US 7983308 A description with reference to the drawings a new and improved roman shade apparatus embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention will be described turning to fig1 5 there is shown a first embodiment of the roman shade apparatus of the invention generally designated by reference numeral 10 in each of the figures reference numerals are shown that correspond to like reference numerals that designate like elements shown in other figures as is well known in the art of window coverings a u201c roman shade u201d is a type of shade normally comprising a flexible or pliable material e g cotton vinyl or any other soft type of window covering material a head rail and a cord control system for raising and lowering the shade relative to the head rail when the shade is raised it creates cascading loops of overlapping folds of material giving an aesthetically elegant appearance however when the shade is lowered it simply displays a flat piece of material hanging in front of and covering a window various roman shade constructions are disclosed in u s pat nos 7 124 802 5 566 735 and 5 273 096 each of which is incorporated herein and made part of this specification by this reference as shown in fig1 the roman shade apparatus 10 of the present invention completely covers its corresponding window in the fully down or window covering condition whereas fig2 shows the shade 10 in a.