Appeal 2006-3364
Application 10/305,972
THE INVENTION
The Appellant claims a covering for an architectural opening, e.g., a
pleated shade or a roman shade for a window. Claims 1l and 18 are
illustrative:
11. A covering for an architectural opening comprising:
a substantially horizontally-extending headrail, the headrail
being adapted for attachment to a support surface;
a substantially horizontally-extending footrail, the footrail being
vertically disposed beneath the headrail;
a continuous roman shade, the continuous roman shade coupled
to the headrail at a top end and to the footrail at a bottom end;
a substantially vertically-orientated spacer cord, the spacer cord
being fixedly attached to the headrail at a top end and to the
footrail at a bottom end, the spacer cord being adhesively
bonded to the continuous roman shade at a plurality of
vertically-spaced locations, said bonding being with a bead of
adhesive at a single point at each vertically spaced location.
18. A covering for an architectural opening comprising:
a continuous extendable shade having a top end and a bottom
end; and
a substantially horizontally-orientated spacer cord, the spacer
cord being adhesively bonded to the continuous shade at a
plurality of horizontally-spaced locations proximate the bottom
end, said bonding being with a bead of adhesive at a single
point at each horizontally spaced location.
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