Patent ID: 9260913
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. A vertical blind assembly comprising: a head rail unit having opposite sides and a unit axis extending between said sides; a housing coupled to a bottom of the head rail unit; a first blind having a first blind first end and a first blind second end, the first end first end of the first blind coupled to the housing; a first foot rail unit having first foot rail opposite sides and connected to said second end of the first blind, the first blind expanding and retracting to a first selected distance based on vertical movement of the first foot rail unit; a second blind having a second blind first end and a second blind second end, the second blind first end of the second blind coupled to the first foot rail unit; a second foot rail unit having second foot rail opposite sides and connected to said second end of the second blind, the second blind expanding and retracting to a second selected distance based on vertical movement of the second foot rail unit; and a turning mechanism for turning, when the first blind and the second blind are extended the first and second selected distance, the first blind and the second blind between a closed position wherein a width of the first blind and the second blind are substantially parallel to the head rail unit, the first foot rail unit, and the second foot rail unit and an open position wherein the width of the first blind and the second blind are substantially perpendicular to the head rail unit, the first foot rail unit, and the second foot rail unit.