Patent ID: 6408923
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A vertical blind comprising:a track adapted to be mounted on a ceiling, the track being an inverted U-shape with two sidewalls and a slot defined in a lower portion of the track; multiple clamps partially slidably received in the track and clamping vertical slats, each clamp including a shoulder vertically formed relative to the sidewalls of the track and at least one through-hole defined in the shoulder parallel to the track; two end pieces attached to two opposite ends of the track, each of the two end pieces including: a faceplate abutting and closing the end of the track; a block extending from the faceplate and received in the track; at least one bore defined in the block and facing the slot in the track; a recess defined in the block, the two recesses of the two end pieces facing each other; and at least one rod extending perpendicularly from the faceplate and aligning with the through-hole in a corresponding one of the multiple clamps, the rod having an enlarged head formed on a free end of the rod and a groove diametrically defined in the enlarged head, the enlarged head having a diameter greater than that of the through-hole of each clamp, the rod holding the nearest clamp in place after the enlarged head passes through the through-hole of the nearest clamp; a shaft rotatably received in the track for adjusting an angle of the slats, the shaft having two ends each received in the recess in a corresponding one of the two end pieces; and a positioning plate secured on the block of the end piece and having at least one hole defined to correspond to at least one bore in the block, a screw extending through the hole and screwed into the bore of the end piece to secure the positioning plate on the end piece and clamping the track with the block to hold the end piece in place.