Universal bracketing and cap system for multiple cassette roller shade
AssigneeRollease, Inc.
InventorsRichard Fraczek, David M. Cross, Jeffrey Ausfeld
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Abstract
A cassette system for window treatment includes a head rail with a base, end brackets attached to the base in a facing relationship and at least one roller blind with a mandrel and a decorative panel that is wound on the mandrel. The panel can be selectively drawn off the mandrel by rotation thereof. The end brackets are identical and mate with end plugs on the mandrel to rotationally support the roller blind. In an alternate embodiment, two or more roller blinds are supported by intermediate brackets or by an intermediate bracket and an end bracket. The end plugs on the madrel(s) have identical shapes to mate with respective legs on the end brackets.
Claims24
A cassette system comprising:
- a head rail having a base with a longitudinal track;
- two identical brackets inserted and supported in said longitudinal track and having a leg;
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- a roller blind having a first and a second end plug, said end plugs having identical slots, each slot receiving one of said legs, said first end plug including a control mechanism to control a rotation of said roller blind, said end plugs being supported by the legs of said brackets.
A cassette system for window treatment comprising:
- a head rail having a base with a longitudinal track;
- a first end bracket movably disposed in said track and having an end leg;
- a second end bracket disposed in said track and having an end leg facing the end leg of said first end bracket;
- an intermediate bracket movably disposed in said track and having a vertical member with two intermediate legs extending in opposite directions from said vertical member;
- a first roller blind;
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- a second roller blind;
- said first roller blind being supported by the end leg of said first end bracket and an intermediate leg of said intermediate bracket, and said second roller blind being supported by the end lea of said second end bracket and the other intermediate leg of said intermediate bracket.
A cassette system comprising:
- a head rail with a base formed with a longitudinal track;
- two end brackets each having an end leg and at least one intermediate bracket with a vertical member with two intermediate legs, said brackets being movably disposed in said track;
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- at least two roller blinds having end plugs, said roller blinds being supported in a colinear arrangement between said brackets, with said legs and end plugs cooperating to allow independent operation of said roller blinds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.