(19)
(11) EP 1 111 183 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/26

(21) Application number: 00310846.1

(22) Date of filing: 06.12.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7E06B 9/36
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 14.12.1999 EP 99204291

(71) Applicant: HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V.
3071 EL Rotterdam (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • Welfonder, Konrad
    27574 Bremerhaven (DE)

(74) Representative: Smith, Samuel Leonard 
J.A. Kemp & Co., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) Holder for a depending hollow vane


(57) A holder for suspending a hollow vertical section of an architectural covering, such as a hollow, fabric or plastic louver (3) of a vertical venetian blind (1), from a carrier (11) of a horizontally-extending head rail (5), the holder (13) comprising a vertically-extending, generally cylindrical, male part (27) having an upper portion (25), connected to the carrier (11) and a lower portion (31) and a generally inverted U-shaped, female part (29) having a horizontal top member (43) with a pair of parallel, downwardly-extending legs (45) on opposite sides and a downwardly-extending hole (47) through it; the facing surfaces of the legs (45) each having a first detent (49) adjacent the bottom of the legs. The first detents (49) extend towards each other and are adapted to be inserted through apertures (9) in opposite sides of the hollow vertical section (3) and the lower portion (31) of the male part (27) is inserted in, and force fit within, the hole (47) of the female part (29).







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