IP Library Granted Patent US 10,544,622
Granted Patent B2
US 10,544,622 · App. 15/334,591 · Granted Jan 28, 2020

Wired pocket

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Patent No.
US 10,544,622
App. No.
15/334,591
Granted
Jan 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A window shade pocket system comprises a pocket having an inside surface, a bracket removably affixed to the inside surface of the pocket and a roller shade within the pocket. The bracket may retain cabling and/or electrical components within the bracket. The bracket may include a plurality of brackets along the inside surface of the pocket, wherein the cabling is retained within the plurality of brackets. The brackets may form a channel between the bracket and the inside surface of the pocket. The roller shade may be able to be removed after the bracket is removed. The pocket may also be comprised of a first component having a first engagement device and a second component having a second engagement device, wherein the first engagement device engages the second engagement device to form the pocket.

Claims (32)

1. A window shade pocket system comprising:

a pocket having an inside surface, a first wall and a second wall, wherein a roller shade is mounted within the pocket, wherein the pocket includes a length extending from a first end of the pocket to a second end of the pocket;

a first bracket removably affixed to the inside surface of the first wall of the pocket;

a second bracket removably affixed to the inside surface of the second wall of the pocket;

wherein the first bracket extends along the length of the pocket from the first end of the pocket to the second end of the pocket, and

wherein the first bracket retains non-plenum cabling, wherein the non-plenum cabling extends within the pocket;

the second bracket retaining an electrical component.

2. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , further comprising pre-punched holes in the second wall to allow the pocket to function as an air return and provide venting of air and cooling of the electrical component.

3. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the first bracket forms a channel between the first bracket and the inside surface of the pocket.

4. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the non-plenum cabling within the first bracket also exits from the first bracket to couple with the electrical component.

5. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the non-plenum cabling is comprised of PVC.

6. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the first bracket includes at least one of a cable clip, metal retaining clip with a bent end or a spring clip wherein an end of the spring clip is bent behind a lip.

7. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein an end of the first bracket is retained behind a lip protruding from a ledge.

8. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein an end of the first bracket is bent into an arc, wherein the arc is retained behind a lip extruding from a ledge.

9. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the first bracket includes a planar metal plate.

10. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the first bracket includes a planar metal plate having a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the top edge is retained in a first channel and the bottom edge is retained in a second channel.

11. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the roller shade is able to be removed after the first bracket is removed.

12. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the roller shade is able to be removed while the first bracket is still affixed to the inside surface of the first wall of the pocket.

13. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the pocket is comprised of a first component and a second component.

14. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the pocket is comprised of a first component having a first engagement device and a second component having a second engagement device, wherein the first engagement device engages the second engagement device to form the pocket.

15. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein upon disassembling the pocket, the pocket is comprised of a first component nested into a second component to reduce space for shipping.

16. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the pocket is comprised of a first component and a replaceable second component.

17. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the pocket is comprised of a first component and a second component, wherein the second component is replaced with a third component that results in a different width of the pocket.

18. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein the pocket is comprised of a first component and a second component having a second bracket, wherein the second component is replaced with a third component having a third bracket.

19. The window shade pocket system of claim 1 , wherein an end of the first bracket is retained behind a lip emanating from a ledge.

20. The window shade pocket system comprising:

a pocket having an inside surface, a first wall and a second wall, wherein a roller shade is mounted within the pocket, wherein the pocket includes a length extending from a first end of the pocket to a second end of the pocket;

a plurality of first brackets along the inside surface of the pocket and spaced along the length of the pocket from the first end of the pocket to the second end of the pocket;

the plurality of first brackets being removably affixed to the inside surface of the first wall of the pocket;

the plurality of first brackets retaining non-plenum cabling, wherein the non-plenum cabling extends-within the pocket;

a second bracket removably affixed to the inside surface of the second wall of the pocket; and

the second bracket retaining an electrical component.

Assignments (12)
RELEASE OF FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT AT R/F 057723/0699 Recorded Jan 3, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 069817/0073 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2024
From: SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS, LLC; MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC; MARIAK INDUSTRIES, INC.; HORIZONS HOLDINGS, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071382/0587 →
SUPER-PRIORITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069743/0233 →
RELEASE OF SECOND LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT RECORDED AT R/F 047433/0431 Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: BARCLAYS BANK, PLC AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.; SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS, LLC; HORIZONS HOLDINGS, LLC; MARIAK INDUSTRIES, INC.; MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC; SUNSETTER PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 057747/0896 →
RELEASE OF FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT RECORDED AT R/F 047433/0256 Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: BARCLAYS BANK, PLC AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SUNSETTER PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.; SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS, LLC; HORIZONS HOLDINGS, LLC; MARIAK INDUSTRIES, INC.; MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 057747/0469 →
FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057723/0699 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS, LLC; MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC; MARIAK INDUSTRIES, INC.; HORIZONS HOLDINGS, LLC; SUNSETTER PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057822/0694 →
SECOND LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 6, 2018
From: SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.; SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS, LLC; HORIZIONS HOLDINGS, LLC; MARIAK INDUSTRIES, INC.; MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC; SUNSETTER PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047433/0431 →
FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 6, 2018
From: SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.; SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS, LLC; HORIZIONS HOLDINGS, LLC; MARIAK INDUSTRIES, INC.; MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC; SUNSETTER PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047433/0256 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ZIP CODE OF THE NEWLY MERGED ENTITY'S ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 044691 FRAME 0949. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Apr 19, 2018
From: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, INC.
To: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 045977/0486 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 22, 2018
From: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, INC.; MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS EAST, LLC
To: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 044691/0949 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2016
From: HEBEISEN, STEPHEN P.; LIARNO, XI MING; MIROSHNICHENKO, EUGENE; WILK, JOHN
To: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040279/0206 →