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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
Applicants:
Yihong Zhang, Madison, WI (US);
Toralf H. Strand, Madison, WI (US);
John E. Morris, Lake Mills, WI (US);
Inventors:
Yihong Zhang, Madison, WI (US);
Toralf H. Strand, Madison, WI (US);
John E. Morris, Lake Mills, WI (US);
Assignee:
Springs Window Fashions LP, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A window covering including two sheets of material extending from a take-up member and having a plurality of substantially horizontal slats disposed between the sheets of material is described. The horizontal slats can be adjusted between open and closed positions when the window covering is in a plurality vertical positions. In certain embodiments, the horizontal slats can be positioned independently from the movement of the sheets of material.