ALUMINUM MINI BLINDS

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
CONTOUR	HUNTER DOUGLAS INC.	1 Blue Hill Plaza, 20th Floor Pearl River NY 10965	Aluminum mini-blinds;
FACTORY DISCOUNT BLINDS	Barone, Norman J.	3121 Mt. Pinos Way, Box 549 Frazier Park CA 93225	aluminum mini blinds, wood blinds, vertical blinds, cellular and pleated shaded, roller shades;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

An actuating mechanism (10) is taught that is used for externally operating a mini-blind (20) or a shade (20') in a sealed double glazed window (22) which includes a window frame (24) with a side opening (26) and a roll box (28) in alignment with the side opening. A blind actuator (34) incorporates a rotatably sealed pulley shaft (38) that interfaces with the roll box on an interior end (40) and a belt pulley (66) on an exterior end (42). The actuator is sealed to the window frame with an O-ring (48) and rotation of the belt pulley causes the blinds to raise, lower and tilt. When the actuator is slideably removed from the window frame the mini-blind cord roll box may be extricated for replacement or repair.