Sectional Venetian blinds
AssigneeOhline Corporation
InventorWilliam H. Conn
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Abstract
A sectioned Venetian blind slat and mechanism for joining the sections thereof to permit a broken slat to be replaced without the necessity of taking the entire blind to a repair shop. Fabrication of slats through the use of the joint mechanisms of the invention results in simplification of manufacturing techniques and the realization of economies through being able to use shorter pieces of wood such as were formerly treated as scrap in the manufacture of full length slats. Contrasting shades of wood sections may be employed to develop a contrasting pattern in a blind.
Claims15
A Venetian blind having a plurality of slats supported in spaced relationship by a support structure which includes at least a pair of lift strings threaded through the slats in positions on opposite sides of the center plane of the blind, at least one of the slats being constructed in sections situated on opposite sides of a lift string, the sectioned slat having a joint encircling the lift string, said joint comprising adjacent end portions of said slat sections shaped for joining together in abutting relationship and concealed joining means encased within said end portions, said joining means comprising a plurality of pins mounted to extend from at least one abutting end portion for insertion into the other abutting end portion so as to be totally concealed within the sectioned slat joint.
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