Laterally repositionable roller shade
View Patent ↗A roller shade may be retracted and extended. In various implementations, when a roller shade is extended it may be laterally repositioned. The roller shade may include a track and a travelling member.
1. A roller shade movement device comprising:
a first member comprising a track, wherein the track includes a portion that at least partially circumscribes the first member;
a traveling member adapted to move along the track to automatically laterally move a shade of a roller shade when the shade is vertically moved, wherein the shade is indirectly coupled to the traveling member;
a second member coupled to the shade, wherein the second member is coupled to the traveling member; and
a third member comprises an opening, wherein the second member is coupled to the traveling member at least partially through the opening of the third member;
and wherein automatically laterally moving the shade comprises allowing the second member to rotate and move laterally along the opening in the third member.
2. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein the track comprises a spiral track.
3. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein the track further comprises a recess, and wherein the traveling member comprises a protrusion, and wherein the protrusion is adapted to be at least partially received by the recess such that the traveling member moves along the track to laterally reposition the shade.
4. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein the track comprises a guide, and wherein the traveling member comprises a receiving member, and wherein the receiving member is adapted to be at least partially received by the guide such that the receiving member moves along the guide as the traveling member moves along the track to laterally reposition the shade.
5. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein the first member comprises an elongated member.
6. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein the traveling member comprises:
a collar; and
a pin at least partially disposed in the collar;
wherein the pin follows the track to allow automatic lateral moving of the shade.
7. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein the second member comprises a tube, and wherein the first member is disposed at least partially in the second member.
8. The roller shade movement device of claim 1
wherein the track comprises a spiral track; and
wherein the traveling member comprises:
a collar; and
a coupling member is disposed at least partially in the spiral track and is adapted to move along the spiral track of the first member to allow lateral repositioning of the shade, wherein the coupling member couples the first member and the second member, wherein the second member is discrete from the traveling member.
9. The roller shade movement device of claim 8 wherein the coupling member comprises a pin, wherein the pin is at least partially disposed in the collar, and wherein the pin follows the track to allow automatic lateral moving of the shade.
10. The roller shade movement device of claim 8 wherein the track comprises a guide, and wherein the traveling member comprises a receiving member, and wherein the receiving member is adapted to be at least partially received by the guide such that the receiving member moves along the guide as the traveling member moves along the track to laterally reposition the shade.
11. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein the track further comprises a recess, and wherein the traveling member comprises a protrusion, and wherein the protrusion is adapted to be at least partially received by the recess such that the traveling member moves along the track to laterally reposition the shade.
12. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein the first member is disposed at least partially in the second member.
13. The roller shade movement device of claim 1
wherein the first member is disposed at least partially in the second member; and
wherein the traveling member is adapted to move along a groove of the track to automatically laterally move the shade of a roller shade when the shade is vertically moved, and wherein the traveling member comprises:
a collar disposed about the first member; and
a coupling member disposed at least partially in the groove, wherein the coupling member couples the first member to the second member, and wherein the coupling member indirectly couples the traveling member to the shade.
14. The roller shade movement device of claim 13 wherein the coupling member comprises a protrusion, and wherein the protrusion is adapted to be at least partially received by the groove of the track such that the traveling member moves along the track to laterally reposition the shade.
15. The roller shade movement device of claim 13 wherein the track comprises a guide, and wherein the traveling member comprises a receiving member, and wherein the receiving member is adapted to be at least partially received by the guide such that the receiving member moves along the guide as the traveling member moves along the track to laterally reposition the shade.
16. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the travelling member frictionally fits in at least a portion of the track.
17. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein the traveling member is at least partially disposed in the track.
18. The roller shade movement device of claim 1 wherein the traveling member is coupled to the track.