Pella Corporation

Randy Lee Black

Stephanie Ann Sylvester

Scot C Miller

Jason L Jungling

Jonathan S Hoogland

Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods of maintaining a configuration of a cladding arrangement of a fenestration apparatus.

Reserve cladding biasing

Window operator

A window covering for a fenestration product having a viewing area includes a plurality of slats extending substantially horizontally, a ladder extending substantially vertically and supporting the slats, and a blind mechanism. The blind mechanism includes a lift mechanism and a tilt ring. The lift mechanism is operably connected to the slats to raise and lower the slats. The tilt ring is operably connected to the ladder and to the lift mechanism such that the tilt ring rotates with the lift mechanism through at least a portion of a revolution of the lift mechanism to tilt the slats when the lift mechanism rotates.

Fenestration covering tilt system and method

A window covering for a fenestration product includes a top rail, a bottom rail, and a shade extending between the top rail and the bottom rail. A shade mechanism includes a rotatable lift shaft, a lift spool having a cylinder operably connected to the top rail for raising and lowering the top rail, and a resilient member operably connected between the lift shaft and the lift spool. The resilient member allows the lift shaft to over-rotate with respect to the lift spool.

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Newton, IA, United States of America

Randy Lee Black