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20130062022 | BAIL LOCK FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A bail lock for coverings for architectural openings wherein at least one of the bails defines a cord guide surface of changing front-to-back cross-sectional profile so as to define a cord passage between the inner and outer bails that varies from a relatively straight path that allows the cord to pass freely through, to a more tortuous path that applies substantial frictional force to the cord. | 03-14-2013 |
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20130299103 | Parallel Bar Cording for Movable Rails - A covering for an architectural opening has a horizontal movable rail supported by cords, with a variety of configurations, some of which prevent the horizontal movable rail from skewing, most of which conceal the cords. | 11-14-2013 |
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