Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Pleating type – With preformed pleats
Patent
1996-07-09
1999-01-26
Johnson, Blair M.
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Pleating type
With preformed pleats
160 8401, 160264, 1601783R, 1601781R, 24462, A47H 500
Patent
active
058628509
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for lifting and folding a sheet of material used as a window covering, having a headrail for attaching the apparatus adjacent to a window, a pair of spaced apart straps extending vertically from the headrail, a plurality of rods extending horizontally between the straps which are operative for affixing the sheet of material to the apparatus. The apparatus also includes a first plurality of clips for attaching the sheet of fabric material to the rods. Each of the clips is adapted for coupling the rods to the straps at a plurality of vertically spaced apart locations along the straps to provide a plurality of folds in the sheet of material. A second plurality of clips are also provided for attaching the sheet of material to the ends of the rods while the first plurality of clips are used for attaching the sheet of material at locations remote from the ends of said rods.
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Johnson Blair M.
Lev Bruce A.
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