Patent ID: 7174942

Claim:
A blind assembly comprising: a) a frame having a plurality of brackets including a top bracket, a bottom bracket, and two side brackets, each of the two side brackets having a plurality of retaining holes located on an interior of the frame and being equally spaced apart; b) a plurality of locating members, one of the plurality of locating members is connected to each of the plurality of retaining holes; and c) a plurality of blind slats; one of the plurality of locating members is connected to each of two opposing ends of each of the plurality of blind slats, wherein the plurality of blind slats are pivotally connected to the frame by the plurality of locating members, wherein each of the plurality of locating members has a pivotal post protruding from one side and an engaging groove located in a side opposite the pivotal post, a selected portion of one end of each of the two opposing ends of each of the plurality of blind slats is inserted into each engaging groove, one pivotal post is inserted into each of the plurality of retaining holes, wherein each of the plurality of locating members has first recess formed in a back of a top portion of each engaging groove and a second recess formed in a front of a bottom portion of each engaging groove, a portion of a back surface of each of the plurality of blind slats is visible through the first recess of one of the plurality of locating members, and a portion of a front surface of each of the plurality of blind slats is visible through the second recess of one of the plurality of locating members.