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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2020
Hunter Douglas Inc., Pearl River, NY (US);
Richard D. Watkins, Lake Luzerne, NY (US);
Thomas Marusak, Loudonville, NY (US);
COMFORTEX CORPORATION, Maplewood, NY (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure include a bottom rail for a double panel window shading having opposing first and second panels coupled by a plurality of vanes. The bottom rail may include a body, a first connection point on the body coupled to the first panel, and a second connection point on the body coupled to the second panel. A weight distribution of the body may cause a center of gravity of the bottom rail to be on a side of a plane through the first connection point and the second connection point opposing the body. The bottom rail is adjustable between an open position in which the first and second connection points exert downward tensile force on the respective panels, and a closed position in which the first connection point solely exerts downward tensile force on the first panel without the second connection point exerting downward tensile force on the second panel.