Hunter Douglas,inc.

Erwin Gaudyn

Wendell B Colson

Joseph E Kovach

David S Vogel

Michael S Holford

Marek Jarosinski

Gary F Skinner

Stephen T Wisecup

Terry L Akins

A covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail, a bottom rail, and a blind material extending therebetween in addition to an operating element or lift cord extending from the head rail to the bottom rail and an improved anchoring system for securing the lower free end of the lift cord to the bottom rail. The anchor includes a body adapted to be inserted into an opening in the bottom rail with the body having radiating ribs at one end defining passages therebetween such that the lift cord can be selectively wrapped around the ribs in a predetermined manner to secure the lift cord to the anchor at a predetermined location along the length of the lift cord. A cap is provided on the anchor for further securing the cord to the body by pinching the cord between the cap and an internal surface of the body.

Window covering with improved anchor for operating cord

A wireless battery-operated window covering assembly is disclosed. The window covering has a head rail in which all the components are housed. These include a battery pack, an interface module including an IR receiver and a manual switch, a processor board including control circuitry, motor, drive gear, and a rotatably mounted reel on which lift cords wind and unwind a collapsible shade. The circuitry allows for dual-mode IR receiver operation and a multi-sensor polling scheme, both of which are configured to prolong battery life. Included among these sensors is a lift cord detector which gauges shade status to control the raising and lowering of the shade, and a rotation sensor which, in conjunction with internal registers and counters keeps track of travel limits and shade position.

Battery-powered wireless remote-control motorized window covering assembly having controller components

Battery-powered wireless remote-control motorized window covering assembly having a microprocessor controller

Remotely-controlled battery-powered window covering having light and position sensors

Programmed controller for a remotely-controlled battery-powered window

Remotely-controlled battery powered-window covering having power saving

Electrically powered window covering assembly

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Westminster, CO, United States of America

Erwin Gaudyn