Patent Application
20170306694
The present invention relates to a pleated shade assembly, and more particularly, to a restriction member for controlling the expansion level of each pleated portions of the pleated shade assembly.
There are many different shades developed, and one of the conventional pleated shade assemblies comprises a shade with multiple pleated portions which are continuously connected to each other and are made by non-woven material or other plastic thin plates. By the pleated portions, the pleated shade assembly can be folded in an organized way. The conventional pleated shade assemblies do not occupy too much area of the windows and also disclose the beauty of the material and the patterns.
However, when expanding the pleated shade assemblies, the pleated portions tend to expand too much due to gravity. The lower the pleated portions are located, the longer expanding distance the pleated portions expand. After a period of time of use, the pleated portions become more and more flatted and the beauty of pleated portion will disappear. Once the pleated portions are expanded without any restriction, the total length of the pleated shade assembly becomes longer and longer.
The present invention intends to provide a restriction member of a pleated shade assembly so as to prevent the pleated portions from being overly deformed.
The present invention relates to a pleated shade assembly and comprises a shade having multiple pleated portions formed transversely formed on the front side thereof. Any two of the pleated portions adjacent to each other have an overlapped portion which is a combination of two respective longitudinal sides of the adjacent pleated portions. A restriction member is located at the rear side of the shade and connected between the top and the bottom of the shade. The restriction member restricts expansion of the pleated portions so as to prevent the pleated portions from being overly deformed.
Preferably, the each of the overlapped portions has holes. The pleated shade assembly has wires which extend from the top rail of the pleated shade assembly and extend through the holes of the overlapped portions.
Preferably, the restriction member is sewed to the overlapped portions.
Preferably, each of the overlapped portions has holes, and the pleated shade assembly has wires which extend from the top rail of the pleated shade assembly and extend through the holes of the overlapped portions. The restriction member is sewed to the overlapped portions. The wires are located between the overlapped portions and the restriction member, and hidden by the overlapped portions and the restriction member.
Preferably, a decorative pleated portion is connected behind each of the pleated portions.
Preferably, each of the decorative pleated portions is pleated relative to the pleated portion corresponding thereto and is secured to the overlapped portions.
The present invention has the advantages which are that the shade is a piece of fabric and the pleated portions are formed to the shade. The restriction member is located on the rear side of the shade and the length of the restriction member restricts the expansion of the pleated portions. By the restriction member on the rear side of the shade, the expansion of the pleated portions is restricted so that the pleated portions are not overly deformed due to gravity, such that the appearance of the shade is maintained as expected.
The restriction member provided by the present invention is able to be used on Roman shades.
The restriction member is secured to the overlapped portions so that the structure of the pleated shade assembly needs not to be changed too much to save the cost.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
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A restriction member 30 is located at the rear side of the shade 20 and connected between the top and the bottom of the shade 20. The restriction member 30 is made by the same material as the shade 20. The restriction member 30 is sewed to the overlapped portions 22. The wires 15 cannot be seen from the rear side of the shade 20 because of the restriction member 30. Therefore, the wires 15 are not likely pulled out by kids. The restriction member 30 restricts expansion of the pleated portions 21. In other words, the expansion of the pleated portions 21 is restricted by the length of the restriction member 30.
A decorative pleated portion 40 is connected behind each of the pleated portions 21. Each of the decorative pleated portions 40 is pleated relative to the pleated portion 21 corresponding thereto and is secured to the overlapped portions 22. In other words, the shape of the decorative pleated portions 40 is similar to the pleated portions 21. When viewed from either side of the pleated shade assembly, there are two layers which are the pleated portions 21 and the decorative pleated portions 40.
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While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105204331 | Apr 2016 | TW | national |
