Window treatment panels

Abstract

A window treatment sized to fit over a window opening. In one embodiment, the window treatment has a row of ties positioned horizontally along the top portion of the window treatment. The window treatment also has one or more rows of openings (e.g., grommets) positioned horizontally along a lower portion of the window treatment. The rows of openings are fastened to the row of ties, allowing the lower portion of the window treatment to be removably secured in a raised position. This allows a portion of the window to be exposed while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A raisable window treatment sized to fit substantially over a window opening, the window treatment capable of being raised or lowered without the use of draw strings, the window treatment comprising: 
 (i) a row of ties and at least one row of openings for removably securing at least a portion of the window treatment in a raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening;    (ii) the row of ties is affixed to the window treatment along an upper portion of the window treatment;    (iii) the at least one row of openings is positioned along a lower portion of the window treatment;    (iv) the openings in the at least one row of openings are adapted for receiving the ties therethrough;    (v) the window treatment is in a raised position when the row of ties is fastened to the at least one row of openings, thereby causing the lower portion of the window treatment to be removably secured in the raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening; and    (vi) the fastening of the row of ties to the at least one row of openings is the only manner by which the lower portion of the window treatment is removably secured in a raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening.    
     
     
         2 . The window treatment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one row of openings is a row of grommets.  
     
     
         3 . The window treatment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one row of ties is arranged horizontally at a location which is about 0.1 to about 12 inches from the top edge of the window treatment.  
     
     
         4 . The window treatment of  claim 1 , further comprising a tab top suspending sleeve for suspending the window treatment in front of the window opening.  
     
     
         5 . The window treatment of  claim 1 , further comprising multiple rows of openings; the multiple rows of openings are arranged to provide a window treatment having folded sections of substantially equal size when the window treatment is in the raised position.  
     
     
         6 . A raisable window treatment sized to fit substantially over a window opening, the window treatment capable of being raised or lowered without the use of draw strings, the window treatment comprising: 
 (i) a row of openings and at least one row of ties for removably securing at least a portion of the window treatment in a raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening;    (ii) the row of openings is affixed to the window treatment along an upper portion of the window treatment;    (iii) the at least one row of ties is positioned along a lower portion of the window treatment;    (iv) the openings in the row of openings are adapted for receiving the ties therethrough;    (v) the window treatment is in a raised position when at least one row of ties is fastened to the row of openings, thereby causing the lower portion of the window treatment to be removably secured in the raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening; and    (vi) the fastening of the at least one row of ties to one row of openings is the only manner by which the lower portion of the window treatment is removably secured in a raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening.    
     
     
         7 . The window treatment of  claim 1 , wherein the row of openings is a row of grommets.  
     
     
         8 . A raisable window treatment sized to fit substantially over a window opening, the window treatment capable of being raised or lowered without the use of draw strings, the window treatment comprising: 
 (i) a row of ties and three rows of openings for removably securing at least a portion of the window treatment in a raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening;    (ii) the row of ties is affixed to the window treatment along an upper portion of the window treatment; the row of ties extending horizontally across the upper portion of the window treatment;    (iii) the three rows of openings are positioned below the row of ties; each row of openings extends horizontally across the window treatment, and each row of openings is spaced apart from the other rows of openings;    (iv) the openings in three rows of openings are adapted for receiving the ties therethrough;    (v) the window treatment is in a raised position when the row of ties is fastened to the first, second or third row of openings, thereby causing a lower portion of the window treatment to be removably secured in the raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening; and    (vi) the fastening of the row of ties to the first, second or third row of openings is the only manner by which the lower portion of the window treatment is removably secured in a raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening.    
     
     
         9 . The window treatment of  claim 1 , wherein the three rows of openings are a rows of grommets.  
     
     
         10 . A raisable window treatment sized to fit substantially over a window opening, the window treatment capable of being raised or lowered without the use of draw strings, the window treatment comprising: 
 (i) a row of openings and three rows of ties for removably securing at least a portion of the window treatment in a raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening;    (ii) the row of openings is affixed to the window treatment along an upper portion of the window treatment; the row of openings extending horizontally across the window treatment and each row of ties is spaced apart from the other row of ties;    (iii) the three rows of ties are positioned below the row of openings; each row of ties extending horizontally across the window treatment and each row ofties is spaced apart from the other row of ties;    (iv) the openings in the rows of openings are adapted for receiving the ties therethrough;    (v) the window treatment is in a raised position when the first, second or third row of ties is fastened to the row of openings, thereby causing a lower portion of the window treatment to be removably secured in the raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening; and    (vi) the fastening of the first, second or third row of ties to the one row of openings is the only manner by which the lower portion of the window treatment is removably secured in a raised position while the window treatment is positioned over the window opening.    
     
     
         11 . The window treatment of  claim 1 , wherein the row of openings is a row of grommets.  
     
     
         12 . The window treatment of claims  8 , wherein the at least one row of ties is arranged horizontally at a location which is about 0.1 to about 12 inches from the top edge of the window treatment.  
     
     
         13 . The window treatment of  claim 6 , further comprising a tab top suspending sleeve for suspending the window treatment in front of the window opening.  
     
     
         14 . The window treatment of  claim 8 , further comprising a tab top suspending the window treatment in front of the window opening.  
     
     
         15 . The window treatment of  claim 10 , further comprising a tab top suspending sleeve for suspending the window treatment in front of the window opening.  
     
     
         16 . The window treatment of  claim 8 , wherein the three rows of openings are arranged to provide a window treatment having folded sections of substantially equal size when the window treatment is in the raised position.  
     
     
         17 . The window treatment of  claim 8 , wherein the three rows of openings are positioned to permit the portion of the window treatment to be raised at three different heights relative to the top of the window treatment when the first, second or third row of ties is fastened to the row of openings.  
     
     
         18 . The window treatment of  claim 10 , wherein the three rows of ties are positioned along the window treatment to permit the portion of the window treatment to be raised at three different heights relative to the top or the window treatment when the first, second or third row of ties is fastened to the row of openings.