ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,685, issued on June 16, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Window treatment having a spring wrap brake" was invented by David A. Kirby (Zionsville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are brake assemblies that may be useful for window treatments, such as spring-balanced motorized window treatments, including spring-balanced shades. The brake assemblies include brake springs of wire formed into a plurality of coils. The plurality of coils may terminate in a tang assembly, the tang assembly having a tang and a support portion. A support portion supports the tang when the tang is acted on by a...