Illuminated window blind assembly
OwnerBrad Froeseinventor
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Abstract
An illuminated blind assembly having either horizontally oriented slats or vertically oriented slats. The slats have structure that allows them to be illuminated. The slats can be A.C. or D.C. powered. The window blind assembly may have a housing containing rechargeable batteries. These batteries can be charged by photovoltaic solar cells that are positioned on the top surfaces of the slats. The window blind assembly can have a tilt/raise/lower pulley system structure and electrical servos in a housing extending across the top of the window blind assembly. An infrared remote sensor can be located in the front of the housing for controlling the electric servos and the switch for lighting up the slats.
Claims23
An illuminated window blind assembly comprising:
- a plurality of elongated slats each having a left end and a right end:
- said slats having a top surface and a bottom surface:
- said elongate slats being vertically spaced from each other a predetermined height;
- means for spacing said elongated slats a predetermined vertical height from each other and for supporting said elongated slats to form an assembled window blind:
- a plurality of elongated bundles of light transmitting fibers each having a left end and a right end;
- at least one of said elongated bundles of light transmitting fibers being attached to at least most of said elongated slats;
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- light means for directing light longitudinally through at least most of said elongated bundles of light transmitting fibers.
An illuminated window blind assembly comprising:
- a plurality of elongated slats each having a left end and a right end:
- said slats having a top surface and a bottom surface:
- said elongated slats being vertically spaced from each other a predetermined height;
- means for spacing said elongated slats a predetermined vertical height from each other and for supporting said elongated slats to form an assembled window blind:
- a tilt/raise/lower pulley system structure for tilting said slats, for raising said slats and for lowering said slats;
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- light producing means on said bottom surface of said slats for illuminating the interior of a room.
An illuminated window blind assembly comprising:
- a plurality of vertically oriented elongated slats each having a top end and a bottom end;
- said slats having a front surface and a rear surface;
- said elongate slats being laterally spaced from each other a predetermined distance;
- means for supporting said elongated slats a predetermined lateral distance from each other to form an assembled window blind;
- means for opening and closing said slats;
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- light producing means on said rear surface of said slats for illuminating the interior of a room.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.