Covering for architectural opening including cell structures biased to open
AssigneeHunter Douglas Inc.
InventorsWendell B. Colson, Paul G. Swiszcz
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Abstract
A covering an architectural opening including a support tube and a panel operably connected to the support tube and configured to be wound around the support tube. The panel includes a support sheet and at least one cell operably connected to the support sheet. The at least one cell includes a vane material operably connected to a first side of the support sheet and a cell support member operably connected to the vane material and configured to support the vane material at a distance away from the support sheet when the panel is in an extended position with respect to the support tube.
Claims23
A covering for an architectural opening, said covering comprising:
- a plurality of cells each formed from a vane material, said vane material of at least one of said cells including a crease extending along a length of said vane material;
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- a cell support member associated with said vane material of said at least one of said cells, said cell support member positioned adjacent to and extending lengthwise along said crease to provide a biasing force that expands said at least one of said cells.
A covering for an architectural opening, said covering comprising:
- a plurality of cells each formed from a vane material;
- and
- a cell support member associated with said vane material of at least one of said cells and configured to support said vane material in a curved configuration when said covering is in an extended position, said cell support member being resilient so as to allow said at least one of said cells to at least partially collapse when said covering is retracted, and to spring or bias said at least one of said cells to an open configuration when said covering is extended.
A covering for an architectural opening, said covering comprising:
- a panel comprising:
- a first cell comprising:
- a first vane material;
- and
- a first cell support member extending along a length of said first vane material;
- and
- a second cell overlapped by said first cell, said second cell comprising:
- a second vane material;
- and
- a second cell support member extending along a length of said second vane material;
- wherein said first cell support member and said second cell support member are resilient so as to allow said first cell and said second cell to at least partially collapse when said panel is retracted, and to spring or bias said first cell and said second cell to an open configuration when said panel is extended.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.