Patent ID: 9010399
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A window shade, comprising: a headrail adapted for mounting adjacent a window; a rotatably mounted roller; a shading material having a first end attached to the headrail, a second end opposite the first end, and a face between the first and second ends; a cord disposed adjacent the face and secured to the roller wherein rotation of the roller causes the cord to be wound about or unwound from the roller for moving the shading material between a stowed position in which the shading material is collected adjacent the headrail and a deployed position in which at least a portion of the shading material extends away from the headrail; a stop bracket disposed adjacent the face having 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; a handle directly attached to an end of cord, wherein a portion of the cord proximate the end is secured to the shading material, and the handle is unsecured to the shading material and is pendant from the end of the cord; including first, second, and third spaced cord guides secured to and extending outwardly from the face, wherein the first cord guide is disposed at a first location, the second cord guide is disposed at a second location farther away from the headrail than the first location, and the third cord guide is disposed at a third location farther away from the headrail than the first and second locations, wherein the cord is secured to the shading material at a fourth location farther away from the headrail than the third location and wherein each cord guide surrounds the cord; and a shroud defining an internal passage through which the cord extends, wherein the shroud is adapted to extend longitudinally as the shade portion is moved toward the deployed position and the shroud is adapted to collapse longitudinally as the shade portion is moved toward the stowed position wherein the shroud is unsecured to the shading material at all locations between adjacent cord guides.