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 and a connecting element. The connecting element is mounted on a bottom end of the guiding tape and is connected to the blind. The guiding tape is detachably connected to the blind through the connecting element. It is convenient to detach 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 a front surface of the frame; 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; and 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; and a connecting element mounted on a bottom end of the guiding tape and connected to the blind, wherein the guiding tape is detachably connected to the blind through the connecting element.

2. The roman shade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blind has a body detachably mounted on the front surface of the frame; multiple sleeve portions fixedly mounted on an inner surface of the body and each one of the sleeve portions having multiple notches formed through the sleeve portion at spaced intervals; and multiple transverse rods respectively inserted through the sleeve portions.

3. The roman shade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blind has a body detachably mounted on the front surface of the frame; multiple sleeve portions integrally formed on an inner surface of the body and each one of the sleeve portions having multiple notches formed through the sleeve portion at spaced intervals; and multiple transverse rods respectively inserted through the sleeve portions.

4. The roman shade as claimed in claim 1, wherein in each one of the guiding members, the connecting element has a ring mounted on the inner surface of the blind; and a hook mounted on the bottom end of the guiding tape and detachably hooking the ring.

5. The roman shade as claimed in claim 2, wherein in each one of the guiding members, the connecting element has a ring mounted on the inner surface of the blind; and a hook mounted on the bottom end of the guiding tape and detachably hooking the ring.

6. The roman shade as claimed in claim 3, wherein in each one of the guiding members, the connecting element has a ring mounted on the inner surface of the blind; and a hook mounted on the bottom end of the guiding tape and detachably hooking the ring.

7. The roman shade as claimed in claim 2, wherein in each one of the guiding members, the connecting element has a plate mounted on the bottom end of the guiding tape; a hooking portion formed on the plate, inserted into one of the notches, and detachably hooking one of the transverse rods.

8. The roman shade as claimed in claim 3, wherein in each one of the guiding members, the connecting element has a plate mounted on the bottom end of the guiding tape; a hooking portion formed on the plate, inserted into one of the notches, and detachably hooking one of the transverse rods.

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

10. The roman shade as claimed in claim 2, wherein the roman shade has a first fastener fixedly mounted on the front surface of the frame; and a second fastener fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the blind and detachably connected to the first fastener.

11. The roman shade as claimed in claim 3, wherein the roman shade has a first fastener fixedly mounted on the front surface of the frame; and a second fastener fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the blind and detachably connected to the first fastener.

12. The roman shade as claimed in claim 4, wherein the roman shade has a first fastener fixedly mounted on the front surface of the frame; and a second fastener fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the blind and detachably connected to the first fastener.

13. The roman shade as claimed in claim 5, wherein the roman shade has a first fastener fixedly mounted on the front surface of the frame; and a second fastener fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the blind and detachably connected to the first fastener.

14. The roman shade as claimed in claim 6, wherein the roman shade has a first fastener fixedly mounted on the front surface of the frame; and a second fastener fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the blind and detachably connected to the first fastener.

15. The roman shade as claimed in claim 7, wherein the roman shade has a first fastener fixedly mounted on the front surface of the frame; and a second fastener fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the blind and detachably connected to the first fastener.

16. The roman shade as claimed in claim 8, wherein the roman shade has a first fastener fixedly mounted on the front surface of 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

[0013] FIG. 1 is a front side view of a first embodiment of a roman shade in accordance with the present invention;

[0014] FIG. 2 is a rear side view of the roman shade in FIG. 1;

[0015] FIG. 3 is an enlarged rear side view of the roman shade in FIG. 1;

[0016] FIG. 4 is a cross sectional side view of the roman shade along line 4-4 in FIG. 3;

[0017] FIG. 5 is a front side view of a second embodiment of a roman shade in accordance with the present invention;

[0018] FIG. 6 is a rear side view of the roman shade in FIG. 5;

[0019] FIG. 7 is an enlarged rear side view of the roman shade in FIG. 5;

[0020] FIG. 8 is a cross sectional side view of the roman shade along line 8-8 in FIG. 7;

[0021] FIG. 9 is a cross sectional side view of the roman shade along line 9-9 in FIG. 7;

[0022] FIG. 10 is a folding operational rear side view of the roman shade in FIG. 5;

[0023] FIG. 11 is an enlarged rear side view of a third embodiment of a roman shade in accordance with the present invention;

[0024] FIG. 12 is a cross sectional side view of the roman shade along line 12-12 in FIG. 11; and

[0025] FIG. 13 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, 2, 5, and 6, a roman shade in accordance with the present invention has a frame 10, a blind 20, 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] The blind 20, 20′ is detachably mounted on a front surface of the frame 10 and is used to shelter.

[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, 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, 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 and a connecting element 52. The guiding tape 51 is retractably mounted on the retraction device 30 and is adjacent to the inner surface of the blind 20, 20′. The connecting element 52 is mounted on a bottom end of the guiding tape 51 and is connected to the blind 20, 20′. The guiding tape 51 is detachably connected to the blind 20, 20′ through the connecting element 52.

[0032] With reference FIGS. 3 and 4, in a first embodiment of the roman shade, the blind 20 has a body 21, multiple sleeve portions 22, and multiple transverse rods 23. The body 21 is detachably mounted on the front surface of the frame 10. The sleeve portions 22 are fixedly mounted on an inner surface of the body 21. Preferably, each one of the sleeve portions 22 extends to two transverse sides of the body 21. Each one of the sleeve portions 22 has multiple notches 24 formed through the sleeve portion 22 at spaced intervals. Preferably, the notches 24 divide the sleeve portion 22 into several sections. The transverse rods 23 are respectively inserted through the sleeve portions 22. The transverse rod 23 is exposed out at the notches 24 of the corresponding sleeve portion 22. The two guiding tapes 51 are inserted through the corresponding notches 24 of the sleeve portions 22 and are located between each one of the corresponding transverse rods 23 and the body 21. With reference to FIGS. 7 and 9, in a second embodiment of the roman shade, the sleeve portions 22′ are integrally formed on the inner surface of the body 21.

[0033] With reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, in each one of the guiding members 50, the connecting element 52 has a ring 53 and a hook 54. The ring 53 is mounted on the inner surface of the blind 20′. The hook 54 is mounted on the bottom end of the guiding tape 51 and detachably hooks the ring 53.

[0034] With reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, in a third embodiment of the roman shade, in each one of the guiding members 50, the connecting element 52″ has a plate 55 and a hooking portion 56. The plate 55 is mounted on the bottom end of the guiding tape 51. The hooking portion 56 is formed on the plate 55, is inserted into one of the notches 24, and detachably hooks one of the transverse rods 23.

[0035] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 5, the roman shade has a first fastener 60 and a second fastener 70. The first fastener 60 is fixedly mounted on the front surface of the frame 10. The second fastener 70 is fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the blind 20, 20′ and is detachably connected to the first fastener 60. The first fastener 60 and the second fastener 70 are preferably adhesive straps.

[0036] With reference to FIG. 10, in a folding operation, the rolling tape 41 and the two guiding tapes 51 are driven by the retraction device 30 and are wound on the retraction device 30 simultaneously. The two guiding tapes 51 are connected to the blind 20′ through the two connecting elements 52 and can pull the blind 20′ to fold the blind 20′.

[0037] With reference to FIGS. 2 and 6, in an unfolding operation, the handle 42 can be pulled downwardly by a user. The rolling tape 41 extends downwardly for driving the two guiding tapes 51 to extend downwardly through the retraction device 30. The guiding members 50 simultaneously drive the blind 20, 20′ to extend downwardly for sheltering.

[0038] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, in a cleaning operation, the second fastener 70 is detached from the first fastener 60, such that the blind 20 is detached from the frame 10. In each one of the guiding members 50, the hook 54 can be detached from the ring 53 to release the blind 20. With reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, in each one of the guiding members 50, the hooking portion 56 can be detached from the corresponding one of the transverse rods 23 to release the blind 20′. Therefore, the blind 20, 20′ can be detached from the frame 10 and the guiding members 50 for easily cleaning or changing.

[0039] Accordingly, the bottom end of the rolling tape 41 is free without being connected to the blind 20, 20′, and the two guiding tapes 51 are detachably connected to the blind 20, 20′ through the two connecting elements 52, 52″. Detaching the blind 20, 20′ is convenient.

[0040] In addition, with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, in each one of the guiding members 50, a hooking state between the ring 53 and the hook 54 is not tight to provide an adjustment margin for increasing the flatness of the blind 20′.

[0041] Similarly, with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, in each one of the guiding members 50, the guiding tape 51 can be slid relative to the plate 55 to adjust a distance between the hooking portion 56 and the retraction device 30 for increasing the flatness of the blind 20′ or suiting blinds 20′ of different sizes.