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A window shade system and housing-guide assembly for shading a window systemically includes a shade assembly, a bracket element and a guide-cover element. The shade element is furlable and unfurlable about an axis for rotation for selectively shading an outfitted window site. The bracket element inc

A window shade system and housing-guide assembly for shading a window systemically includes a shade assembly, a bracket element and a guide-cover element. The shade element is furlable and unfurlable about an axis for rotation for selectively shading an outfitted window site. The bracket element includes a bracket-to-support interface portion and a guide-cover attachment portion. The guide-cover element includes a bracket-attachment portion, a shade-cover portion, and a shade-guide portion. The guide-cover element is attachable to the bracket element via mated engagement of the guide-cover attachment portion and the bracket-attachment portion. The shade-cover portion is formed so as to subtend an arc length radially anterior relative to the interface portion. The furled shade element is receivable in a space defined by the shade-cover portion and unfurlable via a shade-letting gap defined intermediate the shade-guide portion and the interface portion.

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1. A window shade system for shading a window, the window shade system comprising, in combination: a shade assembly, the shade assembly comprising a shade element and axis fixing means for fixing a shade axis of rotation, the shade element being furlable and unfurlable about the shade axis for rotat

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A window shade system for shading a window, the window shade system comprising, in combination: a shade assembly, the shade assembly comprising a shade element and axis fixing means for fixing a shade axis of rotation, the shade element being furlable and unfurlable about the shade axis for rotation for selectively shading the window;the shade element oriented about the shade axis of rotation such that the shade element hangs from the shade axis of rotation opposite the window;a bracket element, the bracket element comprising a bracket-to-support interface portion and a guide-cover attachment portion, the guide-cover attachment portion comprising an inverted L-shaped portion and a spacer portion, the L-shaped portion having a primary riser portion and a primary support portion; anda guide-cover element, the guide-cover element comprising a Π-shaped, channel portion, a shade-cover portion, and a shade-guide portion, the channel portion having a posterior extension portion, an anterior extension portion and a spacer extension portion, and the channel portion being elevated with respect to the shade-cover portion, the shade-cover portion being formed so as to subtend an arc length radially anterior relative to the posterior extension portion, the shade-guide portion being formed so as to extend obliquely relative to a horizontal plane, the bracket-to-support interface portion being attachable to a support structure, the shade element being received in a space defined by the shade-cover portion, the axis fixing means fixing the shade axis of rotation relative to the shade-cover portion, the guide-cover element and shade assembly being attachable to the bracket element such that the guide-cover attachment portion is received in the channel portion, the shade-guide portion being downwardly sloped for guiding the shade element when being unfurled, the shade-guide portion terminating posteriorly at a guide-cover terminus situated in inferior adjacency to the bracket-to-support interface portion, an unfurled portion of the shade element being extendable through a shade-letting gap defined by the bracket-to-support interface portion and the guide-cover terminus and downwardly via the guide-cover terminus for selectively shading the window. 2. The window shade system of claim 1 wherein the guide-cover attachment portion comprises a secondary support portion parallel to the primary support portion, the primary and secondary support portions extending in the same direction for simultaneously contacting the anterior extension portion for preventing rotation of the guide-cover element relative to the bracket element. 3. The window shade system of claim 2 wherein the primary and secondary support portions are spaced via the riser portion so as to effect a fastener-receiving channel, the fastener receiving channel for receiving at least one fastener, the at least one fastener for fastening the guide-cover element to the bracket element. 4. The window shade system of claim 1 wherein the shade-guide portion is outfitted with friction reduction means for reducing friction between the shade element and the shade-guide portion and enhancing uniform unfurlment of the shade element. 5. The window shade system of claim 1 wherein the bracket element comprises an L-shaped upper support attachment portion, the upper support attachment portion comprising an upper support riser portion and a load bearing upper support flange portion, the upper support flange portion being spaced from the primary support portion for enabling the guide-cover attachment portion to be received in the channel portion, the upper support flange portion providing means for attaching the bracket element to an upper support structure. 6. The window shade system of claim 1 comprising, in combination in combination, a mount element, the mount element comprising a first mount portion a second mount portion orthogonal to the first mount portion, the first mount portion being attachable to the bracket-to-support interface portion, the second mount portion being attachable to an upper support structure, and capable of supporting the shade system without a mechanical screw. 7. The window shade system of claim 1 comprising a valance, the valance being cooperable with a set of guide elements set onto the exterior of the guide-cover element, the valance being capable of snapping onto and off of the guide elements and capable of sliding horizontally thereon, for concealing the guide-cover element. 8. The window shade system of claim 1 comprising select means for furling and unfurling the shade element of the shade assembly, the select means being selected from the group consisting of user-powered means and electrically-powered means. 9. The window shade system of claim 1 wherein: the shade-cover portion is formed of a single arc length radially anterior relative to the posterior extension portion. 10. The window shade system of claim 1 further comprising: a first end cap unit connected to one side of the bracket element and the guide cover element;a first end-based axis-fixing unit attachable to the first end cap unit for selectively furling and unfurling the shade element;a second end cap unit opposite the first end cap unit; anda rotatable second end-based axis-fixing unit cooperable with the second end cap unit. 11. The window shade system of claim 10 wherein the first and second end cap unit selectively engage the guide-cover element to prevent rotation of the guide cover element during furling and unfurling of the shade element. 12. The window shade system of claim 8 wherein the select means for furling and unfurling the shade element of the shade assembly comprises: a chain or cord cooperable with a rotatable first end of the shade axis of rotation. 13. A housing-guide assembly for housing a furled shade element and guiding the same as it unfurls, the housing-guide assembly comprising: a bracket element, the bracket element comprising a bracket-to-support interface portion and a guide-cover attachment portion, the guide-cover attachment portion comprising an inverted L-shaped portion and a spacer portion, the L-shaped portion having a primary riser portion and a primary support portion; anda guide-cover element, the guide-cover element comprising a channel portion, a shade-cover portion, and a shade-guide portion, the channel portion having a posterior extension portion, an anterior extension portion and a spacer extension portion, the channel portion being elevated with respect to the shade cover portion, the shade-cover portion being formed so as to subtend a single arc length radially anterior relative to the posterior extension portion, the bracket-to-support interface portion being attachable via an adhesive element attached to the bracket-to-support interface potion to a support structure, the guide-cover element being attachable to the bracket element such that the guide-cover attachment portion is received in the channel portion, a furled shade element being receivable in a space defined by the shade-cover portion and unfurlable via a shade-letting gap defined intermediate the shade-guide portion and the bracket-to-support interface portion the furled shade element oriented such that the furled shaded element unfurls within the shaded-cover portion on a side of the furled shade element opposite a vertical surface; andthe adhesive element capable of adhering the housing-guide assembly to the support structure. 14. The housing-guide assembly of claim 13 wherein the shade-guide portion is downwardly sloped for guiding the shade element when being unfurled via the shade-letting gap. 15. The housing-guide assembly of claim 13 wherein the shade-guide portion terminates posteriorly at a guide-cover terminus, the guide-cover terminus being spatially situated in inferior adjacency to the bracket-to-support interface portion. 16. The housing-guide assembly of claim 13 wherein the guide-cover attachment portion comprises a secondary support portion parallel to the primary support portion, the primary and secondary support portions extending in the same direction for simultaneously contacting the anterior extension portion for preventing rotation of the guide-cover element relative to the bracket element. 17. The housing-guide assembly of claim 16 wherein the primary and secondary support portions are spaced via the riser portion so as to effect a fastener-receiving channel, the fastener receiving channel for receiving at least one fastener, the at least one fastener for fastening the guide-cover element to the bracket element. 18. The housing-guide assembly of claim 13 wherein the adhesive element is a double sided adhesive material capable of mating an anodized aluminum surface to a vertical anodized aluminum support surface, capable of supporting the entire weight of the housing guide assembly, and capable of being removed without damaging the vertical anodized aluminum support surface. 19. The housing-guide assembly of claim 13 wherein the bracket element comprises an L-shaped upper support attachment portion, the upper support attachment portion comprising an upper support riser portion and a load bearing upper support flange portion, the upper support flange portion being spaced from the primary support portion for enabling the guide-cover attachment portion to be received in the channel portion, the upper support flange portion providing means for attaching the bracket element to an upper support structure. 20. The window shade system of claim 13 comprising, in combination, a mount element, the mount element comprising a first mount portion a second mount portion orthogonal to the first mount portion, the first mount portion being attachable to the bracket-to-support interface portion, the second mount portion being attachable to an upper support structure, and capable of supporting the shade system without a mechanical screw.