Patent ID: 6543517
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: E06B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A carrier and spacer assembly for a head rail of an architectural covering the architectural covering including a plurality of covering elements, said carrier and spacer assembly comprising: (i) at least one longitudinally-extending spacer, (ii) a longitudinally-extending channel in which the at least one longitudinally-extending spacer is slidably positioned, said channel having opposite generally longitudinally-extending sides, each side having a center with left and right portions on either side of the center that terminate at opposite laterally-extending sides of the channel, the left and right portions of each of said opposite longitudinally-extending sides of the channel being tapered laterally outwardly of the channel from the center of the longitudinally-extending side; and (iii) a holder for securing one or more of the covering elements to the carrier.