Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Plural strip – slat – or panel type – Venetian blind type
Patent
1990-03-14
1992-07-07
Purol, David M.
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Plural strip, slat, or panel type
Venetian blind type
1601781, E06B 930
Patent
active
051274582
ABSTRACT:
The Venetian blind which has a headrail, a series of slats and an extruded bottom rail includes a longitudinal resilient bumper positioned in a bottom longitudinal slat of the bottom rail and extending from the bottom of the rail. Resilient end caps having the same transverse contour as the bumper close the rail ends and together with the bumper, seal the bottom rail from light transmission between it and a window sill and a window vertical edge. An extruded aluminum or plastic headrail with resilient end pieces has spaced tangs extending from a tilt and left mechanism-supporting horizontal bottom wall forming an inverted U-shaped open compartment. This compartment receives the top portion of the uppermost blind slat in a slats tilted closed position to block out light transmission and sight lines under the headrail. A resilient flipper seal obstructs light at the top of the headrail. The bottom rail may also include a storage volume for replacement slats. A resilient sleeve is placed over the tilt wand-to-tilt operator connection to prevent wobbling and rattling of the wand. Each of the resilient bumper, end caps, end pieces and flipper seal all contribute to a black-out blind having improved anti-rattling and anti-abrasion performance.
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Burns David C.
Schaefer John F.
Young Sandra K.
Levolor Corporation
Purol David M.
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