Patent ID: 6619366
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: E06B,Y10S

Abstract:
A universal head rail assembly, comprising:a head rail including a front wall and a back wall, wherein the front wall includes a first contour formed on an outer face thereof and the back wall includes a second contour formed on an outer face thereof, the first contour being different than the second contour; a reversible rotator assembly including a tilt control wand coupled to a gear box configured to selectively rotate a rotator element, wherein the reversible rotator assembly and the tilt control wand are in a first position when the first contour of the front wall is displayed and the reversible rotator assembly and the tilt control wand are in a second position when the second contour of the back wall is displayed, wherein the gear box includes a first universal socket coupled to a gear train positioned on a first side of the head rail, and a second universal socket coupled to the gear train on a second side of the head rail opposed from the first side, the first and second sockets each configured to receive a first end of the tilt control wand that matingly engages the gear train, wherein the first position includes the tilt control wand engaging one of the first or the second sockets when the first contour is displayed, and the second position includes the tilt control wand engaging the other of the first or the second sockets when the second contour is displayed.