Boxed bamboo shade and method of packaging bamboo shades

Abstract

A shade of the type having a headrail, a panel of bamboo or faux bamboo slats attached to a headrail, at least one cord lock or spring motor and cord spool attached to the bottom surface of the headrail and lift cords connected to the panel and passing over a portion of the cord lock or the cord spool is packaged for trimming in a cut-down machine. The panel is folded into a plurality of folds such that the folds abut the top surface of the headrail. This shade is placed in an inner box having cut-outs through which the cord locks or spring motor and cord spool extend. Alternatively, a band is wrapped around the folded shade to form a banded shade. The band is sized and positioned so that a portion of the panel adjacent each side edge is exposed. The shade and the inner box, or the banded shade, is placed in an outer box. The shade is removed from the outer box and can then be trimmed in a cut-down machine without any further unpackaging.

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