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Furled decorative covering apparatus and method

  • US 6,901,987 B1
  • Filed: 09/26/2003
  • Issued: 06/07/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a frame with an opening;

    a decorative frame attached to said frame, said decorative frame having a smaller window opening than said opening in said frame;

    a first roller coupled to said frame, and rotatable about an axis;

    a flexible cover arranged to loop between a first edge fixed relative to said frame and a second edge affixed to said first roller;

    a second roller disposed at the apex of the loop in said flexible cover, anda motor coupled to rotate said first roller in a first direction and a second direction, thereby furling and unfurling said flexible cover to reveal and conceal said opening, and cause said second roller to traverse said opening in a direction substantially perpendicular to said axis.

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