Roman shade with folding sheets

Abstract

A roman shade with folding sheets includes a head rail, two brakes, two cords, two ladder tapes each having a top mounted to the head rail and comprising folding members, foldable sheets, and rings provided on the ladder tapes and connected to the top ends of the sheets. A bottom of the bottom sheet is mounted to a bottom of the ladder tape. Each ring is mounted about one cord which having its bottom end tied off at a top of the bottom sheet. Pulling one cord will raise or lower the sheets. Each folding member has a top mounted to the top of the sheet. The other cord is connected to bottoms of the folding members. Pulling the other cord will lift bottoms of the folding members to wrap the sheets about the tops thereof. Stopping pulling either cord will position the shade or the sheets at a desired position.

1 . A roman shade with folding sheets comprising: 
 a head rail;    a lift control assembly comprising two brakes mounted to the head rail, two cords adapted to pass a corresponding one of the brakes, and two ladder tapes each having a top end mounted to the head rail and comprising a plurality of folding members;    a plurality of foldable sheets inclined forward, the sheets being spaced apart between the top ends and bottom ends of the ladder tapes wherein a bottom end of the bottom sheet is mounted to the bottom end of the ladder tape; and    a plurality of rings formed on the ladder tapes and connected to the top ends of the sheets, each ring being mounted about one cord;    wherein one cord has its bottom end tied off at the top end of the bottom sheet such that pulling one cord will raise or lower the sheets, and stopping the pulling will position the shade at one of a plurality of positions from a retracted position to an extended position by lockingly engaging one brake with one cord; and    each folding member has a top end mounted to the top end of the sheet, the other cord is connected to bottom ends of the folding members such that pulling the other cord will lift the bottom ends of the folding members to wrap the sheets about the top ends thereof, and stopping the pulling will position the sheets at one of a plurality of positions the wrapped position to an extended position thereof by lockingly engaging the other brake with the other cord.    
     
     
         2 . The shade of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet comprises a plurality of lateral bars connected together.  
     
     
         3 . The shade of  claim 2 , wherein the bar is formed of bamboo.  
     
     
         4 . The shade of  claim 1 , wherein the ladder tape further comprises a channel having a back mounted to the top ends of the sheets, and wherein an upper one of the sheets is proximate the top end of an immediate lower one of the sheets in the extended position of the shade.