Patent ID: 9663988
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: E06B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A hold down device for a continuous loop operator in a window covering installation, said hold down device comprising: a first arm and a second arm connected to one another by a connecting web forming a biased connection between the arms, said connecting web enabling resisted movement of said first and second arms toward one another; a first head provided at an end of said first arm distal the connecting web, a second head provided at an end of said second arm distal the connecting web, said first and second arms unconnected at the distal ends, said first head defining a first aperture, and said second head defining a second apertures, said first aperture extending transverse to said first arm, and said second aperture extending transverse to said second arm; engaging means in said apertures for engaging a continuous loop operator extending through said first and second apertures; a first mounting aperture defined by said first arm; and a second mounting aperture defined by said second arm, wherein in response to the hold down device being in a first configuration, the first and second apertures are not in alignment, and the first and second mounting apertures are not in alignment, and wherein in response to the hold down device being in a second configuration, the first and second apertures are in alignment, and the first and second mounting apertures are in alignment.