Blind cord security device
US5676188A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B9/326
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The looped free ends of venetian or vertical blinds are typically housed in somewhat complicated control or security structures. A simple security device for limiting access to the looped ends of blind cords includes an elongated, rectangular housing for mounting at one end of a blind assembly, at least one counterweight slidably mounted in the housing for vertical movement therein, and a recess in the counterweight for receiving the looped bottom end of a blind cord, so that the end of the cord remains in the housing.
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