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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
May. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wendell B. Colson, Weston, MA (US);
Marek Jarosinski, Brighton, CO (US);
David G. Lynch, Aurora, CO (US);
Robert A. Null, Arvada, CO (US);
Bogdan R. Ulatowski, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Douglas Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/38 ;
Abstract
A balanced tilt mechanism for use in a covering for an architectural opening includes an actuator cord having a weighted tassel that cooperates with a tapered bobbin in a tiltable headrail in the covering. A constant tension spring counterbalances the weighted actuator cord so the headrail can be easily tilted between open and opposite closed positions.