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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wendell B Colson, Weston, MA (US);
Marek Jarosinski, Brighton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Douglas Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
160321 ; 1601 / ; 74 8922 ; 474139 ;
Abstract
A break away operating cord system for retractable coverings for architectural openings such as windows, doors, arches or the like includes a mounting plate to which an operating cord is attached and wherein the mounting plate is releasable from the remainder of the control system for the retractable covering allowing the operating cord to be separated from most of the covering to avoid injury to a child or infant whose head might be trapped within the closed operating cord loop.