Window blind
AssigneeNien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
InventorChih-Yao Chang
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Abstract
A window blind includes a headrail, a bottom rail, a plurality of slats, and a cord. The slats are arranged between the headrail and the bottom rail, and each slat has two bores and one or plural of locking slots. Each locking slot has an open end and a closed end, and the opening end of the locking slot is connected to the bore. The cord passes through the headrail and the bores of the slats, and being fastened to the bottom rail. A diameter of the cord is greater than or equal to a width of the locking slot. As a result, the cord goes into the locking slot quickly and can be clamped by edges of the locking slot while a kid is trying to pull the cord out of the slats.
Claims7
A window blind, comprising:
- a headrail and a bottom rail;
- a plurality of unitary slats arranged between the headrail and the bottom rail, each of which has at least a bore and at least a locking slot, wherein the locking slot has an open end and a closed end, the closed end is defined by a surface of the unitary slat, and the open end of the locking slot is connected to the bore;
- at least a cord passing through the headrail and the bores of the slats, and being fastened to the bottom rail;
- the diameter of the cord is greater than the width of the locking slot;
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- the cord stays in the bore, and when the cord is pulled, the cord goes into the locking slot and is held therein, and a movement of the cord through the unitary slat is clamped, wherein the bore is an elongated bore having a long axis and a short axis, and the locking slot is in the long axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.