Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds
The Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds allows for independent operation of an upper portion of said blinds and a lower portion of same. This invention pertains to venetian and mini blinds as are used to provide shade and cover for windows and openings to allow light and access in buildings. Traditional blinds allow for filtering and blocking of light in said openings. This, however, leaves a lot to be desired in terms of allowing a portion of the blinds to be selectively operated and another portion of said blinds to be independently operated.
Inventor directly claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) and 37 CFR 1.78 of a prior provisional application No. 63/002,587, confirmation code 8693 on this invention filed on Mar. 31, 2020 and titled Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds and Custom Fitting Stringed Instrument Pick.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThis invention pertains to venetian and mini blinds as are used to provide shade and cover for windows and openings to allow light and access in buildings. Traditional blinds allow for filtering and blocking of light in said openings.
This, however, leaves a lot to be desired in terms of allowing a portion of the blinds to be selectively operated and another portion of said blinds to be independently operated.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds allows for independent operation of an upper portion of said blinds and a lower portion of same in a unique and useful manner.
For a better understanding of the present invention reference should be made to the DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION below in addition to the drawings contained in the following figures:
The present invention works by using left, right and potentially center Added Rope Ladders to lift and lower every other slat from a group of slats so that same can be held close against the slat directly above it. Then, when the traditional mechanism used to rotate all slats (generally a rod that can be rotated along its longitudinal axis) is twisted, the slats that are held in place to the slats above them rotate also and allow light to enter the top portion of the blind system only. This provides extra light without compromising privacy.
Another embodiment of the present invention provides a Slat Clip as shown in
Another embodiment of the present invention provides for two pairs of magnets as shown in
Another embodiment of the present invention uses a light gauge chain as shown in
With this embodiment, a user need only twist the existing twist rod or pull the existing pull cord in one direction for all slats to be in the closed position. A user can also twist the existing twist rod or pull the existing pull cord in the opposite direction for all slats to be in the closed position except for the ones attached to the outer length 214 of the slat raise cord 203. Rotating towards the middle from either direction leaves all slats open and pulling all slats upwards towards the ceiling is not interfered with.
Referring now to
The procedure described above allows an unmodified set of venetian blinds to be easily retrofitted, without the use of tools or the need to remove the existing blinds and allow for the incorporation of the present invention. The resulting invention features can be seen in use in
Another embodiment of the present invention is shown generally in
While the principal features of the present invention are described herein, it is understood that variations of the invention can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.
Claims
1. A Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds wherein at least two adjacent slats are physically connected in such a way that the upper face of the lower slat rests and is held against the lower face of the upper slat, said slats then constrained to move as a single slat for at least part of the rotational travel through a first fully closed position to a fully open position to a second fully closed position.
2. A Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds as recited in claim 1 wherein said means to raise and lower said slats is via an Added Rope Ladder that is shorter than the Traditional Rope Ladder and functions in the same way as said Traditional Ladder except that is operates on only a subset of every other slat in said blind system.
3. A Partial Opening Venetian Blind System as recited in claim 1 wherein said subset of the total number of blinds is opened and closed by a drawstring mechanism that lifts and lowers a subset of slats in said Blinds System.
4. A Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds as recited in claim 1 wherein said subset of the total number of blinds is opened and closed by using Slat Clips to connect an immediately below blind slat to the blind segment immediately above it.
5. A Partial Opening Venetian Blind System as recited in claim 1 wherein said subset of the total number of blinds is opened and closed by twist rod or pull cord mechanism that lifts, and lowers said subset of blinds.
6. A Partial Opening Venetian Blind System as recited in claim 1 wherein said subset of the total number of blinds is opened and closed by a lever, button or switch mechanism that lifts and lowers said subset of blinds.
7. A Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds as recited in claim 1 wherein said subset of the total number of blinds is opened and closed by using Magnets to connect an immediately below blind slat to the blind segment immediately above it.
8. A Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds as recited in claim 1 wherein said subset of the total number of blinds is opened and closed by using any means to physically connect an immediately below blind slat to the blind segment immediately above it and rope ladders or other means to selectively raise and lower a subset of all blind slats by connecting them to the topmost connected blind slat in said subset of blind slats.
9. A Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds as recited in claim 1 wherein means to selectively raise and lower a subset of slats is controlled via a cradle and drum arrangement as described in the specification.
10. A Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds as recited in claim 1 wherein means to selectively raise and lower a subset of slats is controlled via a slat pole and slat rest arrangement as described in the specification.
11. A Privacy Adapter For Venetian Blinds as recited in claim 1 wherein means to selectively raise and lower a subset of slats is controlled via a slat rest arrangement as described in the specification.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 18, 2021
Publication Date: Sep 14, 2023
Inventor: Daniel O'Sullivan (Sugar Land, TX)
Application Number: 17/178,750