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US 7,971,625 B2Granted
Anchoring device
AssigneeHunter Douglas Industries BV
InventorTomas M. A. H. Garmyn
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AssigneeHunter Douglas Industries BV
InventorTomas M. A. H. Garmyn
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The invention provides an anchoring device for anchoring an elongate guide element of an architectural covering. The anchoring device includes a body having a rear surface. The body is suitable for attachment to a support structure with the rear surface in close contact with the support structure. The body includes a receiving cavity for receiving the elongate guide element, a first entrance to the receiving cavity and a second entrance to the receiving cavity. The receiving cavity can receive the elongate guide element selectively either through the first entrance, with the rear surface having a first orientation with respect to the elongate guide element, or through the second entrance, with the rear surface having a second orientation with respect to the elongate guide element, and wherein the second orientation is substantially different from the first orientation.
Anchoring device for anchoring an elongate guide element of an architectural covering, the anchoring device including a body having a rear surface, a holding member for holding an end of said guide element, and a receiving cavity for receiving the holding member, a first entrance to the receiving cavity in a first orientation to the rear surface and a second separate and distinct entrance to the receiving cavity in a second orientation to the rear surface that is non-coaxial with the first entrance, wherein the receiving cavity receives the holding member selectively either through one of the first entrance and the second entrance, the holding member cannot be pivoted between entrances, and wherein the second orientation is substantially different from the first orientation.
Anchoring device for anchoring an elongate guide element of an architectural covering, the anchor device including a body having a rear surface, a receiving cavity for receiving and holding the elongate guide element, a first entrance to the receiving cavity in a first orientation to the rear surface and a second entrance to the receiving cavity in a second orientation to the rear surface, wherein the receiving cavity receives the elongate guide element selectively either through one of the first entrance and the second entrance, and wherein the second orientation is substantially different from the first orientation, further provided with securing means for securing the elongate guide element inside the receiving cavity, wherein the securing means further includes a holding member, the holding member being separate from the body of the anchoring device, wherein the holding member holds the elongate guide element and wherein the holding member fits inside at least part of the receiving cavity, further including a first locking member that is designed to be inserted into the body of the anchoring device, the first locking member preventing escape of the holding member from the body of the anchoring device as a result of tension exerted by the elongate guide element on the holding member, the locking member including a first projection and wherein the holding member includes a second projection adjacent to the end of the holding member, which end is designed to first enter the body of the anchoring device, wherein the second projection locks behind the locking member when the holding member and the locking member are both inserted into the body.
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