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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1994
Scott I Biba, Mazomanie, WI (US);
John R Genova, Madison, WI (US);
Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Abstract
A venetian type window blind having a wand which is rotatable to control tilting of slats and lift cord operating mechanism on the wand for raising and lowering the blind and locking the blind in adjusted positions. The venetian blind lift cords extend into a lengthwise cord passage inside the wand and the lift cord operating mechanism includes a lift member mounted for movement along an outer side of the wand and lift cord, an engaging member in the cord passage for moving the lift cords to raise and lower the blind in response to movement of the lift member along the wand. The operating means includes lock means for locking the lift cord engaging member at selected positions along the wand.