Patent ID: 7500506

Claim:
The combination of a carrier for a vertical vane covering for an architectural opening, a vane used in the covering and a vane holder that can support the vane from the carrier, said combination comprising: a carrier; a vane; and a vane holder, said vane holder having, a) a length adjustable mounting extending from a top end, connectable to said carrier, to a bottom end, connectable to a hook member for suspending said vane, b) the length adjustable mounting comprising a first part and a second part which are operable interconnected to allow displacement of the two parts upwardly or downwardly relative to each other, by which the vertical length of the holder between the top end and the bottom end can be adjusted, c) characterized in that the first part and the second part are retractably interconnected such that the rotation of one of the first or second parts relative to the other of the first or second parts results in the adjustment of the vertical length of the holder, d) the first part comprises one of a threaded spindle element or a spindle nut, the second part comprises the other of a threaded spindle element or a spindle nut and wherein the threaded spindle element and the spindle nut are retractably interconnected, e) the threaded spindle comprises an elongated body comprising an outer surface which comprises a screw thread and wherein the spindle nut comprises a nut body comprising an inner surface which comprises a screw thread and wherein the spindle thread and the nut thread are retractably interconnected, f) wherein the spindle nut is further retractably mounted about a nut holder such that the nut is Rota table relative to both the top end and the bottom end of the vane holder.