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US 9,482,048 B2Granted
Control for movable rail
AssigneeHunter Douglas Inc.
InventorsRichard Anderson, Eugene W. Thompson, Steven R. Haarer
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Abstract
A covering for an architectural opening has a horizontal movable rail supported by cords, with a variety of configurations which allow the movable rail to be moved up and down while concealing the cords.
Claims17
A covering for an architectural opening, comprising:
- a first horizontal movable rail having a left end and a right end;
- an extendable covering material connected to said first horizontal movable rail, wherein movement of said first horizontal movable rail upwardly and downwardly extends and retracts the extendable covering material;
- a second horizontal movable rail below said first horizontal movable rail;
- first and second lift spools positioned on said second horizontal movable rail for rotation together;
- a first lift cord extending from a first fixed point above said first horizontal movable rail to said first lift spool;
- a second lift cord extending from a second fixed point above said first horizontal movable rail to said second lift spool;
- an elongated rod positioned on said first horizontal movable rail and extending in a left-to-right direction;
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- first and second windlass spools coupled to said elongated rod for rotation therewith, said first lift cord wrapping around said first windlass spool and said second lift cord wrapping around said second windlass spool;
- wherein;
- said second horizontal movable rail is suspended on said first and second lift cords and rotation of said first and second lift spools causes said first and second lift cords to wrap onto and off of said first and second lift spools to raise and lower said second horizontal movable rail;
- and
- wherein said first horizontal movable rail is suspended on said first and second lift cords and rides up and down on said first and second lift cords to raise and lower said first horizontal movable rail independently of said second horizontal movable rail.
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A covering for an architectural opening, comprising:
- a first horizontal movable rail;
- an extendable covering material connected to said first horizontal movable rail, wherein movement of said first horizontal movable rail upwardly and downwardly extends and retracts the extendable covering material;
- an elongated rod positioned on said first horizontal movable rail and extending in a left-to-right direction;
- first and second windlass spools coupled to said elongated rod for rotation therewith;
- a first taut cable extending downwardly from a first fixed point above said first horizontal movable rail, wrapping around said first windlass spool, and extending downwardly below said first windlass spool;
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- a second taut cable extending downwardly from a second fixed point above the said first horizontal movable rail, wrapping around said second windlass spool, and extending downwardly below said second windlass spool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.