Patent ID: 8596327

Claim:
A vertically expandable and collapsible shade capable of being raised and lowered comprising: a fabric panel comprised of a sheer material defining a plurality of interstitial openings, the fabric panel including at least one bond site where the sheer material has been bonded to an adjacent material, the sheer material at each bond site including an adhesive receptive coating, the adhesive respective coating comprising a continuous polymer coating that blocks the plurality of interstitial openings defined by the sheer material and prevents an adhesive from migrating through the sheer material; an adhesive located at the bond site that adheres the sheer material to the adjacent material; and a mechanism for vertically raising and lowering the fabric panel; wherein the adjacent material defines a first side facing the sheer material at the bond site and a second and opposite side, and wherein the adjacent material includes a second adhesive receptive coating positioned at the bond site on the first side of the adjacent material, the second side of the adjacent material, or both.