Cord lock guide for blinds
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Sep 24, 2013
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Nov 8, 2012
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May 5, 2011
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May 5, 2011
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Abstract
A cord lock guide for a blind operated by a blind cord, wherein the cord hangs in a loop from a blind head rail, and having a main body portion, formed of front and back panels, and junction portions extending between the front and the back panels, a cord passage defined between the front and back panels, a movable guide body between the front and back panels, a generally semi-arcuate cord guide surface defined by the guide body around which the cord may run, a guide body support extending from the guide body, a hollow sleeve secured between the front and back panels; and receiving the guide body support therein, a resilient member between the guide body and the sleeve, the guide body being movable towards the sleeve against the resilient member and, a cord abutment located between the front and back panels, and oriented so as to obstruct the cord from passing around the guide body, when the guide body is in a first position, and the abutment being out of obstructive engagement when the guide body is moved against the resilient member.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MAXXMAR INC | TORONTO |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Marocco, Mario M | Toronto, CA | 29 | 391 |
# of filed Patents : 29 Total Citations : 391 |
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