Patent ID: 8746319
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A window covering, comprising: a head rail assembly including a control rod; a plurality of resilient support rods, each attached at an upper end to and operably controlled by said head rail assembly; an upper slat assembly, comprising a plurality of upper slats each vertically suspended in a parallel arrangement and affixed to one of said plurality of support rods; and, a lower slat assembly subjacent to said upper slat assembly, comprising a plurality of lower slats each vertically suspended in a parallel arrangement and affixed to one of said plurality of support rods; wherein said head rail assembly is affixed to a window casing such that said upper slat assembly is positioned along a top portion of a window opening and said lower slat assembly is positioned along a bottom portion of said window opening; wherein said each of said support rods provides a linear vertical support to said upper slat assembly and said lower slat assembly; wherein said upper slat assembly and said lower slat assembly form longitudinally aligned pairs of said upper and lower slats and each said longitudinally aligned pairs of upper and lower slats is independently operated via said head rail assembly and that within each said longitudinally aligned pairs of upper and lower slats, said upper and lower slats is synchronously rotated; wherein, when each of said upper slats, said support rod and said control rod is held at a stationary position, said lower slats are manually routed to an angle relative to said upper slats and said upper slats remain stationary; wherein said supports rods are directly engaged to an outer surface of each said longitudinally aligned pairs of upper and lower slats, respectively; and, wherein said support rods remain exposed exterior of said outer surface of each said longitudinally aligned pairs of upper and lower slats, respectively.