Patent ID: 6644374
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A Venetian blind comprising:a headrail extended in transverse direction, said headrail having a first end; a bottom rail extended in transverse direction and spaced below said headrail; a plurality of slats arranged in parallel between said headrail and said bottom rail; at least one lift cord, said at least one lift cord each having a first end fixedly fastened to said bottom rail and a second end upwardly inserted through said slats into the inside of said headrail and then transversely extended to the first end of said headrail and then extended vertically downwardly out of the first end of said headrail; a sleeve vertically downwardly suspended from the first end of said headrail and adapted for receiving the second end of each of said at least one lift cord, wherein the second end of each of said at least one lift cord is extended out of the first end of said headrail and received inside said sleeve for positioning in said sleeve, wherein said sleeve comprises a longitudinal slot and a plurality of elongated retaining notches respectively extended sideways from said longitudinal slot at different elevations; the Venetian blind further comprises a lift cord endpiece which is fixedly fastened to the second end of each of said at least one lift cord and adapted for securing the second end of each of said at least one lift cord to one of said elongated retaining notches of said sleeve, said lift cord end piece having a body received inside said sleeve and fastened to the second end of each of said at least one lift cord; and a rod perpendicularly extended from the periphery of said body to the outside of said sleeve through one of said elongated retaining notches of said slot, and a spherical knob fixedly fastened to said rod and disposed outside said sleeve for the holding said endpiece in position.