Mini-blind slide-on attachment
OwnerEdward A. Colemaninventor
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Abstract
A new and improved mini-blind slide-on attachment with a tail section having an open lower portion. The open lower portion receives a head box of the mini-blind therein. An inner support section is integral with a front wall of the tail section. The inner section serves to receive end caps of curtain rods therein for hanging a curtain therefrom. A hanger section is integral with a bottom portion of the inner support. The bottom portion has a receiving slot formed therethrough. The receiving slot serves to receive drape hangers therein. Two parallel raised ridges are integral with an outer surface of the hanger section. The two parallel raised ridges serve to receive snap-in hooks that hold curtains with rods in pockets.
Claims4
A new and improved mini-blind slide-on attachment for upgrading existing mini-blinds already installed in a home to allow drapes and curtains to cover a window comprising, in combination:
- a mini-blind having a head box;
- a tail section having an inner surface, an outer surface, a front wall, a back wall, and an open lower portion, an adhesive strip coupled with the inner surface of the back wall, the open lower portion receiving the head box of the mini-blind therein, the adhesive strip coupling a side portion of the head box;
- an inner support section having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a side portion, the side portion integral with the outer surface of the front wall of the tail section, the inner section serving to receive end caps of curtain rods therein for hanging a curtain therefrom;
- a hanger section having a top portion, a front portion, and a bottom portion, the top portion integral with the bottom portion of the inner support, the bottom portion having a receiving slot formed therethrough, the receiving slot serving to receive drape hangers therein;
- two parallel raised ridges integral with an outer surface of the front portion of the hanger section, the two parallel raised ridges serving to receive snap-in hooks that hold curtains with rods in pockets.
A mini-blind attachment comprising:
- a tail section having an open lower portion, the open lower portion having a head box of a mini-blind therein;
- an inner support section integral with a front wall of the tail section, the inner section serving to receive end caps of certain rods therein for hanging a curtain therefrom;
- a hanger section integral with a bottom portion of the inner support, the bottom portion having a receiving slot formed therethrough, the receiving slot receiving drape hangers therein, the drape hangers having a securement ball thereon for containment within the receiving slot of the hanger section;
- two parallel raised ridges integral with an outer surface of the hanger section, the two parallel raised ridges serving to receive snap-in hooks that hold curtains with rods in pockets;
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- an adhesive strip coupled with an inner surface of the tail section for securement to the head box of the mini-blind.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.