secured to a window casement and support a left end of the shade roller assembly;
- a right bracket configured and arranged to be secured to a window casement and support a right end of the shade roller assembly;
- a valance supported by said left bracket and said right bracket and covering said shade roller assembly;
- a left side rail depending from the left bracket, said left side rail having a movable flap extending substantially the length thereof, said flap having at least one magnet secured thereto;
- a right side rail depending from the right bracket, said right side rail having a movable flap extending substantially the length thereof, said flap having at least one magnet secured thereto;
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- said flaps of the left side rail and the right side rail, respectively, configured and arranged to fold over a portion of the shade when the shade is drawn from the shade roller assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.