Abstract: A cladding system for walls or ceilings of a building structure consisting of a panel or panels that are sectioned so as to provide a variety of aesthetics. The sections in the panel may be joined along articulated lines of joinder so that an entire panel comprised of a plurality of sections can be expanded or retracted to either cover or selectively expose the wall or ceiling across which the system is mounted. The sections in a panel may be cellular and may thereby form a honeycomb-type panel, and the materials from which the panels are made may vary between being rigid, flexible, hard, soft, flat, reflective, and the like.

Abstract: A cladding system for walls or ceilings of a building structure consisting of a panel or panels that are sectioned so as to provide a variety of aesthetics. The sections in the panel may be joined along articulated lines of joinder so that an entire panel comprised of a plurality of sections can be expanded or retracted to either cover or selectively expose the wall or ceiling across which the system is mounted. The sections in a panel may be cellular and may thereby form a honeycomb-type panel, and the materials from which the panels are made may vary between being rigid, flexible, hard, soft, flat, reflective, and the like.

Abstract: A window covering is described wherein at least one translucent or transparent sheet is suspended vertically and has a plurality of parallel vertically extending vanes projecting rearwardly therefrom. The vanes are formed from fabric material which has either been rigidified with a rigidifying compound or rigidified by the formation of a pocket into which a rigid slat is inserted. Variations are provided for varying the flexibility of a hinge defined along a juncture line between the vanes and the fabric sheet.

Abstract: A retractable cover for an architectural opening is described that includes a honeycomb insulating panel wherein each cell of the panel has multiple layers of material formed by embedding tubular cells. In this manner, the retractable cover may be formed that has superior insulating or light blocking capabilities in a volume comparable to one with a honeycomb panel made of tubular cells having a single layer of material. The panel of the resultant cover is formed by attaching a plurality of embedded tubular cell units, wherein each embedded tubular cell unit comprises at least one side having multiple layers of material.

Abstract: A honeycomb insulating panel is described wherein each cell of the panel has multiple layers of material formed by embedding tubular cells. In this manner, a retractable cover for an architectural opening may be formed that has superior insulating or light blocking capabilities in a volume comparable to a honeycomb panel made of tubular cells having a single layer of material. The resultant panel is formed by attaching a plurality of embedded tubular cell units, wherein each embedded tubular cell unit comprises at least one side having multiple layers of material.

Abstract: A coupler for use with the tilt wand and pull cord of a window treatment system includes a cylindrical body having a longitudinal passageway adapted to receive the tilt wand and a pair of parallel longitudinal channels adapted to receive the pull cord. The longitudinal passageway communicates with an enlarged pocket adapted to receive a collar fixedly mounted to the tilt wand. The coupler encircles the tilt wand and is fixed to the tilt wand at a position along the length of the tilt wand to maintain a taut condition in the pull cord.

Abstract: A window covering is described wherein at least one translucent or transparent sheet is suspended vertically and has a plurality of parallel vertically extending vanes projecting rearwardly therefrom. The vanes are formed from fabric material which has either been rigidified with a rigidifying compound or rigidified by the formation of a pocket into which a rigid slat is inserted. Variations are provided for varying the flexibility of a hinge defined along a juncture line between the vanes and the fabric sheet.

Abstract: An electroluminescent lamp having an indexing indicium, e.g., a registration mark, located within the lit surface area of the lamp, with the registration mark preferably being transparent to the illumination generated by the lamp when the lamp is lit in use, but being readily detected when selectively activated for providing an alignment point or region on the lamp, such as by activation with ultraviolet light of specific frequency/wavelength characteristics, when the registration mark is formed by deposition on the lamp lit surface of a dot or blob of a composition containing an ultraviolet radiation-fluorescent printing ink.

Abstract: A window covering is described wherein at least one translucent or transparent sheet is suspended vertically and has a plurality of parallel vanes projecting rearwardly therefrom. The vanes are formed from fabric material which has either been rigidified with a rigidifying compound or rigidified by the formation of a pocket into which a rigid slat is inserted. Variations are provided for varying the flexibility of a hinge defined along a juncture line between the vanes and the fabric sheet.