(19)
(11) EP 1 241 318 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/38

(21) Application number: 02251767.6

(22) Date of filing: 13.03.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D03D 11/00, A47H 23/06, E06B 9/24
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 13.03.2001 EP 01200949

(71) Applicant: HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V.
3071 EL Rotterdam (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • Fransen
    5756 AW Vlierden (NL)

(74) Representative: Smith, Samuel Leonard 
J.A. Kemp & Co., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) Architectural covering


(57) A covering for an architectural opening, having a first layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes, and a second layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes. The first and second layers are positioned one behind the other, with the stripes substantially parallel. The first and second layers are movable relative to one another in a direction substantially perpendicular to the stripes. The covering also includes a series of parallel binder threads for attaching the first layer to the second layer. The binder threads run substantially perpendicular to the stripes, and thereby, one of the layers can be slid along the binder threads when moved relative to the other. The blind is preferred to be woven as a double-layer fabric.









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