Pleated shade with sewn in pleats
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1. A material for a pleated shade apparatus, the material comprising:
- a panel of fabric having a front side and a back side;
a first set of seams sewn through the panel at spaced apart locations in a manner to create a plurality of tabs extending from the back side of the panel of fabric; and
a second set of seams sewn through the panel of fabric such that there is one seam from the second set of seams between each pair of adjacent seams from the first set of seams, each seam from the second set of seams positioned to form a pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric so that there is not more than one sixteenth of an inch of fabric between the seam and an outermost portion of the pleat.
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Abstract
A pleated shade with sewn in pleats is provided, in which each pleat is formed by a seam. Preferably, the seams that form pleats in the front side of the material separate only a few threads of the fabric from the main portions of the pleat. The seams that form pleats in the back surface of the panel preferably form a large tab of approximately one fourth of an inch which opens to create a pocket adjacent each seam. A stiff or flexible rod is placed in each pocket. Lift cords and spacer cords are attached to the larger rear tabs by clips.
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1. A material for a pleated shade apparatus, the material comprising:
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a panel of fabric having a front side and a back side; a first set of seams sewn through the panel at spaced apart locations in a manner to create a plurality of tabs extending from the back side of the panel of fabric; and a second set of seams sewn through the panel of fabric such that there is one seam from the second set of seams between each pair of adjacent seams from the first set of seams, each seam from the second set of seams positioned to form a pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric so that there is not more than one sixteenth of an inch of fabric between the seam and an outermost portion of the pleat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A material for a pleated shade apparatus, the material comprising:
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a panel of fabric having a front side and a back side and free of any pleat retaining coatings; a first set of seams sewn through the panel at spaced apart locations in a manner to create a plurality of pleats extending outward from the back side of the panel of fabric; and a second set of seams sewn through the panel of fabric such that there is one seam from the second set of seams between each pair of adjacent seams from the first set of seams, each seam from the second set of seams forming a pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric, each pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric having an outermost portion, each seam of the second set of seams being sewn on the outermost portion of a pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric such that no tab extends beyond a seam of the second set of seams. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A pleated shade comprising:
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a headrail; a bottomrail; a panel of fabric having a front side and a back side, the panel of fabric extending from the headrail to the bottomrail; a first set of seams sewn through the panel at spaced apart locations in a manner to create a plurality of tabs extending from the back side of the panel of fabric; a second set of seams sewn through the panel of fabric such that there is one seam from the second set of seams between each pair of adjacent seams from the first set of seams, each seam from the second set of seams positioned to form a pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric so that there is not more than one sixteenth of an inch of fabric between the seam and an outermost portion of the pleat; and a plurality of lift cords extending from the bottomrail into the headrail. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A pleated shade comprising:
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a headrail; a bottomrail; a panel of fabric having a front side and a back side, the panel of fabric extending from the headrail to the bottomrail; a first set of seams sewn through the panel at spaced apart locations in a manner to create a plurality of tabs extending from the back side of the panel of fabric; a second set of seams sewn through the panel of fabric such that there is one seam from the second set of seams between each pair of adjacent seams from the first set of seams, each seam from the second set of seams positioned to form a pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric; and a plurality of lift cords extending from the bottomrail into the headrail; wherein at least one the seam in the second set of seams is loosely threaded so that an upper portion of the pleat adjacent the seam does not abut a lower portion of the pleat adjacent the seam.
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22. A pleated shade comprising:
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a headrail; a bottomrail; a plurality of lift cords extending from the bottomrail into the headrail. a panel of fabric having a front side and a back side and free of any pleat retaining coatings; a first set of seams sewn through the panel at spaced apart locations in a manner to create a plurality of pleats extending outward from the back side of the panel of fabric; and a second set of seams sewn through the panel of fabric such that there is one seam from the second set of seams between each pair of adjacent seams from the first set of seams, each seam from the second set of seams forming a pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric, each pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric having an outermost portion, each seam of the second set of seams being sewn on the outermost portion of a pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric such that no tab extends beyond a seam of the second set of seams. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A pleated shade comprising:
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a headrail; a bottomrail; a plurality of lift cords extending from the bottomrail into the headrail. a panel of fabric having a front side and a back side and free of any pleat retaining coatings; a first set of seams sewn through the panel at spaced apart locations in a manner to create a plurality of pleats extending outward from the back side of the panel of fabric; and a second set of seams sewn through the panel of fabric such that there is one seam from the second set of seams between each pair of adjacent seams from the first set of seams, each seam from the second set of seams forming a pleat extending outward from the front side of the panel of fabric; wherein at least one the seam in the second set of seams is loosely threaded so that an upper portion of the pleat adjacent the seam does not abut a lower portion of the pleat adjacent the seam.
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