Patents Assigned to Design 2000 Limited
  • Patent number: 4869309
    Abstract: In venetian blinds, a combination of a louver clip and a louver sleeve for supporting a louver. The louver sleeve has a cylindrical opening with an obstrusion on the lower part of its periphery having a cross-section in the form of a segment. The louver clip comprises a shank and a stem on top of the shank. The stem is adapted to be introduced in the sleeve. The stem has a longitudinal axial flat adapted to match the flat side of the obstrusion. The stem is provided with an aperture in its upper portion extending through the axial flat. An anchor tab extends from the top of the stem and projects downwardly in the aperture and angularly so as to project outside the contour of the stem. When the stem is introduced in the sleeve, the tab catches the top surface of the obstrusion, which acts as a support for the stem. The advantage of this combination resides in the fact that if the shank breaks away from the stem, another clip is used to push the broken stem out of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Design 2000 Limited
    Inventor: J. Richard Evans