US 12,281,519 B2
Bracket and headrail coupling system
Randy Rose, Charlotte, NC (US); and Nickolas C. Buccola, Jr., Gastonia, NC (US)
Assigned to Hunter Douglas Inc., New York, NY (US)
Appl. No. 18/027,551
Filed by Hunter Douglas Inc., New York, NY (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 4, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/053314
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 21, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/076282, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/088,508, filed on Oct. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0399890 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. E06B 9/32 (2006.01); E06B 9/323 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 9/323 (2013.01) 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bracket arranged and configured to couple a headrail of an architectural-structure covering to a wall, the bracket comprising:
a wall mounting segment having a rear wall arranged and configured to contact the wall, the wall mounting segment including:
one or more shelves extending from the wall mounting segment, the one or more shelves being arranged and configured to be received within a pocket of the headrail to align and support the headrail to the bracket;
a headrail coupling segment extending from the wall mounting segment, the headrail coupling segment including:
a downwardly extending tab positioned at an end of the headrail coupling segment, the tab being arranged and configured to be received within an opening of the headrail; and
a spring latch movable between a first position and a second position, in the first position, at least a portion of the spring latch is positioned within a recess of the headrail for securing the headrail to the bracket, in the second position, the portion of the spring latch is decoupled from the headrail so that the headrail can be removed from the bracket; and
a spring tab latch moveable from a first position to a second position such that movement of the spring tab latch from the first position to the second position moves the spring latch from its first position to its second position;
wherein the one or more shelves and the tab are arranged and configured to be received within the pocket and the opening, respectively, in a single horizontal motion.