ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,874, issued on June 23, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Locking mechanism for a window treatment fascia" was invented by Nathan J. Butler (Telford, Pa.) and Rachel Sloan (Allentown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A window treatment system may include a mounting bracket, a fascia, and a locking mechanism for locking the fascia to the mounting bracket. The fascia may have an attachment structure for coupling the fascia to the mounting bracket and a locking member extending from a rear surface of the fascia. The locking mechanism may comprise a lever supported by and configured to pivot with respect to...