Window covering having faces of parallel threads
DCFirst 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 fabric having parallel threads spaced apart a sufficient amount so as to allow light to pass through the front face, the front face having no cross threads intersecting the parallel threads;
the back face is comprised of a fabric having 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 fabric having parallel threads spaced apart a sufficient amount so as to allow light to pass through the front face, the front face having no cross threads intersecting the parallel threads;
the back face is comprised of a fabric having 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)
a. a headrail attached to the honeycomb at one end;
b. a bottomrail attached to the honeycomb at an opposite end; and
c. at least one lift cord extending from the bottomrail into the headrail.
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20. The honeycomb of claim 19 wherein the bottomrail is comprised of a first rail attached to the front face and a second rail attached to the back face.
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21. The honeycomb of claim 19 also comprising at layer of material extending from the headrail and positioned opposite one of the front face and the rear face.
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22. The honeycomb of claim 21 wherein the layer of material is connected to the at least one lift cord.
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23. The honeycomb of claim 21 also comprising at least one additional lift cord attached to the layer of material and extending from the headrail.
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24. The honeycomb material of claim 21 also comprising a second bottomrail attached to the layer of material.
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