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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Victor Anti, Centreville, VA (US);
Peter Bates, Framingham, MA (US);
Michael Defenbaugh, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Joshua Maust, Roswell, GA (US);
Teresa Williamson, Marietta, GA (US);
Alexandra Unger, West Newbury, MA (US);
Victor Anti, Centreville, VA (US);
Peter Bates, Framingham, MA (US);
Michael Defenbaugh, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Joshua Maust, Roswell, GA (US);
Teresa Williamson, Marietta, GA (US);
Alexandra Unger, West Newbury, MA (US);
Newell Window Furnishings, Inc., High Point, NC (US);
Abstract
A window covering comprises slats suspended from a tilt cord such that the tilt cord may rotate the slats between an open position and a closed position. An elastic seal is provided on the slats to contact adjacent slats when the slats are in the closed position. A mechanism such as a spring or a magnet applies a closing force to the slats in the closed position separate from the tilt cord where the closing force moves the slats toward one another. An elastic seal is provided on the slats to contact adjacent slats when the slats are in the closed position.