Pleat shaped vertical support for a horizontally extendable and retractable pleated shade

- Hunter Douglas, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pleat shaped vertical support for a horizontally extendable and retractable pleated shade showing my new design, the broken lines showing a curtain and frame are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof, the broken lines showing adjacent curtain pleats are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D346032
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 1991
Date of Patent: Apr 12, 1994
Assignee: Hunter Douglas, Inc. (Upper Saddle River, NJ)
Inventor: Wendell Colson (Boulder, CO)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Doris Clark
Attorney: Gary M. Polumbus
Application Number: 7/760,212
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Extruded Shape (19) (D25/119)