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Patent No.:

US 9514638 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 09, 2015

Pull cord with integrated charging port

Applicant:

David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);

Inventors:

David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);

Austin B Carlson, Provo, UT (US);

Clint J. Cook, American Fork, UT (US);

Kevin Dean Rees, Herriman, UT (US);

Davido Loyal Hyer, Spanish Fork, UT (US);

Jerome Lee Miles, Spanish Fork, UT (US);

Emily Brimhall, Alpine, UT (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Katherine Mitchell

Assistant Examiner:

Jeremy Ramsey

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/32 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H02P 29/02 (2016.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01); F16H 57/021 (2012.01); E06B 9/74 (2006.01); E06B 9/307 (2006.01); E06B 9/308 (2006.01); E06B 9/322 (2006.01); E06B 9/326 (2006.01); E06B 9/38 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); E06B 9/68 (2006.01); E06B 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2013.01); E06B 9/307 (2013.01); E06B 9/308 (2013.01); E06B 9/32 (2013.01); E06B 9/322 (2013.01); E06B 9/326 (2013.01); E06B 9/38 (2013.01); E06B 9/74 (2013.01); F16H 57/021 (2013.01); G01R 19/0092 (2013.01); G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); H02P 29/027 (2013.01); E06B 2009/285 (2013.01); E06B 2009/3222 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6809 (2013.01); G05B 2219/25011 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01); G08C 2201/92 (2013.01); G08C 2201/93 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2186 (2015.01);
Abstract

An apparatus in accordance with the invention includes a gearbox assembly configured to electromechanically operate a window covering actuation mechanism. A pull cord is provided to at least one of power the gearbox assembly and charge a battery to power the gearbox assembly. In certain embodiments, manual operation of the pull cord is used to control the gearbox assembly. An electrical conductor and associated electrical connector may be incorporated into the pull cord. A corresponding method is also disclosed herein.

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