Patent ID: 8579003

Claim:
A mechanism for raising and lowering a dual shade that covers a window of a vehicle, said mechanism comprising: a track assembly disposed along a top side of said window, said track assembly comprising a first glide track, a master track adjacent said first glide track and a second glide track adjacent said master track and opposite said first glide track; a first glide slidably disposed within said first glide track and connected to a bottom portion of said dual shade, said first glide comprising a first boss on an outer surface thereof and a first latch pin pivotally connected along a bottom surface of said first glide and extending below said bottom surface; a second glide slidably disposed within said second glide track and connected to said dual shade between a first shade and a second shade thereof, said second glide comprising a second boss on an outer surface thereof and a second latch pin pivotally connected along a top surface of said second glide and extending below said top surface; a master glide slidably disposed within said master track and extending across said track assembly, said master glide comprising a first counter boss which engages said first boss of said first glide, a first latch pin engaging member which engages said first latch pin, a second counter boss which engages said second boss of said second glide, and a second latch pin engaging member which engages said second latch pin; a first disengaging plate disposed between said first glide track and said master track for disengaging said first latch pin from said first latch pin engaging member of said first glide; a second disengaging plate disposed between said master track and said second glide track for disengaging said second latch pin from said second latch pin engaging member of said second glide; and a handle adjacent said master glide to slide said master glide across said track assembly.