Retrofit doorlight blind assembly

A window blind assembly for mounting over and existing doorlight comprising:

• a frame having a first side, a second side and a third side defining a pane opening;
• at least one rib protruding from at least one of said first side, said second side and said third side;
• at least one blind guide having connecting portion and a blind retainer, said connecting portion interfit with said rib;
• a pane positioned within said pane opening and sandwiched between said connecting portion and said frame;
• a blind assembly including blinds connected along one of said first side, said second side and said third side, said blinds fitting within said blind guide, said blind assembly including lift cords on said blinds and a height control mechanism for moving said blinds in a vertical direction attached to said lift cords, said height control mechanism further including a height actuator and said frame further includes a first groove along at least one of said first side, said second side and said third side, said height actuator being slidably mounted on said first groove, said blind assembly further including adjustment cords on said blinds and a tilt control mechanism for opening and closing said blinds attached to said adjustment cords, said tilt control mechanism further including a tilt actuator and one of said first side, said second side and said third side including a second groove, said tilt actuator being slidably mounted along said second groove, said height control mechanism including an adjustment gear, an adjustment control gear, a height belt, an adjustment rod and a threaded rod, said lift cords being attached to said adjustment rod and said height belt being attached to said actuator and said adjustment gear such that movement of said actuator causes said gear to rotate;
• and wherein said adjustment gear is attached to said adjustment rod such that rotation of said adjustment gear causes said adjustment rod to rotate and, in turn, causes said blinds to be adjusted;
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• at least one latch connected along one of said first side, said second side and said third side of said frame, said at least one latch including a door leg,
• at least one clip along a bottom portion of said frame, said at least one clip being rotatably mounted to said bottom portion of said frame such that said at least one clips can snap behind a frame of a doorlight.

A window blind assembly for mounting over an existing doorlight comprising;

• a substantially rectangular frame having a right side, a left side, a top side and a bottom side, said sides defining a pane opening;
• at least one rib protruding from each of aid left side, said right side and said bottom side;
• a blind guide having connecting portion and a blind retainer connected to each of said ribs, each of said connecting portions interfit with a rib;
• a pane positioned within said pane opening and sandwiched between said connecting portion and said frame;
• a blind assembly including blinds connected along one of said first side, said second side and said third side, said blinds fitting within said blind guide;
• a header connected along said top side of said frame;
• a height control mechanism connected to said header, said height control mechanism including an adjustment gear, an adjustment control gear, a height belt, an adjustment rod and a threaded rod, said lift cords being attached to said adjustment rod and said height belt being attached to said actuator and said adjustment gear such that movement of said actuator causes said gear to rotate;
• and wherein said adjustment gear is attached to said adjustment rod such that rotation of said adjustment gear causes said adjustment rod to rotate and, in turn, causes said blinds to be adjusted;
• a tilt control mechanism connected to said header;
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• at least one latch connected along one of said first side, said second side and said third side of said frame, said at least one latch including a door leg.