VERTICAL BLIND ASSEMBLY

摘要

A vertical blind assembly module includes a head rail unit with opposite sides and a unit axis extending between the sides, a housing and an axle pivotally connecting the housing to the head rail unit so that the housing can pivot about a pivot axis that is perpendicular to the unit axis. A slat is coiled in the housing so enabling the slat to be extended from the housing a selected distance and retracted into the housing. A foot rail unit is pivotally connected to the projecting end of the slat, the pivotal connection being collinear to the pivot axis. By turning the axle relative to the head rail unit about the pivot axis when the slat is extended, the slat can be turned between a closed position wherein the slat is parallel to the unit axis and an open position wherein the slat is perpendicular to the unit axis.

主权项

1. A vertical blind assembly comprising:
a plurality of head rail units, each head rail unit configured to be coupled to at least one adjacent head rail unit utilizing an actuator unit contained in each head rail unit, the plurality of head rail units forming a single head rail configured to be attached to a window opening; a housing coupled to a bottom of each head rail unit utilizing a pivotally connected axle contained within the head rail unit; a slat having a first end configured to connect to each housing, the slat configured to extend a selected distance from the housing and further configured to retract back to the housing; a plurality of foot rail units, each foot rail unit configured to be coupled to at least one adjacent foot rail unit, the plurality of foot rail units forming a single foot rail, the foot rail unit further configured to couple to a second end of the slat such that a plurality of modules are formed wherein each module includes a single head rail unit, a single housing, and a single slat, wherein the single foot rail is configured to move in the vertical direction to extend or retract the slats; and an actuator extension coupled to a selected actuator unit contained in a selected head rail unit located at the end of the single head rail, wherein when the actuator extension is manipulated the slats of the plurality of modules move from an open to a closed position.