US 6,865,817 B2 · Window shade with measurement guide

Abstract

A system is provided for properly resizing a window shade to fit within a window frame adjacent a window. At least one ruler strip is provided with visible graduations thereon. Indicia are provided adjacent at least some of the graduations. The indicia are descriptive of a width of a window frame in which the window shade will fit when the window shade is cut at the graduation adjacent to that indicia. A position of the graduations and the corresponding indicia are misdescriptive of a width of the window shade so that clearance around the perimeter of the window shade and cutting of both edges of the window shade are accommodated. Both rectangular window shade and arched window shade sizing systems are provided. A retainer is also provided for holding and guiding of a cutting tool during cutting of the window shade for proper resizing.

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Dependent claims

A method for sizing a width of a window shade between edges thereof, such as to allow the window shade to fit within a window frame surrounding a window, the steps including:

providing a plurality of visible graduations adapted to be placed adjacent to the window shade, each graduation spaced a different distance away from edges of a window shade to be cut when the graduations are placed adjacent to the window shade;
attaching the plurality of visible graduations to the window shade;
placing a plurality of visible indicia, with each indicium adjacent one of the graduations;
measuring a width of the window frame;
identifying at least one indicium corresponding with the width of the window frame from said measuring step;
and
cutting the window shade near at least one graduation adjacent the indicium indicated in said identifying step.

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A measuring device for measuring a window shade before cutting the window shade, the device comprising in combination:

at least one ruler, said at least one ruler adapted to be placed adjacent a window shade to be measured;
a plurality of visible graduations upon said at least one ruler, at least one of said graduations having a corresponding graduation adapted to be spaced from a first edge of the window shade a similar distance that said at least one graduation is spaced from a second edge of the window shade when said at least one ruler is located adjacent the window shade, such that cutting the shade at said at least one graduation and at said corresponding graduation will result in removal of a similar amount from the first edge of the window shade and the second edge of the window shade;
and
wherein said at least one indicium is representative of a measurement that is equal to a sum of both a width of the window shade when the window shade is cut at said at least one graduation and said corresponding graduation, plus a clearance amount, such that after being cut the shade is smaller than the measurement represented by said indicium and can fit within a window frame adjacent a window and exhibit clearance between edges of the shade and the window frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Window shade with measurement guide

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Window shade with measurement guide

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Abstract

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