Patent ID: 6880607
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. An extruded plastic head rail for a blind having a plurality of blind elements suspended from a head rail, head rail being reinforced to prevent sagging of the head rail under a load of the plurality of blind elements, and being suitable for trimming to a predetermined length by a cutting apparatus, the extruded plastic head rail comprising: (a) a plastic head rail extrusion; (b) a reinforcement member in the head rail, said reinforcement member capable of being cut by the cutting apparatus; (c) plug means in the head rail to capture said reinforcement member between the head rail and said plug means and to inhibit movement of said reinforcement member when cutting through the head rail, said reinforcement member and said plug means, wherein said plug means, said reinforcement member, and said plastic head rail extension overlie each other at opposite ends of the head rail.