Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Roll type – With rotating means
Patent
1997-03-31
1998-08-11
Purol, David M.
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Roll type
With rotating means
160308, 160 8405, E06B 920
Patent
active
057913935
ABSTRACT:
An operator for a window covering has a stationary member and a hub which is moveable relative to the stationary member when not restrained. Preferably these members are a tube or solid cylinder within a tube. A spring having a selected diameter is fitted between these two generally cylindrical members. A first tang at one end of the spring is attached to the stationary member and a second tang at an opposite end of the spring is attached to a movable member so that one tang can be moved relative to the other tang to increase or decrease the diameter of the spring. The spring is sized and positioned so that the spring will press against the inside surface of the hub when in a relaxed condition. When the tangs of the spring are moved relative to one another to reduce the diameter of the spring, the spring does not restrain movement of the moveable member. In a present preferred embodiment there is a roller attached to the hub at one end. Alternatively, a spool about which lift cords are wound is attached to the hub. A counteracting spring may be attached to the roller or spool.
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