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US 2019/0169927 A1Published application
Handle assembly for an architectural covering
AssigneeHunter Douglas Inc.
InventorToralf H. Strand
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Abstract
A handle assembly is provided. The handle may include first and second portions. The first portion may define a gripping feature and may include a rear surface. The second portion may extend from the rear surface of the first portion and may be configured to couple the handle to a rail of the architectural covering without the need for additional fixing elements.
Claims18
An architectural covering comprising:
- a shade member adapted and configured to be moved between an extended position and a retracted position, said shade member including a height, a width, a front surface, and a rear surface;
- and
- a rail attached to said shade member and including a front wall having a front surface corresponding to said front surface of said shade member, a rear wall having a rear surface corresponding to said rear surface of said shade member, and an elongated slot defined through said front wall of said rail;
- wherein said elongated slot is dimensioned and configured to receive a substantially planar component of a handle such that insertion of said planar component into said elongated slot couples said handle to said rail without use of additional coupling elements.
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An architectural covering including a shade member adapted and configured to be moved between an extended position and a retracted position, the architectural covering comprising:
- a rail including a top surface adapted and configured to be coupled with a portion of the shade member and a front wall having a front surface transverse to said top surface, said front wall including an elongated slot defined therethrough;
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- a handle selected from one of a first handle and a second handle, said first handle including a first interior portion adapted and configured for insertion into said elongated slot and a first exterior portion extending from the first interior portion for gripping by a user;
- said second handle including a second interior portion adapted and configured for insertion into said elongated slot and a second exterior portion extending from the second interior portion for gripping by the user;
- wherein:
- said first exterior portion has a first depth front to back in a direction transverse to said rail, said second exterior portion has a second depth front to back in a direction transverse to said rail that is significantly greater than the first depth;
- said elongated slot is dimensioned and configured to receive either (1) said first interior portion of said first handle for coupling said first handle to said rail;
- or (2) said second interior portion of said second handle for coupling said second handle to said rail;
- said elongated slot is configured to receive the first interior portion of the first handle independent of the second interior portion of the second handle;
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- said elongated slot is configured to receive the second interior portion of the second handle independent of the first interior portion of the first handle so that said elongated slot independently receives either the first or the second handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.