Window shade and method of use thereof

摘要

A window shade that reduces the risk of an individual becoming entangled in cords used to operate the shade includes a headrail adapted for horizontal mounting above a window, a shading material attached to the headrail, and at least one cord for raising and lowering the shading material. The cord is attached to a location adjacent a lower end of the material, and extends upward through split ring cord guides toward the headrail. The cord is encased within a collapsible shroud attached to each cord guide. The shroud is adapted to longitudinally extend as the shading material is lowered toward a deployed position, and then longitudinally collapse as the shading material is raised toward a stowed position.

主权项

1. A window shade, comprising:
a headrail adapted for mounting adjacent a window; a shading material having a first end attached to the headrail, a second end opposite the first end, and a first face between the first and second ends; a cord disposed adjacent the face for moving the shading material between a stowed position in which the shading material is collected adjacent the headrail and a deployed position in which at least a portion of the shading material extends away from the headrail; a shroud defining an internal passage through which the cord extends, wherein the shroud is adapted to extend longitudinally as the shade portion is moved toward the deployed position and the shroud is adapted to collapse longitudinally as the shade portion is moved toward the stowed position; and first, second, and third spaced cord guides, wherein the first cord guide is disposed at a first location, the second cord guide is disposed at a second location farther away from the headrail than the first location, and the third cord guide is disposed at a third location farther away from the headrail than the first and second locations, wherein the cord is secured to the shading material at a fourth location farther away from the headrail than the third location, wherein each cord guide is secured to the shading material and the shroud such that the cord is at least partially surrounded by the cord guide, and wherein the shroud is substantially unsecured to the shading material at least one location between adjacent cord guides.