Patent ID: 7051782

Claim:
A motorized shade system comprising: a plurality of elongated roller tubes each having opposite end portions, the roller tubes substantially aligned along a common axis of rotation and arranged to define at least one pair of adjacently located tube end portions, each of the roller tubes adapted for winding receipt of a flexible shade fabric; a drive system including a motor operably engaged with one of the roller tubes for rotating the roller tube about the common axis of rotation; and a clutch mechanism for each pair of adjacently located tube end portions, the clutch mechanism including first and second clutch members received within an interior defined by a first one of the associated tube end portions, the first clutch member operably engaging the first one of the tube end portions for torque transfer therebetween, the clutch members supported for relative movement with respect to each other between a closed clutch position in which the first and second clutch members engage each other for torque transfer therebetween and an opened clutch position in which the clutch members are separated from each other, the closed clutch position providing for simultaneous rotation of the associated tube end portions, the opened clutch position providing for relative rotation between the associated tube end portions, the clutch mechanism including an elongated pull rod engaging the second clutch member to provide for movement of the second clutch member from a location that is remote with respect to the second clutch member.