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Beatrice Companies, Inc.

Donald W Luoto

Robert J Voss

Louis G Valle

A mounting bracket (16) for a window covering (10) headrail (12), the latter having an open top defined by flanged edges with recesses (24, 26). The bracket (16) has a back plate (28), top plate (30), and forwardly/downwardly extending spring arm plates (46,48) joined by a cross bar (50). In assembly, the bracket is mounted to a wall surface and the headrail (12) is locked onto the bracket by interaction of the spring arm plates, the greater part of the bracket being hidden within the headrail.

Hidden mounting bracket for a venetian blind or window covering headrail

A venetian blind tilter mechanism housing has a first surface which bears against the front wall of the headrail, and a longitudinally extending slot on the surface facing the headrail back wall forming a spring plate which fits under a downwardly turned headrail back wall edge securing the housing within the headrail. The tilter mechanism has a spur gear received onto a control axle for common rotation. The spur gear has a smooth peripheral portion extending for a substantial angular extent that lacks gear teeth with conventional gear teeth over the remainder. An elongated shaft with a worm gear extends upwardly into the housing through an opening in the headrail bottom wall for meshing engagement with the spur gear.

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Huntington Beach, CA, United States of America

Donald W Luoto