US4350197A
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Shutter blind assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-08-03
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Granted: 1982-09-21
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Expires: 1998-08-03
Abstract
Abstract A shutter blind is disclosed which is comprised of a supporting rail, a plurality of carriages slidably mounted on the supporting rail and a plurality of shutters, each shutter mounted on a respective carriage. A rotating mechanism is provided for rotating the shutters relative to the carriages. The rotating mechanism is comprised of a rotatable rod and a slipable clutch. The slipable clutch, which is interposed between the rotatable rod and the shutters, permits the shutters to be brought into alignment with each other after assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Berthold Haller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 00:22
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B9/00; E06B9/24; E06B9/26; E06B9/36; E06B9/362; E06B9/364; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S160/00; Y10S160/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A shutter blind comprising: a supporting rail means; a plurality of carriages slidably mounted on said supporting rail means; rotating means within a respective one of said carriages, a respective one of said rotating means comprising a rotatable rod having recesses on its outer surface, a hollow cylinder surrounding said rod, said hollow cylinder being provided with a friction-locking means on its outer surface, a keying means comprising a form-lock mating interconnection between said rotatable rod and said hollow cylinder, a worn gear surrounding said hollow cylinder and interconnected to said hollow cylinder by means of said friction-locking means; a plurality of sprocket gears, each sprocket gear drivingly interconnected with a respective one of said worm gears; a plurality of supporting rods, each supporting rod interconnected with a respective one of said sprockets; a plurality of shutters, each shutter being mounted on a respective one of said supporting rods.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A shutter blind comprising: a supporting rail means; a plurality of carriages slidably mounted on said supporting rail means; rotating means within a respective one of said carriages, a respective one of said rotating means comprising a rotatable rod having recesses on its outer surface, a hollow cylinder surrounding said rod, said hollow cylinder being provided with a friction-locking means on its outer surface, a keying means comprising a form-lock mating interconnection between said rotatable rod and said hollow cylinder, a worn gear surrounding said hollow cylinder and interconnected to said hollow cylinder by means of said friction-locking means; a plurality of sprocket gears, each sprocket gear drivingly interconnected with a respective one of said worm gears; a plurality of supporting rods, each supporting rod interconnected with a respective one of said sprockets; a plurality of shutters, each shutter being mounted on a respective one of said supporting rods.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A shutter blind as claimed in claim 1 wherein said keying means comprises at least one longitudinally extending recess in said rotatable rod and at least one cooperating mating radially inwardly extending projection on the interior of said hollow cylinder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A shutter blind as claimed in claim 1 wherein said friction-locking means comprises a resilient projection on the outer surface of said hollow cylinder and said worm gear is hollow and has a plurality of recesses on its interior surface, said resilient projection engaging one of said recesses.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A shutter blind as claimed in claim 1 wherein said friction-locking means comprises a strip forming a bridge across a recess in the wall of said hollow cylinder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A shutter blind as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sprocket is equipped in the lower part with a cylinder-shaped tappet, said tappet is equipped with a boss in one of the both possible final positions of the shutter meeting the boss of the floor of the carriage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A shutter blind as claimed in claim 5 wherein each carriage is provided with a slot, a spacer is provided slidably receiving said slots of adjacent pairs of carriages, said spacers having hooked retaining ends limiting displacement distance between said adjacent pairs of carriages as said carriages slide along said supporting rail means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A shutter blind as claimed in claim 6 wherein said spacers are formed of lengths of spring steel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A shutter blind as claimed in claim 1 wherein each said supporting rod includes a socket and each said shutter band has a projection, said projection being engaged in said socket.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A shutter blind as claimed in claim 8 wherein said socket includes an opening adapted to receive a locking head means for locking and adjusting each said shutter band.
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