Tassel for control system for a vertical vane covering for architectural openings
US6135188A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S160/90
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A tassel for use in a control system for a covering for an architectural opening is adapted to be positioned at each end of a control cord which is suspended from an end of the headrail for the covering. The ends of the control cord are spaced a predetermined distance and the tassels are dimensioned in a transverse direction such that they do not ordinarily engage each other and the tassels are weighted so that the ends of the control cord hang in a vertical and taut condition. The outer surface of the tassel is also a continuous surface that is preferably symmetric to discourage entanglement of the ends of the cord and thereby encourage the ends of the cord to hang independently of each other.
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