Hunter Douglas,inc.

Astronics Corporation

Jason T Throne

Wendell B Colson

Paul G Swiszcz

Ralph G Jelic

James M Anthony

Stephen T Wisecup

Daniel M Fogarty

Ronald Holt

Ko Kuperus

Kelly Q Rahn

Marcus Long

Kim Jelic

Richard N Anderson

Terrence Martin Drew

Lee A Cole

Paul F Josephson

Ronald L Bowman

Kelly Rahn

Donald E Fraser

Kevin M Dann

Joseph E Kovach

Brad H Oberg

Barbara Ann Forst Randle

Robert M Burbank

Barbara A Randle

Barbara A Forst Randle

Cellular shade component

A base structure and associated method for converting the base structure into an operable vane on a shade for an architectural opening. The base structure includes a back sheet and a front sheet attached together in engagement regions spaced along the length of the back sheet and front sheet. The front sheet is separated into front strip sections having a free end. Operating elements are positioned along the back sheet and situated so as to move relative thereto. The operating elements are attached adjacent to a free end of the front strip. Movement of the operating elements actuates the free end of the front strip to move from a closed position to an open position as desired by the user.

Collapsible vane structure and related method for a shade for an architectural opening

A retractable covering for an architectural opening includes a headrail in which a control system is mounted and a fabric suspended from the headrail. The fabric is mounted to be moved laterally between a rolled up retracted position and an extended position across the architectural opening. At least one roller about which the fabric can be wrapped is mounted at an end of the headrail for rotation about a vertical axis, and the system includes a flexible control element that is substantially horizontally disposed for moving the covering between extended and retracted positions.

Roll-up retractable covering for architectural openings

A retractable cellular shade is illustrated in various embodiments to consist of a support structure that could assume numerous forms including cellular material, flexible sheets of material, tapes or ribbons, or flexible monofilaments or similar cords of natural or synthetic fibers with the support structure supporting a plurality of vanes or slats in various configurations and orientations. The movement of the vanes or slats is totally dependent upon movement of the support structure. The fabric so formed can be incorporated into a covering for architectural openings with the covering including a headrail with means for gathering the fabric material within the headrail.

Retractable shade for coverings for architectural openings

Portion of a cellular shade component

Covering for an architectural opening

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Rockport, ME, United States of America

Jason T Throne