Blind assembly with two blind head rail
A blind for a building opening, and having; an upper blind roller, located in an upper region of the head rail, a lower blind attachment located in a lower region of the head rail, an upper blind stored on the upper blind roller, a lower blind stored on the lower blind attachment, upper and lower blind control mechanism to operate the blinds and the upper blind roller being located with an upper axis along an upper plane in the head rail and the lower blind attachment is located on a lower axis along a lower plane within the head rail, the axes being displaced vertically from one another, and in which the upper blind depends down beside a predetermined side of the lower blind attachment, and in which the lower blind depends down alongside said upper blind, so as to provide a head rail having a slim, aesthetically pleasing profile.
1. A fully assembled blind ready for installation at a building opening, and having a head rail, attachable adjacent the building opening, said head rail enclosing upper and lower regions, and a one piece top wall and front wall together defining a downwardly open channel and comprising:
an upper blind roller, located in said upper region of said head rail;
a lower blind support wall attached to a lower extremity of said front wall;
a T-shaped slide member on said support wall secured in a groove in said front wall lower extremity;
downwardly dependent ridges formed integrally beneath said support wall,
said ridges being L-shaped and defining horizontal support portions extending outwardly in opposite directions;
a tubular blind housing slideably attached to said support portions of said ridges;
an upper black out blind stored on said upper blind roller;
a lower privacy blind of pleated material carried on said tubular blind housing;
upper blind control mechanism operable to lower and raise said upper blind;
lower blind control cord mechanism operable to operate said lower blind and to lower and raise said lower blind, wherein said upper blind roller is located with an upper axis along an upper plane in said head rail and said lower blind support wall is located on a lower axis along a lower plane within said head rail, said axes being displaced vertically from one another, and wherein said upper blind is operable to depend down beside a predetermined side of said support wall, and wherein said lower blind is operable alongside but spaced from said upper blind , whereby to provide a head rail having a slim , aesthetically pleasing profile.
2. A fully assembled blind for a building opening as claimed in claim 1 wherein said upper blind is an opaque black out blind, and said lower blind is a semi translucent blind, whereby when said upper blind is raised and said lower blind is lowered, some light will pass in, and wherein when said upper blind is lowered light is substantially excluded.
3. A fully assembled blind for a building opening as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said lower blind is of concertina type semi translucent blind material
4. A fully assembled blind for a building opening as claimed in claim 3 wherein said tubular blind housing defines a downwardly open channel, and lips on opposite sides of said channel, for supporting said lower blind, whereby said lower blind is removable and replaceable to suit the taste of the customer.