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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Hunter Douglas, Inc., Pearl River, NY (US);
Inventor:
John D. Rupel, Pine River, WI (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Douglas, Inc., Pearl River, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47H 5/00 (2006.01); E06B 3/48 (2006.01); E06B 3/94 (2006.01); E06B 9/06 (2006.01); E06B 9/262 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 9/262 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2627 (2013.01);
Abstract
An extendable and retractable cellular shade may include a plurality of vertically aligned shade cells and one or more divider webs extending within each shade cells to as to divide the shade cell into two or more cell structures. By adjusting one or more design parameters associated with the cellular shade, the configuration of the shade cells, such as the size and/or shape of the cell structures, and/or the illumination or lighting effects associated with the cellular shade may be specifically tailored to provide a desired aesthetic look or feel for the shade.