Patent ID: 8498747

Claim:
A drapery assembly for extending and retracting a drape, said drapery assembly comprising: (a) a drapery rod comprising an electrically powered surface; (b) a carrier being held in movable linear mechanical restraint with the drapery rod and comprising a position sensor, said carrier configured for supporting a portion of the drape and receiving electric power from the electrically powered surface, the carrier further comprising: (i) a processor for receiving an electric power signal and a desired position command signal, (ii) an electric motor, said electric motor controlled by the processor according to the desired position command signal, and (iii) a memory for storing information used by the processor in controlling the electric motor; and (c) a controller, said controller configured for (i) supplying the electric power signal to the carrier via the electrically powered surface, and (ii) transmitting the desired position command signal to the carrier via the electrically powered surface.