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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2006
Ralph G. Jelic, Boulder, CO (US);
William L. Teter, Westminster, CO (US);
Paul G. Swiszcz, Niwot, CO (US);
Kevin M. Dann, Denver, CO (US);
Steven J. Carroll, Aurora, CO (US);
Thomas E. Sevcik, Fort Lupton, CO (US);
Stephen T. Wisecup, Erie, CO (US);
Michael J. Siebenaller, Broomfield, CO (US);
Ralph G. Jelic, Boulder, CO (US);
William L. Teter, Westminster, CO (US);
Paul G. Swiszcz, Niwot, CO (US);
Kevin M. Dann, Denver, CO (US);
Steven J. Carroll, Aurora, CO (US);
Thomas E. Sevcik, Fort Lupton, CO (US);
Stephen T. Wisecup, Erie, CO (US);
Michael J. Siebenaller, Broomfield, CO (US);
Hunter Douglas Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Abstract
A slat for use in a covering for an architectural opening is made from a base material of binder and matrix fibers which are formed into a nonwoven material by melting at least a portion of the binder fibers to thermally bond the binder and matrix fibers. A coating of resin is then applied to the thermally bonded base before the composite material is passed through a forming apparatus where the material is heated over a convex support having the desired curvature for the slat and subsequently cooled.