Louverdrape Carousel window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 4, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 4, 2012the latest report was made
- Sep 4, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Louverdrape Carousel
- Maker
- Newell Rubbermaid Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shuttersCPSC’s product type: Window Shades, Venetian Blinds or Indoor Shutters (code 638), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Home Decoration
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Death 1
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Death Made Sep 4, 2012, sent to the company Sep 12, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 18, 2012
The product, in the report: The subject window blinds were cellular pleated blinds utilizing a continuous loop cord. The blinds are Louverdrape Carousel blinds, a brand name of Levolor Home Fashions. Levolor is a division of Newell Window Furnishings. The subject blinds utilized a clutch component, which was designed and manufactured by RollEase, Inc.
On September 4, 2010, three year old [REDACTED] was strangled by the continuous loop cord on a set of window blinds in his home. On September 6, [2010], [REDACTED] died as a result of the asphyxiation. The window blinds were cellular pleated Louverdrape Carousel blinds, a brand name of Levolor home fashions. The clutch component of the blinds was designed and manufactured by RollEase, Inc. The blinds were sold by Bud’s Drapery Den of Tucson, Arizona in July, 2002. At the time of [REDACTED] death, the blinds contained by warnings, and there was no tension device installed.
- Bought from
- Bud’s Draper Den
- Bought
- Jul 15, 2002
- Where
- Chandler, Arizona: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 3, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Client, Patient, Student, Etc. (professional relationship)
- As this report names them
- Brand Louverdrape Carousel, made or sold by Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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