ROMAN SHADE

Abstract

A roman shade has a frame, a blind detachably mounted on the frame, a retraction device mounted on the frame, a rolling member, and two guiding members. The rolling member is retractably mounted on the retraction device and has a rolling tape. A bottom end of the rolling tape is free without being connected to the blind. The guiding members are mounted on the retraction device and are located beside two sides of the rolling member. Each guiding member has a guiding tape retractably mounted on the retraction device. A bottom end of the guiding tape surrounds a connecting rod, which is mounted on a body of the blind. The guiding tape is detachably connected to the body of the blind through the connecting rod. It is convenient to detach the body of the blind for cleaning the blind.

Claims

1. A roman shade comprising: a frame having two wings mounted at a spaced interval; a blind detachably mounted on the frame and having a body detachably mounted on the frame; a connecting rod detachably mounted on an inner surface of the body; a retraction device mounted between the two wings of the frame; a rolling member mounted on the retraction device and having a rolling tape retractably mounted on the retraction device and adjacent to an inner surface of the blind; a handle mounted on a bottom end of the rolling tape; wherein a top end of the rolling tape is fixed on the retraction device, and the bottom end of the rolling tape is free without being connected to the blind; and multiple guiding members mounted on the retraction device at spaced intervals and located beside two sides of the rolling member, and each one of the guiding members having a guiding tape retractably mounted on the retraction device and adjacent to the inner surface of the blind; a bottom end of the guiding tape surrounding the connecting rod.

2. The roman shade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blind has two side tapes mounted on the body and respectively disposed on two transverse sides of the body; each of the side tapes forming a side sleeve; two ends of the connecting rod are respectively inserted into the two side sleeves of the two side tapes.

3. The roman shade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blind has a middle sleeve integrally formed on the inner surface of the body, extending transversely, and having multiple notches formed through the middle sleeve at spaced intervals; and the connecting rod is inserted in the middle sleeve; in each one of the guiding members, the bottom end of the guiding tape connected to the connecting rod via one of the notches of the middle sleeve.

4. The roman shade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom end of the guiding tape surrounds the connecting rod and then is sewed on the guiding tape itself.

5. The roman shade as claimed in claim 1, wherein each one of the guiding members has a rod connector mounted on the bottom end of the guiding tape and surrounding the connecting rod.

6. The roman shade as claimed in claim 5, wherein the rod connector is ring-shaped and is sewed on the guiding tape.

7. The roman shade as claimed in claim 1 further comprising: a shading cloth; the rolling member and the guiding members disposed between the blind and the shading cloth; a top end of the shading cloth detachably mounted on the frame; a bottom end of the shading cloth extending downward beyond the bottom end of the guiding tape.

8. The roman shade as claimed in claim 7, wherein the shading cloth is connected to the blind, such that the shading cloth is folded upward when the blind is folded upward.

9. The roman shade as claimed in claim 8, wherein the blind has a transverse rod connected to the body of the blind; the shading cloth is connected to the transverse rod.

10. The roman shade as claimed in claim 9, wherein the blind has a sleeve portion integrally formed on the inner surface of the body, extending transversely, and having multiple notches formed through the sleeve portion at spaced intervals; and the transverse rod is inserted through the sleeve portion; the shading cloth is connected to the transverse rod via the notches of the sleeve portion.

11. The roman shade as claimed in claim 9, wherein the blind has two side tapes mounted on the inner surface of the body and respectively disposed on two transverse sides of the body; each of the side tapes forming a side sleeve; two ends of the transverse rod are respectively inserted into the two side sleeves of the two side tapes.

12. The roman shade as claimed in claim 9 further comprising: multiple fixing tapes mounted on the shading cloth; each one of the fixing tapes and the shading cloth forming a fixing sleeve to surround the transverse rod.

13. The roman shade as claimed in claim 9 further comprising: multiple rod fixers mounted on the shading cloth and connected to the transverse rod.

14. The roman shade as claimed in claim 13, wherein each one of the rod fixers is ring-shaped, is sewed on the shading cloth, and surrounds the transverse rod.

15. The roman shade as claimed in claim 13, wherein the shading cloth forms multiple fixing holes, and each one of the rod fixers is a snap hook to hook one of the fixing holes and the transverse rod.

16. The roman shade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the roman shade has a first fastener fixedly mounted on the frame; and a second fastener fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the blind and detachably connected to the first fastener.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] FIG. 1 is a front side view of a first embodiment of a roman shade in accordance with the present invention;

[0015] FIG. 2 is a rear side view of the roman shade in FIG. 1;

[0016] FIG. 3 is an enlarged rear side view of the roman shade in FIG. 1;

[0017] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a connecting rod of the roman shade in FIG. 1;

[0018] FIG. 5 is a cross sectional side view of the roman shade along line 5-5 in FIG. 3;

[0019] FIG. 6 is a cross sectional side view of the roman shade along line 6-6 in FIG. 3;

[0020] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a rod connector in another embodiment of the roman shade in FIG. 1;

[0021] FIG. 8 is a rear side view of a second embodiment of a roman shade in accordance with the present invention;

[0022] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a fixing tape and a fixing sleeve of the roman shade in FIG. 8;

[0023] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a rod fixer in another embodiment of the roman shade in FIG. 8;

[0024] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the rod fixer in still another embodiment of the roman shade in FIG. 1; and

[0025] FIG. 12 is a rear side view of a conventional roman shade in accordance with the prior art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0026] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a first embodiment of a roman shade in accordance with the present invention has a frame 10, a blind 20, a retraction device 30, a rolling member 40, and multiple guiding members 50.

[0027] The frame 10 is mounted on a ceiling or a wall. The frame 10 has two wings 11 mounted at a spaced interval.

[0028] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, the blind 20 is detachably mounted on a front surface of the frame 10 and is used to shelter. The blind 20 has a body 21 and a connecting rod 25. The body 21 is detachably mounted on the frame 10. The connecting rod 25 is detachably mounted on an inner surface of the body 21. Preferably, the connecting rod 25 is adjacent to a bottom end of the body 21.

[0029] The retraction device 30 is mounted between the two wings 11 of the frame 10.

[0030] The rolling member 40 is mounted on the retraction device 30 and has a rolling tape 41 and a handle 42. The rolling tape 41 is retractably mounted on the retraction device 30 and is adjacent to an inner surface of the blind 20. The handle 42 is mounted on a bottom end of the rolling tape 41. A top end of the rolling tape 41 is fixed on the retraction device 30. The bottom end of the rolling tape 41 is free without being connected to the blind 20.

[0031] The guiding members 50 are mounted on the retraction device 30 at a spaced interval and are located beside two sides of the rolling member 40. Each one of the guiding members 50 has a guiding tape 51. The guiding tape 51 is retractably mounted on the retraction device 30 and is adjacent to the inner surface of the blind 20. A bottom end of the guiding tape 51 surrounds the connecting rod 25, such that the guiding tape 51 can move upward the body 21 of the blind 20 via the connecting rod 25.

[0032] With reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 6, regarding how the connecting rod 25 is detachably mounted on the body 21, in a preferred embodiment, the blind 20 further has two side tapes 26. The two side tapes 26 are mounted on the body 21 and are respectively disposed on two transverse sides of the body 21. Each of the side tapes 26 forms a side sleeve 261, and thus there are two side sleeves 261 in total by the two side tapes 26. Two ends of the connecting rod 25 are respectively inserted into the two side sleeves 261 of the two side tapes 26. Preferably, the side tape 26 is folded to form the side sleeve 261 as shown in FIG. 4. However, the side sleeve 261 may be formed between the side tape 26 and the body 21 of the blind 20.

[0033] With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, an inner end of the side sleeve 261 is an open end for inserting the connecting rod 25. An outer end of the side sleeve 261 may be a closed end such that the connecting rod 25 is detached from the body 21 from the inner end of the side sleeve 261. However, the outer end of the side sleeve 261 may be an open end such that the connecting rod 25 can be directly inserted into and detached from the outer end of the side sleeve 261 transversely as shown in FIG. 4.

[0034] With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, in a preferred embodiment, the blind 20 has a middle sleeve 27. The middle sleeve 27 is integrally formed on the inner surface of the body 21, extends transversely, and has multiple notches 271 formed through the middle sleeve at spaced intervals. The connecting rod 25 is inserted in the middle sleeve 27. The bottom end of the guiding tape 51 of each guiding member 50 is connected to the connecting rod 25 via one of the notches 271 of the middle sleeve 27.

[0035] In a preferred embodiment as shown in FIG. 3, the connecting rod 25 is inserted in the middle sleeve 27 and the side sleeves 261 simultaneously, such that the connecting rod 25 is detachably mounted on the body 21. However, the side tapes 26 and the side sleeves 261 can be omitted, and the connecting rod 25 is detachably mounted on the body 21 only via the middle sleeve 27. Or, the middle sleeve 27 can be omitted, and the connecting rod 25 is detachably mounted on the body 21 only via the side tapes 26 and the side sleeves 261. Besides, the connecting rod 25 may be detachably mounted on the body 21 by other ways.

[0036] Regarding how the bottom end of the guiding tape 51 surrounds the connecting rod 25, in a preferred embodiment as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the bottom end of the guiding tape 51 surrounds the connecting rod 25 and then is sewed on the guiding tape 51 itself.

[0037] In another preferred embodiment as shown in FIG. 7, each one of the guiding members 50 has a rod connector 57. The rod connector 57 is mounted on the bottom end of the guiding tape 51 and surrounds the connecting rod 25. Preferably, the rod connector 57 is ring-shaped and is sewed on the guiding tape 51.

[0038] In another preferred embodiment, the bottom end of the guiding tape 51 forms a connecting hole for inserting the rod connector 57. At this time, the rod connector 57 may be a snap hook or a self-locking hook.

[0039] In another preferred embodiment, the bottom end of the guiding tape 51 forms a connecting hole to surround the connecting rod 25. Preferably, each one of the guiding members 50 has a reinforcing ring mounted on the connecting hole to surround the connecting rod 25.

[0040] With reference to FIG. 8, a second embodiment of the roman shade is similar to the first embodiment, and the difference is that the second embodiment further comprises a shading cloth 70.

[0041] The rolling member 40 and the guiding members 50 are disposed between the blind 20 and the shading cloth 70, such that the rolling member 40 and the guiding members 50 are hidden. A top end of the shading cloth 70 is detachably mounted on the frame 10. A bottom end of the shading cloth 70 extends downward beyond the bottom end of the guiding tape 51. As a result, the rolling member 40 and most part of the guiding members 50 are hidden by the shading cloth 70 to enhance the aesthetic appeal.

[0042] Preferably, the shading cloth 70 is connected to the blind 20, such that the shading cloth 70 is folded upward when the blind 20 is folded upward. Preferably, the shading cloth 70 is connected to the blind 20 via a middle part of the blind 20, but the shading cloth 70 may be connected to the blind 20 via a bottom end of the blind 20.

[0043] With reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, regarding how the shading cloth 70 is connected to the blind 20, in a preferred embodiment, the blind has a transverse rod 23 connected to the body 21 of the blind 20. The shading cloth 70 is connected to the transverse rod 23.

[0044] Regarding how the transverse rod 23 is connected to the body 21 of the blind 20, in a preferred embodiment, the blind 20 has a sleeve portion 22. The sleeve portion 22 is integrally formed on the inner surface of the body 21, extends transversely and has multiple notches 221 formed through the sleeve portion 22 at spaced intervals. The transverse rod 23 is inserted through the sleeve portion 22. The shading cloth 70 is connected to the transverse rod 23 via the notches 221 of the sleeve portion 22.

[0045] Further, the two side tapes 26 may form another two side sleeves 262, and two ends of the transverse rod 23 may be respectively inserted into the two side sleeves 262 of the two side tapes 26. However, the side tapes 26 and the side sleeves 262 can be omitted, and the transverse rod 23 is mounted on the body 21 only via the sleeve portion 22. Or, the sleeve portion 22 can be omitted, and the transverse rod 23 is mounted on the body 21 only via the side tapes 26 and the side sleeves 262. Besides, the transverse rod 23 may be detachably mounted on the body 21 by other ways.

[0046] Regarding how the shading cloth 70 is connected to the transverse rod 23, in a preferred embodiment as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, there are multiple fixing tapes 81 mounted on the shading cloth 70. Each one of the fixing tapes 81 and the shading cloth 70 form a fixing sleeve 811 to surround the transverse rod 23.

[0047] In another preferred embodiment as shown in FIG. 10, multiple rod fixers 82 are mounted on the shading cloth 70 and are connected to the transverse rod 23. Preferably, each one of the rod fixers 82 is ring-shaped, is sewed on the shading cloth 70, and surrounds the transverse rod 23.

[0048] In another preferred embodiment as shown in FIG. 11, the shading cloth 70 forms a pleat 71 and forms multiple fixing holes 72 on the pleat 71. Each one of the rod fixers 82 is a snap hook and hooks one of the fixing holes 72 and the transverse rod 23.

[0049] Preferably, the guiding tapes 51 of the guiding members 50 pass through the notches 221 of the sleeve portion 22, and are disposed between the transverse rod 23 and the body 21 of the blind 20 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.

[0050] With reference to FIG. 1, in the first embodiment, the roman shade has a first fastener 61 and a second fastener 62. The first fastener 61 is fixedly mounted on the front surface of the frame 10. The second fastener 62 is fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the blind 20 and is detachably connected to the first fastener 61. The first fastener 61 and the second fastener 62 are preferably adhesive straps.

[0051] With reference to FIG. 8, in the second embodiment, the roman shade has a third fastener 63 and a fourth fastener 64. The third fastener 63 is fixedly mounted on a rear surface of the frame 10. The fourth fastener 64 is fixedly mounted on an inner surface of the shading cloth 70 and is detachably connected to the third fastener 63. The third fastener 63 and the fourth fastener 64 are preferably adhesive straps.

[0052] In a folding operation, the rolling tape 41 and the guiding tapes 51 are driven by the retraction device 30 and are wound on the retraction device 30 simultaneously. The guiding tapes 51 are connected to the body 21 of the blind 20 through the connecting rod 25 and can pull the body 21 of the blind 20 upward to fold the blind 20.

[0053] In an unfolding operation, the handle 42 can be pulled downwardly by a user. The rolling tape 41 extends downwardly for driving the guiding tapes 51 to extend downwardly through the retraction device 30. The guiding members 50 simultaneously drive the blind 20 to extend downwardly for sheltering.

[0054] In a cleaning operation, the second fastener 62 is detached from the first fastener 61, such that the blind 20 is detached from the frame 10. Then, the connecting rod 25 is detached from the body 21 of the blind 20 from the side sleeve 261 and the middle sleeve 27. The connecting rod 25 is also detached from the bottom ends of the guiding tapes 51. As a result, the body 21 of the blind 20 is detached from the frame 10 and the guiding members 50 for easily cleaning or changing.

[0055] Accordingly, the bottom end of the rolling tape 41 is free without being connected to the body 21 of the blind 20, and the guiding tapes 51 only surround the connecting rod 25, which can be detached from the body 21 of the blind 20 easily. Detaching the blind 20 is convenient.

[0056] In addition, since the guiding tape 51 is connected to the body 21 of the blind 20 by surrounding the connecting rod 25, even though the manufacturer uses guiding tapes 51 of different widths in roman shades of different types or models, the manufacturer does not need to manufacture connecters of different sizes to meet the guiding tapes 51 of different widths. The guiding tapes 51 of different widths can all surround the connecting rod 25, thereby simplifying the connecting structure, and lowering the burden of the manufacturer.