An architectural-structure covering and corresponding method of manufacturing, assembly, or the like is disclosed. The architectural-structure covering including a covering comprising a front layer, a rear layer, and an intermediate barrier layer, wherein the intermediate barrier layer is coupled to a rear side of the front layer and to a front side of the rear layer so that the intermediate barrier layer is positioned between the front and rear layers. The architectural-structure covering further comprising a plurality of lift elements arranged and configured to move the covering between extended and retracted positions. The lift elements being positioned being the intermediate and rear layers. In this manner, the lift elements may be sandwiched between the intermediate and rear layers thus rending the lift elements inaccessible, or at least greatly limiting accessibility, to an end user.

An architectural-structure covering and corresponding method of manufacturing, assembly, or the like is disclosed. The architectural-structure covering including a covering comprising a front layer, a rear layer, and an intermediate barrier layer, wherein the intermediate barrier layer is coupled to a rear side of the front layer and to a front side of the rear layer so that the intermediate barrier layer is positioned between the front and rear layers. The architectural-structure covering further comprising a plurality of lift elements arranged and configured to move the covering between extended and retracted positions. The lift elements being positioned being the intermediate and rear layers. In this manner, the lift elements may be sandwiched between the intermediate and rear layers thus rending the lift elements inaccessible, or at least greatly limiting accessibility, to an end user.

A method for manufacturing an operation device for shutters includes a step of forming a ladder a step of forming a receiving element, a cord accommodated in the receiving element, and a step of connecting multiple connecting elements to the ladder and the receiving element. The operation device for shutters includes a ladder, a receiving element accommodating a cord therein, and the connecting elements connected to the ladder and the receiving element.

A covering for an architectural feature having generally horizontal vane elements extending between generally inner and outer vertical support members that can adjust and control the amount and quality of light transmitted through the covering is described. In one embodiment, the covering has elongate tapes as vertical support members that have a width substantially less than the length of the vane elements, and adjacent inner and adjacent outer elongate tapes are separated by a distance. In one embodiment, the vane elements are multi-layered, cellular vanes. The elongated multilayered vanes may include elongate stiffeners that may be associated with, coupled to, and or inserted within pockets formed in, the multilayered vanes. Also disclosed is a method of operation and manufacture.

A covering for an architectural feature having generally horizontal vane elements extending between generally inner and outer vertical support members that can adjust and control the amount and quality of light transmitted through the covering is described. In one embodiment, the covering has elongate tapes as vertical support members that have a width substantially less than the length of the vane elements, and adjacent inner and adjacent outer elongate tapes are separated by a distance. In one embodiment, the vane elements are multi-layered, cellular vanes. The elongated multilayered vanes may include elongate stiffeners that may be associated with, coupled to, and or inserted within pockets formed in, the multilayered vanes. Also disclosed is a method of operation and manufacture.

A window blind includes a housing, a slat assembly, a slat angle adjusting device, and a first cord. The slat assembly is provided below the housing, and has multiple slats and a bottom end portion. The slat angle adjusting device includes a rotating shaft assembly provided in the housing, and a ladder assembly which includes at least two ladders connected to the rotating shaft assembly for turning the slats. The first cord passes on a front or a rear side of the slats, and connects the rotating shaft assembly and the bottom end portion. Throughout the duration of the rotation of the rotating shaft assembly, the first cord and a warp, which belongs to the ladder assembly and on the same side as the first cord, are both reeled into or out of the housing concurrently, and the slats and the bottom end portion are all rotated concurrently as well.

A blind is arranged such that minimal force is required to rotate the tilt drum to tilt the slats from the fully open to the fully closed position and back, with each of the front and rear tilt cables sharing the load nearly equally throughout the entire path from the fully open to the fully closed position and back.

A blind is arranged such that minimal force is required to rotate the tilt drum to tilt the slats from the fully open to the fully closed position and back, with each of the front and rear tilt cables sharing the load nearly equally throughout the entire path from the fully open to the fully closed position and back.

A window blind includes an upper beam and a lower beam linked by two ladder-like ropes. The ladder-like rope has a front vertical portion, a rear vertical portion, transverse portions connected between the vertical portions, first ring portions connected to the front vertical portion, second ring portions connected to the rear vertical portion, and third ring portions connected to the front vertical portion. The transverse portion supports a slat from below. The slat has two ends thereof each provided with a through hole and a slot communicated with the through hole. To assemble the slat, the third ring portion of the ladder-like rope has one segment inlaid into the through hole of the slat through the slot, and then the third ring portion is mounted around the front edge of the slat. Also disclosed is a method for assembling the slats of the window blind.

The present invention relates to a safety blind that operates without a cord. More specifically, there is no danger of safety accidents because a lifting cord inserted into a fabric tube of a leather cord is not exposed to the outside, the lifting and tilting operation of an entire slat can be easily and simply performed by operating a lower slat, and a driving unit can be applied to Venetian blinds, roll blinds, and various blinds.