Child safety blind

A registry clip for a blind having a plurality of slats wherein the clip guides, registers and lifts the plurality of slats of the blind to traverse the blind from an extended position to an open position, the registry clip comprising:

• a pair of inwardly biased elongate members with a fastener, the elongate members being straight;
• a connecting member having opposed end portions with a generally flat support surface disposed therebetween, one elongate member attached to each of the opposed end portions with the generally flat support surface disposed between the pair of elongate members;
• and
• a pair of handles attached to the connecting member on opposed end portions thereof, the handles extended away from the elongate members.

A child safety blind, comprising:

• a head rail defining opposed first and second sides;
• a bottom rail;
• a plurality of slats extending horizontally between the head rail and the bottom rail, the plurality of slats traverseable between an extended position and an open position;
• a registry clip with a handle adapted to be gripped by a user, the registry clip operative to stack and lift the bottom rail and the slats toward the head rail;
• and
• a coupling mechanism having a strap defining first and second end portions, the strap being wrappable under the bottom rail with the first end portion of the strap attached to the first side of the head rail and the second end portion removeably attachable to the second side of the head rail.

A method of traversing a blind having a plurality of slats from an extended position to an open position, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a registry clip;
• grasping handles of the registry clip;
• aligning the plurality of slats between elongate members of the registry clip;
• pushing the registry clip upward to stack the plurality of slats between the elongate members;
• attaching the elongate members to a head rail of the blind.