US Patent No: 5,443,108

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Upwardly deployed privacy blind

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Abstract

A Venetian blind consisting of a plurality of slats, a movable head, two string ladders one each attached proximate the first and second ends of the movable head and a stationary bottom unit, two fully extended vertical alignment strings one each attached proximate the first and second ends of the stationary bottom unit and extending vertically through holes in the plurality of slats and the movable head up to the receiving cavity of a stationary upper member and attached thereto, a draw string connected to the movable head and extending through a draw string holding mechanism mounted in the stationary upper member for varying the collapsed height of the plurality of slats and a tilt adjusting mechanism contained in the movable head for varying the tilt of the uncollapsed height of slats is described. The Venetian blind will provide privacy against line-of-sight viewing by persons external to the dwelling while at the same time allowing full passage of ambient light and thermal radiation through the upper portions of the window. The blind, which is designed to be upwardly extended from a collapsed height in the lower portion of a window framework, is designed to permit full entry of thermal radiation and ambient light through all daylight hours of the day.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
LeVert, Francis E Knoxville, TN 28 266
LeVert, II Francis E 1909 Matthew La., Knoxville, TN 37923 1 8
LeVert, Richard J 7320 S. Merrill, Chicago, IL 60649 1 8

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HUNTER DOUGLAS INC. (1)
7,063,122 Bottom-up/top-down retractable cellular shade 8 2003
 
N T Y INTERNATIONAL CORP. (1)
6,164,362 Top-down-bottom-up shade having an improved lift system 7 1999
 
SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS DIVISION, INC. (1)
6,227,279 Venetian type blind having segmented pivoting tilting slat 4 2000
 
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5,839,494 Bottom and top stacking venetian type blind with fixed headrail tilt 8 1997
5,927,365 Multi-directional window covering apparatus 3 1998
6,105,652 Venetian type blind having separately tilting slat sections 10 1998
6,305,454 Venetian type blind having pivot slat and tilting slat 1 2000
6,923,237 Mechanism for bottom up shades 0 2002