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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.02.2015 (43) Date of publication: 20.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/16 (21) Application number: 14811714.6 (22) Date of filing: 12.06.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E06B 9/40(2006.01) E06B 9/44(2006.01) E06B 9/42(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/042131 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/201253 (18.12.2014 Gazette 2014/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 12.06.2013 US 201361834080 P 14.03.2014 US 201414212387 14.03.2014 US 201414213449 (71) Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc. Pearl River, New York 10965 (US)	(72) Inventors: BUCCOLA, Nickolas, C., Jr Brighton, CO 80602 (US) DREW, Terrence, M. Superior, CO 80027 (US) FALLER, Kenneth, M. Thornton, CO 80241 (US) SMITH, Kent, A. Broomfield, CO 80023 (US) (74) Representative: Smith, Samuel Leonard  J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ (GB)