Double blind with vertical shade
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, a lower blind support wall, and a blind carriage mechanism thereon, for carrying vertical blind slats, so as to provide a head rail having a slim, aesthetically pleasing profile.
1. A blind for a building opening, and having a head rail, attachable adjacent the building opening, said head rail having a top wall, a rear wall, and a front wall integrally formed in one piece, and defining upper and lower regions, and comprising;
an upper blind roller in said upper region;
an attachment channel formed on the interior of said front wall of said head rail,
a lower horizontal window covering support wall located in said head rail;
a diagonal support leg extending upwardly and forwardly from said lower horizontal window covering support wall;
connection means between said diagonal support leg and the interior of said front wall defined by an attachment flange formed on said diagonal support leg and being inter-fitted in said attachment channel;
a lower window covering attachment on said lower window covering support wall;
and wherein said lower horizontal support wall defines a forward edge and a rearward extension, and wherein said forward edge contacts the interior of said front wall;
a tubular horizontal track, engaged on said lower window covering attachment;
an upper blind stored on said upper blind roller;
a lower window covering on said tubular horizontal track wherein said upper blind is an opaque black out blind, whereby when said upper blind is raised and said lower window covering is deployed, some light will pass in, and wherein when said upper blind is lowered light is substantially excluded;
upper blind control mechanism operable to lower and raise said upper blind, and, lower window covering control mechanism operable to operate said lower window covering on said tubular horizontal track whereby to provide a head rail having a slim, aesthetically pleasing profile.
2. The blind for a building opening as claimed in claim 1 and wherein said rearward extension of said lower horizontal support wall is enlarged to define a guide rib, for contacting and controlling said upper blind and maintaining said upper blind out of contact with said lower window covering.
3. The blind for a building opening as claimed in claim 2 wherein said lower window covering is formed of a plurality of vertical slats, mounted on trolleys which are slidable along said tubular horizontal track, and wherein said slats are rotatable on said trolleys between open and closed positions.