US 12,320,194 B2
Assembly for mounting shades
James Geiger, Charleston, SC (US)
Assigned to GeigTech East Bay LLC, North Charleston, SC (US)
Filed by GeigTech East Bay LLC, North Charleston, SC (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/856,351.
Application 17/856,351 is a continuation of application No. 17/211,617, filed on Mar. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,377,903, issued on Jul. 2, 2022.
Application 17/211,617 is a continuation of application No. 16/543,534, filed on Aug. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,988,982, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Application 16/543,534 is a continuation of application No. 16/035,079, filed on Jul. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,415,307, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Application 16/035,079 is a continuation of application No. 15/994,687, filed on May 31, 2018, granted, now 10,294,717, issued on May 21, 2019.
Application 15/994,687 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/997,211, filed on Jan. 15, 2016, granted, now 9,988,839, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Application 14/997,211 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/401,453, granted, now 9,237,821, issued on Jan. 19, 2016, previously published as PCT/US2013/041175, filed on May 15, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/647,445, filed on May 15, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0333439 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. E06B 9/50 (2006.01); A47H 1/13 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 9/50 (2013.01) [A47H 1/13 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A roller shade mounting element comprising:
a circular bracket configured to support a roller window shade assembly;
a first side included in the circular bracket and configured to bear against a support surface such that the circular bracket extends away from the support surface and is adjacent an end of the roller window shade assembly;
a second side included in the bracket having a first surface carried by the second side configured to support an end of the roller window shade assembly;
a wire extending through a wire aperture defined in the circular bracket from entering the first side to an area of the circular bracket adjacent the end of the roller window shade assembly wherein the circular bracket is configured to obscure the wire when the circular bracket is coupled to the support surface and supports the roller window shade assembly and the wire extends out the second side;
a contiguous outer circumference of the circular bracket is visible to an observer when the circular bracket bears against the support surface and supports the roller window shade assembly, and;
an inner circumference included in the circular bracket.