EP2213827A1 - Store vénitien réajustable, procédé de configuration du store et procédé pour suspendre le store - Google Patents

Store vénitien réajustable, procédé de configuration du store et procédé pour suspendre le store Download PDF

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EP2213827A1
EP2213827A1 EP09151819A EP09151819A EP2213827A1 EP 2213827 A1 EP2213827 A1 EP 2213827A1 EP 09151819 A EP09151819 A EP 09151819A EP 09151819 A EP09151819 A EP 09151819A EP 2213827 A1 EP2213827 A1 EP 2213827A1
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Ole Stilling-Petersen
Anders Søndergaard
Peter MØLLER-JENSEN
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
    • E06B9/26—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds
    • E06B9/38—Other details
    • E06B9/382—Details of ladder-tapes or ladder chains, e.g. buckles for local shortening of tapes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
    • E06B9/26—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds
    • E06B9/28—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable
    • E06B9/30—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable liftable
    • E06B9/32—Operating, guiding, or securing devices therefor
    • E06B9/323—Structure or support of upper box
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
    • E06B9/26—Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds
    • E06B9/38—Other details
    • E06B9/388—Details of bottom or upper slats or their attachment

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  • the present invention relates to a readjustable Venetian blind, and methods of configuring and readjusting the Venetian blind.
  • the Venetian blind is of the kind comprising a head rail, a hollow bottom rail having a lengthwise cavity with an opening for receiving at least two connectors, at least one lift cord fastened to the at least two connectors, at least one ladder cord comprising two ladder side cords fastened to the at least two connectors, and a number of spaced apart slats suspended between the head rail and the bottom rail on cross rugs of the ladder cords.
  • Venetian blinds either have standard dimensions or are manufactured as individual units according to specific conditions of the opening, such as a window, in front of which they are to mounted. For example in old buildings windows slant or is otherwise asymmetric, and standard blinds cannot be used. In spite of individually structuring the blind for such a specific slanting opening readjustment and modification of height and length of the blind is still necessary for the blind to fit appropriately into or on the opening. Moreover, fixed suspension points on a common head rail of a common blind may not be compatible with available anchoring points in the opening and the possibilities of detaching and attaching the blind using suspending or mounting means in the opening is very limited when it comes to conventional Venetian blinds. If for example a new window sill is inserted the blind may be so long that it rests on the window sill and needs shortening. Another known problem is that the window frame may be in a condition in which the mounting brackets for the head rail cannot be securely fastened.
  • European patent application no. EP 1808567 A1 discloses a ladder cord assembly for a Venetian blind, where the assembly has a connector including a first portion that is secured to the bottom rail of the blind by means of a snap-fit connection with an opening in the bottom rail, and a second portion for receiving the ladder cord ends in a permanently affixed manner.
  • the ladder cord ends are e.g. welded or fused to the second portion and do not provide for appropriate readjustment of the height of the blind once the blind has been finished.
  • the connectors are visible and disfigure the appearance of the blind.
  • a readjustable Venetian blind of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph capable of readjusting the length between the head rail and the bottom rail with or without altering the individual distance between the slats.
  • a readjustable Venetian blind of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph where the readjusting of the length between the head rail and the bottom rail is easy accomplished by e.g. an end user without any special purpose tools.
  • a readjustable Venetian blind of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph which has an aesthetic and pleasant appearance.
  • a readjustable Venetian blind of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph which is easy to mount in and demount from an opening.
  • the at least two connectors are configured for securing and enveloping the at least two connectors releasably in the cavity of the bottom rail, and the at least two connectors has readjustment means for increasing or reducing the length of the ladder side cords between the head rail and the at least two connectors.
  • both the at least two connectors and the free ends of the ladder cords and the lift cords can be hidden to provide a Venetian blind bottom rail having smooth surfaces and an improved aesthetic appearance. If the length of any of said cords needs to be adjusted a connector can simply be released to allow for easy and fast manipulation and readlike of the length of the cords so that the blind promptly fits the opening. If the length is made shorter the cords are simply pulled and stored in the cavity to be reused if the length later must be increased. Thus the cords need never be cut and the blind according to the present invention can be readjusted over and over again by the end user who saves both money and time. The Venetian blind may even be used for another opening. In addition, no parts protrude from the bottom rail, which parts could bruise the window frame or any other part of the window when the blind swings, is hoisted or is otherwise operated.
  • At least one of the at least two connectors are configured with an top part facing towards the opening of the bottom rail and a bottom part facing towards the cavity of the bottom rail, and wherein the readjustment means of the at least two connectors comprises at least one channel for receiving the ladder side cords to releaseably fastening the ladder side cords to the at least two connectors.
  • the ladder side cords can either be guided or pulled through the at least one channel until their positions in relation to the at least two connector are as desired.
  • One way of fastening conventional lift cords and ladders cords to a connector means is by simply tying a knot on the cord so that the cords cannot escape a connector means in the bottom rail or the bottom rail itself thereby also defining a limited maximum height of the blind.
  • the cords are coiled around the connector means.
  • the at least two connectors may have two opposing channels provided in the bottom part for receiving and releaseably fastening respective ladder side cords.
  • the readjustment means may advantageously further comprise an opening in the top part of the at least two connectors, which opening is in communication with a corresponding channel and configured to releaseably receive a fastening means for engaging the ladder side cords extending in the channel.
  • fastening of the ladder side cords can be obtained simply by guiding or pulling the cords at least partly through the channels, and then inserting the fastening means into the opening in the top part until the fastening means apply a sufficient force on the cords in order for the cords to be fastened firmly inside the channels.
  • the opening in the top part could e.g. be threaded and the fastening means could be a screw for releaseably fastening or pinning the cords inside the channels.
  • Any other kind of fastening means is within the scope of the present invention, such as e.g. a tailstock screw, a dowel or a forced fitted plug.
  • the fastening means serves for engaging, squeezing and/or holding the ladder side cords securely pressed against the interior wall of the channel to maintain selected length.
  • Both the opening in the top part of the at least two connectors and the corresponding fastening means are easy to access from outside through the lengthwise opening of the bottom rail and to manipulate due to the space provided by the cavity of the bottom rail.
  • At least one of the lengthwise opposing free edges of the opening of the bottom rail may have a web projecting towards the cavity, and the at least two connectors may have at least one shoulder or flap for engaging or contacting the web.
  • the shoulder or flap is catched by the projecting web thereby preventing the at least two connectors from escaping the bottom rail as a result of the load and gravity of the suspended parts of the blind on the at least two connectors.
  • the at least one shoulder or flap may be given a controlled degree of flexibility, such as a memory shape, to allow the at least two connectors to be snap-fitted within the bottom rail, while the degree of flexibility is selected to still prevent said at least two connectors to unsnap the webs once load and gravity are applied to the at least two connectors.
  • a controlled degree of flexibility such as a memory shape
  • the lengthwise opposing free edges of the opening of the bottom rail may have opposing notches, recesses or indents for receiving and/or guiding the ladder side cords into the channel of the at least two connectors, and the top part of the at least two connectors may have projecting arms for fitting or engaging the notches, recesses or indents.
  • the notches, recesses or indents may advantageously engage the corresponding projecting arms to prevent movement of the at least two connectors along the bottom rail, which movement is highly unwanted because it could result in horizontal displacement of the bottom rail in relation to the head rail and thereby a skew Venetian blind.
  • the at least two connectors and the cavity of the bottom can be mutually configured and dimensioned to define an internal space below the bottom part of a connector. Any surplus of ladder side cords can after or prior to readjustment be stored in this internal space and makes it very easy for the user to get a grip at the end of a ladder side cord to adjust the length of the ladder side cords between the head rail and the at least two connectors.
  • the cross rugs of the ladder cords below the slat closest to the bottom rail can be absent, and the slat closest to the bottom rail may overlay the lengthwise opening of the bottom rail and cover said lengthwise opening in the bottom rail.
  • the slats above the lowermost slat that are tilted when operating the ladder cords of the blind can thus be utilized to cover the opening of the bottom rail at all time during use.
  • the covering of the opening prevent dirt and other unwanted elements from entering the cavity of the bottom rail and provides the bottom rail with a more pleasant appearance, since in contrast to the prior art blind assemblies the cavity of the bottom rail itself and especially the at least two connectors are almost completely hidden.
  • the exterior convex curvature of the bottom rail may preferably correspond substantially to the concave curvature of the slat at least at the contacting zones between the bottom rail and the overlaying slat so that a smooth transition between bottom rail and the overlaying slat is achieved.
  • the blind according to the present invention may comprise at least one mounting for detachably securing the blind in an opening or at a surface.
  • the mounting according to the present invention may provide for detaching and mounting of the Venetian blind as many times as required simply by clamping the head rail onto an inventive mounting in the form of a substantially L-shaped clip having a first leg for extending above a top surface of the head rail and a second leg having a plate spring projecting between the first leg and second leg, which plate spring advantageously may have a hook for hooking on to the head rail opposite the first leg.
  • the first leg or the second leg, or both may be used for securing the mounting to the suspension surface, such as a window frame.
  • the plate spring By simply applying a pressure force to the plate spring the plate spring will unhook the head rail and the blind can be taken down without further efforts.
  • pressure is again applied to the plate spring by pressing the head rail against the plate spring so that the hook snaps beneath the head rail again.
  • said head rail may have a first engagement means for engaging with second engagement means on the first leg of the mounting.
  • the first engagement means can advantageously be a collar, groove or track provided at the top of the head rail and the second engagement means can be a complementary shaped projection for interlocking releaseably with the first engaging means. Both projections, collars, grooves and tracks are easy to provide on the head rail or mounting during manufacturing using conventional manufacturing techniques such as e.g. extruding and sheet metal forming.
  • the complementary shape of the first and second engagement means provides a reliable coupling together of head rail and mounting.
  • the invention also relates to a method of configuring a readjustable Venetian blind of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph where the Venetian blind comprises a head rail, a hollow bottom rail having a lengthwise cavity with an opening for receiving at least two connectors, at least one lift cord fastened to the at least two connectors, at least one ladder cord comprising two ladder side cords fastened to the at least two connectors, and a number of spaced apart slats suspended between the head rail and the bottom rail on cross rugs of the ladder cords.
  • the inventive method further comprises the steps of
  • This method enables the end user to adapt the Venetian blind according to individual need and requirements of an opening only limited by the initial and original dimensions of the components of the Venetian blind. If the method comprises the further step of fastened the lift cord releaseably and/or length adjustably to the at least two connectors any given distance between the head rail and the bottom rail can be obtained for the Venetian blind.
  • Venetian blind can be achieved by covering the lengthwise opening in the bottom rail simply by removing the cross rugs of the ladder cords below the slat closest to the bottom rail and arranging the slat closest to the bottom rail to overlay the opening of the bottom rail.
  • the cross rugs may be absent already from manufacturer side or can be made detachable.
  • a method for suspending the Venetian blind in an opening is also provided.
  • the suspension method comprises the steps of
  • the Venetian blind is used for covering a window opening, however within the scope of the present invention coverage of any opening, including a door, is intended.
  • the Venetian blind may also be used as a room divider or for concealing purposes. Any number of slats is foreseen within the scope of the present invention but for the sake of clarity only a limited number is shown in the subsequent figures.
  • the length and width of the Venetian blind and the number of ladder cords, slats, connectors and mountings can be selected as desired.
  • the Venetian blind 1 shown in fig. 1 comprises a head rail 2, a bottom rail 3, a plurality of slats 4 suspended at a distance h from each other between the head rail 2 and the bottom rail 3 by means of ladder cords 5,6 and lift cords 7.
  • the head rail 2 is provided with a tilting mechanism, which serves for tilting the slats 4 to effectively screen the light, and a hoisting mechanism (not shown), serving for hoisting and lowering the bottom rail 3.
  • the tilting mechanism may be conventional or be made with a new toothed gear transmission between tilting rod and an actuator means fully or partly situated inside the head rail 2 to facilitate an unobstructed reliable smooth tilting operation.
  • the hoisting mechanism may be conventional or specifically adapted to the inventive Venetian blind.
  • the Venetian blind 1 comprises two spaced apart mountings 9,10 for suspending the blind 1 to the frame of an opening or any other suitable surface.
  • the Venetian blind 1 further comprises two connectors 11,12 for releaseably fastening the ladder cords 7,8 to the bottom rail 3.
  • the connectors 11,12 are inserted and hidden in the cavity of the bottom rail 3 when suspended, as seen better in the assembled view of fig. 2 , where the lowermost slat 4 L rests nicely on top of the bottom rail 3 when the Venetian blind 1 is in use to cover an opening to which the dimensions of the Venetian blind is adapted.
  • the structural design of the unique connectors 11,12 according to the present invention is shown in the perspective views of figs. 3 and 4 , and in the sectional view of fig. 5 .
  • the connectors 11,12 are identical and only one is referred to in the following detailed description.
  • the connector 11 has a top part 13 facing towards the lowermost slat 4 L and a bottom part 14 facing towards the bottom rail 3 when the connector 11 is inserted in this bottom rail 3.
  • the connector 11 is symmetrical about an axis A extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bottom rail 3 and none symmetrical about an axis B extending crosswise to the axis A.
  • the connector 11 has a central hole 15 for receiving a lift cord 7.
  • the lift cord 7 may be provided with a knot (not shown) having a larger diameter than the diameter of the central hole 15 to ensure that the free end of the lift cord 7 cannot slip out through the central hole 15 once inserted and adjusted.
  • the surplus of lift cord 7 passing through the central hole 15 in the top part 13 of the connector 11 is guided further on into a guideway 16 provided in the bottom part 14 of the connector to allow the surplus of lift cord 7 to be stored and hidden inside the bottom rail 3 until further use.
  • the connector 11 has opposing arms 17,18 for mounting the connector 11 in a fixed position and for controlling the guidance of the ladder side cords 25,26 into the connector 11.
  • the arms 17,18 have free ends 19,20 with respective openings 21,22 extending into corresponding channels 23,24 in the bottom part 14.
  • the channels 23,24 direct the ladder side cords 25,26 from a substantially vertical orientation at the entrance of the openings 21,22 and further along the bottom part 14 of the connector to a substantially horizontal position.
  • the channels 23,24 open into the guideway 16 just as the central hole 15.
  • the guideway also receives the side ladder cords 25,26 of the ladder cord 5.
  • the channels 23,24 allow readjustment of the distance between the head rail 2 and the bottom rail 3 by displacement of the ladder side cords 25,26 in the channels 23,24. Displacement takes place in a very simple manner by either pulling at the ladder side cords 25,26 to reduce its length or by easening of the ladder side cords 25,26 to increase its length. It is of course understood that all connectors 11,12 are used for readjusting so that the final appearance of the Venetian blind 1 fits exactly into the opening, e.g. a window.
  • Fastening holes 27,28 are configured for receiving a releaseably fastening means 29, the height of which can be altered so that the screw or other fastening means squeezes and jams the ladder side cords strongly inside the channels 23,24.
  • the fastening means may for example be a tailstock screw but other kinds of screw can also be used.
  • the preferred fastenings means has a flat or rounded end face for engaging the subjacent ladder side cord to avoid damaging said ladder side cord.
  • Fig. 3, 4 and 5 further illustrate that the connector 11 has shoulders or tabs 32 projecting from the top part 13 on both sides of an arm 17,18 of the connector 11.
  • the projecting tabs 32 abut the inside of the bottom rail, optionally engage corresponding means provided inside the bottom rail 3, so that the connector 11 does not dislocate towards the head rail 2 and the bottom rail drops off Venetian blind.
  • the bottom rail 3 has a longitudinal cavity 30 defined by enveloping exterior wall 31 and end plugs 33.
  • the cavity 30 is accessible via the lengthwise opening 34, which opening is delimited by opposing lengthwise edges 35,36.
  • the lengthwise edges 35,36 has two pairs of opposing notches 37a,37b for receiving corresponding arms 17,18 of a connector 11 and inwards turning webs 38a,38b serving as backstoppers holding the bottom rail 2 together with the connectors 11,12.
  • the curvatures of the end plugs 33 are intended to bulge with convex curvatures similar to the curvature of the slats if preferred.
  • the curvatures of the exterior wall 31 is intended to correspond or mimic the curvatures of the slats 4, generally the convex curvature.
  • the connector 11 is suspended in the arms 17,18 and in the notches 37a,37b.
  • Fig. 8 is a perspective fragmentary view of a bottom rail 3 having a connector 11 inserted.
  • the arms 17,18 of the connector 11 rest in notches 37a,37b in the edges 35,36 of the bottom rail 3 and receive and direct the ladder side cords 25,26 via the openings 21,22 through the channels 23,24 towards a space 39 below the bottom part 14 at the bottom of the cavity 30 of the bottom rail 3.
  • the bottom part 14 and the top part 13 of the connector 1 have outlines or overall surface curvatures corresponding to the interior concavity of the bottom rail 3.
  • the lowermost slat 4 L can settle on top of the bottom rail 3 and hide the connector inside the cavity 30 of the bottom rail as seen in the enlarged scaled view of fig. 9 of a bottom corner of the Venetian blind 1 seen in fig. 2 .
  • Fig. 10 and fig. 11 illustrates in two obliquely different perspective views a preferred embodiment of an L-shaped mounting 40 for releaseably securing the Venetian blind 1 to a surface using a sufficient number of such mountings 40.
  • the L-shaped mounting 40 has a first leg 41 and a second leg 42 and a plate spring 43 flexibly projecting from the second leg 42 in the gap 44 between the first leg 41 and the second leg 42.
  • the plate spring 43 has a free end 45 with a hook 46 for grasping under the head rail 2.
  • the first leg 41 has a rectangular mounting opening 47 allowing the mounting 40 to be pushed forth and back until final securing at the appropriate location can take place by means of e.g. screws (not shown) inserted through mounting opening 47 and optionally through screw openings 48.
  • the second leg 42 also has rectangular mounting openings 49 and screw openings 50 serving similar purpose, and any of the openings and screw holes of either the first leg 41 or the second leg 42, or of both, can be used to secure the mounting 40 correct and secure at a surface.
  • the sides 51a,51b of the second leg 42 are turned at an angle of about 90° toward the free end 52 of the first leg 41 and have opposing free edges 53a,53b having a curvature corresponding substantially to the curvature of the back face of the head rail 2 facing the suspension surface, so that when the mounting 40 is arranged on the head rail 2, a firm abutment against both the head rail 2 and the suspension surface is obtained thereby avoiding any disturbing clearance.
  • the head rail 2 has a first engagement means 54a,54b for engaging with opposing second engagement means 55 on the free end of the first leg and opposing second engagement means 56 on the first leg 40 as will be described further in relation to figs. 12 , 13 and 14 .
  • the second engagement means 55 may be an U-shaped projection 57, as in the mounting shown in fig. 10 and 11 , for engaging first engagement means 54a, such as a groove configured as an inverted U-shaped hook means 54a along a top front edge 58a of the head rail 2, as seen in fig. 12 .
  • the opposing second engagement means 56 may include springlike tabs or flaps 56a,56b projecting opposite the free end 52 towards the second leg 42 to fit tensioned with a spring force under an inwardly turning breast or web 54b of a first engagement means 54b on a top edge 58b of the head rail 2.
  • the first and the second engagement means can within the scope of the present invention have any appropriate complementary shape and are not limited to the means illustrated in figs. 10 and 11 .
  • the head rail 2 can be releaseably snapfitted to the mounting 40.
  • the first leg of the mounting projects above the head rail and the second leg projects behind the head rail so that the mounting is not in contact with any of the hoisting and tilting mechanism, so when the mounting is secured to the head rail 2, the head rail 2 can be horizontally moved or slid from side to side unobstructed by the mountings 40 so that the Venetian blind 1 can be arranged exactly where is it needed.
  • the structure of the mounting 40 do not restrict this possibility of freely pushing the Venetian blind 1 from side to side as if the mounting 1 were integrated in the head rail 2 or if the positioning of the mounting 40 was restricted by mounting holes or mounting openings in the head rail 2.
  • the mountings 40 appear hidden by the head rail 2, and because the first engagement means 54a,54b extends along the entire length of the head rail 2 a substantially unlimited degree of freedom to select the mounting location for the mounting is ensured.
  • the arrangement of the mounting 40 in relation to a head rail 2 is seen better in fig. 12, 12a , 13 and 13a .
  • Fig. 12 shows, seen in perspective and from the side facing away from the opening, which the Venetian blind 1 should cover, i.e. for example seen from inside a room, the head rail with a few slats 4 below.
  • Fig. 12a shows in an enlarged scale a detail of a top corner of the head rail 2 shown in fig. 12 .
  • the top front edge 58a and the back top edge 58b of the head rail 2 have first engaging means 54a,54b respectively.
  • the flaps 56b of the first leg 41 of a mounting engages below a protruding first engagement means 54b in the form of a projecting web 54b, and the U-shaped projection 57 engages the inverted U-shaped hook means 54a constituting the first engagement means of the front top edge 58a of the head rail 2.
  • the mounting 40 is clipped onto the top opening 59 of the head rail 2 in a very easy procedure and can be detached simple by pressing the head rail 2 towards the spring plate 43 of the second leg 42 and at the same time tilt the head rail 2 so that the second engagement means and the first engagement means disengage.
  • Clamps 60 for holding the hoisting cylinder for the the lift cords 7,8 and optionally the ladders cords 5,6 are accommodated inside the top rail 2 as well as the tilting mechanism 61.
  • Clamps 60, hoisting cylinder 61 and tilting mechanism 62 can be conventional or especially designed for the inventive Venetian blind 1.
  • Fig. 13 and fig. 13a shows in a similar manner how the mounting 40 is arranged at the head rail 2, but viewed from outside the room, i.e. from the side facing incoming light.
  • the curved edges 53a,53b of the sides 51a,51b of the second leg 42 ensures optimum abutment of the mounting 40 against the surface of the back wall 62 of the head rail 2.
  • the second leg 42 of the mounting 40 appears with a flat abutment face 63 for resting on the support surface of e.g. a window frame or a door frame.
  • Fig. 14 shows a sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV of fig. 13 of the head rail 2.
  • the curved back wall 62 of the head rail 2 that faces towards a suspension surface is to the right, and the opposing curved front wall 64, which is visible to the viewer, is to the left.
  • the back wall 62 is connected to the front wall 64 via a bottom wall 65 having an exterior concave surface of a curvature corresponding to the convex curvature of topmost slat 4.
  • the distance from the topmost slat 4 and the bottom wall 65 of the head rail 2 is adjusted by means of the ladder cords 5,6 so that the topmost slat 4 can be tilted to closely follow the radius of curvature of the concavity of the inwardly dented bottom wall 65 to prevent light from entering the space between the topmost slat 4 and the bottom wall 65.
  • the height H of the head rail 2 is greater at the front wall 64 and at the back wall 65 than the height d taken at the dent 66 of the bottom wall 65, so that the free edge of a tilted slat 4 is accommodated in the dent. In this arrangement substantially no light or none light can pass between the head rail 2 and the topmost slat 4.
  • the Venetian blind according to the present invention is easy and simple to adjust both horizontally and vertically to fit any opening needing covering or blinding.
  • the Venetian blind can be slid to the right and left due to the nature of the mountings, and the connectors enable a very high degree of freedom to readjust the height of the Venetian blind.
  • the Venetian blind can be detached from the mounting very fast and in a single operation either for readjusting or for cleaning.
  • Venetian blind may be decorated with colored elongated areas along the trailing and/or leading edges of the slats as disclosed in co-pending European Patent application no. EP09151751.6 filed January 30, 2009 , which colored eleongated area is incorporated in the present application by way of reference.

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