Window shade
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1. A window shade construction for mounting adjacent a window frame comprising:
- a top header and a bottom header, a first pleated shade member having one end thereof coupled to said top header;
a second pleated shade member having one end thereof coupled to an opposite end of said first shade member;
cord means operatively coupled to said first and second shade members allowing selective movement of either or both of said first and second shade members between a fully collapsed position and a fully extended position relative to said window frame;
wherein said cord means comprise a pair of cords located generally at opposite lateral sides of said shade construction and extending from said top header to said bottom header;
a middle header comprising a generally hollow elongate member having a through apertures for receiving said cords therethrough;
said top header being coupled to a top portion of said window frame and said bottom header being coupled to a bottom portion of said window frame; and
mounting means for mounting said pair of cords to said middle header for slidable, frictional engagement therewith so as to permit said middle header to be set in any desired orientation along said cords relative to the window to thereby hold said first and second pleated shade members in corresponding positions relative to the window frame.
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Abstract
A window shade construction comprises a first pleated shade member having one end thereof coupled to a first header and a second pleated shade member having one end thereof coupled to an opposite end of the first shade member. Cords are operatively coupled to the header and to the first and second shade members for selectively moving either or both of the first and second shade members between a fully collapsed position and a fuly extended position relative to the window frame.
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1. A window shade construction for mounting adjacent a window frame comprising:
- a top header and a bottom header, a first pleated shade member having one end thereof coupled to said top header;
a second pleated shade member having one end thereof coupled to an opposite end of said first shade member;
cord means operatively coupled to said first and second shade members allowing selective movement of either or both of said first and second shade members between a fully collapsed position and a fully extended position relative to said window frame;
wherein said cord means comprise a pair of cords located generally at opposite lateral sides of said shade construction and extending from said top header to said bottom header;
a middle header comprising a generally hollow elongate member having a through apertures for receiving said cords therethrough;
said top header being coupled to a top portion of said window frame and said bottom header being coupled to a bottom portion of said window frame; and
mounting means for mounting said pair of cords to said middle header for slidable, frictional engagement therewith so as to permit said middle header to be set in any desired orientation along said cords relative to the window to thereby hold said first and second pleated shade members in corresponding positions relative to the window frame. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- a top header and a bottom header, a first pleated shade member having one end thereof coupled to said top header;
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3. A window shade construction for mounting adjacent a window frame comprising:
- a top header and a bottom header, a first pleated shade member having one end thereof coupled to said top header;
a second pleated shade member having one end thereof coupled to an opposite end of said first shade member;
cord means operatively coupled to said first and second shade members allowing selective movement of either or both of said first and second shade members between a fully collapsed position and a fully extended position relative to said window frame;
wherein said cord means comprise a pair of flexible cords extending generally from a top portion to a bottom portion of said window frame adjacent opposite lateral sides thereof, a middle header coupled intermediate said second pleated shade member one end and said opposite end of said first shade member; and
wherein said top, middle and bottom headers are slidably, frictionally engaged with said cords, so as to permit slidable movement of each of said headers to any desired position along said cords and corresponding positioning of the first and second pleated shade members relative to said window for fully extending or collapsing either or both of said pleated shade members relative to said window frame. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
- a top header and a bottom header, a first pleated shade member having one end thereof coupled to said top header;
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