Patents Assigned to Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5103702
    Abstract: Venetian blind slats are stacked and clamped onto a support, and confined laterally, while leaving ends beyond the desired length to which they are to be cut, un-confined. Then in one stroke in a direction perpendicular to the support, the ends of the stack are sheared-off by a punching tool having a cutting edge which contacts longitudinal margins prior to the center of the slats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Yannazzone
  • Patent number: 4742860
    Abstract: A vertical blind head having two separate parts interconnected by a bracket or the like and having a split tilt rod whose parts are interconnected by a sleeve or pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: Victor Debs
  • Patent number: 4739816
    Abstract: A Venetian blind system for the interior of greenhouses having pitched overhead windows and arcuate windows merging into vertical side windows including a first Venetian blind having a head channel secured at the peak of the greenhouse and a bottom channel detachably secured at the lower end of the pitched windows, and slats supported by ladders suspended between the channels, the first blind being provided with springs within the bottom channel to provide tension on forward and rearward legs of the ladders to firmly retain the slats; and a second Venetian blind having a head channel secured to an upper portion of a window frame above the arcuate windows, the slats of the second blind being provided with notches at the ends thereof, and guide rails on each side of the window frame extending from the peak of the greenhouse to the bottom of the lowermost Venetian blind for supporting the slats of the first blind and the notched slats of the second blind. A horizontal sky light installation is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dodich, Geoffrey M. Garlow
  • Patent number: 4722383
    Abstract: A cord lock for locking a venetian blind in its raised position only. The lock has a housing with spaced side walls spanned by a smooth-surface pin, a knurled roller slidably received in slots in the side walls, a plastic lever below the pin and roller and having an extension below the blind head. The lift cords of the blind pass between the pin and roller. The extension is engaged by the top-most slat of the blind which lifts the lever and knurled roller thereby causing the lift cords to draw the knurled roller up the slot locking the lift cords between the roller and pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert C. Kross
  • Patent number: 4639987
    Abstract: This invention discloses a method and apparatus for making venetian blinds. The apparatus discloses the ability to make more than one blind at a time in order to increase the output of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1987
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: George Georgopoulos
  • Patent number: 4621673
    Abstract: A venetian blind having a clutch mechanism for controlling the tilt rod of the blind. The clutch mechanism is operated by a beaded cord. Lifting of the bottom rail and slats is accomplished by an extremely thin lift tape to be wound on a reel on the tilt rod. The top ends of the ladders of the blind are connected to a sled slidably mounted on the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1986
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventors: George Georgopoulos, Manuel Toledo, Jorge Teran
  • Patent number: 4607818
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting a U-shaped, flanged head rail of a venetian blind to a support, the bracket having a relatively flat top portion with a hole for a fastening screw and two side portions depending from the top portion with horizontal edges forming shelves for supporting the flanges of the head rail, and with diagonally opposite first vertical edges for guiding the flanges and with diagonally opposite second vertical edges spaced from the flanges sufficiently to permit the mounting bracket to be rotated when the head rail is to be removed from the bracket. The side portions are provided adjacent the second edges with upwardly, outwardly inclined edges permitting one of the flanges to ride up on the inclined edge and onto the support shelves while the other flange is already suspended from the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1986
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: George Georgopoulos
  • Patent number: 4601319
    Abstract: Tensioned brackets secure the head or bottom rail of a venetian blind to the side frame of a van window. Sealing means are mounted on the bracket to prevent gaps between the rails and the side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1986
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: George Georgopoulos
  • Patent number: 4487243
    Abstract: A venetian blind with a very low head channel and narrow slats, having a lift cord lock, a tilter, and cradles, all of which can simply be snapped in place in the head channel. The cord lock has an integral, one-piece sheet metal housing. The tilter has a plastic housing open at the top through which the gear and worm shaft can be introduced before being closed with a cover. The blind has drums forming plastic sleeves split to fit over the tilt rod and with slits for receiving barbed end portions of ladders for suspending the slats. The lower ends of the ladders and of the lift cord are fastened to the bottom rail of the blind by button-like plastic caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1984
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: Victor Debs
  • Patent number: 4476909
    Abstract: A cord lock for a venetian blind lift cord; having a housing with two side walls in spaced, substantially parallel relationship to each other, each side wall being provided with an oblong window with the windows in alignment with each other. A cam extends in the housing through the windows and is slidably and non-removably received in the windows. Each side wall also is provided with an elongated slot extending essentially vertically and at an angle with respect to the window, the slots being in alignment with each other. A cord glide body is non-rotatably but slidably received in the slots. The cord lock enables a lift cord passed in the housing over the cord glide body and between the cord glide body and the cam to be releasably locked therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Anderle, Victor Debs
  • Patent number: 4463536
    Abstract: A decorative ceiling or wall covering system having carriers to be affixed to the ceiling or wall, and panels extending essentially transversely to the carriers. Tabs are integrally provided on each carrier for connecting the panels thereto, and are respectively located at opposite longitudinal marginal portions of the carrier at predetermined substantially equal distances and shaped to hold the panels in place on the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Anderle, James Dodich
  • Patent number: 4449344
    Abstract: A ceiling panel having an elongated bottom face and an opening with opposite parallel edges, two moldings respectively having first portions engaging the edges and second portions spaced outwardly away from the portions and above the opening, and a lens placed on the moldings between the second portions, the lens being held in place by downwardly bent areas of the second portions while the moldings are held in place at the edges by the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: James Dodich
  • Patent number: 4386644
    Abstract: A vertical blind having a blind head with a tilt rod, a cap mounted to one end of the head and including a bushing, a sleeve connected to the tilt rod and rotatably supported in the bushing, and a worm gear located within the cap and connected to the sleeve, and a worm on a shaft accessible from outside the cap and operatively connected to the worm gear for rotating the same by means of a wand. Alternatively, a sprocket wheel is located within the cap and connected to the sleeve, and a bead chain accessible from the outside passes over the sprocket wheel for rotating the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: Victor Debs
  • Patent number: 4377232
    Abstract: A packet holding two stacks of actual pieces of painted Venetian blind slats mounted on posts to permit display of an assortment of slats arranged in color sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1983
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold Reiss
  • Patent number: 4363082
    Abstract: A lighting fixture combined with a suspended ceiling in which ceiling panels are supported from channels and one or more fluorescent tubes are provided in a box or boxes supported by the channels and a lens or lenses are, arranged below the box and of the same shape as the ceiling panels so as to blend in with adjacent ceiling panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: George R. Roland
  • Patent number: 4361996
    Abstract: A renovation profile, for covering an exposed T-bar of a suspended ceiling. The profile has a substantially U-shaped cross-section, can be placed around the head of the T-bar, and has sets of spaced tabs for supporting ceiling panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert L. Smith
  • Patent number: D275337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1984
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: Jasmina Forcan
  • Patent number: D275817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Keyser
  • Patent number: D276113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1984
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Anderle, Victor Debs, Manuel Toledo
  • Patent number: D276966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1985
    Assignee: Levolor Lorentzen, Inc.
    Inventors: George Georgopoulos, Victor Debs, Joseph A. Anderle