Below are the unique points of difference, such as lightness and smoothness of operation, along with the fast gearing that this high quality Japanese designed roller blind offers as compared with other roller blinds in the Sydney market.

Fast Gearing

With most roller blinds, you pull the chain a metre, and it rises or lowers by a metre or less. With this Japanese TOSO Roller Blind system, you pull the chain a metre, and it rises or lowers by between 1.6 to 1.9 metres depending on the fabric chosen and profile diameter, so over 60% faster than the operation of a standard blind.

The advantage with this is you can raise or lower the roller blind with less pulls of the chain, which makes it an ideal window covering.

The other benefit is that in some circumstances it is impractical (no mullions) or not aesthetically pleasing to the eye to have a safety restraint installed. However if you have the chain ending 1.6 metres above the floor, you do not need to have a safety restrain installed, and because of its fast gearing it is not as hard to raise or lower the roller blind.

With a "one to one" operation this would be more difficult.

Lightness of Operation

Every TOSO blind comes with a spring, with 8 different sizes depending on the size of the blind, ensuring lightness of operation.

A standard rollerblind, normally only has a spring assist for larger blinds, and without that spring assist you to apply more force to raise or lower the blind.

Even when the blind comes with a spring assist it is still heavier to operate than the TOSO roller blind system. Also it is so light - as it was designed with a Japanese woman in mind, you can literally use your finger tips to pull the blind up and down, rather than having to grip the chain in your hand.

The same even applies to a linked blind which can go to 5 metres in width, and because of the larger spring, it is still light to operate. The springs can also be tensioned, so that either pulling up or lowering can be even lighter, though it will be heavier on the reverse way.

This makes it an ideal window furnishing system for older people who are frail or have arthritis.

Smoothness of Operation

With its fast gearing and lightness in operation, the TOSO window shade roller blind system is very smooth to operate, without the jerking affect which can occur with other blinds.

The aluminium top tube profile is also extruded in Australia so as to ensure consistent quality, as product from overseas varies in quality from shipment to shipment, with the 42mm top tube having a wall thickness of 1.5mm and the 46mm top tube with a 3mm thickness, which minimises the risk of deflection in the profile for larger sized blinds.