US 12,281,521 B2
Limit stop assembly for an architectural-structure covering
Stephen P. Smith, Sandy Springs, GA (US); and Nicholas E. Vanderkolk, Northglenn, CO (US)
Assigned to Hunter Douglas, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Hunter Douglas, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/845,135.
Application 17/845,135 is a division of application No. 16/437,026, filed on Jun. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,396,773.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/683,992, filed on Jun. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0316273 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. E06B 9/88 (2006.01); E06B 9/42 (2006.01); E06B 9/68 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 9/88 (2013.01) [E06B 9/42 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6809 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for automatically setting a travel limit of an architectural-structure covering, the architectural-structure covering including a central shaft, a rotatable member rotatable relative to the central shaft, a covering coupled to the rotatable member and movable between a first position and a second position via rotation of the rotatable member, and a limit stop assembly movable between a first state of operation and a second state of operation, the method comprising:
providing the covering of the architectural-structure covering in the first position;
moving the covering from the first position towards the second position; and
upon reaching the second position, moving the covering towards the first position;
wherein moving the covering from the second position to the first position automatically transitions the limit stop assembly from the first state of operation to the second state of operation thus setting the travel limit of the covering at the second position;
wherein in the first state of operation, the limit stop assembly is arranged and configured to enable the covering to be moved from the first position to the second position to set the travel limit of the covering, and in the second state of operation, the travel limit is set.