Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
160174000 | Adjustable strip, slat, or panel angle | 28 |
20110162808 | ORIENTABLE PANEL OF A ROOFING DEVICE - An adjustable flap, designed for the production of a covering device, includes a section ( | 07-07-2011 |
20130087294 | Window Blinds with Flippable Overlapping Slats - An energy-saving vertical or horizontal window blind offers two levels of light for any slat angle. Additionally, the blind cools the room when closed without creating glare when open. The blind slats rotate 360 degrees, and flip and rotate 180 degrees from any angle. The slats have two sides that are optically different. They are more reflective on one side, and less reflective on the other side. The 180 degree or 360 degree rotation takes place despite the blind slats overlapping each other. The overcoming of overlap is achieved by use of slats that are made of bendable and flexible material at the longitudinal edge, where they overlap. One side of the slats could have grooves running longitudinally along the axis of slats. These grooves can either have a reflective surface or be non-reflective. | 04-11-2013 |
20140360682 | SINGLE CORDLESS CONTROL FOR WINDOW COVERING - A single control input is realized with the use of a combination slat angle adjustment and window covering opening lift set structure which may be operated by a single wand. A three segment relative control logic is realized which includes movement within in the middle segment that controls the angle of the slats, and movement to and beyond the position where the slats are maximally angled in one direction results in at least one of opening (raising) or closing (lowering) of the slat set by “winding up” a lift cord set which may operate on the interior or exterior of the slat set. | 12-11-2014 |
20090071612 | Carrier assembly for vertical blind - A slat support for a vertical blind includes a gear on a top end thereof. The gear includes a toothed section and a stop section. The toothed section includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial gear teeth. A thickness area between upper and lower faces of the stop section is at least partially located within a tooth thickness area of the radial gear teeth of the toothed section. The toothed section meshes with a gear device that can be driven upon rotation of a splined tilt rod. When rotation to the leftmost position or the rightmost position of the gear device is reached, the stop portion is too large to engage with and stopped by the gear device, preventing further movement of the gear device and the gear of the slat support. Gear skipping problem is reliably avoided. | 03-19-2009 |
20100263806 | Venetian blind system - A venetian blind system for blocking the sun through a window is provided. The venetian blind system comprises a plurality of blind slats. A tinting mechanism tints each of the blind slats. A turning mechanism turns the blind slats from a substantially open position to a substantially closed position. A moving mechanism moves the blind slats in a generally upward and downward direction wherein upon the blind slats being in a substantially closed position, any objects viewed through the window are clearly visible. | 10-21-2010 |
20110056631 | LOUVER BLIND HAVING MAGNETIC MOUNT - The invention relates to a louver blind having louvers ( | 03-10-2011 |
20120085503 | Window covering for an architectural opening - A window covering louvered blind system for horizontal and vertical orientations has a plurality of structurally sound and aesthetically appealing louvers within the body of the window-covering unit, creating the look of soft fabric roman shades. A primary main body or middle segment of the louver is substantially planar, radiused or curvilinear with at least one fin which may be tapered and that extends from the elongated edge of the main body at a continuous obtuse angle. In some versions two opposed fins extend integrally in the same downward direction from the elongated edges of the main body at an obtuse angle. The preferred embodiments have a matching head-rail and bottom rail designed to neatly nest the louvers above it. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical versions of fins are disclosed. The louvers hereof are shown being used in blinds and shutters. | 04-12-2012 |
20140096918 | System and method for preventing vertical blinds from tangling - A system and method for preventing vertical blinds from tangling is disclosed. The system and method comprise the location of apertures at the vertical centers of rotation of the vertical vanes used in the blinds. A long thin member, such as a flexible cord, a flexible ribbon, or a rigid rod, is then placed through the apertures in a horizontal orientation and fixed on both ends. This prevents the vanes from overlapping one another in a manner that would cause entanglement. | 04-10-2014 |
160174000 | Vertical type | 5 |
20110162808 | ORIENTABLE PANEL OF A ROOFING DEVICE - An adjustable flap, designed for the production of a covering device, includes a section ( | 07-07-2011 |
20130087294 | Window Blinds with Flippable Overlapping Slats - An energy-saving vertical or horizontal window blind offers two levels of light for any slat angle. Additionally, the blind cools the room when closed without creating glare when open. The blind slats rotate 360 degrees, and flip and rotate 180 degrees from any angle. The slats have two sides that are optically different. They are more reflective on one side, and less reflective on the other side. The 180 degree or 360 degree rotation takes place despite the blind slats overlapping each other. The overcoming of overlap is achieved by use of slats that are made of bendable and flexible material at the longitudinal edge, where they overlap. One side of the slats could have grooves running longitudinally along the axis of slats. These grooves can either have a reflective surface or be non-reflective. | 04-11-2013 |
20140360682 | SINGLE CORDLESS CONTROL FOR WINDOW COVERING - A single control input is realized with the use of a combination slat angle adjustment and window covering opening lift set structure which may be operated by a single wand. A three segment relative control logic is realized which includes movement within in the middle segment that controls the angle of the slats, and movement to and beyond the position where the slats are maximally angled in one direction results in at least one of opening (raising) or closing (lowering) of the slat set by “winding up” a lift cord set which may operate on the interior or exterior of the slat set. | 12-11-2014 |
20090071612 | Carrier assembly for vertical blind - A slat support for a vertical blind includes a gear on a top end thereof. The gear includes a toothed section and a stop section. The toothed section includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial gear teeth. A thickness area between upper and lower faces of the stop section is at least partially located within a tooth thickness area of the radial gear teeth of the toothed section. The toothed section meshes with a gear device that can be driven upon rotation of a splined tilt rod. When rotation to the leftmost position or the rightmost position of the gear device is reached, the stop portion is too large to engage with and stopped by the gear device, preventing further movement of the gear device and the gear of the slat support. Gear skipping problem is reliably avoided. | 03-19-2009 |
20100263806 | Venetian blind system - A venetian blind system for blocking the sun through a window is provided. The venetian blind system comprises a plurality of blind slats. A tinting mechanism tints each of the blind slats. A turning mechanism turns the blind slats from a substantially open position to a substantially closed position. A moving mechanism moves the blind slats in a generally upward and downward direction wherein upon the blind slats being in a substantially closed position, any objects viewed through the window are clearly visible. | 10-21-2010 |
20110056631 | LOUVER BLIND HAVING MAGNETIC MOUNT - The invention relates to a louver blind having louvers ( | 03-10-2011 |
20120085503 | Window covering for an architectural opening - A window covering louvered blind system for horizontal and vertical orientations has a plurality of structurally sound and aesthetically appealing louvers within the body of the window-covering unit, creating the look of soft fabric roman shades. A primary main body or middle segment of the louver is substantially planar, radiused or curvilinear with at least one fin which may be tapered and that extends from the elongated edge of the main body at a continuous obtuse angle. In some versions two opposed fins extend integrally in the same downward direction from the elongated edges of the main body at an obtuse angle. The preferred embodiments have a matching head-rail and bottom rail designed to neatly nest the louvers above it. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical versions of fins are disclosed. The louvers hereof are shown being used in blinds and shutters. | 04-12-2012 |
20140096918 | System and method for preventing vertical blinds from tangling - A system and method for preventing vertical blinds from tangling is disclosed. The system and method comprise the location of apertures at the vertical centers of rotation of the vertical vanes used in the blinds. A long thin member, such as a flexible cord, a flexible ribbon, or a rigid rod, is then placed through the apertures in a horizontal orientation and fixed on both ends. This prevents the vanes from overlapping one another in a manner that would cause entanglement. | 04-10-2014 |
160175000 | With latch or detent | 1 |
20110100565 | SELF-LOCKING COUPLING ELEMENT BETWEEN SHUTTER SLATS - The invention relates to a self-locking coupling element between shutter slats, which has been designed to lock the shutter and prevent same from being opened from the exterior. The ends of the coupling element can be inserted into the ends of the slats. The sides of the slats and of the coupling element can be positioned inside a side shutter guide, such that, when an attempt is made to lift the shutter, the upper and lower ends of the coupling element can rotate in relation to the ends of the slats and become locked in the guides, preventing the shutter from being lifted. The invention is characterized in that the coupling element includes a locking projection which becomes locked in the side guide when an attempt is made to lift the shutter, thereby preventing same. In addition, the invention also includes a coupling end that can be engaged in the adjacent slat. | 05-05-2011 |
1601761R0 | With angle adjusting means | 18 |
20090242144 | Window covering - A window covering having a head rail and a plurality of rows suspended from the head rail by a securement cord member and at least one opening cord member is provided. Each of the plurality of rows is collapsible and includes a pair of opposed longitudinal regions. The distance between the opposed longitudinal regions is varied by moving the securement cord member, the opening cord member, or both. The rows are also tilted into an open or closed position by moving the securement cord member, the opening cord member, or both. A bottom rail may also be provided and suspended from the head rail such that the plurality of rows are located between the head rail and the bottom rail. | 10-01-2009 |
20110067824 | LIGHT-CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A light-control assembly including a modular beam with a plurality of adjacent circular bores separated by web portions, at least two bearing members each having an annular ring dimensioned to fit within the bores with non-interfering flanges extending radially outwardly from the rings mounted in the bores, and a series of light-controlling members mounted in the bearing members. | 03-24-2011 |
20110094687 | SELECTIVE TILTING FOR BLINDS INCLUDING DRIVEN DRUMS - A tilter system for a window blind permits the slats of the blind to be tilted open or closed in a number of different configurations, including a double pitch configuration, depending on the routing of tilt cables or actuator cords. | 04-28-2011 |
20120227913 | POLYGONAL DRUM FOR CONTROLLING BLIND SLATS - A polygonal drum for controlling blind slats is pivotally connected with a control bar in a blind tilt mechanism for adjusting the angle of the blind slats or controlling opening/closing the blind slats. The polygonal drum includes an elongated equilateral polygonal drum body having multiple plane sidewalls with equal area. The plane sidewalls form the periphery of the elongated equilateral polygonal drum body for winding/unwinding a ladder string by equal length. Accordingly, the blind slats can be easily stably operated and adjusted without obstacle. The polygonal drum further includes multiple reinforcement ribs perpendicularly extending from inner faces of the plane sidewalls to integrally connect with a control bar passage. The reinforcement ribs serve to increase the strength of the polygonal drum so as to overcome the problem of deformation of the conventional control drum. | 09-13-2012 |
20140138036 | TENSIONED VENETIAN BLIND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a tensioned Venetian blind system comprising a head rail ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140174676 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING SLATS OF WINDOW BLIND - A device for adjusting a slat of a window blind including a housing, in which a plurality of frames, a rod, a plurality of transmission members, and a plurality of turning members are provided. The rod is meshed with a first rack of each transmission member, and the turning members are respectively meshed with a second rack of each transmission member. The first rack has a plurality of teeth in a line, and the first and the last teeth are shorter than the rest teeth. Furthermore, the first and the last teeth are designed for ratchet, so that the teeth of the rod will slide on and over the first or the last teeth when the user is overturning the rod to protect the teeth of the first rack of the transmission member. | 06-26-2014 |
20140238622 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TILTING A BLIND SLAT - Various systems and methods for tilting a horizontal blind slat. More particularly, the present invention relates to a window covering having a lower profile head rail than is traditionally used in the industry for use with Venetian-type horizontal blind slats. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238623 | SYSTEM FOR PIVOTING A BLIND SLAT - Systems and methods for pivoting a blind slat by manipulating one or more tilt cords of a set of blind slats to achieve superior blind closure. More particularly, the present invention relates to a window covering having a blind slat that is rotated clockwise or counter-clockwise by rotating a driving mechanism that is positioned in a horizontal orientation. The present invention further relates to a window covering system that achieves tilting of blind slats without requiring the traditional tilting components of standard Venetian-type blinds. | 08-28-2014 |
20140318720 | INTERIOR SHUTTER-BLIND FOR WINDOWS WITH STACKABLE LOUVERS - A shutter-blind system for windows is provided. The system includes a plurality of rotatable parallel louvers. Each louver is rotatable about an axis offset from its center of gravity. The system further includes a resisting member coupled to a louver located at a lower end of the plurality of louvers, the center of gravity of the louvers with the offset axis pulling against the resisting member to maintain tension in the collapsible linkages. All of the louvers of the plurality of louvers are rotated in a substantially matched rotation in response to rotation of the lower louver. All of the louvers are held in position in response to the force of gravity on the offset louvers acting against the resisting member. | 10-30-2014 |
20140360683 | SEALED SLATTED BLIND - A window covering comprises slats suspended from a tilt cord such that the tilt cord may rotate the slats between an open position and a closed position. An elastic seal is provided on the slats to contact adjacent slats when the slats are in the closed position. A mechanism such as a spring or a magnet applies a closing force to the slats in the closed position separate from the tilt cord where the closing force moves the slats toward one another. An elastic seal is provided on the slats to contact adjacent slats when the slats are in the closed position. | 12-11-2014 |
20150315842 | CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDING/UNFOLDING AND ADJUSTING AN INCLINATION ANGLE OF SLATS OF A UNIVERSAL VENETIAN BLIND - A control assembly includes a control box mounted to a rail on a top of a Venetian blind. A longitudinal shaft is mounted in a box body of the control box and is rotatable along a longitudinal axis. An actuation string is wound around a friction wheel on the longitudinal shaft and can be operated to adjust an inclination angle of slats of the Venetian blind. A transverse shaft is mounted in the box body and extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal shaft. A direction-changing gear unit is mounted between the longitudinal shaft and the transverse shaft. The transverse shaft includes two string winding grooves each having increasing depths from two sides thereof towards a center thereof. The box body includes a bottom having a central string hole between two side string holes. The central string hole is divided by a transverse support and a longitudinal support. | 11-05-2015 |
20160060954 | SHADE | 03-03-2016 |
20160069132 | VARIABLE CONFIGURATION BLINDS - A slatted horizontal blinds system has separate positional controls for distinct subsets of slats. Odd and even slats can be moved relative to each other both horizontally and vertically. With a scalloped upper and lower edge, overlapping slats can produce a variety of light allowing and esthetic modes. Some versions only support up and down movement and some slats are rectangular. This is caused by hiding and exposing of slat portions and voids between slats by the relative movement of odd and even slats. Slats may have translucent colored portions, apertures or printed designs. The absolute movement may only be of one subset of slats while other slats stay in position. In other cases all slats can move simultaneously in relation to each other. Mechanisms include screw drive with “lost motion” operation and movement latches. Also slidable carriages, end-cams, and linear motors can be used. In some cases the bottom rail has mechanisms as well as the head rail. | 03-10-2016 |
20160123075 | TILT MECHANISM FOR A WINDOW BLIND - A blind is arranged such that minimal force is required to rotate the tilt drum to tilt the slats from the fully open to the fully closed position and back, with each of the front and rear tilt cables sharing the load nearly equally throughout the entire path from the fully open to the fully closed position and back. | 05-05-2016 |
1601761P0 | Power operating means | 4 |
20100186907 | Device for driving and turning the slats of a Venetian blind - A device for driving and turning the slats of a Venetian blind, with a bearing housing, a winding spool for a carrier band, a turning mechanism for tilting the slats, an abutment flange for fixing the angular end position for the slats and an actuating element, which can be brought into operative connection to the turning mechanism by means of a lost motion mechanism, for arresting the slats in a working position during lowering of the Venetian blind, at least the winding spool, the turning mechanism, the abutment flange, the actuating element and the lost motion mechanism being arranged in a common bearing housing. | 07-29-2010 |
20130306254 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR WINDOW BLIND ASSEMBLY - A window blind assembly includes a window frame and multiple slats are pivotably connected between two sides of the window frame. A driving plate is connected to the window frame and the slats are pivotably connected to the driving plate. An adjustment device has a case and a power unit is located in the case. The power unit is connected to an arm which has an elongate slot. A driven member is connected to the driving plate and has a guide rod which is movably engaged with the elongate slot. A control unit and a rechargeable battery are located in the case and respectively connected with the power unit. A solar power generating unit is connected to the control unit and the rechargeable battery. The angles of the slats are adjusted by the adjustment device via the power unit. | 11-21-2013 |
20160010388 | ACTUATOR FOR DRIVING A BLIND WITH ADJUSTABLE SLATS AND BLIND COMPRISING SUCH AN ACTUATOR | 01-14-2016 |
20160201388 | DEVICE FOR TILTING SLATS OF WINDOW BLIND | 07-14-2016 |
160177000 | Units and subcombinations thereof | 1 |
20090065155 | LADDER DRUM FOR VENETIAN BLIND - A ladder drum is mounted in a head rail of a Venetian blind for securing a ladder cord thereto, and includes a drum body installed on a tilt bar of the blind. An upper portion of the drum body is formed into an open-topped recess, which has two sidewalls interconnected by an end wall. A holder set is provided in the recess, such that a clearance is existed between the holder set and each of the sidewalls and a limiting space between the holder set and the end wall for receiving a securing element therein. The securing element is a rectangular frame has a rear end turnably received in the limiting space and a front end releasably engaged with a front side of the holder set to thereby firmly press two free ends of the ladder cord in the drum body against the two sidewalls of the recess. | 03-12-2009 |