Patent ID: 6941996
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A double shade comprising: a longitudinally extending headrail adapted to be mounted to a stationary surface and having a front surface, a bottom surface and first and second side edges; first and second shades having upper and lower ends, said first and second shades being mounted at their respective upper ends to said headrail and adapted to move in substantially parallel planes between raised positions and lowered positions; a first control module mounted at said first side edge of said headrail, said first control module including a mechanism for moving said first shade between raised and lowered positions and for holding said first shade at positions between said raised and lowered positions; and a second control module mounted at said second side edge of said headrail, said second control module including a mechanism for moving said second shade between raised and lowered positions and for holding said second shade at positions between said raised and lowered positions, wherein one of said first and second shades is raised and lowered by at least one lift cord extending through and to said lower end of one of said first and second shades, and wherein one of said first and second control modules includes a cord lock and an end plate removable from the remainder of said control module to allow access to said cord lock, said at least one lift cord extending through said cord lock and outward from said one of said modules.