Airplane shade handle and sliding mechanism
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorKwun-Wing W. Cheung
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Abstract
A window shade handle system includes a handle section and a post configured on each end of the handle section. Each post has four sides that are restrained by a post channel in a track section. The post channel restrains each side of the post. The handle section is constructed of a front handle section affixed to a rear handle section. The front handle section and the rear handle section form a channel that accommodates a window shade wrapped about a rod. The channel may have a raised portion that physically contacts the window shade while the handle sections otherwise allow the shade to expand and contract.
Claims20
A handle system for a window shade comprising:
- a handle;
- a post configured on a first lateral end of the handle, the post comprising four sides;
- and
- a track section comprising a post channel configured about the post, wherein the post channel restrains the post on the four sides.
A window shade handle system comprising:
- a front handle section affixed to a rear handle section,
- wherein the front handle section and the rear handle section form a channel that accommodates a window shade configured about a rod, and
- wherein the channel comprises:
- a raised portion that contacts the window shade and applies pressure to the rod, and
- a remaining portion that permits movement of the window shade within the remaining portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.