Covering for architectural opening including cell structures biased to open

A method of manufacturing a covering for an architectural opening comprising:

• operably connecting a vane material and a cell support member to create a cell;
• operably connecting the cell to a support sheet, wherein an outer perimeter of the cell is defined by the vane material, the support sheet, and an adjacent cell;
• wrapping the vane material and the cell support member around a support tube;
• heating the vane material and the cell support member to a forming temperature so that the cell support member forms a shape substantially the same as a shape of the support tube;
• and
• cooling the vane material, the cell support member, and the support tube, wherein the cell support member is resilient so as to allow the cell to at least partially collapse when the cell is wound around the support tube, and to spring or bias the cell to an open configuration when the cell is unwound from the support tube.

A shade for an architectural opening comprising:

• a support sheet;
• a first cell operably connected to the support sheet, the first cell comprising:
• a first vane material operably connected at a first location to the support sheet;
• and
• a first cell support member operably connected to the first vane material and configured to define a first cell chamber between the support sheet and the first vane material when the shade is in an extended position, wherein the first cell support member is resilient so as to allow the first cell to at least partially collapse when the shade is retracted, and to spring or bias the first cell to an open configuration when the shade is extended;
• and
• a second cell operably connected to the support sheet, the second cell comprising:
• a second vane material operably connected at a second location to the support sheet and operably connected at a third location to the first vane material;
• and
• a second cell support member operably connected to the second vane material and configured to define a second cell chamber between the support sheet and the second vane material when the shade is in the extended position, wherein the second cell support member is resilient so as to allow the second cell to at least partially collapse when the shade is retracted, and to spring or bias the second cell to an open configuration when the shade is extended;
• wherein an outer perimeter of the first cell is defined by the first vane material, the second vane material, and the support sheet.

A covering for an architectural opening comprising:

• a panel comprising:
• a support sheet;
• and
• a plurality of cells operably connected to the support sheet, the plurality of cells comprising at least two cells each including:
• a vane material operably connected to a first side of the support sheet;
• and
• a cell support member operably connected to the vane material and configured to support the vane material at a distance away from the support sheet when the panel is in an extended position, wherein the cell support member is resilient so as to allow the vane material to at least partially collapse when the panel is retracted, and to spring or bias the vane material to an open configuration when the panel is extended to form a chamber.