blinds [2]

Devices that roll or fold up, serving to filter or block light and provide privacy.

roller shade

Shade with a roller containing a spring that causes the shade cloth to roll up.

hem

Shade cloth hem through which the batten is inserted.

flat end pin

End of the roller regulating the spring’s tension and its stopping mechanism.

shade cloth

Piece of vinyl or stiffened cloth dressing a window.

batten

Narrow flat wooden part that, inserted into the shade cloth’s hem, serves as support.

bracket

Part into which the roller pin is inserted and that supports the shade.

round end pin

End of the roller serving as its axle; it turns in the bracket.

coil spring

Instrument that tightens as the shade cloth is lowered and that pulls it up as it relaxes.

roller

Tube housing the spring; the shade cloth wraps around it.

winding mechanism

Spring mechanism allowing the shade cloth to roll up and down.