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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Hunter Douglas Industries B.v., Rotterdam, NL;
Inventor:
Johannes Robertus Maria Franssen, Breda, NL;
Assignee:
Hunter Douglas Industries B.V., Rotterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47H 1/00 (2006.01); A47H 5/032 (2006.01); E06B 9/388 (2006.01); A47H 23/00 (2006.01); E06B 9/262 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47H 5/032 (2013.01); A47H 23/00 (2013.01); E06B 9/388 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2625 (2013.01);
Abstract
A covering for an architectural opening comprising: a rail; a covering material, attached to said rail; at least two cords for guiding, supporting and/or lifting the covering material, the cords extending through the rail; and at least one weight disposed within the rail; characterised in that the rail comprises a longitudinally extending front portion, a longitudinally extending rear portion and a longitudinally extending central portion disposed between the front portion and the rear portion, and wherein said at least one weight is positioned at a location remote from the central portion.