Michael Anthony Chartier

US Patent:

6877548, Apr 12, 2005

Filed:

Jul 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/196069

Inventors:

Clifford Eugene Chartier - Garden Grove CA, US
Michael Paul Chartier - Whittier CA, US

International Classification:

E06B009/30

US Classification:

1601781V, 160 10, 160127

Abstract:

Indirect lighting system having an elongated housing or reflector which can be mounted on the headrail of a vertical blind or the like, with a light source disposed centrally of the housing or reflector for illuminating the surface of the blind. In some disclosed embodiments, the housing is mounted in a stationary position, and in others the reflector rotates to control the direction in which the light shines. Wiring for the system is concealed, and in some embodiments, the system includes a valance with removable panels overlying the housing.