Patent ID: 8316911

Claim:
A Roman shade type window covering having a child safe lift cord system comprising: a head rail; a bottom rail; a shade movable between a raised position and a lowered position, the window covering material having an upper portion adjacent to the head rail and a lower portion adjacent to the bottom rail; a plurality of lift cords to raise and lower the window covering material, the lift cords vertically extend down from the head rail toward the bottom rail; a flexible sleeve composed of spirally woven fibers associated with each lift cord, the flexible sleeve substantially surrounds its associated lift cord; a set of vertically spaced guides associated with each lift cord, the guides are attached to the shade, the sleeve and the lift cord are disposed within each guide of the associated set of vertically spaced guides, each guide is sized to permit the lift cord to freely pass through; and a plurality of zip ties threaded through the sleeve and affixed to each guide of the associated set of vertically spaced guides.