(19)
(11) EP 1 336 714 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/34

(21) Application number: 03250966.3

(22) Date of filing: 18.02.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E06B 7/08, E06B 9/302, E06B 9/327
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO

(30) Priority: 19.02.2002 GB 0203818

(71) Applicant: Levolux A.T. Limited
Gloucester GL4 3SJ (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Braybrook, Peter, Levolux A T Limited
    Gloucester, GL4 43SJ (GB)

(74) Representative: Higgins, Michael Roger 
MARKS & CLERK 27 Imperial Square
Cheltenham GL50 1RQ
Cheltenham GL50 1RQ (GB)

   


(54) A retractable louvre system


(57) A retractable louvre system (10) comprising one or more support members (12,14), a plurality of flexible elongate louvre interconnecting elements (16), a plurality of angularly displaceable louvres (18) attached to the louvre interconnecting elements, and one or more elongate tensioning elements (20) for tensioning the flexible louvre interconnecting elements (16) and for retracting the louvres (18) to form a stacked arrangement.






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