Enclosed blind control
OwnerNorbert Maroccoinventor
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Abstract
A blind having a blind operating mechanism and a blind control element and having an enclosure for the blind control element, with the element completely enclosed, a connector supporting the enclosure on the blind, and depending downwardly, and a drive device at the lower end of the enclosure for operating the element.
Claims23
A blind having a blind operating mechanism and an endless loop blind control element for operating the blind mechanism and comprising;
- a) an enclosure extending from an upper end to a lower end, with the endless loop blind control element enclosed within the enclosure between the upper end to the lower end of said enclosure;
- b) a connector supporting the upper end of the enclosure adjacent to the blind operating mechanism and depending downwardly from it;
- and,
- c) a rotatable drive device on the lower end of the enclosure connecting with the element and operating the element within the enclosure upon rotation of the drive device.
A blind having a blind operating mechanism and an endless loop blind control element for operating the blind mechanism and comprising;
- a) an enclosure for the blind control element, with the element enclosed within it, the enclosure defining an upper end and a lower end;
- b) a connector supporting the upper end of the enclosure adjacent to the blind operating mechanism and depending downwardly from it;
- c) a rotatable drive device on the lower end of the enclosure connecting with the element and operating the element within the enclosure upon rotation of the drive device;
- d) wherein the endless loop blind control element defines two loop portions and wherein the enclosure is in the form of an elongated flattened wand defining two edges and including a first channel for the one loop portion of the element formed along one edge of the wand and a second channel for the other loop portion of the element formed along the other edge of the wand;
- e) wherein the wand is in two sections and including a connector body between the two sections;
- f) wherein the connector body defines grooves on opposite sides of said connector body, aligned with respective channels in said wand, for receiving said element therein;
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- g) including a cam rotatably mounted inside said connector body, and a lever connected to said cam on the exterior of said connector body operable to move one said loop portion out of its respective channel.
A blind having a blind operating mechanism and an endless loop blind control element for operating the blind mechanism and comprising;
- a) an enclosure for the blind control element, with the element enclosed within it, the enclosure defining an upper end and a lower end;
- b) a connector supporting the upper end of the enclosure adjacent to the blind operating mechanism and depending downwardly from it;
- c) a rotatable drive device on the lower end of the enclosure connecting with the element and operating the element within the enclosure upon rotation of the drive device, and
- d) including a first element short loop surrounding said blind mechanism, a gear housing, a first gear in said gear housing, said short loop extending around said first gear, a second gear in said gear housing, meshing with said first gear, and a long element loop extending around said drive device, and extending into said gear housing and passing around said second gear.
A blind having a blind operating mechanism and an endless loop blind control element for operating the blind mechanism and comprising;
- a) an enclosure for the blind control element, the enclosure defining an upper end and a lower end with the element concealed within the enclosure from the upper end to the lower end;
- b) a connector supporting the upper end of the enclosure adjacent to the blind operating mechanism and depending downwardly from it;
- and,
- c) a rotatable drive device on the lower end of the enclosure concealing the lower end and connecting with the element and operating the element within the enclosure upon rotation of the drive device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.