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Cord lock for a venetian blind or a shade

US4982776A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 1989
Grant dateJan 8, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/394
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cord lock for a venetian blind or shade, such as a pleated shade, having a housing with a stationary pulley and a serrated cam or rivet guided in parallel, aligned S-shaped slots, the cam locking the raised lift cord of the blind or shade against the pulley. The S-shape of the slot maximizes the angle of approach of the slot with respect to the cord and pulley to thereby increase the sensitivity of the lock.

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