Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Plural strip – slat – or panel type – Venetian blind type
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Johnson, Blair M (Department: 3634)
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Plural strip, slat, or panel type
Venetian blind type
C160S17300V
Reexamination Certificate
active
08006735
ABSTRACT:
An anchor for securing the lower end of lift cords to the bottom rail of a vertically retractable covering for architectural openings includes features enabling the anchor to be wedged into a blind hole formed in the top surface of the bottom rail. The anchor can be one piece or two pieces and in the event of a two-piece anchor, a main body has spreadable legs and is engaged by a cam member to spread the legs after the anchor has been inserted into the blind hole. In the case of the single-piece anchors, there are legs or fingers engageable with the side wall of the blind hole upon insertion of the anchor into the blind hole to wedgingly secure the anchor in position.
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Collum Brent
Morgan Byron
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Hunter Douglas Inc.
Johnson Blair M
Ramsey Jeremy C
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