Patents by Inventor Franz Kraler

Franz Kraler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8613304
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Franz Kraler
    Inventors: Franz Kraler, Eugen Karg
  • Publication number: 20100186907
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Franz KRALER, Eugen Karg
  • Publication number: 20100186906
    Abstract: A device for driving and turning the slats of a Venetian blind, with a bearing housing which is embodied for rotatably receiving a drivable drive shaft penetrating the bearing housing, a winding spool for a carrier band, a turning mechanism for tilting the slats and an abutment flange for fixing angular end positions for the slats, the turning mechanism for moving the slats between defined angular end positions and also for arresting the slats in an angular intermediate position comprising at least one turning element and an abutment element which can be brought releasably into engagement with the turning element by means of an actuating mechanism, the drive and turning device for arresting the slats being arranged and embodied in an angular intermediate position during raising of the Venetian blind, the actuating mechanism acting on the abutment element being embodied so as to run freely in a direction of rotation of the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Franz Kraler, Eugen Karg
  • Patent number: 5655587
    Abstract: A roller blind system with a roller blind draw-up or mounting assembly supported by lateral carrier members. Lateral guide rails for guiding the roller blind shuttering are connected to the lateral carrier members by separate connecting elements. The separate connecting elements facilitate selection or adjustment of the respective lateral positions of the guide rails and carrier members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Inventor: Franz Kraler
  • Patent number: 5613539
    Abstract: Roll-down shutter with a rotating, self-locking winding shaft with coilable shutter armor made of linked interconnected shutter elements, whereby the top-most shutter element is attached to the winding shaft. In order to make an unauthorized separation of the shutters from the winding shaft practically impossible, the top-most shutter element is bound closed-shape with the winding shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Inventor: Franz Kraler
  • Patent number: 5609196
    Abstract: A roller blind system with two lateral guide members for a draw-up mechanism or a mounting or the like of a roller blind, wherein the carrier members can each be connected to the respective lateral guide rails for the roller blind shuttering and are designed for carrying the draw-up mechanism or the mounting or the like. The roller blind system includes for each carrier member at least one cover means which can be fixed at the end on the outside to the respective carrier member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Inventor: Franz Kraler
  • Patent number: 5443107
    Abstract: Roll-down shutter with a rotating, self-locking winding shaft with coilable shutter armor made of linked interconnected shutter elements, whereby the top-most shutter element is attached to the winding shaft. In order to make an unauthorized separation of the shutters from the winding shaft practically impossible, the top-most shutter element is bound closed-shape with the winding shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Inventor: Franz Kraler