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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. 19, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Herman Oskam, Vlist, NL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
160 8402 ; 160 8406 ;
Abstract
A cradle for supporting a rotating member in a rail of an architectural covering includes a pair of bearing blocks positioned in side-by-side relationship, and a web portion that connects a base portion of each of the pair of bearing blocks on opposite sides of the cradle, and at least one break-line for separating the bearing blocks. Each of the bearing blocks has a flange extending perpendicularly from its base portion and is adapted to rotatably support the rotating member. At least one of the base portions has an aperture to receive a driving cord therethrough.