Headrail for a window blind

Claim 1

A headrail for a window bind comprising an integral extruded section defining a first upright wall providing a front valance, a second horizontal wall connected to said first wall adjacent a lower edge thereof, a third upright wall parallel to the first wall and connected to said second wall at an edge thereof so as to define a pulley channel rearwardly of the valance for receiving a cord pulley device for raising and lowering the blind, said third wall extending to a position substantially the same height as an upper edge of the valance, a fourth horizontal wall interconnected with said third wall at an intermediate height thereof, a fifth wall extending downwardly from said fourth wall to a position of the same height as the bottom of the third wall, a pair of flanges extended inwardly toward one another from the bottom edge of the fifth wall and the bottom edge of the third wall so as to define therebetween a slot of reduced dimension relative to the spacing between the third and fifth walls for receiving and clamping the edge of the blind and a sixth wall connected to the top edge of the third wall and extending generally in a direction away from the valance and downwardly for cooperation with an upwardly and forwardly directed hook member whereby the headrail can be attached to a suitable surface for supporting the blind depending downwardly therefrom rearwardly of the valance and the pulley channel.