US 2011/0214821 A1 · VERTICAL CELLULAR BLIND

Abstract

A vertical cellular blind includes a headrail having first and second tracks; a cellular fabric panel suspended from the headrail; a vertical rail attached to the panel and suspended from the headrail; a first cord having ends secured in the headrail and extending through the panel and the vertical rail; a locking handle in the vertical rail having the first cord extended therethrough and including a releasable pinching means in the handle for engaging the cord; and at least one other cord having ends secured in the headrail and extending through the panel and the vertical rail.

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Dependent claims

A vertical cellular blind for an architectural opening, comprising:

a headrail;
a panel of cellular material suspended from carriages moveable in said headrail;
a vertical rail at an end of said panel, said vertical rail being connected to said panel and being movable along said headrail;
a first cord extending through said fabric panel at a first distance from said headrail, said first cord extending from said panel into said vertical rail and having a segment extending out of said vertical rail and secured in said headrail;
and
a second cord extending through said fabric panel at a second distance from said headrail different from said first distance, said second cord extending from said panel into said vertical rail and having a segment extending out of said vertical rail and secured in said headrail.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Vertical cellular blind

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Vertical cellular blind

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Abstract

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