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Window Covering with Cord Shrouds

a technology of window covering and shroud, which is applied in the direction of draperies, door/window protective devices, shutters/movable grilles, etc., can solve the problem that the small child is not able to lift the cord or the shroud from the window covering material

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-07-05
WHOLE SPACE IND
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[0014]In all of the embodiments the shroud allows the lift cord to pass through the shroud when the shade is raised and lowered. But the structure of the shroud prevents the lift cord from being separated from the shroud because the shroud is attached to the rings. A small child is not able to pull a lift cord or shroud away from the window covering material. Consequently, the lift cord will not form a loop that could pose a strangulation threat to a child. Nor will the cord s

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A small child is not able to pull a lift cord or shroud away from the window covering material.

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[0034]Referring to FIGS. 1-6, a window covering 1 configured as a Roman shade includes window covering material 2 that is attached between a headrail 3 and a bottom rail 4. The window covering material may be composed of any of a number of different types of material such as woven fabric, non-woven fabric, interconnected fabric segments, woven wood, woven grass, woven bamboo, film, or other material. The window covering material may be moveable from a retracted position, or raised position, to an extended position, or lowered position.

[0035]A lift cord control mechanism may be attached to the headrail. The lift cord control mechanism may include a cord lock (not shown) through which lift cords 10 pass. An operator may manipulate the cords that extend from the cord lock and out near the front of the window covering 1 to raise or lower the window covering material.

[0036]In alternative embodiments, the lift cord control mechanism may include a rotatable shaft. The lift cords may be wou...

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Abstract

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.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 428,281, which was filed on Dec. 30, 2010.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to window coverings, such as Roman shades or other types of shades.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]One popular type of window covering is known as a Roman shade which may also be called a Roman blind, an Austrian shade, a Balloon Shade, or a Soft Shade. This type of shade consists of a panel or sheet of material attached along its top edge to a headrail and gathered at spaced intervals to provide a series of soft transverse folds across the face of the fabric. Consequently, the typical Roman shade has a cascaded or softly pleated appearance. Such Roman shades are usually constructed so that when they are raised from an extended position, they gather from the bottom in generally horizontal folds or pleats until the entire shade resides near the top of the ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47H23/04A47H5/02
CPCE06B9/262E06B2009/2622E06B9/384E06B9/382
Inventor LIN, TZONG -FU
Owner WHOLE SPACE IND
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