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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
May. 21, 2003
Adam Ward, Madison, WI (US);
Toralf H. Strand, Madison, WI (US);
Adam Ward, Madison, WI (US);
Toralf H. Strand, Madison, WI (US);
Springs Window Fashions LP, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Abstract
A double shade is disclosed as well as a method of assembling same. The double shade includes a headrail, a first shade mounted at its upper end to the bottom surface of the headrail and operable with lift cords, and a first control module mounted at a side edge of the headrail including a cord lock for operating the first shade. A second shade is mounted to a roller positioned within the interior of the headrail. A second control module is mounted at the opposite side edge of the headrail, and includes a clutch that is operable by a cord loop to move the second shade up and down and hold it in a desired location.