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(11) EP 0 562 711 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.12.1993 Bulletin 1993/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.09.1993 Bulletin 1993/39

(21) Application number: 93301136.3

(22) Date of filing: 17.02.1993
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: E06B 9/36
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 24.02.1992 GB 9203891

(71) Applicant: HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V.
NL-3008 AB Rotterdam (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • Oskam, Herman
    NL-2855 AK Vlist (NL)
  • Schon, Siegfried J.
    B-2321 Meer (BE)

(74) Representative: Allen, William Guy Fairfax et al
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX
London WC1R 5LX (GB)


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    (54) Vertical louver blind


    (57) A vertical louvre blind in which a plurality of travellers (30) are mounted for movement along a headrail (10) each having a vertically extending vane depending therefrom, whereby the vanes hang downwardly therefrom and a conventional tilting mechanism on each traveller is provided for tilting all of the vanes simultaneously. The travellers have wheels (34) thereon moveable along tracks on the headrail. A controllable transmission cord (76) is connected to one of the travellers for moving it along the headrail and spacers (90,91) connect adjacent travellers to one another, whereby movement of the one traveller (60) in one direction will pull the next and subsequent traveller in one direction when they are spaced from adjacent travellers by the length of the spacer (90,91). The travellers bodies are of identical construction and each include a pair of arms (36,37) inclined towards one another and joined by a bridge (38) engaging in an undercut groove (20) in the headrail to prevent skewing.






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