Window blind slat ladder and tilt drum
US5074349A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B9/307
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A venetian blind tilt drum eliminates the separate staples, crimped sleeves and bullet-like members normally used to connect the vertical legs of a cord tilt ladder to the drum. The tilt drum is of one-piece construction and includes a top surface from which preferably three cord impalement integral barbs extend. A first barb of generally pyramidal shape is positioned on an upper top surface of the drum on the drum vertical centerline, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drum and with a pointed vertex of the barb extending above that axis. A pair of similar second and third barbs also integral with the drum are offset from the drum vertical centerline, with each pointed vertex also parallel to the drum longitudinal axis but extending in an opposite direction than the first barb. Depending on the particular tilt ladder construction the upper distal ends of the tilt ladder both may be impaled on the first barb or one distal end impaled on the second barb and the other distal end impaled on the third barb. Each barb may includes at least one notch adjacent to its base so as to retain portions of a pierced distal end or ends securely on the tilt drum. After the vertical legs of th…
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