Roller blind mounting system and parts therefor

• US 20100236730A1
• Filed: 05/07/2010
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hunter Douglas Industries B.V. (Hunter Douglas N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Hunter Douglas Industries B.V. (Hunter Douglas N.V.)
• Inventors: Bohlen, Jorg, Koop, Lars
• Granted Patent: US 8,151,859 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 160/323.100
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/50 Bearings specially adapted therefor

Abstract

A roller blind mounting system including at least one roller, at least one telescopic end plug and at least two brackets. The telescopic end plug is engageable within an end-opening of one of said rollers. The end plug includes a hollow body and a telescopically movable member or plunger co-axially positionable with respect to the hollow body such that a first axial extending length portion of the plunger projects from the hollow body and a second axial extending length portion is held within the hollow body. The plunger is telescopically movable between a first end position in which the first portion of the plunger projects from the cylindrical body and a second end position in which at least part of the first portion is inserted into the cylindrical body.

Claims

1. A telescopic end plug engageable within an end-opening of a roller, the end plug including:

a hollow body;

a telescopically movable member or plunger co-axially positionable with respect to the hollow body such that a first axial extending length portion of the plunger projects from the hollow body and a second axial extending length portion is held within the hollow body, the plunger being telescopically movable between a first end position in which the first portion of the plunger projects from the hollow body and a second end position in which at least part of the first portion is inserted into the hollow body;

a spring for biasing the plunger towards the first end position;

wherein

the end plug further includes a locking member positionable on said first portion for locking the plunger against movement towards the second end position, and wherein the first portion of the plunger is threaded and the locking member is rotatably receivable on the thread such that it is positionable on the first portion for locking the plunger against axial movement towards its second end position beyond the locking member.

2. A roller blind mounting system comprising:

at least one roller,

at least one telescopic end plug according to claim 1,

at least two brackets wherein at least one of the brackets includes a central aperture and wherein the first portion is mountable to the central aperture of the bracket.

3. The roller blind mounting system according to claim 2 wherein the telescopic end plug further comprises a rotatable end cap rotatably fixed to the end of the first portion, said end cap adapted to be received in the central aperture of the bracket such that the telescopic end plug and the roller engageable therewith are rotatably mountable to said bracket.

4. The mounting system of claim 2 or 3 wherein the bracket further includes at least one pair of openings positioned radially about said central aperture and the opening of each pair are in line with each other, and the mounting system further comprising:

an operating module or a leveler module, or both provided with mounting means adapted to cooperate with the at least one pair of openings of the bracket.

5. The mounting system of claim 4 wherein said mounting means are hook-like members adapted to project through the openings of the bracket and grip the rim of the openings.

6. The mounting system of claim 5 wherein the hooks each include a stem portion and a grip portion extending from the top of the stem portion.

7. The mounting system of claim 6 wherein the grip portion extends sideways from the top of the stem portion.

8. The mounting system of claim 6 wherein the grip portion extends downwardly from the stem portion.