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US 6,484,787 B1Granted
Window blind cord storage member
OwnerPaul A. Waltersinventor
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Abstract
The subject invention is a holder for a window-shade cord to securely hold the cord in a temporarily stored position to prevent entanglement by the cord, particularly with a child, with the holder being structured to hold a portion of the cord as wound around two separated cord reel members on such holder, with the reel members being peripherally formed to permit circumferential movement of the temporarily encircled cord portion about such reel members as necessary to adjust the length of the cord on such cord holder.
Claims4
A cord reel storage device for winding and storing a portion of a cord member on said device comprising:
- (a) a base frame structure, said base frame structure having a first longitudinally extending leg member and a second longitudinally extending leg member said first and second longitudinally extending leg members being substantially aligned parallel to one another;
- (b) a first curved transverse connecting member interconnecting portions of said first longitudinal extending leg to a portion of said second longitudinally extending leg of said frame structure, with said first transverse connecting member forming a continuous perimeter on the outer edges of said base frame structure forming a closed loop frame member;
- (c) a second curved transverse connecting member interconnecting portions of said first longitudinally extending leg to a portion of said second longitudinally extending leg of said frame structure, with said first transverse connecting member forming a continuous perimeter on the outer edges of said base frame structure forming a closed loop frame member;
- (d) a first cord reel storage member integrally disposed on said base frame structure, and wherein said first cord storage reel member is structured to receive in a circumferential fashion around said first cord reel storage member multiple strands of cord for temporary storage of said multiple strands of cord and movement about said first cord reel storage member;
- (e) a second cord reel storage member integrally disposed on said base frame structure, wherein said second cord storage reel member, is structured to receive in a circumferential fashion around said second cord storage reel member multiple strands of cord for temporary storage on said second cord reel storage member;
- (f) guide means disposed on said base structure to guide the cord wound on said base structure, said guide means comprising a longitudinally extending tang member that extends longitudinally on the surface of said first transverse connecting member to hold said cord between said tang and the outer surface of said first cord reel storage member:
- (g) hook means connected to said base frame structure to be broken off from said base frame structure and placed on a wall to hold the said base frame in a position on a wall.
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A cord reel storage device for winding and storing a portion of a cord member on said device comprising:
- (a) a base structure, said base structure having a perimeter frame member, said perimeter frame member having a first longitudinally extending member and a second longitudinally extending member that are substantially parallel to one another;
- (b) a first transverse connecting member interconnecting a portion of said first longitudinally extending member of said base structure to a portion of said second longitudinally extending member;
- (c) a second transverse connecting member interconnecting a portion of said first longitudinally extending member to a portion of said second longitudinally extending member said second transverse connecting member being spaced away from the first transverse connecting member;
- (d) cord spool storage members integrally disposed between said first transverse connecting member and said second transverse connecting member on said base structure and adapted to circumferentially receive portions of a cord member for temporary storage of such cord member;
- (e) guide means disposed on said base structure to guide the cord member wound on said base structure, said guide means comprising a longitudinally extending tang member that extends longitudinally on the surface of said first transverse connecting member to hold said cord between said tang and the outer surface of said first transverse connecting member:
- (f) hook means connected to said base structure to be broken off from said base structure and placed on a wall to hold said base structure in a position on a wall.
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A cord reel storage device for winding and storing a portion of a cord member on said device comprising:
- (a) a base structure, said base structure having a perimeter frame member, said perimeter frame member having a first longitudinally extending leg member and a second longitudinally extending leg member that are substantially parallel to one another;
- (b) a first primary transverse connecting member interconnecting a portion of said first longitudinally extending leg to a portion of said second longitudinally extending leg on said base structure;
- (c) a second primary transverse connecting member interconnecting with a portion of said first longitudinally extending leg member to a portion of said second longitudinally extending leg, said second transverse connecting member being spaced away from said first transverse connecting member;
- (d) a first secondary transverse connecting member interconnecting a portion of said first longitudinally extending leg to a portion of said second longitudinally extending leg;
- (e) a second secondary transverse connecting member interconnecting a portion of said first longitudinally extending leg to a portion of said second longitudinally extending leg;
- (f) a first cord storage spool integrally affixed on said base structure, said first cord storage spool structured to circumferentially receive a portion of the cord member, for both storage and movement of the cord member around said first cord storage spool;
- (g) a second cord storage spool integrally affixed on said base structure, said second cord storage spool structured to circumferentially receive a portion of the cord member, for both storage and movement of the cord member around said second storage spool;
- (h) guide means disposed on said base structure to guide the cord wound on said base structure, said guide means comprising a longitudinally extending tang member that extends longitudinal on the surface of said first transverse connecting member to hold said cord member between said tang and the outer surface of said first transverse connecting member.
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A cord reel winder device for winding a portion of a cord member around said winder device comprising:
- (a) a base structure, said base structure having,a perimeter frame member, said perimeter frame member having a first longitudinally extending leg member and a second longitudinally extending leg member that are substantially parallel to one another;
- (b) transverse connecting members interconnecting a portion of said first longitudinally extending leg to a portion of said second longitudinally extending leg on said perimeter frame member;
- (c) multiple cord reel storage spools on said base structure, each said cord storage spool being affixed transversely to one of said longitudinally extending legs and wherein each of said respective cord reel spools has a rounded outer surface for receiving a portion of said cord member for temporary storage purposes;
- (d) guide means disposed on said base structure to guide the cord wound on said base structure, said guide means comprising a longitudinally extending tang member that extends longitudinally on the surface of said first transverse connecting member to hold said cord between said tang and the outer surface of said base structure;
- (e) hook means connected to said base structure to be broken off from said base structure and placed on a wall to hold the said base structure in a position on a wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.