Bead chain or cord retainer
AssigneeUni-Soleil Enterprise Co., Ltd.
InventorYu-Ting Kao
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Abstract
A bead chain or cord retainer which includes a frame, a moving part, and an elastic member is provided. The moving part is mounted in and moved with respect to the frame and the elastic member is disposed between the frame and the moving part. A bead chain or a cord is inserted through a clipped and limited space formed by the frame and the moving part. The bead chain or a cord is generally held by the frame and the moving part and thus positioned. The moving part is pushed upward for mounting the retainer. Then a fastener is inserted through the frame and the moving part to be threaded into a wall. Relative positions of the frame and the moving part are fixed and the clipped and limited space is expanded. Thereby the bead chain or the cord is drawn smoothly to open or close curtains.
Claims18
A bead chain or cord retainer comprising a frame, a moving part, and an elastic member;
- wherein the frame includes a first wall, a second wall disposed opposite to the first wall, a third wall connected between one side of the first wall and one side of the second wall, a space penetrating vertically and defined by the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall, a limit rod disposed between the first wall and the second wall and across the space, and a through hole in the third wall;
- wherein the moving part is composed of a first vertical wall, a second vertical wall, a connection segment connected between a top of the first vertical wall and a top of the second vertical wall, a passage penetrating horizontally and defined by the first vertical wall, the second vertical wall, and the connection segment, an extension segment extending from a bottom of the first vertical wall toward the second vertical wall, and an insertion hole in the second vertical wall close to a bottom of the second vertical wall;
- the passage allows a bead chain or a cord to insert through;
- by the connection segment of the moving part aligned with the limit rod of the frame, the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall are mounted into the space of the frame and a part of the passage is located between the first wall and the second wall;
- wherein the elastic member is installed between the limit rod and the extension segment for allowing the moving part to be elastically mounted in the space and a changing area of the passage is located between the first wall and the second wall to clip or release the bead chain or the cord.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.