Patent ID: 6988525

Claim:
An apparatus for controlling sun light entering a room through a window, the apparatus comprising: a. a blind having a first blind end and a second blind end, said blind being adapted to define an upper portion and a lower portion of the window, said blind being adapted to selectably control sun light entering the room through said lower portion of said window; b. a first end support bracket and a second end support bracket, said first end support bracket supporting said first blind end, said second end support bracket supporting said second blind end; c. a light shelf, said light shelf being a planar, light-reflecting member, said light shelf having a first light shelf end and a second light shelf end, said first light shelf end being supported by said first end support bracket, said second light shelf end being supported by said second end support bracket, the window having an interior side, said first and said second end support brackets being adapted to support said blind and said light shelf on said interior side of the window, said light shelf having a closed position and an open position, said closed position and said open position being user selectable, said light shelf being adapted to substantially shade the room from sun light from said upper portion of the window when said light shelf is in said closed position and to substantially reflect into the room sun light entering the room from said upper portion of the window when said light shelf is in said open position, said light shelf being rotatably attached to said first and said second end support brackets, said light shelf defining a plane, said plane being generally perpendicular to the window when said light shelf is supported on said inside of the window and said light shelf is in said open position, said plane being generally parallel to the window when said light shelf is supported on said inside of the window and said light shelf is in said closed position.