Raising the window shade
Here is a window shade designed for
cars. Three suction cups hold the
shade to the window.
Most window shades are raised
by pulling down slightly on the bottom of the shade
and then letting up.
Pulling down slightly releases a mechanism that
holds the shade down and a spring winds
the shade up.
This particular shade, however,
can only be raised by
pushing a tiny release button. See white arrow in picture.
What usually happens is that when people
want to raise the shade, they release
the bottom suction cup and pull
down on the bottom of the shade.
When the shade doesn't release and wind up,
they pull down
harder and harder. Eventually, they pull
the shade completely off the window! They don't see the
tiny release button.
- Design the shade to be raised in the normal
manner by pulling down slightly on the bottom of the shade.
- Make the release button more obvious
by using a contrasting color
and/or making it larger.
- Put an instruction at the bottom of the shade:
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