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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger C. Palmer, Greensboro, NC (US);
Warren Stephenson, West Greenwich, RI (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Douglas Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/06 ;
Abstract
A light-control window covering includes a first sheet of sheer material and a second sheet of sheer material spaced apart from the first sheer sheet of material. A plurality of vanes having a first face and a second face, a center region and a first and a second longitudinal margin. The vanes include perforations proximate the first and second longitudinal margins. A plurality of thermoplastic ribbons are welded to the first and second sheets of sheer material and the vanes to provide a stronger weld between the sheer materials and the vanes.