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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130126105 | Window Covering Having Cord Shrouds A window covering includes a plurality of cord shrouds for enclosing or covering lift cords. Each of the cord shrouds may be continuously attached to the window covering material via a continuous attachment mechanism that includes one or more columns of stitching, beads... | 05/23/2013 |
| 20130112354 | POWERED SAFETY CURTAINS Powered safety curtains are disclosed. An example barrier for an opening includes a motorized drive unit, and a curtain. The example barrier also includes a track disposed along the lateral edge of the curtain, a guide plate carried by the curtain and extending into the... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130112353 | CORDLESS WINDOW BLIND ASSEMBLY A cordless window blind includes a headrail; a first bottom rail suspended from the headrail by a first cord and a second cord; a window covering disposed between the headrail and the first bottom rail and movable between a raised configuration and a lowered configurati... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130112358 | POWERED SAFETY CURTAINS Powered safety curtains are disclosed herein. An example safety barrier assembly to control access to equipment includes a track and a barrier including a receptacle. The barrier is to be moveable within the track between an open position and a closed position. The open... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130087296 | Automatic releasable top down shade system and method An automatic releasable top down shade system includes a header. A release mechanism is provided that is conformed to connect with the header. A shade with an upper section and a lower section is provided where the upper section of the shade is connected with both the h... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130075045 | Safety Mechanism for Top Down Bottom Up Shades A window covering includes a first set of lift cords extending from a headrail to middle rail. The first set of lift cords is extendable between the headrail and the middle rail to a predetermined distance, which defines a lowermost position of the middle rail relative ... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130042985 | Window Blind Assembly A blind assembly includes a head box, an axle, a lift lock, a blind, a tube set, a rod and an effort-saving unit. The axle is located in the head box. The lift lock is provided on the head box. The blind includes a bottom rail and at least one rope. The rope is inserted... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20130020034 | WINDOW SHADE A window shade that reduces the risk of an individual becoming entangled in cords used to operate the shade includes a headrail adapted for horizontal mounting above a window, a shading material attached to the headrail, and at least one cord for raising and lowering th... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130020037 | WINDOW SHADE A window shade that reduces the risk of an individual becoming entangled in cords used to operate the shade includes a headrail adapted for horizontal mounting above a window, a shading material attached to the headrail, and at least one cord for raising and lowering th... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130008616 | CORDLESS WINDOW CURTAIN A cordless window curtain has a window curtain rod, a curtain body, lateral rails, a locating rope assembly and an elastic tension component. The reducing guide slots are set at one side of the lateral rails facing the curtain body and connected with the hollow slot. Th... | 01/10/2013 |
| 20120312486 | ADJUSTABLE LIFT CORD ANCHOR FOR MOVABLE RAILS IN COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS An adjustable anchor for anchoring a lift cord in a movable rail of a covering for an architectural opening includes a housing which is releasably positionable interiorly of the movable rail in alignment with a lift cord for the covering with the anchor including a rota... | 12/13/2012 |
| 20120291963 | Blind with head rail and control guides A blind for a building opening, and having a head rail attachable adjacent to the building opening; a blind panel stored in the head rail, and adapted to be lowered, over the building opening; and, blind panel control mechanism in the head rail and control guides leadin... | 11/22/2012 |
| 20120285635 | Bead Chain Type Pull Cord Mechanism for a Window Shade A bead chain type pull cord mechanism for a window shade includes a frame (1), a shade (2), a shade driving mechanism (3), and a bead chain (4) for driving the shade (2) through the shade driving mechanism (3). A barrel (5 | 11/15/2012 |
| 20120285634 | Bidirectionally Operable/Switchable Pull Cord Mechanism for a Window Shade A pull cord mechanism for a window shade includes a frame (1), a shade (2), a shade driving mechanism (3), and a bead chain or pull cord (4) for driving the shade driving mechanism (3). A sliding block (7) is slideably received ... | 11/15/2012 |
| 20120273143 | Mechanism For Raising And Lowering A Dual Shade Covering A Window A mechanism for operating a dual shade covering a window with a single handle. The mechanism provides a first glide attached by a pulley system to the first shade of the dual shade, and a second glide attached by a pulley system to the second shade of the dual shade. Th... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120261082 | WINDOW TREATMENT Window treatments are provided that include a built-in mechanism for opening and closing the window treatment that is easy to use and does not detract from or enhances the aesthetic appearance of the window treatment. The window treatment includes a panel of fabric that... | 10/18/2012 |
| 20120227910 | Window Covering A window covering includes a liner positioned adjacent to the rear side of window covering material. The liner is attached to at least one of the window covering material and a first rail to define at least one cavity between the window covering material and the liner. ... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120222829 | PULL BAR DEVICE FOR A SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY A pull bar device includes a pull bar unit that is adapted to be connected to a shade member, and that has a hole-defining surface portion defining an engagement hole that is adapted to be engaged removably with a hook member, and a cushion unit that is connected to the... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120222828 | TILTABLE DOUBLE-LAYERED FABRIC BLIND A tiltable double-layered fabric blind is provided, which includes a double-layered fabric, composed of transparent front and rear sheets and a plurality of opaque spacer veins, with a horizontal bar mounted to a lower end of the fabric, a rotator having a coupling pipe... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120216968 | SHIELDING APPARATUS AND CLUTCH USED FOR THE SAME A shielding apparatus is provided in which operations of raising and lowering a middle rail and operations of raising and lowering a bottom rail can be performed independently from each other by means of a common operation cord. In a shielding apparatus equipped with an... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120216967 | Vehicle Door Protection Apparatus Apparatus for protecting vehicle doors from being damaged by impacts received from the opening of doors of adjacent vehicles. An impact-absorbing shield is suspended from a ceiling of a vehicle shelter. A retractor moves the shield between a deployed position protecting... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120168094 | Window Covering with Cord Shrouds A window covering includes a first set of vertically spaced apart connectors and a second set of vertically spaced apart connectors. A first lift cord has a first portion extending from a first rail and passing through or adjacent the connectors of the first set of conn... | 07/05/2012 |
| 20120160431 | WINDOW TREATMENT WITH CORD GUARD In a window treatment with a cover for covering a window or other architectural opening, a cord assembly includes an elongated housing arranged to be installed next to the cover. The housing includes a channel around most of its periphery receiving the cord. Operating e... | 06/28/2012 |
| 20120125544 | TELESCOPING ROMAN SHADE OPERATING SYSTEM A window shade includes a sheet extending down from a head rail and is operated by a plurality of cords. Each cord extends from the head rail to the bottom of the shade. A plurality of tubes also extend from the head rail to the bottom of the shade and house one of the ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120018108 | Safety window blind A safety window blind includes a blind curtain hung from a headrail and having a plurality of anchored members on a rear major surface thereof, and a lift cord disposed rearwardly from the blind curtain, shielded by a cord shielding unit, and liftable to raise or lower ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110315329 | DOUBLE WINDING DEVICE FOR WINDOW SHADE WITHOUT PULL CORD A double winding device for a window shade includes a head rail receiving first and second cord-winding seats. First and second movable seats are movably mounted between the first and second elastic cord-winding seats and respectively include first and second pulley uni... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110308746 | Window Shade Apparatus An improved window shade apparatus including a headrail including a lift apparatus affixed to the headrail, a window cover affixed at one end to the headrail, a lift cord affixed at one end to the lift apparatus of the headrail and at a second end to a bottom portion of... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110297335 | CURTAIN ASSEMBLY WITH TUBE UNITS FOR HIDING CONTROL ROPES A curtain assembly includes a top box with a curtain connected to the top box. A plurality of tube units each have a fixed tube and multiple movable tubes, wherein the fixed tube and each of the movable tubes includes a passage defined therethrough and a flange at a fir... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297336 | CURTAIN WITH SAFETY STRUCTURE A curtain with a safety structure includes a main body having a beam and a curtain body, a plurality of connecting portions formed on the curtain body, a plurality of latches installed on a surface of each connecting portion, a plurality of latches installed on each con... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297337 | SAFETY STRUCTURE OF CURTAIN A safety structure of a curtain includes a main body having a beam and a curtain body with an end coupled to the beam, and the curtain body includes connecting portions; first latches at another end of the curtain body; second latches separately on each connecting porti... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297338 | STRUCTURE OF CURTAIN A structure of a curtain includes a main curtain body having a beam, a curtain sheet with an end coupled to the beam, and transversal rods installed onto the curtain sheet, first latches installed separately at another end of the curtain sheet, second latches installed ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110277946 | METHOD FOR LOCATING A CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATOR FOR OPERATING A WINDOW COVERING ELEMENT Method for locating a first control unit (4) for controlling an actuator (2) for operating a window covering element (1). The method comprises, following a step for detecting the presence of a user, a step for activating a location means (7) ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272107 | SAFETY CORD RELEASER FOR WINDOW COVERING The present invention provides a window covering with a safety cord releaser. The cord releaser includes a hanging member connected to an end of a cord of the window covering and a blocking member connected to a valance of the window covering. The hanging member has an ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110265963 | CORD TENSION CONTROL FOR TOP DOWN/BOTTOM UP COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS Cord tensioning systems are provided for top down/bottom up coverings to prevent entanglement of lift cords about associated wrap spools by correlating rotation of the wrap spools with translating threaded nuts mounted on threaded shafts rotating in unison with the wrap... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110265960 | Window Shade Apparatus A cordless window shade apparatus including a headrail having a pulley affixed to the headrail, and a rod coupled to the pulley at one end of the rod. The cordless window shade apparatus also includes a window cover affixed at one end to the headrail and a lift fabric a... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110265962 | Cord Tension Control for Top Down/Bottom Up Covering for Architectural Openings Cord tensioning systems are provided for top down/bottom up coverings to prevent entanglement of lift cords about associated wrap spools by correlating rotation of the wrap spools with translating threaded nuts mounted on threaded shafts rotating in unison with the wrap... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110259533 | WINDING DEVICE FOR A WINDOW BLIND A winding device includes a seat unit, a gear wheel unit, and a winding rod unit. The seat unit includes a tube seat that has an open end and that defines an accommodating space, and a front cover that covers the open end of the tube seat. The tube seat has a side wall,... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110259534 | CORDLESS BLIND SYSTEM AND RETRO-FIT METHOD An enclosed drive system for use in conjunction with a lift cord extending from a headrail of an architectural cover. The enclosed system encases and engages the lift cord with a drive mechanism within the enclosure, thereby avoiding hazardous loops. A method for retro-... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110259535 | Suspension system for a cordless window covering A suspension system for a window covering that eliminates the use of pull cords is provided. The suspension system includes a control module having a winding drum and a spring disposed about an axle. A friction member or reaction member is also provided to offset differ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110247769 | FAST-DISMANTLING SAFE BLIND A fast-dismantling safe blind includes a rod, a shed cloth and at least a lift cord. The rod includes an end stop; the shed cloth, which is fixed on the rod, has male fastening tapes; and the lift cord has a movable end and a fixing end which passes through the end stop... | 10/13/2011 |
