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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Hunter Douglas Inc., Pearl River, NY (US);
Inventor:
Michael S. Goldberg, Pearl River, NY (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 2009/2622 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a shade assembly which comprises a shade fabric and a plurality of battens arranged vertically with respect to one another, each batten aligned horizontally along the fabric and forming a pleat therewith. A plurality of spacers are also provided which are coupled to and positioned adjacently to one of the plurality of battens in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the shade fabric. The plurality of spacers maintains the plurality of battens in a substantially vertical arrangement when the shade fabric is drawn into an open position.