ROMAN SHADE LINING PANEL ATTACHMENT
A Roman shade includes shade material and a lining panel connected to the shade material at a plurality of discrete connections located along horizontal rows of cord rings for lift cords of the shade.
1 . A Roman shade, comprising:
a headrail,
shade material depending from the headrail;
a lining panel substantially coextensive with the shade material;
cord rings connected to said shade material and positioned between said shade material and said lining panel, said cord rings arranged in vertical columns and horizontal rows;
lift cords depending from the headrail and extending through said cord rings in vertical columns; and
discrete attachment points of said lining panel to said shade material substantially aligned horizontally with horizontal rows of said cord rings.
2 . The Roman shade of claim 1 , said discrete attachment points arranged in two vertical columns along side edges of said shade.
3 . The Roman shade of claim 2 , including further discrete attachment points of said lining panel to said shade material, said further discrete attachment points being located between vertical columns of said cord rings.
4 . The Roman shade of claim 1 , said discrete attachment points being stitches.
5 . The Roman shade of claim 1 , said discrete attachment points being staples.
6 . The Roman shade of claim 1 , said discrete attachment points being adhesive bonds.
7 . The Roman shade of claim 1 , including a horizontal row of stitches connecting said lining panel to said shade material along lower edges of said lining panel and said shade material.
8 . The Roman shade of claim 1 , including discrete attachment points aligned with each of said horizontal rows of cord rings.
9 . The Roman shade of claim 8 , said discrete attachment points arranged in two vertical columns along side edges of said shade.
10 . The Roman shade of claim 9 , including further discrete attachment points of said lining panel to said shade material, said further discrete attachment points being located between vertical columns of said cord rings.
11 . A method for assembling a Roman shade comprising steps of:
securing cord rings to shade material in vertical columns and horizontal rows;
threading lift cords through individual cord rings in the vertical columns of cord rings;
placing a lining panel over the cord rings and lift cords and against the shade material; and
attaching the lining panel to the shade material at discrete connections aligned with horizontal rows of cord rings.
12 . The method of claim 11 , said attaching performed to create vertical columns of discrete connections between vertical columns of cord rings and side edges of the shade.
13 . The method of claim 12 , including a further step of attaching the lining panel to the shade material in a vertical column of discrete connections located between two vertical columns of cord rings.
14 . The method of claim 11 , said attaching performed by stitching.
15 . The method of claim 11 , said attaching performed by stapling.
16 . The method of claim 11 , said attaching performed by bonding.
17 . The method of claim 11 , said attaching performed by stitching the lining panel to the shade material at discrete connections located between a vertical column of cord rings and side edges of the shade.
18 . The method of claim 17 , including a further step of stitching the lining panel to the shade material at discrete connections located between two vertical columns of cord rings.
19 . The method of claim 11 , including stitching the lining panel to the shade material along lower edges of the lining panel and the shade material.
20 . A Roman shade, comprising:
shade material;
a lining panel;
cord rings connected to the lining panel, said cord rings arranged in a plurality of horizontal rows; and
discrete connections of said lining panel to said shade material aligned with said horizontal rows of said cord rings.
21 . The Roman shade of claim 20 , said discrete connections being stitches.
22 . The Roman shade of claim 20 , said discrete connections located between outermost cord rings and side edges of said shade.
23 . The Roman shade of claim 22 , including further discrete connections of said lining panel to said shade material, said further discrete connections being located between adjacent cord rings within a horizontal row of cord rings.