Patents Represented by Attorney William J. Nims, Howes, Collison Hanson & Lackert Sapone, Esq.
  • Patent number: 6123140
    Abstract: Elastic means for rolling up a roller curtain include a plurality of springs (26,27,28) fastened rigidly to a common support (15) connected to a shaft (2) and with respective support and constraint elements (36,37,38) which are geometrically coupled to the roller (19). A device for connecting the springs to a stationary frame (35) of the curtain (20) reduces the number of springs torsional turns with respect to the number of turns of the roller (19) by interposition of a speed reducer between the shaft (2), to which the springs are fastened, the stationary frame (35) and the roller (19). The shaft (2) end is located closer to the most external support and constraint element (36) and its extremity has a disc (11) mounted thereto. The coupling device together with the springs (50), their supports (15,36,37,38), the shaft (2) and an external support cylindrical body (6) form a compact assembly, which is introduced into one head of the roller (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Sunproject S.r.l.
    Inventor: Giovanni Bergamaschi