Patent ID: 11957261
Assignee: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  E | IPC A  E

Claim 24:
25. A motorized window treatment comprising:
a roller tube having a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction;
a flexible material that is attached to the roller tube, the flexible material operable between a raised position and a lowered position via rotation of the roller tube; and
mounting brackets configured to support respective ends of the roller tube, wherein the mounting brackets are configured to be attached to a structure, and wherein each of the mounting brackets comprises:
a channel with an access opening configured such that a respective end of the roller tube is slidingly received by the channel through the access opening in a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to mount the roller tube to the mounting brackets, and wherein the channel of each of the mounting brackets is defined by a first flange, a second flange, and a side wall that is distal from the first and second flanges in the longitudinal direction, and wherein a width of the channel in the longitudinal direction is defined by the first and second flanges and the side wall, and wherein the first and second flanges are configured to secure the roller tube in position along the longitudinal axis;
an arm configured to extend from the structure;
an attachment member extending from the arm, the attachment member comprising a drum; and
a spring that is attached within the respective channel to the side wall, the spring configured to secure the respective end of the roller tube within the respective channel; and

wherein the motorized window treatment further comprises first and second sliding covers each configured to surround the drum of the respective mounting bracket, and wherein the first and second sliding covers are configured to cover the access opening of the channel of the respective mounting bracket.