Venetian-or pleated blinds, particularly for multiple pane insulating glass window

A blind adapted for installation between the glass panes in an insulating glass window, the glass panes spaced apart with spacer elements positioned around the circumference of the window and including an upper transversely extending spacer element and space-apart side spacer elements, the blind comprising at least one winding shaft including, as a unit, supporting and drive means therefor;

• at least two sets of blind supporting and winding cords connected in laterally spaced relationship to the shaft;
• and a housing in which the winding shaft is mounted and confined, said housing comprising the upper transversely extending spacer element, said housing specifically including a two-part assembly of, firstly, a lower, substantially plate-shaped member cooperating to support the winding shaft unit and, secondly, a substantially U-shaped upper cover member sealingly connected to said first member and sealingly confining the winding shaft unit between the said two members, said housing also including two corner spacer elements attached to opposite ends of said first and second members, each of which corner spacer elements being attached to the respective adjacent side spacer element on each side of the window, wherein each of said corner spacer elements is a right angled, profiled element having two arms, one of which is sealingly connected to the end of the two-part spacer element, the other end of said corner piece being attached to the top of the respective side spacer element, and wherein at least one of said corner spacer elements is provided with a supporting bearing for rotatably receiving one outer end of the winding shaft.