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1. A method of opening a covering for an opening of a building, wherein the covering includes a rail, a first sash, a second sash, and a pulley assembly; the first sash and the second sash are pivoted with each other, and an end of the second sash is fixedly pivoted on the rail; the pulley assembly is movably received in the rail, and an engaging assembly is provided between the first sash and the rail to engage the first sash with the rail and let the first sash be able to move along the rail; the engaging assembly includes a slot and a rod, wherein the rod is provided on either the first sash or the pulley assembly, while the slot is correspondingly provided on the other, and the slot has a lateral opening; a restricting assembly is provided on the engaging assembly, and includes a driving portion; the restricting assembly leaves the lateral opening open to allow the rod to enter and leave the slot while the driving portion is pressed, and closes the lateral opening while the driving portion is unpressed; when the covering closes the opening of the building, the rod is received in the slot, the lateral opening is closed, and the first sash and the second sash are in the opening and parallel to the rail; the method comprising the steps of:
moving the first sash toward the second sash, till the first and the second sashes are folded, wherein the driving portion of the restricting assembly is pressed by the second sash when the first sash and the second sash are folded to open the lateral opening of the slot of the engaging assembly; and continuously moving the first sash and the second sash altogether to move the rod out of the slot via the lateral opening and disengage the first sash with the rail, till the first sash and the second sash are beyond the opening of the building and substantially parallel to the rail. |