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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
John E Morris, Lake Mills, WI (US);
Ronald G Darner, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Assignee:
Graber Industries, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1601681 ; 160900 ; 1601781 ;
Abstract
A vertical blind of the type having a horizontal carriage guide channel and a blind operating rod extending lengthwise of the channel and slat carriages guidably mounted in a first trackway extending lengthwise of the side walls of the channel. One or more movable auxiliary carriages are provided in the guide channel and have guide shoes extending laterally from opposite ends at locations to guidably support the auxiliary carriages in a second trackway on channel vertically offset from the trackway that supports the slat carriages.