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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151859 | Roller blind mounting system and parts therefor A roller blind mounting system including at least one roller, at least one telescopic end plug and at least two brackets. The telescopic end plug is engageable within an end-opening of one of said rollers. The end plug includes a hollow body and a telescopically mov... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8136569 | Operating and mounting system for a window covering An operating unit (5) for operating a window covering. The operating unit (5) includes a housing (11), a rotatable drive pulley (13) having an axis of rotation and first and second mounting positions in the housing, with respect to the ax... | 03/20/2012 |
| D647777 | Handle for rail used in coverings for architectural openings | 11/01/2011 |
| 7971625 | Anchoring device 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 con... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7740047 | Roller blind mounting system and parts therefor A roller blind mounting system including at least one roller, at least one telescopic end plug and at least two brackets. The telescopic end plug is engageable within an end-opening of one of said rollers. The end plug includes a hollow body and a telescopically mov... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7690607 | Bracket for mounting a guiding rail Bracket for mounting a guiding rail to a support surface. The mounting bracket includes a body part having a main body defining a mounting hole and opposite parallel first and second snap flanges. The bracket further has a clip part for engaging its body part and ha... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677294 | End mounting for supporting a roller An end mounting for supporting the roller of a cover for an architectural opening, the end mounting including a main body of substantially constant cross-section extending axially from a proximal end for mounting adjacent an architectural opening to a distal end for... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7665505 | Controlling a position of a flexible covering A control apparatus for positioning and counterbalancing an amount of flexible blind material wound onto or unwound from a rotatable shaft of a windable covering such as a blind. The apparatus includes a main body and a variable torque device, at least partially fit... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665502 | Architectural covering A covering for an architectural opening includes a fixed stationary rail at one end of a plurality of slats and a movable rail at the opposite end of the slats with the slats being movable to and from the fixed rail to create extended and retracted positions of the ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7631682 | Retractable window covering having a length expanding stiffening rod A retractable window covering that has a flexible fabric panel having a bottom edge with a weight bar attached to it. The fabric panel has one or more elongate pockets across its width, accommodating a length-expanding stiffening rod with: ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7562688 | Bearing cradle A cradle for rotatably supporting at least one drive spool for a window covering about which a drive cord is windable includes a pair of left and right bearing blocks in side-by-side relationship, a bottom web connecting the left and right bearing blocks and a first... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7500506 | Spindle-type holder for a vertical blind vane A vertically adjustable holder for interconnecting a carrier in a control system for a vertical vane covering for an architectural opening and a suspended vane includes two component parts which are rotatably adjustable relative to each other to increase or decrease... | 03/10/2009 |
| D585225 | Cord weight for a covering for an architectural opening | 01/27/2009 |
| 7464742 | Raising and lowering mechanism for blinds A cord spool for winding a lift cord for lifting or lowering a window covering wherein the cord spool includes an elongated general cylindrical body with a large diameter end and a small diameter end and a circumferential outer surface of a given length extending th... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7451956 | Adjustable bracket assembly An adjustable bracket for mounting the headrail for a covering for architectural openings includes a stationary base member mountable on a wall or ceiling surface having a slot formed therein and a headrail holder connectable to the headrail and adjustably movable a... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7438115 | Attachment of an architectural covering A system for attaching a shade material to a roller having recesses in its surface includes inserting portions of the shade material into an associated elongated recess and retaining the material in the recess with an attachment member having peaks and valleys along... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7426954 | Ratchet-type holder for a vertical blind vane A holder for interconnecting a carrier in a control system for a vertical vane covering for architectural openings with a suspended vane includes first and second parts with horizontally oriented engagement portions which are interconnectable at vertically spaced po... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7383871 | Equalizing connector for window covering pull cords A connector for joining the ends of a plurality of lift cords from a window covering assembly together. Each lift cord is individually secured to the assembled connector via its own securing system. A pull cord extends downwardly from the connector for use in raisin... | 06/10/2008 |
| D568662 | Folding shade of washi fabric | 05/13/2008 |
| D568082 | Roman shade of washi fabric | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353857 | Chain stopper A ball chain stopper for inhibiting movement of ball chains used in window blinds and the like for moving the blinds between operative positions is adapted to be attached to intermediate chain members which interconnect adjacent balls of the ball chain. The ball sto... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322157 | Ceiling paneling system A paneling system for ceilings of a building structure in which the panels are suspended by hook shaped flanges, on opposite sides of each panel from flat arms of L- or Z-shaped panel carriers or support rails. One flange of each panel extends over the flange of a n... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299851 | Safety cord connector A cord connector for use in a covering for an architectural opening, the connector being designed to interconnect a plurality of operating cords with a single pull cord and wherein the connector includes two interconnectable members that when interconnected define a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284736 | Mounting bracket A one-piece bracket for mounting the headrail of a covering for an architectural opening comprises a generally L-shaped piece having a system for retaining the headrail on the bracket and restricting movement of the headrail on the bracket. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281564 | Tassel for a covering for an architectural opening A tassel for use in a covering for an architectural opening is provided with an opening in one end for receiving a flexible elongated member of the type used in operating such coverings and an opening of a different configuration in the opposite end for receiving a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261137 | Retractable blind assembly A retractable blind assembly including a top section (3,103) with a vertically-extending blind covering material (23,123) extending between a fixed inclined head rail (5,105) and a middle rail (7,107) that is pivotable with respect to the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7216687 | Cord tensioner A cord tensioner for the guide cords of a cord-guided window blind with movable rails holding a blind material. The cord tensioner, located at one of the rails, is a helically wound, extension spring with an integral extension limiter, extending axially through the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7192633 | Architectural covering A covering for an architectural opening, having a first layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes, and a second layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes. The first and second layers... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7117920 | Automatically activated cord lock A cord lock for use in a window covering for selectively locking lift cords in a predetermined position includes a housing adapted to be fitted in the head rail of the window covering with the housing having a pivotal locking lever with a cord gripping formation at ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117918 | Mounting device for a guide cord A two-part mounting device for attaching a free end of a guide cord of a window covering to a window frame. The device includes a base that can be secured to the frame and a holder which can be attached to the free end of the cord. The holder and the free end of the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108038 | Cord tensioner A cord tensioner for a guide cord of a cord-guided blind which has an upper rail, a lower rail and a blind material extending between the upper and lower rails and in which the upper rail, the lower rail or both is movable; the cord tensioner being attached to the u... | 09/19/2006 |
| D522787 | Tassel for coverings for architectural openings | 06/13/2006 |
| 6978821 | Rail for a fabric blind and method of attaching rail to a fabric An elongate hollow rail for a fabric covering for an architectural opening, such as a bottom rail for a fabric roller blind or a top or bottom rail for a roman shade, having an upper portion with a lengthwise upper opening in the top of the rail and being characteri... | 12/27/2005 |
| D509692 | Blinds for an architectural opening | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931907 | Curved building panel with stress-reducing apertures A longitudinally curved building panel, such as a wall or ceiling panel, comprising upstanding lateral side flanges having a plurality of stress-reduction apertures and a mounting bracket for suspending a pair of adjacent building panels. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6805771 | Pressure laminator apparatus and non woven fabric formed thereby This invention relates to a lamination apparatus and in particular to a dual belt driven, continuous pressure lamination apparatus that utilizes pressure, heat and cooling to bond at least two substrates (plies) with an adhesive between the layers of the substrates.... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6749000 | Safety device for cord-operated control system A cord-operated control system for a venetian blind, in which a housing, attached to the head rail, holds a first drive wheel that is operatively connected to a driven bind member that rotates in opposite directions to open and close the blind with rotation of the f... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6637086 | Method and arrangement for automatic bow adjustment The present invention relates to a method for automatic bow adjustment for a venetian blind assembly machine, said bow adjustment station comprising rollers (48; 104, 106) for guiding, bending and levelling a strip material (43; 112), and further comprisi... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6582794 | Architectural covering A covering for an architectural opening, having a first layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes, and a second layer with alternation relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes. The first and se... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6543517 | Carrier and spacer assembly A carrier and spacer assembly for an architectural covering, such as a vertical Venetian blind, comprising a longitudinally-arrayed plurality of carriers that are slidably arranged for longitudinal movement along a longitudinally-extending tilt rod betwee... | 04/08/2003 |
