Vertical Type Patents (Class 160/176.1V)
  • Patent number: 8479799
    Abstract: The invention relates to a louver blind having louvers (1) that can be pivoted about a vertical axis, displaceably held at both ends thereof by louver holders (2) extending beyond the louver width between an upper and a lower guide track (3). The louver holders (2) are hereby connected to each other by carriages (4) displaceable in the guide tracks (3) and aligned in parallel to each other, and can be pivoted by synchronously driven drive device disposed in the carriages (4). In order to make the installation of the louver blind—or optionally the removal thereof—easier, according to the invention, decoupleable permanent magnets (16, 18) are provided for connecting between the louver mounts (2) and the carriages (4). Said arrangement has the further advantage that the connections can automatically release when critical tension or rotational forces are exceeded, so that damage can be prevented in the connecting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Trietex Antriebstechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Walter Hügin
  • Patent number: 7997323
    Abstract: A quick connection device for removably connecting a headrail and a covering portion of a window covering assembly is disclosed. The quick connection device may include a male portion connected to the headrail and a female portion connected to the covering portion. Preferably, operation of the quick connection device by a user should allow of for the easy removal of the covering portion from the headrail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Springs Window Fashions LLC
    Inventor: Michael Cech
  • Patent number: 7556081
    Abstract: A quick connection device for removably connecting a headrail and a covering portion of a window covering assembly is disclosed. The quick connection device may include a male portion connected to the headrail and a female portion connected to the covering portion. Preferably, operation of the quick connection device by a user should allow of for the easy removal of the covering portion from the headrail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Springs Window Fashions LLC
    Inventor: Michael Cech
  • Patent number: 6401791
    Abstract: A vertical blind track is inverted U-shaped with a slot defined in the lower portion and includes two end pieces respectively received in opposite ends of the track. Each of the end pieces includes a through hole defined parallel to the track and aligning with each other. A shaft is received in the track and has two opposite ends respectively received in a corresponding end piece. The shaft penetrates multiple clamp devices to clamp the vertical slats. The end piece is made of foam plastic and fully fills the interior space of the track when received in the track to prevent the track from deforming when it is being sawed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Inventor: Ming Nien