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US 8,276,642 B2Granted
Trough shade system and method
AssigneeMechoshade Systems, LLC
InventorsJoel Berman, Xi Ming Li, Eugene Miroscnichenko
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Abstract
A trough shade system and method of use provide improved support for a roller tube and shade material. The roller tube and wound shade material are located within a support cradle to minimize unwanted deflection by the roller tube and associated wrinkling and deformation of the shade material. Various mechanisms allow the roller tube a limited range of movement within the support cradle. The system is suitable for shading larger areas than other shading systems which rely on roller tubes with fixed supports at the ends.
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A shade system, comprising:
- a roller tube having a roller axis;
- a support cradle configured to support the roller tube;
- and,
- a floating plate configured with:
- a vertical channel configured to allow the roller axis of the roller tube to move a limited range along only a first axis of movement with respect to the support cradle;
- and
- a first horizontal channel and a second horizontal channel disposed on opposing sides of the vertical channel, the first horizontal channel and the second horizontal channel each configured to allow the roller axis of the roller tube to move a limited range along only a second axis of movement with respect to the support cradle.
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A method, comprising:
- moving, with respect to a support cradle in a roller shade system, the roller axis of a roller tube, wherein the moving is guided by a floating plate configured with:
- a vertical channel configured to allow the roller axis of the roller tube to move a limited range along only a first axis of movement with respect to the support cradle;
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- a first horizontal channel and a second horizontal channel disposed on opposing sides of the vertical channel, the first horizontal channel and the second horizontal channel each configured to allow the roller axis of the roller tube to move a limited range along only a second axis of movement with respect to the support cradle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.