Donald C Fraser

6901988, Jun 7, 2005

Jul 16, 2002

10/197674

Wendell B. Colson - Weston MA, US
James M. Anthony - Denver CO, US
Richard N. Anderson - Whitesville KY, US
Steven R. Haarer - Whitesville KY, US
Donald E. Fraser - Owensboro KY, US
Robert A. Null - Arvada CO, US

Hunter Douglas Inc. - Upper Saddle NJ

E06B009/38

1601681R, 1601761 R

A modular shutter blind system for a window blind application. A window blind is made to look like a window shutter by having airfoil shaped slats which traverse in toward the window when the blind is tilted closed and traverse away from the window and toward the room when the blind is tilted open in order to give the blind the clearance needed to tilt open while making it appear as if the window frame is the shutter blind frame. This traverse motion of the slats is accomplished by having the tilting axis along the centroid of the head rail move in and out while the blind is tilted closed or open respectively.

7168475, Jan 30, 2007

Dec 1, 2003

10/479893

Wendell B. Colson - Weston MA, US
James M. Anthony - Denver CO, US
Richard N. Anderson - Whitesville KY, US
Steven R. Haarer - Whitesville KY, US
Donald E. Fraser - Owensboro KY, US
Robert A. Null - Arvada CO, US

Hunter Douglas Inc. - Upper Saddle River NJ

E06B 9/306

1601681R, 1601761 R, 160902

A Venetian-style window blind () that resembles plantation style shutters is described. In a preferred embodiment, the headrail is shaped like the plurality of slats depending from it, is pivotally connected to the sides of a window frame by mounting brackets and has a hollow interior. Tilting of the plurality slats depending from the headrail is accomplished by vertically moving an actuator rod that is pivotally connected to the headrail. The plurality of slats are suspended from the headrail by a cord ladder to tilt in unison with the headrail. While tilting the blind assembly into the closed position, the headrail and depending slats also slide inwardly towards the windowpane. The slats are lifted through the actuation of a lift handle that is slidably attached to the actuator rod and contains therein a lock mechanism to hold the slats in a desired position.

20070137798, Jun 21, 2007

Dec 18, 2006

11/612014

Wendell Colson - Weston MA, US
James Anthony - Denver CO, US
Richard Anderson - Whitesville KY, US
Steven Haarer - Whitesville KY, US
Donald Fraser - Owensboro KY, US
Robert Null - Westminster CO, US

Hunter Douglas Inc. - Upper Saddle River NJ

E06B 9/30

16016810R

A Venetian-style window blind () that resembles plantation style shutters is described. In a preferred embodiment, the headrail is shaped like the plurality of slats depending from it, is pivotally connected to the sides of a window frame by mounting brackets and has a hollow interior. Tilting of the plurality slats depending from the headrail is accomplished by vertically moving an actuator rod that is pivotally connected to the headrail. The plurality of slats are suspended from the headrail by a cord ladder to tilt in unison with the headrail. While tilting the blind assembly into the closed position, the headrail and depending slats also slide inwardly towards the windowpane. The slats are lifted through the actuation of a lift handle that is slidably attached to the actuator rod and contains therein a lock mechanism to hold the slats in a desired position.

20080245488, Oct 9, 2008

Jun 16, 2008

12/139746

Wendell B. Colson - Weston MA, US
James M. Anthony - Denver CO, US
Richard N. Anderson - Whitesville KY, US
Steven R. Haarer - Whitesville KY, US
Donald E. Fraser - Owensboro KY, US
Robert A. Null - Westminster CO, US

Hunter Douglas Inc. - Upper Saddle River NJ

E06B 9/30
E06B 7/28

1601681R, 248208

A Venetian-style window blind () that resembles plantation style shutters is described. In a preferred embodiment, the headrail is shaped like the plurality of slats depending from it, is pivotally connected to the sides of a window frame by mounting brackets and has a hollow interior. Tilting of the plurality slats depending from the headrail is accomplished by vertically moving an actuator rod that is pivotally connected to the headrail. The plurality of slats are suspended from the headrail by a cord ladder to tilt in unison with the headrail. While tilting the blind assembly into the closed position, the headrail and depending slats also slide inwardly towards the windowpane. The slats are lifted through the actuation of a lift handle that is slidably attached to the actuator rod and contains therein a lock mechanism to hold the slats in a desired position.