Patent ID: 8695680
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: E06B,F16H

Abstract:
1. A device for disabling a window treatment including a control mechanism operated by a cord movable in a longitudinal direction along its length, said device comprising: a first member having a cord engaging element, said first member rotating about an axis, said cord engaging element engaging said cord to transfer a motion of said cord along said longitudinal direction into a rotation of said first member, said first member moving laterally with respect to said longitudinal direction between a first and a second position in response to tension on said cord, said first member being in said first position when said cord is not tensioned; and a second member; said first member and said second member cooperating to block movement of said cord in the longitudinally direction when said first member is in said first position to prevent said cord from operating the window treatment; wherein said first member includes a first gear with teeth and said second member has a surface with teeth, said first and said second member having intermeshed teeth when said first member is in said first position, and wherein said teeth are not intermeshed when said first member moves away from said first position.