Patent ID: 8381792
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A window shade, comprising: a headrail adapted for mounting adjacent a window; a shading material having a first end attached to the headrail, a second end opposite the first end, and a first face between the first and second ends; a cord disposed adjacent the face 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 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; and first, second, and third spaced cord guides each being made of a rigid material 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 is a split ring including a first end, a second end, an intermediate portion that connects the first end and second end, and an overlapping portion disposed between the first and second ends, and wherein the first end or second end is pried open relative to the other end to secure the cord guide to the shading material and the shroud such that the cord is at least partially surrounded by the cord guide, and wherein the shroud is substantially unsecured to the shading material at least one location between adjacent cord guides.