Patent ID: 7832450
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A retractable covering for an architectural opening comprising in combination: an elongated top rail, an elongated bottom rail, a flexible fabric interconnecting said top and bottom rails, and a lift cord having opposite ends operably interconnected for gripping by an operator of the covering and thereby forming a closed loop of said lift cord which defines an end of the loop within the bottom rail and first and second runs of the loop extending between said operably interconnected ends and said end of the loop, said runs extending at least partially along the length of said top rail and at separate locations along said flexible fabric to said bottom rail, each of said first and second runs being slidably connected to said bottom rail between releasable fixed positions at first and second locations respectively and said end of the loop being slidably connected to said bottom rail at a third location.