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Patent No.:

US 10358867 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2016

Pull cord switching mechanism for controlling a window covering

Applicant:

Hall Labs Llc, Provo, UT (US);

Inventors:

David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);

Austin Benjamin Carlson, Provo, UT (US);

Clint J. Cook, American Fork, UT (US);

Kevin Dean Rees, Herriman, UT (US);

Davido Loyal Hyer, Spanish Fork, UT (US);

Jerome Lee Miles, Spanish Fork, UT (US);

Emily Brimhall, Alpine, UT (US);

Assignee:

Hall Labs LLC, Provo, UT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Katherine W Mitchell

Assistant Examiner:

Jeremy C Ramsey

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/26 (2006.01); E06B 9/322 (2006.01); E06B 9/307 (2006.01); F16H 57/023 (2012.01); F24S 50/40 (2018.01); F24S 50/80 (2018.01); E06B 9/266 (2006.01); E06B 9/303 (2006.01); E06B 9/34 (2006.01); E06B 9/72 (2006.01); E06B 9/68 (2006.01); E06B 9/42 (2006.01); E06B 9/32 (2006.01); E06B 9/74 (2006.01); E06B 9/308 (2006.01); E06B 9/326 (2006.01); E06B 9/38 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); F16H 1/20 (2006.01); E06B 9/28 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); H01H 17/08 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); F16H 57/021 (2012.01); F16H 57/028 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/322 (2013.01); E06B 9/266 (2013.01); E06B 9/303 (2013.01); E06B 9/307 (2013.01); E06B 9/308 (2013.01); E06B 9/32 (2013.01); E06B 9/326 (2013.01); E06B 9/34 (2013.01); E06B 9/38 (2013.01); E06B 9/42 (2013.01); E06B 9/68 (2013.01); E06B 9/72 (2013.01); E06B 9/74 (2013.01); F16H 1/20 (2013.01); F16H 57/023 (2013.01); F24S 50/40 (2018.05); F24S 50/80 (2018.05); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2476 (2013.01); E06B 2009/285 (2013.01); E06B 2009/3222 (2013.01); E06B 2009/3225 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6818 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6827 (2013.01); F16H 57/02 (2013.01); F16H 57/021 (2013.01); F16H 57/028 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02034 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02039 (2013.01); H01H 17/08 (2013.01); Y02A 30/257 (2018.01); Y02B 10/20 (2013.01); Y02B 80/50 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49817 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49959 (2015.01); Y10T 74/2186 (2015.01);
Abstract

A motorized window covering switching mechanism is described herein. The switching mechanism includes a deflectable arm and a pull cord. The deflectable arm is connected to a first contact, and the pull cord is connected to the deflectable arm such that, as the pull cord is tugged, the deflectable arm deflects to move the first contact toward a second contact, thereby converting gestures of the pull cord into electrical signals that control a motorized window covering. In some embodiments, cord gestures that deflect the deflectable arm include pull sequences, numbers of pulls, strength of pulls, or combinations thereof. Additionally, in some embodiments, a controller receives the cord gestures and translates the cord gestures into operational commands to control and operate a window covering gearbox assembly.

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