Safety tassel for venetian blinds
AssigneeFrid Enterprises Inc.
InventorGeorge Georgopoulos
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Abstract
A safety tassel is provided for the lift cords of a Venetian blind assembly. The tassel includes a plurality of slots each of which can releasably receive a height adjustment cord of the Venetian blind assembly. Ends of the cords are knotted and fit in an open bottom of the recess. The tassel will remain affixed to the cord during normal use. However, lateral forces that would be encountered if a child is entangled between the cords will cause at least one cord to separate from the tassel.
Claims12
A safety tassel for height adjustment cords of a Venetian blind assembly, each said height adjustment cord having a knot formed at one end, each said knot defining a cross-sectional dimension greater than cross-sectional dimensions of the respective cord at locations spaced from the knot, said safety tassel comprising a central support wall having opposed top and bottom ends, a plurality of side walls connected to and extending from said central support wall, said side walls projecting below said central support wall to define a recess for receiving a plurality of said knots, said side walls being spaced from one another to define a plurality of cord receiving slots therebetween, each said slot being dimensioned to slidably receive at least one said cord therein and to prevent passage of the knots therethrough, whereby downward forces on said tassel will pull said cords, and whereby laterally directed forces on at least one said cord will cause at least one said cord to slide through the associated slot and separate from said tassel.
A Venetian blind assembly having a plurality of height adjustment cords suspended therefrom, each said height adjustment cord having a knot formed at one end, each said knot defining a cross-sectional dimension greater than cross-sectional dimensions of each respective cord at locations spaced from the knot, said assembly further comprising a safety tassel unitarily molded from a plastic material and having a central support wall with opposed top and bottom ends, a plurality of side walls connected to and extending from said central support wall, said side walls being spaced from one another to define a plurality of cord receiving slots therebetween, each said slot being tapered to define greater widths near the bottom of the tassel and being dimensioned to releasably receive one said cord therein and to prevent passage of the respective knot therethrough, whereby downward forces on said tassel will pull said cords, and whereby laterally directed forces on at least one said cord will cause at least one said cord to slide through the associated slot and separate from said tassel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.