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Number 192 | October 8, 2004
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What a Combination!

Start With Duette Honeycomb Shades, 
Add The Easy Cordless Lift of LiteRise®, 
Then Blend In The Unlimited Light 
Control of DuolLite™...  

...It May Be The Best Combination Ever!

New DuoLite Design Option For LiteRise®.

Now, the most revolutionary cordless manual lift system for Duette honeycomb shades is available with DuoLite.  Duolite allows you to put two shades into one window opening without having to layer or stack one behind the other.  It all fits in with one headrail and one set of brackets.  Duolite shades are also available with standard cordlock operation operation or with the retractable cord of Duette with Ultraglide. 

When combined with the new LiteRise it only takes a a few seconds and the touch of a finger to switch from privacy to a softened sheer view or to a completely open view.    DuoLite shades can be made with a variety of fabrics, but the most popular use is to use the Whisper Sheer™ Duette fabrics as the upper shade and Eclipse™ room darkening fabric as the lower shade. Duolite is the perfect solution for rooms that would benefit from the two varying opacities of the selected fabrics. Among other rooms, Duette LiteRise shades with Duolite are particularly well-suited for bedrooms and media rooms.

New Top-Down/Bottom-Up Design Option 
For LiteRise®

In addition to DuoLite®, Duette LiteRise honeycomb shades can now be made with a Top-Down/Bottom-Up feature as well. Top-Down/ Bottom-Up shades operate similarly to a DuoLite shade with no upper shade.  This option has long been the most popular upgrade for cordlock operated shades and for Duette UltraGlide shades with a retractable cord.  

Combined with the LiteRise feature, there are no operational cords. There are visible cords, however, that hold the middle moving rail in place, though.  As the name implies, these shades can be opened from the top in a downward position or lifted upward from the bottom.  Top-Down/Bottom-up shades allow light to flow from above while maintaining privacy. 

 

Use LiteRise Shades To Promote Safety

Duette with LiteRise —in all of its design options, is ideal for applications where great shades and child safety need to be combined.  Be sure that LiteRise Shades are placed within your customer's convenient reach, from above and below.  When the shade is out-of-reach, suggest using Duette with Ultraglide® instead.  The retractable cord of Ultraglide can still be maintained out of the reach of children at all times. Now, for the first time both LiteRise and UltraGlide are available with the same design options, so you'll always be able to choose what is best for each customer. 


Duette® with LiteRise® 
Honeycomb Shades Specification Summary

Includes Standard, DuoLite™ and Top-Down/Bottom-Up Literise Shades

SIZE STANDARDS
(Depending on Fabric)

Standard
LiteRise

LiteRise

Top-Down/Bottom-Up

LiteRise
Duolite

Minimum Width

18”

20”

20

 

Maximum Width

120”

72’

72”

 

Maximum Height

84”

84”

84”

 

Maximum Area

60 sq.ft

42 sq.ft.

42 sq.ft.

 

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

(Relative To Ordered Width)

Rail Width

Fabric Width

Inside/End Mount (IB/EB)

- 3/16

- 3/8

Outside Mount (OB)

Ordered width

- 3/16

MOUNTING REQUIREMENTS

· Inside Mount (IB), Minimum:

3/4

 

· Inside Mount (IB), Flush:

21/4

 

· End Mount (EB), Minimum:

15/8

 

· Outside Mount (OB)

5/8” vertical surface

ORDERING NOTES

·    Specify inside (IB), outside (OB) or end (EB) mount.

 

·    Specify which Duette 3/4” fabrics are desired (LiteRise Top-Down/Bottom-Up and Duolite shades are not available with 3/8, ½”, 1¼” or Double Honeycomb fabrics). For Duolite shades, the top fabric panel must always be D6, D8 or D9. Semi-sheer fabric (D6) is not available on Top-Down/Bottom-Up shades or the bottom panel of Duolite shades.

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