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Framed covering for architectural opening

  • US 6,328,090 B1
  • Filed: 10/13/2000
  • Issued: 12/11/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. The combination of a frame, shade for architectural opening, and a control system for manipulating said shade within said frame,said frame comprising a substantially rigid body having at least one passage therethrough and extending peripherally around said shade, said shade being collapsible and moveable between a closed position wherein the shade substantially fills an area defined by said frame and an open position wherein said shade is collapsed adjacent to said frame, said shade further including a substantially rigid and vertically moveable top rail and said flexible control element is connected to said top rail at two spaced locations such that manipulation of said flexible control element causes the element to selectively lift said top rail to move said shade from its open to its closed position, said shade further including a substantially rigid bottom rail and further including anchor means for securing said bottom rail to said frame, and wherein said control system includes at least one flexible control element secured to said shade and extending through said passage in said frame such that the control element can be manipulated from a location exteriorally of said area defined by said frame to move said shade between said open and closed positions.

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