Patent ID: 6289563
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: E06B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for repairing a slot in a vertical blind, comprising:(1) a unitary body comprising:(a) a right side flap defining a right aperture and a left fastener hole;(b) a left side flap defining a left aperture and a left fastener hole; and(c) a fold line between the left side flap and the right side flap the fold line acting as an axis about which the left side flap and the right side flap rotate towards or away from each other, wherein the right side flap tapers inwardly to the fold line and wherein the left side flap tapers inwardly to the fold line;(2) a right adhesive material attached to the right side flap, the right adhesive material facing the left side flap when the unitary body is folded along the fold line;(3) a left adhesive material attached to the left side flap, the left adhesive material facing the right side flap when the unitary body is folded along the fold line; and(4) a fastener passing through the left fastener hole and the right fastener hole.