Blinds

A shade comprising a continuous fabric having divider strips spaced on the fabric for dividing the fabric into panels of predetermined outline, each divider strip being secured directly to the fabric in fixed relation thereto by longitudinal fastening and draw cords extending in operative relation to the divider strip so that the divider strips form focal lines for folding of the fabric as the cords are drawn, wherein the divider strips are secured to the fabric using exposed stitching and the divider strip is sufficiently thin that light transmits through stitch holes formed by the stitching process and a cover member is coupled to the divider strip to block transmission of light passing through the stitch holes.

A shade comprising a continuous fabric having divider strips spaced on the fabric for dividing the fabric into panels of predetermined outline, each divider strip being secured directly to the fabric in fixed relation thereto by longitudinal fastening and draw cords extending in operative relation to the divider strip so that the divider strips form focal lines for folding of the fabric as the cords are drawn, wherein each divider strip comprises a closely space pair of flexible cords adapted to compensate for shrinkage of the fabric.

A shade comprising a continuous fabric having divider strips spaced on the fabric for dividing the fabric into panels of predetermined outline, each divider strip being secured directly to the fabric in fixed relation thereto by longitudinal fastening and draw cords extending in operative relation to the divider strip so that the divider strips form focal lines for folding of the fabric as the cords are drawn, wherein each strip is channel shaped, and a cover member having a recess configured to retain the strip in the recess, the strip having a longitudinally extending web portion defined between opposed side wall portions extending from the web portion, the fabric being secured to the web portion.

A shade comprising a continuous fabric having divider strips spaced on the fabric for dividing the fabric into panels of predetermined outline, each divider strip being secured directly to the fabric in fixed relation thereto by longitudinal fastening and draw cords extending in operative relation to the divider strip so that the divider strips form focal lines for folding of the fabric as the cords are drawn, wherein each strip is a flexible filamentary material which is arranged for allowing lateral and/or longitudinal adjustment of the strip to compensate for shrinkage.

A shade comprising a continuous fabric having divider strips spaced on the fabric for dividing the fabric into panels of predetermined outline, each divider strip being secured directly to the fabric in fixed relation thereto by longitudinal fastening and draw cords extending in operative relation to the divider strip so that the divider strips form focal lines for folding of the fabric as the cords are drawn, wherein each strip has longitudinally spaced notches arranged for allowing limited flexibility of the strip to compensate for shrinkage.

A shade comprising a continuous fabric having divider strips spaced on the fabric for dividing the fabric into panels of predetermined outline, each divider strip being secured directly to the fabric in fixed relation thereto by longitudinal fastening and draw cords extending in operative relation to the divider strip so that the divider strips form focal lines for folding of the fabric as the cords are drawn, wherein each strip is made from a flexible filamentary material which is shaped into a serpentine form and adhered to the fabric.

A shade comprising a continuous fabric having divider strips spaced on the fabric for dividing the fabric into panels of predetermined outline, each divider strip being secured directly to the fabric in fixed relation thereto by longitudinal fastening and draw cords extending in operative relation to the divider strip so that the divider strips form focal lines for folding of the fabric as the cords are drawn, wherein each strip is made from discrete elements secured at spaced intervals to the shade fabric so that the elements can move to compensate for shrinkage of the fabric.

A shade comprising a continuous fabric having divider strips spaced on the fabric for dividing the fabric into panels of predetermined outline, each divider strip being secured directly to the fabric in fixed relation thereto by longitudinal fastening and draw cords extending in operative relation to the divider strip so that the divider strips form focal lines for folding of the fabric as the cords are drawn, wherein each strip is retained in a cover member, the cover member having opposed legs projecting between the strip and the fabric adjacent the strip and the fabric adjacent the strip being drawn thereby into the cover member and being displaced marginally outside the plane of the fabric to provide a shallow pleat in the fabric.

A shade comprising a continuous fabric having divider strips spaced on the fabric for dividing the fabric into panels of predetermined outline, each divider strip being secured directly to the fabric in fixed relation thereto by longitudinal fastening and draw cords extending in operative relation to the divider strip so that the divider strips form focal lines for folding of the fabric as the cords are drawn, wherein each strip received in a recess of a cover member arranged to cause the fabric to be drawn into the cover member to provide a shallow pleat in the fabric.