Bracket applied to a window treatment

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bracket applied to a window treatment showing our design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines depict portions of the bracket applied to a window treatment which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a bracket applied to a window treatment as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1108933
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 17, 2024
Date of Patent: Jan 13, 2026
Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC (Coopersburg, PA)
Inventors: Edward J. Blair (Telford, PA), Margaret A. Block (Allentown, PA), Laura Marie Friedlander (Harleysville, PA), Vladislav Pejic (Allentown, PA), Mailing Ren Wu (Lansdale, PA)
Primary Examiner: Justin M Jonaitis
Application Number: 29/968,589
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/354