Window shading assembly
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorBrandon W. Dunn
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Abstract
A window shade assembly for a window includes a first member, a second member, a film, and an actuating device. The second member is disposed apart from the first member. The film has a first end coupled to the first member, a second opposed end coupled to the second member, an opaque portion, and a transparent portion. The actuating device is coupled to the first member or the second member for moving the first member or the second member to move the film between the first and the second members.
Claims20
A window shade assembly comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member disposed apart from the first member;
- a film having a first end coupled to the first member and a second opposed end coupled to the second member, the film having an opaque portion and a transparent portion;
- and
- an actuating device coupled to the first member or the second member for moving the first member or the second member to move the film between the first and the second members.
A window shade assembly comprising:
- a window having an inner pane and an outer pane;
- a film disposed between the inner pane and the outer pane of the window, the film having an opaque portion and a transparent portion;
- and
- an actuating device coupled to the film for moving the film between the inner pane and the outer pane of the window.
A method for operating a window shade assembly comprising:
- moving a film so that a transparent portion of the film covers a section of a window in order to make the section of the window transparent to a viewer;
- and
- moving the film so that an opaque portion of the film covers the section of the window in order to make the section of the window opaque to the viewer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.