Patent ID: 9149143
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A47H,E06B,F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for locking a lift cord designed to lift coverings for architectural openings, comprising: a ring base attached to a covering for an architectural opening, the ring base having a plurality of slots; a snap-on post having at least one opening and a plurality of prongs disposed on a surface of the snap-on post, wherein the at least one opening is configured to receive the lift cord and wherein each of the plurality of prongs is configured to fit into a corresponding one of the plurality of slots of the ring base such that the snap-on post is configured to be snapped onto the ring base; and a rotative lock member having at least one opening configured to receive the lift cord, wherein the rotative lock member is configured to be positioned around the snap-on post such that the at least one opening of the rotative lock member is aligned with the at least one opening of the snap-on post to allow the lift cord to pass through the at least one opening of both the snap-on post and the rotative lock member, wherein the rotative lock member is configured to allow the lift cord to freely move in and out of the at least one opening of both the snap-on post and the rotative lock member in a first direction to raise or lower the covering, and the rotative lock member moves about the snap-on post when the lift cord is pulled in a second direction that is different from the first direction to pinch the lift cord between the rotative lock member and the snap-on post to prevent the lift cord from being pulled away from the covering.