WINDOW COVERING HAVING FACES OF PARALLEL THREADS
First Claim
1. A honeycomb comprised of a front face, a back face and a plurality of slats attached therebetween wherein:
- the front face is comprised of a plurality of parallel threads spaced apart a sufficient amount so as to allow light to pass through the front face, the front face having not more than one cross thread intersecting the plurality of parallel threads for every ten parallel threads;
the back face is comprised of a plurality of parallel threads spaced apart a sufficient amount so as to allow light to pass through the front face; and
the slats are comprised of a material that is opaque or nearly opaque.
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Abstract
A light controllable window covering has a transparent front face and a transparent back face, either or both of which are formed from a series of spaced apart parallel threads, and a series of opaque slats attached between the two faces. The parallel threads which form the front face and back face are spaced apart an amount which allows light to readily pass while providing a soft fabric like appearance. The slats are preferably knitted or woven fabric treated to have a given light impeding property. The front and back longitudinal edges of each slat are respectively attached to the front face and the back face. The resulting structure when combined with a hardware system is a light control honeycomb window covering. Movement of the light impeding slats from a position perpendicular to the front face and back face to a position generally parallel to the front and back face controls the amount of light which is admitted through the window covering. An additional layer may be provided opposite the front face or the back face.
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24 Claims
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1. A honeycomb comprised of a front face, a back face and a plurality of slats attached therebetween wherein:
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the front face is comprised of a plurality of parallel threads spaced apart a sufficient amount so as to allow light to pass through the front face, the front face having not more than one cross thread intersecting the plurality of parallel threads for every ten parallel threads;
the back face is comprised of a plurality of parallel threads spaced apart a sufficient amount so as to allow light to pass through the front face; and
the slats are comprised of a material that is opaque or nearly opaque. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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