Mini blind head rail

A mini blind system, comprising:

• a head rail including a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, wherein this bottom wall includes a recessed channel extending along its length, the bottom wall further including at least two ladder apertures extending therethrough;
• a basket assembly mounted in each ladder aperture and including a flexible ladder and a rotator element;
• a plurality of slats supported by the respective ladders whereby the slats may be pivoted between a substantially open position and a substantially closed position in response to rotation of the rotator element;
• and
• means for selectively rotating the rotator element, wherein each ladder aperture is cross-shaped and includes a longitudinal cut-out intersected by a transverse cut-out.

A mini blind system, comprising:

• a head rail;
• a plurality of pivotable slats;
• means for suspending the slats from the head rail;
• means for pivoting the pivotable slats between a substantially open and a substantially closed position, the pivoting means including a plurality of support strings connected to the pivotable slats;
• means for raising and lowering the slats;
• and
• wherein the head rail includes side walls and a bottom wall defining an elongate cavity and wherein the bottom wall further includes at least one elongate channel extending into the cavity and at least two apertures through which the plurality of support strings extend, each aperture comprising an opening extending sufficiently inward along the bottom wall to prevent contact of the bottom wall with any of the support strings when the plurality of slats is pivoted to the substantially closed position.

A mini blind system, comprising:

• a head rail;
• a plurality of pivotable slats;
• means for suspending the slats from the head rail:
• means for pivoting the pivotable slats between a substantially open and a substantially closed position;
• means for raising and lowering the slats;
• and
• wherein the head rail includes side walls and a bottom wall defining an elongate cavity and wherein the bottom wall further includes at least one elongate channel extending into the cavity, wherein the bottom wall further includes two or more generally cross-shaped apertures extending therethrough.