Patent ID: 8371358
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A47G,E06B,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. In a window covering system with a shade roll with a hollow interior, a removable battery system comprising: a. a removable battery tube containing at least one battery, with a sealed first end and a sealed second end, conformed to fit within and be removed from said shade roll with a hollow interior and wherein said removable battery tube is electrically connected with said window covering system; b. a battery tube end support connected with said removable battery tube at said second end and sealing said second end; c. a bearing wherein said bearing is located within said hollow interior of the shade roll and rotates with said shade roll and wherein said battery tube end support is connected with said bearing within said shade roll but said battery tube end support and said removable battery tube do not rotate with said shade roll; and d. a removable battery cap connected with said first end of said removable battery tube wherein said removable battery cap seals the first end of the removable battery tube and retains said at least one battery in said removable battery tube and wherein said removable battery cap is separate from said window covering system and also includes devices for locking the removable battery tube with said window covering system such that said removable battery tube does not rotate with said shade roll and wherein, in combination, said battery tube end support and said removable battery cap create a sealed removable battery tube when within the shade roll and when removed from said shade roll.