Patent ID: 6112800
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A window treatment comprising:a headrail adapted to be secured to a window frame;a bottomrail;a tube lift cord spool rotatably attached to the headrail;a lift cord having one end attached to the bottomrail and an opposite end secured to the tube lift cord spool so as to be wound and unwound about the tube lift cord spool;a window covering material disposed between the bottomrail and the headrail, the window covering material having an end attached to the bottomrail and movable therewith;a brake mechanism connected to the headrail and positioned to engage the tube lift cord spool for preventing rotation of the tube lift cord spool; anda safety clutch attached to a movable frame is operably connected to the headrail wherein the movable frame can be moved to a first position in which the safety clutch is rotatably engaged with the tube lift cord spool in an operating position to raise the lift cord and bottomrail and can be moved to a second position in which the safety clutch is disengaged from the tube lift cord spool.