Patent · US Expired

Adjusting device for a slat blind contained in a sealed double glazed window

US4459778A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 27, 1982
Grant dateJul 17, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 27, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06B9/264
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sealed double glazed window comprises two spaced panes of glass sealed in a frame and a slat blind positioned in the space between the panes having control means for adjusting the slats. The inner pane of glass has a hole therethrough for providing access to the control means of the slat blind. An adjusting device is mounted about the hole so that the slats of the blind may be adjusted while maintaining the window seal. The adjusting device has a flexible diaphragm sealed about the hole and has adjusting means passing through the hole from the diaphragm to the control means thereby maintaining the hermetic seal of the window unit.

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