Venetian blind window assembly

Abstract

Abstract MOVABLE TOWARD OR AWAY FROM EACH OTHER AS WELL AS BEING TILTABLE. PROVISION IS ALSO MADE FOR HOUSING THE BLIND IN A SPACE WHICH CONSIST IN PART AN EXISTING WINDOW PANE AND IN ANOTHER WINDOW PANE CARRIED BY A SUPPLEMENTARY FRAME MEMBER WHICH HAS MEANS FOR SEALING THAT FRAME MEMBER AGAINST THE EXISTING WINDOW PANE, THAT FRAME MEMBER ALSO CARRYING FASTENING MEANS, SUCH AS A BOLT, FOR SECURING THE SUPPLEMENTARY FRAME MEMBER TO THE FRAME MEMBER FOR THE EXISTING WINDOW PANE. SEPARATE ROTARY MEANS ARE PROVIDED FOR OPERATING A CORD WHICH ADJUSTS THE EFFECTIVE SIZE OF A VENETIAN BLIND AND THE CORD WHICH TILTS THE SLATS, RESPECTIVELY. AN ADJUSTABLE COUPLING ACTS TO CONNECT A ROTARY MANUAL OR POWER DRIVE TO ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE ROTARY MEANS. IN A PREFERED FORM, THE VENETIAN BLIND IS HOUSED IN A CLOSED SPACE PROVIDED BY PARALLEL WINDOW PANES, THE DRIVE BEING ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE OF THE SPACE AND CONTROLLING THE VENETIAN BLIND WHILE THE WINDOW PANES REMAIN IN SITUS SUPPORTED BY A SUITABLE FRAME. IN ONE FORM OF THE INVENTION THE SLATS ARE HORIZONTAL, AND IN ANOTHER FORM OF THE INVENTION THE BLIND IS ARRANGED IN TWO SETS OF VERTICAL SLATS

Inventors

• 👤 R Hanson

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