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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2015
Hunter Douglas Inc., Pearl River, NY (US);
Nickolas C. Buccola, Jr., Brighton, CO (US);
Stephen P. Smith, Denver, CO (US);
HUNTER DOUGLAS INC., Pearl River, NY (US);
Abstract
A weighted rail is provided that skews and/or counterbalances an associated shade member to counteract an asymmetric force applied to the rail by the shade member. The rail may include an independent weight that is at least partially positioned rearwardly of a longitudinal axis of the rail, thereby counterbalancing a force applied to the rail by the shade member that tends to rotate the rail about its longitudinal axis. Additionally, or alternatively, the weight may be movable along a length of the rail to counterbalance a force applied to the rail by the shade member that tends to rotate the rail about an axis that is orthogonal to its longitudinal axis and to the plane of the shade member. The rail is attachable to a variety of shade members including, but not limited to, shade members having multiple panels attached to each other with a plurality of vanes.