Blind tilt assembly and method of controlling tilt ladders

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9487996
APP PUB NO 20150033910A1
SERIAL NO

14380613

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A tilt assembly for a blind including a first tilt ring and a second tilt ring, both rotatable about a drive axis for supporting a pair of tilt ladders, an input connector rotatable about the drive axis and configured to receive a drive shaft for rotating a lift spool and the input connector, a secondary input mechanism rotatable about the drive axis and configured to receive the drive shaft for rotating the secondary input mechanism with the input connector, a main clutch mechanism for releasably connecting the first tilt ring to the input connector and configured to release connection at each of two opposite rotational orientations of the first tilt ring, and a secondary clutch mechanism for releasably connecting the second tilt ring to the secondary input mechanism and configured to release connection at each of two opposite rotational orientations of the second tilt ring.

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HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES BVPIEKSTRAAT 2 EL ROTTERDAM 3071

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dekker, Nicolaas Rhoon, NL 20 226
Slobbe, Wilfred Tilburg, NL 2 13
Steenbergen, Ralph Stolwijk, NL 7 36

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