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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:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger C. Palmer, Greensboro, NC (US);
Richard Coulcher, Greensboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
Newell Window Furnishings, Inc., Freeport, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/30 ;
Abstract
A window covering including a head rail, a bottom rail, a window covering material extending between the head rail and bottom rail, a first and second lift cords extending between the head rail and the bottom rail, a spring motor configured to bias the bottom rail toward the head rail, mounted in the bottom rail, and operatively coupled to the first and second lift cords, and a brake mounted in the bottom rail and configured to releasably couple to the first lift cord to prohibit the spring motor from taking up the first cord, prohibiting the bottom rail from being raised or lowered.