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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Hunter Douglas Inc., Pearl River, NY (US);
Inventor:
Toralf Strand, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Douglas Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/44 (2006.01); E06B 9/68 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); E06B 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/44 (2013.01); E06B 9/68 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2405 (2013.01); E06B 2009/405 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, a covering for an architectural structure includes a multi-panel shade formed form a plurality of panel sections arranged relative to one another to form a continuous sheet, with at least one of the panel sections having different shade properties from the other panel section(s) forming the multi-panel shade. By adjusting the extent to which the panel sections are exposed along the drop length of the covering, the covering may be configured to provide various different shade configurations.