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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096340 | Child safety blind A child safety blind having a head rail, a bottom rail, at least one ladder tape, a plurality of slats, a tilt wand and a pair of registry clips. At least one ladder tape extends horizontally between the head rail and the bottom rail, and the ladder tape comprising ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8006735 | Lift cord anchor for coverings for architectural openings An anchor for securing the lower end of lift cords to the bottom rail of a vertically retractable covering for architectural openings includes features enabling the anchor to be wedged into a blind hole formed in the top surface of the bottom rail. The anchor can be... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7950437 | Window covering A window covering is disclosed that includes a first rail, window covering material adjacent the first rail, at least one lift cord extending through the window covering material to the headrail, a plurality of pulleys positioned adjacent the first rail, at least on... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7832453 | Adjusting structure of a curtain for adjusting the angle of curtain blade An adjustable structure of a curtain for adjusting the angle of curtain blades includes a winding tube disposed in an upper rail. A pulling string is wound around the winding tube for controlling the rise and fall of the curtain and then passes through the curtain b... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7779886 | Dual function mechanism for a Venetian blind A Venetian blind and a control mechanism therefore, comprising a plurality of slats suspended from a headrail by lift cords, the control mechanism comprising a hollow rod articulated to the headrail and accommodating the lift cords extending to a elevation assembly ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7591298 | On-failure blind stopper system To provide an on-failure blind stopper system that allows reduction of depth of a head box and can be surely activated. A slider capable of moving vertically is disposed in a head box. The slider is pressed by a lifting/lowering cord and prevented from moving upward... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591297 | Window blinds with alternate lift mechanism In a first embodiment, a selective adjustment cord is provided as a very thin cord is extended through a series of thin engagement apertures which lie adjacent the main lift cord openings in a horizontal blind set. A series of engagement structures themselves cannot... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7556080 | Blind and its assembling method A blind includes a headrail, a bottomrail, a plurality of slats positioned between the headrail and the bottomrail, a plurality of ladders, a plurality of lift cords and a plurality of connectors. Each ladder is composed of two vertical portions and a plurality of r... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7520310 | Apparatus for adjusting the position of the slats of venetian blinds and venetian blind An apparatus for adjusting the position of the slats of Venetian blinds comprises means for packing and extending the slats, means for adjusting the angular position of the slats and lost-motion means interposed functionally between the said packing and extending me... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7424905 | Window blind A supplement blind enhancement for a window blind includes a plurality of enhancing blades positioned between every two adjacent slats of the window blind, a control system having a control slider, a blade controller extended from the control slider to slidably shif... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7343957 | Guide roller seat for cord of window covering A guide roller seat for a window covering includes a seat body, and a plurality of guide rollers rotatably mounted in the seat body to guide movement of a cord which is extended between an automatic winding mechanism and a covering body of the window covering. Thus,... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7311132 | Self-equalizing corded window covering and breakaway coupling member for same A cord-operated window covering is provided with means for equalizing the individual lift cord lengths to maintain a horizontal and level bottom rail, while avoiding the choking danger to small children presented by exposed cord loops that can become entangled with ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7264034 | Motorized blind A motorized blind includes a headrail, a bottom rail, a drive shaft, an actuating device, and a power supply device. Thus, the battery of the power supply device is mounted in the bottom rail, so that the battery can be removed from the bottom rail easily and conven... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255150 | Venetian blind with a storage rail A venetian blind includes a headrail, a storage rail, a covering unit and a retainer. The storage rail has front and rear sidewalls, each of which is formed with a horizontal rib. The storage rail further has two ends and an upper end opening disposed between the tw... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7225850 | Child safety blind A child safety blind having a head rail, a bottom rail, at least one ladder tape, a plurality of slats, a tilt wand and a pair of registry clips. At least one ladder tape extends horizontally between the head rail and the bottom rail, and the ladder tape comprising ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204292 | Window blind having multiple driving modes A window blind is constructed to include a headrail, a blind body suspended below the headrail, a linking mechanism mounted inside the headrail and having a power input device fastened pivotally with the headrail and an actuator rotatable with the power input device... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195050 | Combination window covering A combination window covering is constructed to include a headrail, a bottom rail, front and rear ladder tapes respectively vertically connected between the headrail and the bottom rail at front and rear sides, fabric slats arranged in parallel between the headrail ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178576 | Cord member control device for venetian blind A cord member control device is mounted in a bottom rail of a Venetian blind to support a lift cord and a ladder tape of the Venetian blind. The cord member control device includes a pulley assembly holding a pair of wheels over which the lift cord passes, and a loc... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168475 | Shutter-type covering for architectural openings A Venetian-style window blind (10) that resembles plantation style shutters is described. In a preferred embodiment, the headrail is shaped like the plurality of slats depending from it, is pivotally connected to the sides of a window frame by mounting bracke... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134470 | Window covering support device and method of use thereof A window cover support device and method of use thereon, wherein the device is non-rotating and comprises a bracket having support members in the form of pairs of upward-facing hooks over which a valance rod or curtain rod may be placed, a box structure for confinem... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7089988 | Window blinds opening and closing device An apparatus for opening and closing window blinds converts rotary motion about a vertical axis of a vertical rod into rotary motion about a horizontal axis of a horizontal member. A lever is attached to one end of the horizontal member. A drive gear is attached to ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6994143 | Child safety blind A child safety blind having a head rail, a bottom rail, at least one ladder tape, a plurality of slats, a tilt wand and a pair of registry clips. At least one ladder tape extends horizontally between the head rail and the bottom rail, and the ladder tape comprising ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991020 | Pull down, push up, shade assembly A pleated shade assembly capable of height adjustment without use of pull cords, comprising an upper elongated support; a lower elongated member that is manually adjustable up and down; primary lines extending through shade pleats to suspend the bottom elongated mem... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6953075 | Venetian blind having lift cord stopper A Venetian blind is constructed to include a headrail, a bottom rail, a plurality of slats, a blind supporting system suspendedly and spacedly supporting the slats horizontally between the headrail and the bottom rail, two lift cords each having a first end fastened... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953074 | Antibandit shutter An antibandit shutter includes a closed frame made up of a lower housing, an upper head and two side mullions defining a space which can be opened or closed. The opening or closing is effected by a plurality of elongate slats adapted to move from a retracted positio... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6941998 | Venetian blind structure A Venetian blind structure includes an upper and lower beams made up of telescopically adjustable upper and lower inner/outer brackets respectively wherein a plurality of pull cord and retaining cord mounts are equidistantly adapted at the upper inner/outer brackets... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935399 | Cord stopper for window blind assembly A cord stopper for use in slidably and detachably connecting a lift cord of a window blind assembly includes a first cover shell having an insertion hole for insertion of the lift cord, a second cover shell openably closed to the first cover shell to form a receivin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6901988 | Shutter-like covering and hardware for architectural opening A modular shutter blind system for a window blind application. A window blind is made to look like a window shutter by having airfoil shaped slats which traverse in toward the window when the blind is tilted closed and traverse away from the window and toward the ro... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6877547 | High privacy horizontal window blind having slats with no cord holes and a special clip FIG. 4 is an overall view of the representation of the peeping tom (916) problem and its deterrence showing the peeping tom, factory made deterrent design for horizontal window blinds of the present invention (100) installed, and when the contro... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6854503 | Semi-cordless unbalanced spring driven blind system and methods for adjusting and making same The invention includes an unbalanced horizontal blind with a spring means to provide a lifting or retraction force for the slats of the blinds. A brake means prevents undesired movement of the slats that would otherwise result from the continuous retraction force of... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6802356 | Window blind having a restrainable bottom rail A window blind includes a hollow horizontal headrail, a slat unit, a hollow bottom rail, and a pair of pull ropes. The slat unit includes parallel slats disposed under and parallel to the headrail. Each slat has two spaced apart holes. The bottom rail is disposed un... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6752194 | Window blind having an operating device for concealed pull ropes thereof A window blind includes a housing, slats, and a bottom rail. A shaft is journalled in the housing. A pair of pull ropes extends through the housing and the slats, and connects the shaft to the bottom rail. A drive cord is coupled to the shaft. An operating device in... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6725897 | Variable friction device for a cordless blind A window covering including a head rail, a bottom rail, and a window covering material located between the head rail and the bottom rail. The bottom rail being connected to the head rail by two lift cords and configured to move in a first direction and a second dire... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6691760 | Lift cord tensioning device A lift cord tensioning device is provided for use with a window covering having at least one lift cord that extends downward though a shade portion from a head rail to a bottom rail. In one embodiment of the present invention, the tensioning device includ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6648049 | Cord lock and method for adjusting the length of a window blind assembly A cord lock desirably for a window blind assembly adapted to be releasably locked to a cord, such as a vertical cord of the window blind assembly, at alternate locations along the length of the cord. The cord lock desirably includes a first member and a s... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648048 | Window blinding system with multiple shading effects A window blinding system includes a top traverse supporter adapted for affixing to a top beam of a ceiling, a first shading arrangement, and a second shading arrangement. The first shading arrangement includes a first base member, a plurality of first sla... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644374 | Venetian blind that keeps lift cords concealed A Venetian blind is constructed to include a headrail, a bottom rail, a set of slats, at least one lift cord, each lift cord having a first end fixedly fastened to the bottom rail and a second end upwardly inserted through the slats into the inside of the... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6644373 | Cordless blind A window covering system comprises a plurality of slats located between a head rail and a bottom rail. The bottom rail is connected to the head rail by a pair of lifting cords extending through the slats. A first spring motor and storage device is located... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6637493 | Device and method for holding window covering pull cords A holder device and method for stowing window covering pull cords to be out of reach of a small child involving the use of a first piece of hook and loop material secured at the end of the pull cords and a second matable piece of hook and loop material at... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6601633 | Insulated glass blind assembly An insulated glass window with an integral blind assembly. At least one of the glass spacer corner keys includes an integral pulley for cords associated with the blind. An operator on an exterior surface of the glass includes a leg slidably retained betwe... | 08/05/2003 |
