Patent ID: 7426954

Claim:
An adjustable length holder that can support a vane from a carrier of a vertical venetian blind assembly, the vane holder having a length adjustable mounting with a first end portion connectable to the carrier and a second end portion connectable to a hook member for suspending the vane and comprising: a first part extending downwardly in relation to the first end portion and having a first engagement portion projecting substantially horizontally, and a second part extending upwardly in relation to the second end portion and having a second engagement portion projecting substantially horizontally, the first and second parts being operably engaged by the first and second engagement portions in a manner to allow displacement of the parts upwardly or downwardly relative to each other, by which the second end portion can be moved into a plurality of adjusted vertical positions relative to the first end portion, characterized in that the first part comprises at least one first arm extending downwardly from the first end portion and a plurality of first engagement portions are on the at least one first arm and wherein the second part comprises at least one second arm extending in upwardly from the second end portion and a plurality of second engagement portions are on are the at least one second arm and wherein, in any adjusted vertical positions, more than one of the plurality of the first engagement portions are opposite, and in operative engagement with, more than one of the plurality of the second engagement portions, wherein the first part of the length adjustable mounting comprises two downwardly-extending first arms that are opposite and parallel to each other and the second part of the length adjustable mounting comprises two upwardly extending second arms that are opposite and parallel to each other and the arms of the first and second parts have cross-sectional shapes such that the arms can be fitted together such that when the second part of the length adjustable mounting is moved up or down relative to the first part, the arms of the second part move in the same vertical direction relative to the arms of the first part.