Vane holding assembly
AssigneeJoanna Western Mills Company
InventorJoseph C. Holzer
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Abstract
A vane holding assembly for suspending a vertical vane formed of a pliable material from a hook of a venetian blind mechanism includes an elongated housing defining a downwardly opening cavity bounded in part by opposite side walls formed with a plurality of ribs projecting inwardly of the cavity, and an elongated vane holding bar for insertion into the cavity between the ribs; the holding bar having an elongated mounting slot for receiving an upper end of a vane in folded relation, whereby as the holding bar is inserted into the housing the opposed ribs engage and frictionally secure the folded vane relative to the holding bar. The housing is additionally provided with an upper opening permitting insertion of the hook within the cavity for connection to the holding bar.
Claims6
A vane holding assembly for suspending a vertical vane formed of a pliable material from a hook of a venetian blind mechanism, said assembly comprising:
- an elongated housing defining a downwardly opening cavity and an upper opening providing for insertion of said hook into said cavity;
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- an elongated vane holding bar for insertion into said cavity for connection with said hook adjacent said upper opening, said holding bar having a lengthwise extending mounting slot for receiving an upper end of said vane in folded relation through said mounting slot, said housing having means for frictionally securing said folded vane to said holding bar incident to insertion thereof within said cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.