Fabric for an architectural covering and method and apparatus of manufacturing same
AssigneeHunter Douglas Inc.
InventorWendell B. Colson
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Abstract
A fabric for use in an architectural covering device includes a plurality of elongated vanes preferably of tubular configuration having a pair of flaps extending longitudinally along the entire length of the vane. A continuous face sheet material has elongated folds at spaced intervals that are secured along the flaps of the vanes so as to pivotally connect the vanes to the face sheet material at predetermined spaced intervals. The fabric is adapted to be supported by an operating system adjacent an architectural opening so that if the vanes are suspended vertically they are slidably movable laterally of the window opening and pivotally movable about vertical longitudinal axes to extend and retract as well as open and close the covering.
Claims76
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongated vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, each vane having a pair of flaps along said edge, and at least one sheet of material interconnecting said vanes, said at least one sheet being secured to said vanes along longitudinal lines of attachment by securing said at least one sheet to said vanes between said flaps.
An architectural covering constructed of fabric material and comprising:
- a) a plurality of vertically oriented, separate, elongated hollow vanes suspended along a path in horizontally spaced relationship to each other;
- b) each vane being defined by a hollow body having a tubular shape, an upper end by which it is suspended, a lower end, and wall sections extending between said ends;
- c) said hollow body being constructed solely of at least one first fabric material and being oriented to define both said tubular shape and said wall sections and to further define longitudinally extending front and rear vane sections;
- d) the wall sections being in spaced relationship with respect to each other between said front and rear vane sections;
- e) at least one separate second fabric material connected to each of said vanes along said rear vane section to define lines of attachment of said vanes to said separate fabric material;
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- f) said separate second fabric material extending between said spaced vanes and at least part way from the upper end to the lower end of said tubular bodies.
An architectural covering constructed of fabric material and comprising:
- a) a plurality of vertically oriented, separate, elongated hollow vanes suspended along a path in horizontally spaced relationship to each other;
- b) each vane being defined by a hollow body having a tubular shape, an upper end by which it is suspended, a lower end, and wall sections extending between said ends;
- c) said hollow body being constructed solely of at least one first fabric material having opposite edges and adjacent edge portions and being folded over upon itself to define both said tubular shape and said wall sections and to further define longitudinally extending front and rear vane sections;
- d) said opposite edge portions being joined together along said rear vane section, from said upper end to said lower end of said hollow body;
- e) the wall sections being in spaced relationship with respect to each other between said front and rear vane sections;
- f) at least one separate second fabric material connected to each of said vanes along said rear vane section to define lines of attachment of said vanes to said separate fabric material;
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- g) said separate second fabric material extending between said spaced vanes and at least part way from the upper end to the lower end of said tubular bodies.
An architectural opening covering comprising a plurality of vertically suspended vanes having a longitudinal side edge, a flexible face sheet interconnecting said vanes along said side edges and having an upper edge portion, said face sheet and vanes defining a continuous fabric adapted to be extended and retracted across said architectural opening, an operating system including hanger plates suspending said fabric, said fabric extending vertically with the upper edge portion of said flexible sheet horizontally aligned with said hanger plates, and a valance secured to said face sheet along said upper edge portion thereof, said valance being made of an opaque material.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongate hollow vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one sheet of material connected to said vanes along said side edge of the vanes defining a line of attachment with each vane, wherein said hollow vanes have a pair of flaps along said side edge and said at least one sheet of material is connected to said vanes between said flaps.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongate hollow vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one sheet of material connected to said vanes along said side edge of the vanes defining a line of attachment with each vane, wherein said hollow vanes have a pair of flaps along said side edge and at least one sheet of material is connected to said vanes around said flaps.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongate hollow vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one sheet of material connected to said vanes along said side edge of the vanes defining a line of attachment with each vane, wherein there is only one sheet of material and its is continuous in interconnecting a plurality of adjacent vanes.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongated vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one sheet of material interconnecting said vanes, said at least one sheet being connected to said vanes substantially along the entire length of said side edge of the vanes defining lines of attachment, wherein said vanes have a pair of flaps along said side edge and said at least one sheet of material is connected to said vanes between said flaps.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongated vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one sheet of material interconnecting said vanes, said at least one sheet being connected to said vanes substantially along the entire length of said side edge of the vanes defining lines of attachment, wherein there is only one sheet of material and it is continuous in interconnecting a plurality of adjacent vanes.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongated hollow vanes made from sheet material having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one sheet of a separate material connected to said vanes along said side edge of the vanes defining a line of attachment with each vane.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongated hollow vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one flexible sheet connected to said vanes along said side edge and defining a line of attachment with each vane, said vanes also being flexible but wherein the vanes are less flexible than the sheet, and wherein said vanes have a pair of flaps along said side edge and said at least one sheet of material is connected to said vanes between said flaps.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongated hollow vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one flexible sheet connected to said vanes along said side edge and defining a line of attachment with each vane, said vanes also being flexible but wherein the vanes are less flexible than the sheet, and wherein said vanes have a pair of flaps along said side edge and at least one sheet of material is connected to said vanes around said flaps.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongated hollow vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one flexible sheet connected to said vanes along said side edge and defining the line of attachment with each vane, said vanes also being flexible but wherein the vanes are less flexible than the sheet, and wherein there is only one sheet of material and it is continuous in interconnecting a plurality of adjacent vanes.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongated vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one flexible sheet interconnecting said vanes, said at least one sheet being connected to said vane substantially along the entire length of said side edge of said vanes defining lines of attachment, said vanes having a pair of flaps along said side edge and said at least one sheet being connected to said vanes between said flaps.
A fabric for an architectural covering device comprising a plurality of elongated vanes having opposite longitudinal ends and at least one longitudinally extending side edge, and at least one flexible sheet interconnecting said vanes, said at least one sheet being connected to said vanes substantially along the entire length of said side edge of said vanes defining lines of attachment, and wherein there is only one sheet of material and it is continuous in interconnecting a plurality of adjacent vanes.
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