U.S. patent application number 12/911753 was filed with the patent office on 2012-04-26 for cordless roman shade.
Invention is credited to Keven Tien-Jen TU.
Application Number | 20120097342 12/911753 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 45971963 |
Filed Date | 2012-04-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120097342 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
TU; Keven Tien-Jen |
April 26, 2012 |
CORDLESS ROMAN SHADE
Abstract
A cordless roman shade has a rail, a shade, at least one
dividing assembly and at least one panel. The shade has a top edge
and a bottom. The top edge of the shade is connected to the rail.
Each one of the at least one diving assembly has multiple dividing
bars. The dividing bars are mounted on the shade separately and are
parallel to each other. Each dividing bar has a slot and the slots
of the dividing bars of the dividing assembly align with each
other. The at least one panel is mounted on the rail, is extended
through the slots of the dividing bars of the dividing assembly and
is connected to the shade near the bottom of the shade. Therefore,
the roman shade without any cords prevents children from choking
hazards and is safely provided for application.
Inventors: |
TU; Keven Tien-Jen;
(TORONTO, CA) |
Family ID: |
45971963 |
Appl. No.: |
12/911753 |
Filed: |
October 26, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
160/84.04 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E06B 9/262 20130101;
E06B 2009/2622 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
160/84.04 |
International
Class: |
A47H 5/03 20060101
A47H005/03; A47H 5/02 20060101 A47H005/02 |
Claims
1. A cordless roman shade comprising: a rail having a track
connected to a tube; a shade having a top edge connected to the
track of the rail; and a bottom; at least one dividing assembly,
each one of the at least one dividing assembly having multiple
dividing bars and the dividing bars mounted on the shade
separately, being parallel to each other, each dividing bar having
a slot and the slots of the dividing bars of the dividing assembly
aligning with each other; and at least one panel mounted on the
tube of the rail, extended through the slots of the dividing bars
of the dividing assembly and connected to the shade near the bottom
of the shade.
2. The cordless roman shade as claimed in claim 1, wherein each
dividing bar comprises a rod, two connectors and a stick and the
slot is formed between the rod and the stick; the rod is mounted on
the shade horizontally and has two ends; the two connectors are
attached to the ends of the rod respectively; and the stick is
connected to the connectors.
3. The cordless roman shade as claimed in claim 2, wherein each
connector has a hook; and the stick has two mounting ends clamped
in the hooks of the connectors respectively.
4. The cordless roman shade as claimed in claim 2, wherein the
stick of the dividing bar comprise two parts connected to the
connectors respectively.
5. The cordless roman shade as claimed in claim 3, wherein the
stick of the dividing bar comprise two parts connected to the
connectors respectively.
6. The cordless roman shade as claimed in claim 1 comprising
multiple dividing assemblies arranged horizontally each other; and
multiple panels, one panel corresponding to one dividing assembly
and extended through the slots of the dividing bars of the
corresponding dividing assembly.
7. The cordless roman shade as claimed in claim 2 comprising
multiple dividing assemblies arranged horizontally each other; and
multiple panels, one panel corresponding to one dividing assembly
and extended through the slots of the dividing bars of the
corresponding dividing assembly.
8. The cordless roman shade as claimed in claim 3 comprising
multiple dividing assemblies arranged horizontally each other; and
multiple panels, one panel corresponding to one dividing assembly
and extended through the slots of the dividing bars of the
corresponding dividing assembly.
9. The cordless roman shade as claimed in claim 4 comprising
multiple dividing assemblies arranged horizontally each other; and
multiple panels, one panel corresponding to one dividing assembly
and extended through the slots of the dividing bars of the
corresponding dividing assembly.
10. The cordless roman shade as claimed in claim 5 comprising
multiple dividing assemblies arranged horizontally each other; and
multiple panels, one panel corresponding to one dividing assembly
and extended through the slots of the dividing bars of the
corresponding dividing assembly.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a roman shade, and more
particularly to a cordless roman shade to protect children against
choking hazards.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Arts
[0004] With reference to FIG. 5, a conventional roman shade is used
to adjust or block the rays of light and comprises a rail 50, a
shade 60, multiple dividing bars 70 and multiple cords 80.
[0005] The shade 60 is connected to the rail 50 at a top edge. The
dividing bars 70 are mounted on the shade 60 separately and are
parallel to each other. Each dividing bar 70 has a rod 71 and
multiple rings 72. The rod 71 is mounted on the shade 60
horizontally. The rings 72 are attached to the rod 71 at intervals.
The cords 80 are mounted on the rail 50, each cord 80 is extended
through corresponding rings 72 and is connected to bottom-most
rings 72. The cords 80 can be operated to release or pulled to make
the shade 60 be closed or opened.
[0006] However, children can pull the exposed cords 80 easily when
they are at play and the cords 80 may accidentally wrap around
their necks causing a choking hazard. Therefore, the conventional
roman shade is unsafe and is dangerous for children.
[0007] To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides
a cordless roman shade to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned
problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The main object of the present invention is to provide a
cordless roman shade for security.
[0009] A cordless roman shade in accordance with the present
invention comprises a rail, a shade, at least one dividing assembly
and at least one panel. The shade has a top edge and a bottom. The
top edge of the shade is connected to the rail. Each one of the at
least one dividing assembly has multiple dividing bars. The
dividing bars are mounted on the shade separately and are parallel
to each other. Each dividing bar has a slot and the slots of the
dividing bars of the dividing assembly align with each other. The
at least one panel is mounted on the rail, is extended through the
slots of the dividing bars of the dividing assembly and is
connected to the shade near the bottom of the shade. Therefore, the
roman shade without any cords prevents children from choking
hazards and is safely provided for application.
[0010] Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the
invention will become more apparent from the following detailed
description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is perspective view of a cordless roman shade in
accordance with the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a
dividing bar of the cordless roman shade in FIG. 1;
[0013] FIG. 3 is operational perspective view of the cordless roman
shade in FIG. 1, showing the shade being folded;
[0014] FIG. 4 is enlarged exploded perspective view of another
embodiment of a dividing bar of a cordless roman shade in
accordance with the present invention; and
[0015] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional roman shade
in accordance with the prior art.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0016] With reference to FIG. 1, a cordless roman shade in
accordance with the present invention comprises a rail 10, a shade
20, at least one dividing assembly and at least one panel 40.
[0017] The rail 10 has a track 11 connected to a tube 12.
[0018] The shade 20 has a top edge and a bottom. The top edge of
the shade 20 is connected to the track 11 of the rail 10.
[0019] Each one of the at least one dividing assembly has multiple
dividing bars 30. The dividing bars 30 are mounted on the shade 20
separately, may be connected to the shade 20 by sewing and are
parallel to each other. Each dividing bar 30 has a slot and the
slots of the dividing bars 30 of the dividing assembly align with
each other. With further reference to FIG. 2, in a preferred
embodiment, each dividing bar 30 comprises a rod 31, two connectors
32 and a stick 33 and the slot is formed between the rod 31 and the
stick 33. The rod 31 is mounted or sewn on the shade 20
horizontally and has two ends. The two connectors 32 are attached
to the ends of the rod 31 respectively and each connector 32 has a
hook 321. The stick 33 is connected to the connectors 32 and has
two mounting ends clamped in the hooks 321 of the connectors 32
respectively. With further reference to FIG. 4, in another
embodiment, the stick 33A of the dividing bar 30A comprise two
parts connected to the connectors 32A respectively to make the slot
be a open space.
[0020] The at least one panel 40 is mounted on the tube 12 of the
rail 10, is extended through the slots of the dividing bars 30 of
the dividing assembly and is connected to the shade 20 near the
bottom of the shade 20.
[0021] The cordless roman shade in accordance with the present
invention may comprise multiple dividing assemblies and multiple
panels 40. The dividing assemblies are arranged horizontally each
other. One panel 40 corresponds to one dividing assembly and is
extended through the slots of the dividing bars 30 of the
corresponding dividing assembly. Thus, wider roman shades can be
operated stably.
[0022] With reference to FIG. 1, the tube 12 of the rail 10 is
rotated by manual operation, chainless spring lift system or a
motor and drives the panel 40 to release to make the shade 20 be
expanded. With reference to FIG. 3, the tube 12 of the rail 10
rotates reversely and drives the panel 40 to pull to make the shade
20 be folded. The cordless roman shade in accordance with the
present invention can keep children from being wrapped in cords,
and therefore is safely provided for application.
[0023] Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the
present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description,
together with details of the structure and features of the
invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made
in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and
arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the
full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in
which the appended claims are expressed.
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