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Sound absorbent slats for window blinds

US4884615A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 27, 1988
Grant dateDec 5, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 27, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06B9/386
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A slat for use in the assembly of a Venetian blind is provided with a light and sound absorptive coating on at least one of its major surfaces produced by flocking, applique, or textile weaving techniques, a preferred embodiment of the invention providing a strip having enhanced resistance to slippage of a coating appliqued to the strip and of a textile encapsulation of the strip in directions laterally and longitudinally of the strip.

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