Patent ID: 6105652
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A venetian type blind comprising:a bottomrail;a headrail positioned above the bottomrail;a plurality of upper ladders extending from the headrail toward the bottomrail, each upper ladder having a front rail and a rear rail, each front rail and rear rail having a lower terminal end;a tilt mechanism attached to the headrail and to which the upper ladders are connected;a plurality of lower ladders extending from the bottomrail toward the headrail, each lower ladder having a front rail and a rear rail and being connected to an upper ladder, each front rail and rear rail having an upper terminal end;at least one connection device positioned between the headrail and the bottomrail which is adapted to connect tilt cords to the lower ladders;a plurality of upper slats carried on the upper ladders;a plurality of lower slats carried on the lower ladders;at least two bottomrail lift cords attached to the bottomrail, running past the lower slats and the upper slats and passing through the headrail; andat least two tilt cords, each tilt cord running through the headrail, passing adjacent to a rail of an upper ladder, and connected to a lower ladder.