ROLL-UP COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS AND RELATED METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
First Claim
1. A roll-up covering for an architectural structure, said roll-up covering comprising:
- a first elongate tape, a second elongate tape, and a third elongate tape, each elongate tape having a first end, a second end, a tape length that extends from the first end to the second end, a tape width that extends perpendicular to the elongate tape length, and a tape thickness perpendicular to and less than the tape width; and
a plurality of flexible slats, each of the flexible slats having a first end and a second end, an inner longitudinal edge and an outer longitudinal edge, a slat length extending from the first end to the second end, and a slat width that extends from the inner longitudinal edge to the outer longitudinal edge;
wherein;
the plurality of flexible slats are each spaced apart along the tape length of each of the elongate tapes, and each of the plurality of flexible slats are supported by the elongate tapes with the slat length extending in the same direction as the tape width; and
the first tape is positioned at or proximate to each respective slat'"'"'s first end, the second tape is positioned at or proximate to each respective slat'"'"'s second end, and the third tape is positioned between the first and second elongate tapes.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides roll-up coverings for an architectural opening, and various embodiments of ladder tapes. Embodiments of the roll-up covering include a roller, a first outer elongate tape, a first inner elongate tape and a plurality of slats disposed between the outer and inner elongate tapes. The first inner elongate tape can further defines a plurality of collapsible hinge segments disposed along the length of the first inner elongate tape. The collapsible hinge segments can be configured to collapse in order to decrease the effective length of the first inner elongate tape when the first inner elongate tape is rolled up around the roller. The collapsible hinge segments can further be configured to expand in order to increase the effective length of the first inner elongate tape when the roll-up covering is unrolled from the roller.
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45 Claims
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1. A roll-up covering for an architectural structure, said roll-up covering comprising:
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a first elongate tape, a second elongate tape, and a third elongate tape, each elongate tape having a first end, a second end, a tape length that extends from the first end to the second end, a tape width that extends perpendicular to the elongate tape length, and a tape thickness perpendicular to and less than the tape width; and a plurality of flexible slats, each of the flexible slats having a first end and a second end, an inner longitudinal edge and an outer longitudinal edge, a slat length extending from the first end to the second end, and a slat width that extends from the inner longitudinal edge to the outer longitudinal edge; wherein; the plurality of flexible slats are each spaced apart along the tape length of each of the elongate tapes, and each of the plurality of flexible slats are supported by the elongate tapes with the slat length extending in the same direction as the tape width; and the first tape is positioned at or proximate to each respective slat'"'"'s first end, the second tape is positioned at or proximate to each respective slat'"'"'s second end, and the third tape is positioned between the first and second elongate tapes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A roll-up covering for an architectural structure, said roll-up covering comprising:
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a first inner elongate tape and a second inner elongate tape, each inner elongate tape having a first end, a second end, an inner tape length that extends from the first end to the second end, an inner tape width that extends perpendicular to the inner tape length, and an inner tape thickness perpendicular to and less than the inner tape width; a first outer elongate tape and a second outer elongate tape, each outer elongate tape having a first end, a second end, an outer tape length that extends from the first end to the second end, an outer tape width that extends perpendicular to the outer tape length, and an outer tape thickness perpendicular to and less than the outer tape width; a third elongate tape, the third elongate tape having a first end, a second end, a third tape length that extends from the first end to the second end of the third elongate tape, a third tape width that extends perpendicular to the third tape length of the third elongate tape, and a third tape thickness perpendicular to and less than the third tape width of the third elongate tape; and a plurality of flexible slats, each of the flexible slats having a first end and a second end, an inner longitudinal edge and an outer longitudinal edge, a slat length extending from the first end to the second end, and a slat width that extends from the inner longitudinal edge to the outer longitudinal edge; wherein; the plurality of flexible slats and the elongate tapes form an expandable panel where each of the plurality of flexible slats are spaced apart along the tape length of each of the inner and outer elongate tapes and extend from the inner elongate tapes to the outer elongate tapes, and each of the flexible slats extend with its slat length extending in the same direction as the tape width of each of the inner and outer elongate tapes, the expandable panel moveable from a closed configuration, with the flexible slats substantially planar to the inner and outer elongate tapes, to an open configuration; and the first inner elongate tape and the first outer elongate tapes are both positioned at or proximate to each respective slat'"'"'s first end, the second inner elongate tape and the second outer elongate tape are both positioned at or proximate to each respective slat'"'"'s second end, and the third tape is positioned between at least one of the first and second inner elongate tapes or the first and second outer elongate tapes - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A roll-up covering for an architectural structure, said roll-up covering comprising:
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a first elongate tape, a second elongate tape, and a third elongate tape, each elongate tape having a first end, a second end, a tape length that extends from the first end to the second end, a tape width as little as about 5 mm to as large as about 100 mm that extends perpendicular to the tape length, and a tape thickness perpendicular to and less than the tape width; and a plurality of flexible slats, each of the flexible slats having a first end and a second end, an inner longitudinal edge and an outer longitudinal edge, a slat length extending from the first end to the second end, and a slat width that extends from the inner longitudinal edge to the outer longitudinal edge; wherein; the plurality of flexible slats are operably connected to each of the plurality of elongate tapes; each of the plurality of flexible slats is spaced apart along the tape lengths of each of the first, second, and third elongate tapes; each of the flexible slats are supported by and extend in the same direction as the tape widths of each of the plurality of elongate tapes, the plurality of flexible slats and plurality of elongate tapes form an expandable panel moveable between an open configuration and a closed configuration in which the plurality of flexible slats are substantially planar to the plurality of elongate tapes; and the first elongate tape is positioned at or proximate to each respective slat'"'"'s first end, the second elongate tape is positioned at or proximate to each respective slat'"'"'s second end, and the third elongate tape has a different width than either of the first or second elongate tapes and is positioned between the first and second elongate tapes. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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Specification