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US 5,394,925 AGranted
Multi-channeled louver
OwnerJeffrey J. Ivesinventor
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Abstract
A vertical blind louver is provided in which there are multiple channels for receiving and holding decorative inserts. The ability of the louver to receive and hold a wide variety of inserts in combination allows for the creation of new decorative effects.
Claims16
A louver for use in a vertical blind system, comprising:
- (a) an elongate, substantially rectangular body having longitudinal edges and a front surface and a rear surface;
- (b) the body having holding means along each longitudinal edge;
- (c) each such holding means comprising at least two longitudinal channels for engaging and holding inserts, each channel being defined by an inner face coextensive with part of a surface of the body, an intermediate face lying adjacent to the surface of the body defining the inner face, and an outer face lying adjacent the intermediate face and on the same side of the surface of the body defining the inner face as the intermediate face.
A louver for use in a vertical blind system, comprising:
- (a) an elongate, substantially rectangular body having longitudinal edges and a front surface and a rear surface;
- (b) generally E-shaped insert holding means along each longitudinal edge;
- (c) the holding means comprising an outer face generally parallel to the body and overlying a portion of the body, an inner face attached to the body, a connecting leg connecting the outer face to the inner face, and an intermediate face located between and generally parallel to the inner face and the outer face and generally normal to the connecting leg and the outer face and the intermediate face both lying adjacent to the same surface of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.