Bracket and support for extended length shade
AssigneeGeigTech East Bay LLC
InventorJames Geiger
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Abstract
A shade bracket and support system includes a shade, a shade tube, at least two bracket assemblies, and a plurality of roller assemblies. The shade is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The shade tube is coupled to the shade and rotates in a first direction to retract the shade and a second direction to extend the shade. The bracket assemblies mount to a structure and support the shade tube and shade. The roller assemblies are provided between the bracket assemblies and support the shade and the shade tube along a longitudinal axis of the shade tube. At least one of the roller assemblies rotates in the same direction as the shade tube when the shade is being retracted or extended.
Claims20
A shade bracket and support system, comprising:
- a shade movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a shade tube coupled to the shade and configured to rotate in a first direction to retract the shade and a second direction to extend the shade;
- at least two bracket assemblies configured to mount to a structure and support the shade tube and shade;
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- a plurality of roller assemblies provided between the bracket assemblies and configured to support the shade and the shade tube along a longitudinal axis of the shade tube, at least one of the roller assemblies configured to rotate in the same direction as the shade tube when the shade is being retracted or extended.
A bracket system for mounting a shade tube assembly, the system comprising:
- an upper portion of a bracket configured to mount to a ceiling, the upper portion comprising a recessed portion;
- a lower portion of the bracket including an aperture extending along a vertical axis of the lower portion, wherein the lower portion is configured to support a plurality of roller assemblies, wherein the plurality of roller assemblies are configured to support a shade tube assembly along a longitudinal axis of the shade tube assembly, and wherein the shade tube assembly comprises a shade tube and a shade coupled to the shade tube;
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- a coupling mechanism configured to removably lock the lower portion to the upper portion, wherein the aperture houses the coupling mechanism, and wherein the recessed portion is configured to receive an end of the lower portion such that the aperture aligns with the recessed portion when the lower portion is locked with the upper portion.
A method of installing a shade tube assembly, the method comprising:
- fastening at least three upper portions of a bracket to a ceiling;
- removably coupling, for each of the at least three upper portions, a lower portion of the bracket to the upper portion, wherein removably coupling the lower portion to the upper portion includes locking the lower portion in an installed position by locking the lower portion into a recess of the upper portion;
- unlocking, for each bracket, the lower portion from the upper portion by applying a downward force to the lower portion to unlock the lower portion from the recess of the upper portion;
- laterally rotating the lower portion at least 90 degrees from the installed position with respect to the upper portion;
- lifting a shade tube assembly above a support portion of each of the lower portions of the bracket;
- laterally rotating the lower portion at least 90 degrees back to the installed position;
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- coupling at least three shade roller assemblies between each of the brackets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.