Vertical vane support clip for coverings for architectural openings
View Patent ↗A removable clip for suspending a vane in a vertical vane covering for an architectural opening from a carrier in a control system comprises a neck for connection to the carrier and spaced downwardly projecting fixed and movable legs having a system for releasable interconnection. The movable leg is connected to the necks of the clip through a living hinge so as to be pivotal about the hinge between open and closed position. In the open position, a vane having a hole adjacent to the top edge thereof can be inserted into the clip connection thereto. The neck of the clip has an opening therethrough for suspension from a hook or ledge on the carrier.
1. A covering for an architectural opening comprising in combination;
a control system including a plurality of carriers for suspending vertically oriented vanes,
a plurality of vertically oriented vanes, and a unitary semi-rigid clip for connecting a vane to a carrier, said clip including a neck mounted on a juncture block with means on the neck for connecting the clip to a carrier and a fixed and movable leg depending from said juncture block, said fixed leg being substantially immovable relative to said juncture block and said moveable leg being and wherein pivotally connected to said juncture block with a living hinge and wherein said legs include a connection system for connecting the clip to a vane.
2. The covering of claim 1 wherein said movable leg is movable between a closed position in spaced substantially parallel relationship with said fixed leg and an open position in non-parallel relationship with said fixed leg.
3. The covering of claim 1 wherein said connection system includes a locking member on one of said legs and a complementary locking member on the other of said legs.
4. The covering of claim 3 wherein said locking member and complementary locking member are releasably lockable together.
5. The covering of claim 3 wherein said locking member is a locking post and said complementary locking member is a resilient locking pin.
6. The covering of claim 5 wherein said locking post includes a releasably interlocking hole and said locking pin is insertable into said hole.
7. The covering of claim 1 wherein said means for connecting comprises a hole through said neck.
8. The covering of claim 1 wherein said clip is made of a plastic material.
9. The covering of claim 8 wherein said plastic material is polypropylene.