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US 9,004,140 B2Granted
Batten assembly for roman blind
AssigneeSPP Industries Holdings Pty Ltd
InventorDonald C. Hailes
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Abstract
A hollow body batten having sidewalls (2) joined by a transverse wall (4) which divides the hollow body into a fabric cavity (6) and a clip cavity (8). Access to the clip cavity (8) is through a clip slot (10) which extends from end to end of the batten. Access to the fabric cavity (6) is through a fabric slot (12) which extends from end to end of the batten.
Claims13
A Roman blind batten assembly comprising:
- (a) an elongate hollow body comprising a transverse wall having an axial length extending from end to end dividing the body into a clip cavity having the same axial length with a clip slot and a fabric cavity having the same axial length with a fabric slot;
- the clip slot and the fabric slot being a pair of axial, mutually opposite slots;
- the fabric cavity being capable of accommodating and retaining a fold of fabric, the clip cavity being capable of admitting and retaining at least two clips for guiding respective control lines, and
- (b) said at least two clips for guiding respective control lines, each clip having an insertable part which is insertable into the clip cavity through the clip slot, each insertable part being configured to engage with internal walls along the axial length of the clip cavity by partial rotation of the insertable part within the clip cavity so as to secure the clip relative to the clip cavity, and each insertable part being configured to disengage with internal walls of the clip cavity by partial rotation of the insertable part within the clip cavity so as to release the clip for slidably repositioning at any axial length within the clip cavity.
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A Roman blind batten assembly comprising:
- (a) an elongate hollow body having an axial length;
- a transverse wall extending from end to end dividing the body into a clip cavity having the same axial length with a clip slot and a fabric cavity having the same axial length with a fabric slot;
- the clip slot and the fabric slot being a pair of axial, mutually opposite slots;
- the fabric cavity being capable of accommodating and retaining a fold of fabric, the clip cavity being capable of admitting and retaining at least two clips for guiding respective control lines, and
- (b) said at least two clips for guiding control lines, each clip having an insertable part, the insertable part having a substantially rectangular face for facing the transverse wall when inserted into the clip cavity and a pair of shoulders extending from the substantially rectangular face for engaging with internal walls along the axial length of the clip cavity, the insertable part being insertable into the clip cavity through one of the axial slots, each clip being securable relative to the body by partial rotation of the insertable part within the clip cavity such that the pair of shoulders are brought into engagement with the walls of the clip cavity, and each clip being releasable by partial rotation of the insertable part within the clip cavity for slidably repositioning at any axial length relative to the body such that the pair of shoulders are disengaged from the walls of the clip cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.