Patent ID: 7036547

Claim:
The method of providing an assembly including a shade capable of height adjustment, comprising: a) providing said shade including multiple pleats, b) providing a roller, and c) providing at least one strap that extends through multiple pleats of said assembly, d) said at least one strap operatively connected with the roller to be rolled on the roller as the height of the shade is reduced, and to be un-rolled as the height of the shade is increased, e) providing an elongated head rail in the form of an enclosure consisting of lightweight cuttable material and within which the roller is located and supported in spaced relation from opposite end portions of the enclosure, each of said end portions being capable of selective cut-off to reduce the length of the enclosure to selected length, while locating said one or more straps at substantially equal distances from opposite ends of the enclosure which remain after cut-off, f) providing fixed position block-shaped carriers within the enclosure and spaced from opposite ends of the enclosure to support the roller for rotation while fixed in endwise position within the enclosure, and relative to said carriers, the carriers provided to be more rigid than the enclosure to provide structural integrity to the assembly, allowing end portions of the enclosure to be cut for sizing.