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| 20080295975 | Cordless roman shade - A cordless Roman shade includes a head rail internally provided with a tension lifting mechanism for providing a balancing force or a tension force; a shade connected at an upper portion to the head rail and including a plurality of horizontal cells; a plurality of lines associated with the shade and controlled by the tension lifting mechanism to rewind or release, so as to lift or lower the shade to a desired height; and at least one bracing system mounted on the lowest cell of the shade to stretch open and thereby stiffen the lowest cell. A user may apply an upward or downward force at the stiffened lowest cell to lift or lower the shade. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090032201 | Roman shade with inverted fan shape at its bottom - A window covering in the style of a Roman shade has a straight bottom edge when the shade is lowered and that forms into an inverted fan shape when the shade is raised. Spaced parallel creases in the shade simulate pleats when the shade is in a lowered position and promote accordion-folded pleats when the shade is raised. A pull cord behind the shade lifts the shade from its bottom edge and along its vertical centerline. A two-part bottom rail is secured in the bottom edge of the shade, and each part extends from an outer side edge of the shade to the midportion of the bottom edge, so that when the cord is pulled to raise the shade, the two parts pivot downwardly about the midportion, imparting an inverted fan shape to the bottom edge. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090139664 | Blind with Pockets - A vertical blind comprising a single fabric sheet having a series of vertical panels. The vertical panels include at least one relatively translucent panel and a plurality of vertical pocket panels. Each vertical pocket panel includes a vertical pocket. A vane is disposed and contained within the pocket for moving the associated pocket panel between open and closed positions. The vertical pocket panel along with the vane form a relatively opaque panel such that the vertical blind includes relatively translucent and relatively opaque panels. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090301665 | TEMPORARY DECORABLE WINDOW COVERING - Among other things, there is disclosed temporary, easy to make and decorate coverings for windows and similar purposes. Exemplary coverings are of sturdy paper having a series of vertical folds. An upper portion may be folded to increase strength along a portion where hangers or rods are placed to suspend the covering. The coverings permit easy personalization or other decoration, and are disposable when the user wishes to replace them. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100051209 | Roman shade assembly - A Roman shade assembly includes a frame and a shade which is removably connected to the frame. The shard is composed of an inner portion and an outer portion. A first connection member is connected to the frame and the inner portion has a second connection member which is removably connected to the first connection member. The inner portion and the outer portion are connected to each other by a third connection member and a fourth connection member. The shade can be easily removed from or connected to the frame. The inner portion and the outer portion are easily separated by separating the third and fourth connection members. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100139873 | CUBICLE CURTAINS - A cubicle curtain ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100147468 | ROMAN SHADE ASSEMBLY - A Roman shade assembly includes a frame and a shade which is removably connected to the frame. The shard is composed of an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion has one end connected to the frame and a first connection member is connected to an outside of the end of the inner portion. Multiple first male members are connected to the inner portion. The outer portion has a second connection member connected to an inside of an end thereof and the second connection member is connected to the first connection member of the inner portion. Multiple first female members are connected the inside of the outer portion and connected to the first male member. The inner and outer portions can be easily separated from each other by disengaging the first male and female members. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100163190 | ROMAN BLIND BATTEN GUIDE | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100212839 | SAFETY STRUCTURE OF ROMAN SHADE - A safety structure is provided for a Roman shade. A shade cloth forms folds, each carrying at least one cord ring through which a lift cord that functions to raise a shade cloth up and down extends. The cord ring is made of a flexible material having a desired stiffness and is constructed to each form an end overlapped section so that when a force that exceeds weight of the shade cloth is applied to the lift cord, the overlapped section of the cord ring is broken to allow the cord ring to detach from the shade cloth. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100224330 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR QUICKLY RELEASING CONTROL ROPES OF ROMAN SHADES - A safety device for Roman shades includes multiple loop members connected to the shade and multiple restriction members are connected to multiple loop members. Each restriction member includes two extensions which spirally wrap to each other so as to define an opening therebetween. Multiple engaging members are connected to the lowest loop members and each engaging member has two claws between which a through hole is defined. Each claw includes a slit defined axially in a distal end thereof. Multiple control ropes each have a top end connected to the top box and the lower end of each control rope extends through the openings of the restriction members and is connected to an insertion member which is inserted into the silts and engaged with the through hole of the engaging member corresponding thereto. When the control ropes are pulled laterally, the insertion members are disengaged from the engaging members. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100252209 | SAFETY STRUCTURE OF ROMAN SHADE - A safety structure is provided for a Roman shade. A shade cloth is constituted by first and second sheet members opposing each other. The first sheet member forms folds, each carrying at least one cord ring through which a lift cord that functions to roll the shade cloth up and down extends. The cord rings of the first sheet member are arranged between the first and second sheet members, so as to have the lift cord that extends through the cord rings concealed between the first and second sheet members. As such, operation safety of the Roman shade is enhanced. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100252210 | PLEATED SCREEN APPARATUS - The present invention relates generally to barriers for architectural openings, in particular to a screen apparatus and method for screening off an architectural opening. The screen apparatus includes an elongated overhead frame member, a transverse fixed side frame member, a displaceable side frame member, and an elongated articulated bottom frame member. A screen member extends between the frame members, the screen member being interchangeable between a collapsed condition when the screen is open and an extended condition when the screen is closed by movement of the displaceable side frame member. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100269984 | HANDLE WITH ANTI-ROTATION MECHANISM FOR A WINDOW TREATMENT - A handle assembly for adjusting a window treatment is disclosed. A wand is included and is configured and arranged to adjust a window treatment. The handle includes a grip on the wand, and has at least one engagement surface thereon. Further, the handle includes a cleat having at least one reciprocal mating surface configured and arranged to selectively interlock with the at least one engagement surface of the grip. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100269985 | INTERCHANGEABLE WINDOW TREATMENT FOR A ROMAN-STYLE SHADE - A window treatment is disclosed. The window treatment includes a panel having a front portion, a rear portion, a top edge and a bottom edge. A plurality of guides extends from the rear portion of the panel. The guides are configured and arranged to allow a lifting mechanism to slide therethrough. The guides may further include a clip portion configured and arranged to attached to a window treatment and a guide portion extending from the clip portion that is configured and arranged to slidably receive an edge of a lifting mechanism therein | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100276088 | RETRACTABLE SHADE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A retractable cellular shade is illustrated in various embodiments to consist of a support structure that could assume numerous forms including cellular material, flexible sheets of material, tapes or ribbons, or flexible monofilaments or similar cords of natural or synthetic fibers with the support structure supporting a plurality of vanes or slats in various configurations and orientations. The movement of the vanes or slats is totally dependent upon movement of the support structure. The fabric so formed can be incorporated into a covering for architectural openings with the covering including a headrail with means for gathering the fabric material within the headrail. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100276089 | RETRACTABLE SHADE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A retractable cellular shade is illustrated in various embodiments to consist of a support structure that could assume numerous forms including cellular material, flexible sheets of material, tapes or ribbons, or flexible monofilaments or similar cords of natural or synthetic fibers with the support structure supporting a plurality of vanes or slats in various configurations and orientations. The movement of the vanes or slats is totally dependent upon movement of the support structure. The fabric so formed can be incorporated into a covering for architectural openings with the covering including a headrail with means for gathering the fabric material within the headrail. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100288446 | SHADE CONSTRUCTION - The window covering and shade panel comprise a head rail that supports a shade panel and that may be mounted to a wall, window frame, door or other architectural feature. A layer of film is used with the panel to provide a barrier to air flow and heat insulation. The film may be clear to allow light to penetrate the panel. The clear film allows the heat energy of the sun to pass through the panel while blocking cold air from entering the room. In one embodiment a polyester clear film is chemically adhered to the panel. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100294438 | ROMAN SHADE SYSTEM - A shade system comprises a shade fabric, such as a roman shade fabric, a roller tube, at least one wide flexible lift band (i.e., a section of flexible material) windingly received around the roller tube and extending from the roller tube to a bottom end the of the shade fabric, and a plurality of coupling structures for holding the flexible material adjacent to a rear surface of the shade fabric. Each coupling structure is attached to the rear surface of the shade fabric at attachment points that are spaced apart, such that the coupling structures and the shade fabric form openings for slidingly receiving the lift band. The lift band is coupled to the bottom end of the shade fabric, such that bottom end of the shade fabric moves up and down as the roller tube is rotated in respective directions, so as to raise and lower the shade fabric. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100300629 | WINDOW COVERINGS - A free standing window covering does not need any holes in the window frame to keep the window covering in place. The window covering may contain a number of folds to provide a covering for bay and bow windows. The window covering may offer privacy and insulation in a lightweight removable window covering. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100307696 | Magnetic cordless shade - The magnetic cordless shade includes a header defined by a substantially elongated U-shaped channel. The top of the header includes attachment areas for attaching the header to a window frame. A pleated blind has one end attached to the underside of the header top, and when folded, the blind is housed inside the channel. The other end of the pleated blind is attached to a footer. A magnetic latching assembly is disposed between the header and the footer to keep the blind in a folded condition. Pulling a pull cord disposed on the footer releases the magnetic latching mechanism to thereby rapidly unfold the blind. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110048652 | SAFETY MECHANISM FOR ROMAN SHADE - A safety mechanism for Roman shade includes a shade assembly having a head rail, a shade cloth connected to the head rail, and connecting members set on the shade cloth; a lifting unit connected to the shade assembly and having pull cords and raising cords connected thereto; a plurality of butt-connecting devices connected to the pull cords and each having two detachably connected upper and lower sleeves; and a plurality of locking members associated with the raising cords and detachably engaged with the connecting members. When a pull cord or a raising cord is subjected to a load excessively larger than a force needed to lift or lower the shade cloth, the upper and lower sleeves of the butt-connecting device on that pull cord will separate from each other and the locking members on that raising cord will disengage from the connecting members, making the Roman shade safer for use. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110073260 | BREAKAWAY CORD SYSTEM FOR WOVEN WOOD AND ROMAN SHADES - In a breakaway device for a Roman shade a male member has an aperture through which the lift cord passes and a female member through which the lift cord passes, such that the male member and the female member are independently moveable relative to the lift cord. The female member has a cavity sized and configured to receive the male member. Tabs extend from the male member and fit into slots in the female member when the male member is in the cavity. A downward and outward force on the lift cord causes the male member and the female member to separate from one another. An upward force or a downward force on the lift cords will not cause separation. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110083814 | CORD-OPERATED ROMAN SHADE - A cord-operated roman shade includes a top rail for being mounted on and supporting a shade panel on a vertical surface, at least one cord attached to the bottom of the shade panel for raising the shade panel when the cord is pulled downwardly and lowering the shade panel when the cord is released and allowed to move upwardly. A cord guide positioned on the top rail includes an elongate body having two laterally spaced-apart, substantially right-angle cord guiding surfaces on which the cord moves during operation for converting downward pulling movement of the cord into the upward raising movement of the shade panel and converting upward releasing movement of the cord into downward lowering movement of the shade panel, and a plurality of vertically spaced-apart lift attachments carried by the shade panel through which the cord extends for relative movement during shade operation. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110094685 | ROMAN SHADE LINING PANEL ATTACHMENT - A Roman shade includes shade material and a lining panel connected to the shade material at a plurality of discrete connections located along horizontal rows of cord rings for lift cords of the shade. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110100562 | ROMAN SHADE WITH PROTECTED OPERATING CORDS - A window covering is provided with protected operating cords. Protective coverings are installed over the cords. The coverings are expandable to move with the window covering as it is raised and lowered. The protective coverings may include an accordion folded configuration, a cellular configuration, and protective coverings with a continuous slot that allows the covering to be installed in an existing window covering. The protective coverings do not interfere with operation of the window coverings. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110108206 | Roman Shade Window Curtain Having Rolling Spool For Multi-Step Retracting/Unfolding Control - Present invention teaches to make a Roman shade window curtain where a sliding locking mechanism is provided at the bottom beam of the rolling spool at the back side of the Roman shade, where the engaging positions between the rolling spool bottom beam and the pair of auxiliary rods can be set according to user preference, by sliding the locking tubes towards the middle to move the engaging point up and down, and by sliding the licking tubes to the left and right extremities for engaging the bottom to the desired fold line on the Roman shade. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110162806 | WINDOW BLIND ASSEMBLY - A window blind assembly includes a roller blind unit, a curtain member unit, and a clamping unit. The roller blind unit includes a roller rod that extends horizontally and that is rotatably mounted at or in proximity to an upper edge portion of the window, and a roller blind cloth a top edge of which is connected to the roller rod and which is able to be wound around and extended from the roller rod. The curtain member unit includes a folding curtain cloth a top edge of which is mounted at or around the upper edge of the window. The clamping unit includes a connecting clamp that extends horizontally, and has a first clamping portion that clamps onto the folding curtain cloth and a second clamping portion that clamps onto the roller blind cloth. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110192549 | CORD OPERATED ROMAN SHADE - A roman shade of the present invention is operated by a cord to fold and unfold it. The cord is connected with a second device to be attracted by a first device provided on a valance adjacent to a bottom rail. The second device and the first device will separate when the cord is pulled with strength greater than a magnetic force between second device and the first device to avoid the cord dropping down and winding around neck or other body parts of the kids nearby. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110192550 | ROMAN SHADE LIFT SYSTEM - A roman shade includes a panel, a plurality of clips attached to the panel, the clips forming elongated, narrow guides on the back side of the panel and a plurality of tapes. The panel is mounted on a headrail that also includes a rotating tube. Each tape is attached to the bottom of the panel at one end and to the tube at the other end and passes through the narrow guides to cause the panel to form successive folds or pleats as the bottom of the panel is raised by the tapes by the rotation of the tube. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110209834 | Window Covering Apparatus - Exemplary window covering apparatus, assemblies, and associated methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary window covering apparatus comprises a headrail, a covering attached to and extending vertically downward from the headrail, a pull cord configured to be operated by a user, a lift cord connecting a bottom of the covering to the pull cord by way of the headrail, the lift cord configured to lift the bottom of the covering to collapse the covering toward the headrail or drop the bottom of the covering to extend the covering away from the headrail when the pull cord is operated by the user, and an elongate sheath that ensheathes an otherwise exposed segment of the lift cord. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110220300 | Method, system and kit for fastening shade blinds - A method, a kit and a system for providing removably attachable fasteners made of hooks and loops to guide rings of blinds such as Roman Shades. The Roman Shades are removably attached and secured to the guide rings by the hooks and loops fasteners. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110220301 | WINDOW COVERING - A window covering includes a first rail; window covering material, a liner, a first lift cord, and a second lift cord. The liner is positioned adjacent to the rear side of the window covering material and is moveable from a retracted position to an extended position. The liner has at least one pocket. Each pocket defines a channel within the liner. The first and second lift cords extend from the first rail to a position adjacent to a bottom edge of the window covering material. Each lift cord extends through a channel defined by a pocket of the one or more pockets. The window covering may be a Roman shade or other window covering, such as a top down bottom up shade. Preferably, the liner covers the lift cords such that no portion of a lift cord is exposed sufficiently for a child to become entangled within any of the lift cords. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110265957 | ROMAN SHADE STRUCTURE - A roman shade structure includes a shade face having a cord disposed thereon; when the cord is pulled down, the shade face moves upward to act as a curtain. The shade face comprises a protection layer disposed at a back side thereof; the protection layer covers a surface having the cord on the shade face to keep the cord from exposing to the outside. A through hole for each cord is disposed on the upper end of the protection layer for allowing the cord to work properly. Moreover, a cover is disposed on an upper end of the shade face; the cover hides the exposed cords and the cordlock to enhance safety and the esthetics of the improved roman shade structure. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110277943 | Window Covering - A window covering includes at least one spring motor attached to a rotatable shaft. The spring motor includes at least one spring member that has an elongated body having a windable length, a uniform thickness throughout the windable length, a uniform width throughout the windable length, and a uniform rectangular cross section throughout the windable length. The spring member is configured so that it has a different microstructure at different portions of the first spring member located along the windable length of such that the spring member exerts an amount of force as the portions of the first spring member may wind about a roller of the spring motor that progressively increases such that the roller may prevent movement of the shaft to maintain a position of the window covering material after the window covering material is moved to a particular raised position. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110308742 | Window Shade Apparatus - An improved window shade apparatus including a headrail including a lift apparatus affixed to the headrail, a window cover affixed at one end to the headrail, a lift cord affixed at one end to the lift apparatus of the headrail and at a second end to a bottom portion of the window cover. The improved window shade apparatus includes a plurality attachment rings coupled to a rear surface of the window cover and a plurality of guide members having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is affixed to one of the plurality attachment rings and the second is attached to a second of the plurality attachment rings. The lift cord extends from the headrail through each of the plurality attachment rings and through each of the plurality of guide members and the window cover may be raised or lowered via the lift cord. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120018101 | MOVABLE PARTITIONS, HEADER ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS, AND RELATED METHODS - A header assembly for a movable partition includes an overhead track and a header pan. The header pan is configured to extend from the overhead track to an adjoining structure. The header pan, the overhead track, or a combination of both may form a fire-resistant barrier extending from a wall of the adjoining structure to an opposing wall of the adjoining structure. Movable partition systems may include header assemblies. Methods of forming header assemblies include positioning a header pan proximate to an overhead track and extending the header pan between a first wall and a second wall to at least substantially occlude a section of space therebetween. Methods of installing a movable partition include securing an overhead track to an overhead support structure, securing a retainer clip to an adjoining structure, extending a header pan from the overhead track to the retainer clip, and suspending a partition from the track. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120037320 | WINDOW SHADE - The window shade includes a header defined by a substantially elongated U-shaped channel. The top of the header includes attachment areas for attaching the header to a window frame. A folded blind has one end attached to the web of the header channel, and when folded, the blind is housed inside the channel. The other end of the pleated blind is attached to a footer. A magnetic latching assembly is disposed between the header and the footer to keep the blind in a folded condition. Alternatively, a retaining mechanism holds the footer when the blind is folded. Pulling a pull cord disposed on the footer releases the magnetic latching mechanism or the retaining mechanism to thereby rapidly unfold the blind. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120043027 | ROLLER WINDING ROMAN STYLE SHADE - A roller-shade winding roman style shade is provided. A technical feature thereof is to utilize an actuating member of a cord or a band-shaped long strip of fabric to connect a blind material and a roller shade. Thus, as the roller shade rises, the parts where the blind material and the actuating member are connected are pulled up sequentially from the bottom up, and when reaching the top end, the points where the blind material and the actuating member are connected are kept at approximately the same height, such that the roman style shade is in a retracted and folded state. The blind material of the whole roman style shade can be folded up or dropped down merely through connection of the actuating member between the blind material and the roller shade, the roller shade has diversified applications and is more flexible in use and pleasant to look at. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120097342 | CORDLESS ROMAN SHADE - A cordless roman shade has a rail, a shade, at least one dividing assembly and at least one panel. The shade has a top edge and a bottom. The top edge of the shade is connected to the rail. Each one of the at least one diving assembly has multiple dividing bars. The dividing bars are mounted on the shade separately and are parallel to each other. Each dividing bar has a slot and the slots of the dividing bars of the dividing assembly align with each other. The at least one panel is mounted on the rail, is extended through the slots of the dividing bars of the dividing assembly and is connected to the shade near the bottom of the shade. Therefore, the roman shade without any cords prevents children from choking hazards and is safely provided for application. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120103538 | Window Treatment Assemblies - A window treatment assembly that results in a plurality of horizontal folds when raised, the assembly having a decorative panel member, a liner panel member attached to the decorative panel member, a plurality of loop guide members positioned in horizontal rows on the front side of the liner panel member, horizontal slat members received by the loop guide members, a plurality of vertically oriented, substantially stiff, lifting band members passing freely between the slat members and the liner panel member, the band members being attached at or adjacent the lowermost row of the loop guide members, such that when the band members are retracted in the vertical direction, the decorative panel member and liner panel member are raised. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120132373 | Window Covering - A window covering includes a first sheet of material connected to a mounting device adjacent to the front side of the window covering. A second sheet of material may be connected to a roller attached to the mounting device so that the second sheet is windable and unwindable from the roller. A third sheet of material is connected to the mounting device or the first sheet such that the second sheet is positioned between the first and third sheets. The first side of the first sheet is connected to a first side of the third sheet at first positions and the opposite sides of the first and third sheets are connected together at second positions. The second positions may be parallel to the first positions. The second sheet extends from the roller between the first and second positions and between the first sheet and the third sheet. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120160426 | Window Covering - A window covering includes window covering material that extends from a first rail. A first lift cord extends from the first rail to a position adjacent the bottom of the window covering material. A first spacer cord extends from the first rail to a position adjacent to a bottom of the window covering material. First hitches extend from the first spacer cord to encircle the first lift cord. The window covering may have additional lift cords and may utilize other similar spacer cords having hitches that extend to those lift cords as well. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120168094 | Window Covering with Cord Shrouds - A window covering includes a first set of vertically spaced apart connectors and a second set of vertically spaced apart connectors. A first lift cord has a first portion extending from a first rail and passing through or adjacent the connectors of the first set of connectors and the second lift cord has a second portion extending from the first rail and passing through or adjacent the connectors of the second set of connectors. A first cord shroud and a second cord shroud extend from the first rail to a position adjacent to a bottom portion of window covering material. The first cord shroud is attached to the first set of connectors and the second cord shroud is attached to the second set of connectors. The first portion passes through the first cord shroud and the second portion passes through the second cord shroud. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120175068 | CHILD SAFETY LIFT CORD SYSTEM FOR WINDOW COVERINGS - A lift cord safety system for use with a Roman shade type window covering having a head rail, a bottom rail and a shade movable between a raised and a lowered position. At least one lift cord vertically extends down from the head rail toward the bottom rail. A flexible sleeve is associated with and substantially surrounds each lift cord. A set of vertically spaced guides are also associated with each lift cord and are attached to the shade. The sleeve and the lift cord are disposed within each guide of the associated set of vertically spaced guides. A zip tie affixes the sleeve to each guide of the associated set of vertically spaced guides. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120186753 | Safer Roman Shade - A roman shade includes a main body, a head rail, a bottom rail, a plurality of retractable tubes, a plurality of connectors, a plurality of eye screws, a cord lock and a plurality of cords. Each of the connectors is fixed at the bottom of each retractable tube. The cord lock is provided on one side of the head rail. One side of each cord passes through the eye screw into the cord lock and through a retractable tube to reach the connectors. Also, a ring is provided at the intersection of each horizontal pleat and each retractable tube, so that each shorter tube may be positioned and guided by the ring. Because the cords are hidden in the retractable tubes, the safety in home and the appearance of the shade may be enhanced. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120234503 | PORTABLE MODESTY GUARD - The present invention generally relates to a portable modesty guard apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a portable modesty guard for producing a private space in a public, or other, area. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120255683 | SHEET SHUTTER - To provide a sheet shutter in which an urging member for urging an unwound, sheet toward the left and right outer side is provided so that the sheet is made to smoothly slide in the left and right direction and the wear of the urging member is suppressed. The sheet shutter according to the present invention is configured such that a rail groove is provided in each of left and right support posts, such that an inner rail is accommodated and supported in the rail grooves, such that engagement guides for guiding the lifting and lowering of the sheet formed in the inner rails, and such that, when the urging member is provided in the rail groove, an elastic sheet section for partitioning the inside of the rail groove into front and rear portions is provided at the urging member. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120267056 | WINDING DEVICE FOR CORDLESS ROMAN SHADE - A winding device for a cordless Roman shade includes an upper frame. A shade includes an upper end engaged with a side of the upper frame. A resilient winding mechanism is directly or indirectly coupled to the upper frame. A winding cloth includes an upper end engaged with a distal end of a winding route of the resilient winding mechanism. The winding cloth further includes a lower end engaged with a lower end of the shade. When the resilient winding mechanism moves in a winding direction, the winding cloth is wound, and the shade is folded. By providing the winding cloth for folding the shade, strangling by the winding cloth is less likely to occur, providing enhanced safety. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120305200 | Safe Window Blind - A blind device includes a head box, a blind and an operation unit. The head box includes an axle located therein, a roller supported on the axle, and a lift lock located therein. The blind includes a bottom rail and a rope inserted through the lift lock. A first section of the rope is wound on the roller and connected to the bottom rail on a side of the lift lock. A second section of the rope is connected to the head box on another side of the lift lock. The operation unit includes a sleeve connected to the head box, a rod including a first end located in the sleeve and a second end located outside the sleeve, and a pulley connected to the first end of the rod. The second section of the rope is wound on the pulley. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130020033 | WIRE SUPPORTS, MOVABLE PARTITION SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH WIRE SUPPORTS, AND RELATED METHODS - Wire supports for use with a movable partition system comprise a cantilever member configured for connection to a panel of a movable partition. A wire-supporting member through which wire may be inserted is rotatably connected to the cantilever member. Movable partition systems comprise a movable partition comprising at least two sheets of panels extending at least substantially parallel to one another and laterally distanced from one another to define an interior space between the at least two sheets of panels. At least one wire support disposed in the interior space between a proximal end and a distal end of the at least two movable partitions comprises a cantilever member secured to at least one panel of one of the movable partitions and a wire-supporting member rotatably connected to the cantilever member at least partially supporting at least one wire inserted through the wire-supporting member. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130020034 | WINDOW SHADE - A window shade that reduces the risk of an individual becoming entangled in cords used to operate the shade includes a headrail adapted for horizontal mounting above a window, a shading material attached to the headrail, and at least one cord for raising and lowering the shading material. The cord is attached to a location adjacent a lower end of the material, and extends upward through cord guides toward the headrail. The cord is encased within a collapsible shroud attached to each cord guide. The shroud is adapted to longitudinally extend as the shading material is lowered toward a deployed position, and then longitudinally collapse as the shading material is raised toward a stowed position. The cord is secured to and is wound about a spring-loaded roller. The roller provides tension on the cord that counterbalances the weight of the shade so that the shading material may be positioned at any desired level. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130062022 | BAIL LOCK FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A bail lock for coverings for architectural openings wherein at least one of the bails defines a cord guide surface of changing front-to-back cross-sectional profile so as to define a cord passage between the inner and outer bails that varies from a relatively straight path that allows the cord to pass freely through, to a more tortuous path that applies substantial frictional force to the cord. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130075045 | Safety Mechanism for Top Down Bottom Up Shades - A window covering includes a first set of lift cords extending from a headrail to middle rail. The first set of lift cords is extendable between the headrail and the middle rail to a predetermined distance, which defines a lowermost position of the middle rail relative to the headrail. The first set of lift cords is also retractable to a wound position for defining an uppermost position of the middle rail. A second set of lift cords extends from the headrail to the bottom rail and is extendable from between the middle rail and bottom rail to define an extended position of window covering material. The predetermined distance that the first set of lift cords may extend is selected to help prevent children from becoming entangled in the first set of lift cords when the middle rail is lowered away from the headrail. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130118694 | SCREEN DEVICE - A screen device including a parallel motion mechanism using wires inserted into a screen, an upper part of the screen being restricted from bending by external forces such as wind. One end of a screen made expandable and contractible by alternate folding in opposite directions is connected to a longitudinal frame member of a screen frame, and another end is connected to a movable frame to make the screen openable and closable by lateral pulling. A parallel motion mechanism moving parallel the movable frame by flexible linkage members including wires is inserted in an expansion and contraction direction of the screen. A part of the wires are tensioned along a portion above the screen as wires for hanging the screen and are inserted into an inner hole of a ring portion of a hanging member, the upper end of the screen being sandwiched by a sandwiching portion of the hanging member. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130126105 | Window Covering Having Cord Shrouds - A window covering includes a plurality of cord shrouds for enclosing or covering lift cords. Each of the cord shrouds may be continuously attached to the window covering material via a continuous attachment mechanism that includes one or more columns of stitching, beads of adhesive or welding. The cord shrouds may prevent the lift cords from being pulled away from the window covering material to form loops that could pose a danger to a young child. Embodiments of the window covering may be configured as top down bottom up shades or other types of shades. The window covering material may be composed of any of a number of different materials. For example, the window covering material could include pleated material, or could be comprised of a sheet of material consisting of woven wood, interconnected fabric segments, non woven fabric or woven fabric. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130160954 | WINDOW SHADE - The window shade includes a header defined by a substantially elongated U-shaped channel. The top of the header includes attachment areas for attaching the header to a window frame. A folded blind has one end attached to the web of the header channel, and when folded, the blind is housed inside the channel. The other end of the pleated blind is attached to a footer. A magnetic latching assembly is disposed between the header and the footer to keep the blind in a folded condition. Alternatively, a retaining mechanism holds the footer when the blind is folded. Pulling a pull cord or handle disposed on the footer releases the magnetic latching mechanism or the retaining mechanism to thereby rapidly unfold the blind. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130174989 | Weather Queen Roman Shade Assembly - A roman shade assembly providing an opaque covering for dwelling openings. The shade assembly includes a planar, flexible shade body with horizontal pleats and pockets extending between opposed edges. A head rail member installed atop a dwelling opening has pulleys and attaches to the upper end of the shade body. A pair of track members is mounted vertically on opposite sides of the dwelling opening. The shade body fits between the track members. Each shade body pocket includes a rigid rod member for horizontal rigidity. Wheeled clip members within each track member attach to the shade body, maintaining the shade body close to the track members. Draw strings attached to a lower end of the shade body pass through grommets in the shade body and through the head rail member pulleys. The draw strings extend interior the dwelling, providing raising or lowering of the shade body from within. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130180668 | Method for Making Roller Shades - In a method for making roller shades a stack of pleated material is cut so that the length of the stack corresponds to the width of the roller shade being made. Then the edge of the material is attached to a roller so that the plurality of pleats are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the roller. Preferably the stack of pleated material has been made from strips bonded together to form tabs where the edges of adjacent fabric segments are joined together. Preferably the tabs in the panel of pleated material will be along one edge of the stack and the pleats will be along the opposite edge of the stack. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130180669 | Cellular Material for Window Coverings and Method of Making Same - In a cellular material a first panel having a series of lengthwise accordion folds across the width of the panel, alternate folds projecting toward the front of the panel and the back of the panel is attached to a second panel of material in a manner to create a series of P-shaped cells having a back, an upper cell wall and a lower cell wall in which the upper cell wall and the lower cell wall are curved in a same direction. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130180670 | DRAPE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A drape is made from a series of strips of material arranged side by side and attached together in a manner so that each pair of adjacent lengthwise sides of each strip when joined together form a tab. Each strip has a sharp lengthwise pleat substantially parallel to and between the sides of the strip such that the drape has a series of sharp folds projecting outward on the front of the drape and a series of tabs projecting outward from the back of the drape. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130213588 | PARTITIONING DEVICE - A partitioning device includes at least two mounting units, a transparent and air impermeable main curtain, and a positioning unit. Each mounting unit includes a hanger and a connection member connected to the hanger. The connection member includes a connection body and at least one magnet mounted on one end of the connection body. The main curtain has a first face facing the mounting units and a second face opposite to the first face. The positioning unit is detachably disposed on the second face of the main curtain and includes at least one positioning member that contains metal attractable by the magnet and that cooperates with the magnet to clamp the main curtain. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130240155 | PORTABLE MODESTY GUARD - The present invention generally relates to a portable modesty guard apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a portable modesty guard for creating a private space in a public, or other, area. The portable modesty guard provides a unique construction which allows the user to collapse, store and carry the device in a way that allows it to be set-up quickly and packed away in a lightweight, portable unit. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130292065 | WINDOW SHADE - A window shade includes a headrail adapted for horizontal mounting above a window, a shading material attached to the headrail, and at least one cord for raising and lowering the shading material. The cord is attached to a location adjacent a lower end of the material, and extends upward through cord guides toward the headrail. The cord may be encased within a collapsible member attached to each cord guide. The collapsible member is adapted to longitudinally extend as the shading material is lowered toward a deployed position, and then longitudinally collapse as the shading material is raised toward a stowed position. The cord is secured to and is wound about a spring-loaded roller. The roller provides tension on the cord that counterbalances the weight of the shade so that the shading material may be positioned at any desired level. A stop bracket is disposed adjacent a face of the shading material and has a first portion attached to the headrail and a second portion containing a bore, wherein the cord extends from the roller through the bore and is secured to the shading material. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130312917 | Hand operated window cover systems - A spring drive system useful for window covers is disclosed, which comprises one or more coil spring drives or flat spring drives and the combination whose elements are selected from one or more of a group which includes (1) a band or cord transmission which provides varying ratio power transfer as the cover is opened and closed; (2) gear means comprising various gear sets which provide frictional holding force and fixed power transfer ratios; (3) a gear transmission which provides fixed ratio power transfer as the cover is opened or closed; (4) crank mechanisms; (5) brake mechanisms; and (6) recoiler mechanisms. The combination permits the spring drive force to be tailored to the weight and/or compression characteristics of an associated window cover such as a horizontal slat or pleated or box blind as the cover is opened and closed. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140053989 | COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENING INCLUDING CELL STRUCTURES BIASED TO OPEN - A covering for an architectural opening including a support tube and a panel operably connected to the support tube and configured to be wound around the support tube. The panel includes a support sheet and at least one cell operably connected to the support sheet. The at least one cell includes a vane material operably connected to a first side of the support sheet and a cell support member operably connected to the vane material and configured to support the vane material at a distance away from the support sheet when the panel is in an extended position with respect to the support tube. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140069591 | PRIVACY CURTAIN ASSEMBLY WITH CLEANABLE PANELS - A privacy curtain assembly includes a main curtain portion. The main curtain portion includes a first side, a second side, and oppositely disposed leading edges located between the first and second sides. The privacy curtain assembly also includes at least one cleanable, wipable panel that is permanently affixed to one of the leading edges of the main curtain portion. The at least one panel is configured to be cleaned while permanently affixed to the main curtain portion. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140076504 | MANUALLY MOVABLE RAILS FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - An operating system for a retractable covering for an architectural opening having at least a movable bottom rail and possibly a movable middle rail connected to a shade material includes control or guide cords extending from a head-rail for the covering to the bottom rail and extending through the middle rail. Manually operable locks are provided on the bottom rail and the middle rail to grip the cords as they extend therethrough and a take-up system is provided in the bottom rail that is biased so as to retain the cords in a taut condition during movement of the bottom rail or the middle rail. The bottom and middle rails are moved manually simply by manually releasing the manual locks provided thereon so that exposed control cords are alleviated. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140083630 | CORDLESS BLIND ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is a cordless blind assembly, comprising an upper frame rod with two blind cord winders disposed at two opposing sides, a retracting rod disposed beneath the upper frame rod, and two side guiding rails. A plurality of guiding components are disposed at the ends of the retracting rod. The driving cords from the blind cord winders connect to corresponding guiding components by going around both sides of the blind shading parts. The extended driving cords are hidden inside the side guiding rails where the guiding components can freely move inside the corresponding side guiding rails. Accordingly, the cordless blind assembly can avoid neck-strangling accidents to achieve easy DIY installation without breaking the function of the blind shading parts. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140096915 | RETRACTABLE SHADE WITH COLLAPSIBLE VANES - A retractable cover for architectural openings having collapsible vanes includes a support structure in the form of a sheet of material, monofilaments, tapes, ribbons, cords, or the like, supporting an upper edge of a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending vanes with the lower edges of the vanes in most embodiments of the invention being connected to operating elements adapted to raise the lower edges of each vane toward the upper edges to define openings or gaps between the vanes through which vision and light can pass in an open condition of the covering. Variations of the covering do not require movement of a lower edge of a vane relative to an upper edge but simply movement of some vanes relative to other vanes. The vanes can be made of materials having different flexibilities and where more rigid materials are used, creased fold lines can be established for desired operability. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140124148 | FABRIC HANGING AND PLEATING APPARATUS - A pleated wall covering system includes a bracket for hanging and pleating wall fabric. The bracket includes a plurality of longitudinally extending planar mounting portions and a plurality of longitudinally spaced u-shaped pleating portions interspaced between the mounting portions. In an illustrative embodiment, a receiver includes opposing upper and lower slots configured to receive the mounting portions of the bracket. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140138034 | HAND OPERATED WINDOW COVER SYSTEMS - A spring drive system useful for window covers is disclosed, which comprises one or more coil spring drives or flat spring drives and the combination whose elements are selected from one or more of a group which includes (1) a band or cord transmission which provides varying ratio power transfer as the cover is opened and closed; (2) gear means comprising various gear sets which provide frictional holding force and fixed power transfer ratios; (3) a gear transmission which provides fixed ratio power transfer as the cover is opened or closed; (4) crank mechanisms; (5) brake mechanisms; and (6) recoiler mechanisms. The combination permits the spring drive force to be tailored to the weight and/or compression characteristics of an associated window cover such as a horizontal slat or pleated or box blind as the cover is opened and closed. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140216666 | CORDLESS RETRACTABLE ROLLER SHADE FOR WINDOW COVERINGS - A cordless retractable shade including an operating system for the shade that varies a biasing force of a spring to counterbalance the shade. The bottom rail of a retractable shade can be raised or lowered, and due to the operating system remains in any selected position of the covering between fully extended and fully retracted, without the use of operating cords. The system includes a method of negating and reversing the spring bias effect at a strategic position whereby the flexible vanes of the shade can be adjusted between open and closed. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140284003 | ROMAN SHADE CURTAIN AND ROMAN SHADE USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a roman shade curtain and a roman shade. The roman shade curtain includes a curtain and cord lines. In addition, the roman shade includes a rotating bar; a frame; a traction line; a curtain; and cord lines. Therefore, the roman shade curtain and the roman shade are integrally woven without forming a separate ring, are woven by a simple process, and have excellent durability. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140284004 | DOUBLE PLEAT CELLULAR SHADE WITH VANES - A covering for an architectural opening is provided. The covering may include a head rail, an end rail, and a cellular panel operably connected between the head rail and the end rail. The cellular panel may include at least one cellular unit. Each cellular unit may include a primary cell having a first side and a second side. In one configuration, the first side has a single crease, and the second crease has three creases. A vane may be operably connected to the primary cell and extend around at least a portion of a side of the primary cell. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150013921 | ARCHITECTURAL COVERING WITH REPOSITIONABLE HANDLE ASSEMBLY - An architectural covering, comprising a rail and a repositionable handle assembly. The rail has a groove. The assembly comprises a handle with a hole for receiving a fastener, and a fastener receiving member. The fastener receiving member is free to slide along the groove when in an undamped state. A fastener is also provided for mechanically connecting the handle to the fastener receiving member and for clamping the handle and the fastener receiving member in a desired position on the rail. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150034256 | CURTAIN AND CURTAIN STRUCTURE PRODUCING METHOD - This invention is a curtain production method which comprises the following processes:
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| 20150047791 | WINDOW BLIND ASSEMBLY - A window blind assembly includes a roller unit and a shade unit. The roller unit includes a rotatable shaft, and the shade unit includes a shade body that has a top end connected to the rotatable shaft. The rotatable shaft is rotatable to wind releasably the shade body thereon. The shade body includes a woven layer and an enhancing layer that is bound to the woven layer. The shade body is divided into a plurality of main shade portions and a plurality of folded shade portions. Each of the folded shade portions is stitched via a corresponding thread between a corresponding adjacent pair of the main shade portions. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150075726 | ROMAN SHADE TYPE BLIND CLOTH - Disclosed is a Roman shade type blind including: a front blind cloth with the upper end thereof fixed to a frame and the lower end thereof fixed to a weight part; a back blind cloth with the upper end thereof fixed to a winding-rod rotatably mounted in the frame and the lower end thereof fixed to the weight part; and a cord line passing the back side of the front blind cloth with the upper end thereof fixed to the winding-rod and the lower end thereof fixed to the weight part, wherein the blind cloth is woven so as to have a set of two or more rings arranged repeatedly in the back side of the front blind cloth with a given interval and to integrally have the cord line inserted into the rings, the rings of the ring set having a given interval, so that pulling the cord line causes the parts of the blind cloth between the sets of the rings to be folded forward so as to form loops of a given length. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150083345 | CURTAIN PANEL WITH FABRIC TABS AND GROMMETS - A grommet glide curtain panel includes a panel with a front-facing side and a back side, a plurality of grommets each being engaged with a fabric tab, and a plurality of spaced fabric tabs attached to a top section of the back side of the panel. The fabric tab is configured to enclose a section of the D-shaped grommet to the panel and is aligned to receive a curtain rod so that the grommets can glide on said rod for easy care, opening, closing, and hanging the panel. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150114575 | Roman Blind - An improved roman blind includes a shade and a plurality of horizontal support bars mounted along the shade. Each of the support bars has a guide dimensioned to receive a lifting ribbon. The blind includes a lift mechanism to raise and lower the lifting ribbon. An adjustable mounting element mounted to the second end of the lifting ribbon is also provided; the adjustable mounting element including first and second elongated members having opposite first and second ends. The opposite ends of the elongated members are configured to couple the elongated members together and clamp an end of the ribbon between the elongated members, a portion of the ribbon adjacent the second end being wrapped around the coupled elongated members. The adjustable mounting element further includes an elongated lock member which prevents the ribbon from unwrapping off the elongated members, the elongated lock member being mounted to a lowermost support bar. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20160053532 | WINDOW COVERING AND TIGHTENER OF THE SAME - A window covering and tighteners of the window covering are provided, wherein each of the tighteners is a closed frame having an inner surface and an outer surface. The space surrounded by the inner surface forms a through hole and a gap which are communicated with each other, wherein the through hole allows a cord, which moves a bottom rail relative to a headrail of the window covering, to pass therethrough, and the width of the gap is less than the diameter of the cord. Whereby, if the cord is accidentally pulled away from the shades laterally or horizontally, the cord quickly and smoothly enters the gap to be tightly bitten therein. The cord is hence stopped from being further pulled outwardly to form a hazardous loop which may cause serious injuries to users. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160069129 | Window Covering - A window covering includes a liner attached to a first rail and window covering material attached to the first rail and the liner such that the window covering material is moveable from a retracted position to an extended position when the liner is moved from its retracted position to its extended position. The window covering material can be configured to define a first number of folds when the window covering material is moved to the retracted position of the window covering material. The liner can be configured to define a second number of folds when the liner is moved to the retracted position of the liner. The second number of folds can be a number of folds that is at least 50% larger than the first number of folds formed in the window covering material when it is moved to its retracted position. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160251896 | COVERING FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING | 09-01-2016 |
