ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,911, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Hunter Douglas Inc. (New York).
"Skew adjustment mechanism for a window covering" was invented by Richard N. Anderson (Whitesville, Ky.) and Steven R. Haarer (Maceo, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for adjusting a skewed rail in a window covering includes first and second spools to allow first and second lift cords, respectively, to be wound around and unwound from the respective spools. The system also includes a lift rod coupled between the first and second spools and a skew adjustment assembly configured to adjust the first spool between an engaged state, in which the first spool...