A method of using an anti-ballistic protection system for protecting an interior space in a building. The ballistic barrier includes a laminated material having a plurality of layers of lightweight, flexible, ballistic resistant material such as woven sheets which are secured together into the laminate using a adhesive, heat weld, or stitching. The ballistic barrier is configured to be in a compact retracted state which can be deployed to provide a protective state to protect against kinetic ballistic projectiles. The system may include an automated control system operably configured to change the state of the ballistic barrier from the retracted state to the protective deployed state, such that upon sensing a threatening event or condition triggers a transition from the retracted state to the deployed protective state such that in the protective state. The ballistic barrier in the deployed state is configured to be resistant to penetration by high-speed ballistic projectiles such as a bullet fired from a gun or a shrapnel from a bomb to protect the interior space.

In one aspect, a slatted blind includes a headrail, a bottom rail, and a plurality of horizontally oriented slats configured to be supported between the headrail and the bottom rail via one or more ladder tape assemblies. Each ladder tape assembly includes a first ladder rail, a second ladder rail, and a plurality of ladder steps extending between the first and second ladder rails, with each ladder step being configured to support a respective slat of the plurality of slats of the slatted blind. Additionally, each ladder tape assembly incorporates or includes shroud-like features and/or structure for retaining or limiting access to one or more lift cords of the blind.

In one aspect, a slatted blind includes a headrail, a bottom rail, and a plurality of horizontally oriented slats configured to be supported between the headrail and the bottom rail via one or more ladder tape assemblies. Each ladder tape assembly includes a first ladder rail, a second ladder rail, and a plurality of ladder steps extending between the first and second ladder rails, with each ladder step being configured to support a respective slat of the plurality of slats of the slatted blind. Additionally, each ladder tape assembly incorporates or includes shroud-like features and/or structure for retaining or limiting access to one or more lift cords of the blind.

Laminates and their process of manufacture, with the laminates made with anti-ballistic materials, such as woven and unwoven fabrics. The laminates are provided with different structures, materials, bondings, and other features, and example methods of manufacturing those laminates efficiently and in mass quantities. The method of production is a process of laminating individual flexible sheets including anti-ballistic material (which may be of woven or unwoven cloth or thin solid sheets or foils comprised of one or more light-weight anti-ballistic materials) into a flexible laminate for use to protect people or spaces from ballistic objects such as bullets and shrapnel from weapons and other moderate to high-kinetic energy objects. Also, an anti-ballistic protection system for protecting an interior space in a building. The ballistic barrier includes the laminated material having a plurality of layers of lightweight, flexible, ballistic resistant material such as woven sheets which are secured together into the laminate using a adhesive, heat weld, or stitching. The ballistic barrier is configured to be in a compact retracted state which can be deployed to provide a protective state to protect against kinetic ballistic projectiles.

A window blind includes a headrail, two lift cords, a blind body, a bottom rail, and two cord winding assemblies that are respectively installed on two opposite sides of the long axis of the bottom rail. The other ends of the lift cords are respectively tied to respective adjustment columns of the cord winding assemblies. When the window blind is folded or stretched, unfortunately, when the winding stroke is inconsistent, the blind body is not folded uniformly or skewed, and the adjustment column of the cord winding assembly on one side can be finely adjusted, so that one of the lift cords is gradually wound and covered on the adjustment column, and indirectly drives the bottom rail and the blind body to gradually adjust to substantially parallel to the bottom of the headrail, thereby effectively achieving the effect of fine-tuning and correcting the blind body.

An anti-ballistic protection system for protecting an interior space in a building. The ballistic barrier includes a laminated material having a plurality of layers of lightweight, flexible, ballistic resistant material such as woven sheets which are secured together into the laminate using a adhesive, heat weld, or stitching. The ballistic barrier is configured to be in a compact retracted state which can be deployed to provide a protective state to protect against kinetic ballistic projectiles. The system may include an automated control system operably configured to change the state of the ballistic barrier from the retracted state to the protective deployed state, such that upon sensing a threatening event or condition triggers a transition from the retracted state to the deployed protective state such that in the protective state. The ballistic barrier in the deployed state is configured to be resistant to penetration by high-speed ballistic projectiles such as a bullet fired from a gun or a shrapnel from a bomb to protect the interior space.

A window blind includes a headrail, a blind body, two ladder tape assemblies and a bottom rail. By the technical features that the lift cords of the ladder tape assemblies are set in the mesh webbings, any one of the slats is surrounded by the supporting cords of the ladder tape assemblies arranged opposite to each other, and the two ends of the supporting cords are respectively braided and connected to the mesh webbings of the two ladder tape assemblies arranged opposite to each other, in addition to the effect of stabilizing the support between any of the slats, it can also reduce the possibility of the lift cords of the ladder tape assemblies being pulled out, thereby effectively preventing children from being accidentally entangled by the lift cords.

A window blind includes a headrail, a blind body, two ladder tape assemblies and a bottom rail. By the technical features that the lift cords of the ladder tape assemblies are set in the mesh webbings, any one of the slats is surrounded by the supporting cords of the ladder tape assemblies arranged opposite to each other, and the two ends of the supporting cords are respectively braided and connected to the mesh webbings of the two ladder tape assemblies arranged opposite to each other, in addition to the effect of stabilizing the support between any of the slats, it can also reduce the possibility of the lift cords of the ladder tape assemblies being pulled out, thereby effectively preventing children from being accidentally entangled by the lift cords.

A method of using an anti-ballistic protection system for protecting an interior space in a building. The ballistic barrier includes a laminated material having a plurality of layers of lightweight, flexible, ballistic resistant material such as woven sheets which are secured together into the laminate using a adhesive, heat weld, or stitching. The ballistic barrier in the deployed state is configured to be resistant to penetration by high-speed ballistic projectiles such as a bullet fired from a gun or a shrapnel from a bomb to protect the interior space, and can be used to protect windows, doors, hallways, and walls from penetration by the ballistic projectiles.

A window covering includes a first cord extending along a drive pulley of a first ladder control mechanism such that motion of the lift cord along the drive pulley during retraction of slats towards a first rail drives rotation of the drive pulley in a first rotational direction to rotate a ladder pulley for tilting of the slats from an open position to a closed position and motion of the lift cord along the drive pulley during extension of the slats drives rotation of the drive pulley in a second rotational direction to rotate the ladder pulley for tilting of the slats from the closed position to the open position. The ladder may be composed of cord or tape. Each ladder may include a front rail, a rear rail, and rungs that extend between the front and rear rails for supporting the slats.