Patent ID: 7669633

Claim:
A window blind within a multi-pane window, comprising: a multi-pane window having first and second spaced panes defining an interior space, and an exterior surface; a window blind including a plurality of slats disposed within said interior space; raise/lower lines coupled to said slats; tilt lines coupled to said slats; a carriage housing disposed within said interior space proximate a side edge of said multi-pane window; a tilt strip disposed within said carriage housing and coupled to said tilt lines; an inner carriage disposed within said carriage housing, said inner carriage having a lower portion coupled to said tilt strip to actuate upwardly tilting said slats when moved in a first direction and downwardly tilting said slats when moved in a second direction, an upper portion coupled to said raise/lower lines to actuate raising said slats when moved in said first direction and lowering said slats when moved in said second direction, and an inner magnet; and an external carriage adjacent said exterior surface and aligned with and magnetically coupled to said inner magnet, said external carriage linearly moveable to move said inner carriage in said first and second directions, wherein said lower portion includes a first grip magnet magnetically coupled to a second grip magnet, said tilt strip disposed and secured between said first and second grip magnets, said tilt strip moveable in said first and second directions when said inner carriage is moved.