Patent ID: 6463987
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A system for controlling a window covering device, said system comprising:at least one cord for operating a window covering; a body adapted for mounting adjacent to a window, said body comprising: a vertically extending, elongate channel having top and bottom ends; an entry aperture located in a side of said channel nearer said top end than said bottom end thereof with at least a portion of said cord extending into said channel through said entry aperture, an exposed portion of said cord being located outside of said channel and extending between said entry aperture and said top end; a weight contained in said channel for slidable movement therealong between said entry opening and said bottom end and said weight being movably suspended from said cord so as to maintain an interior portion of said cord within said channel; a free end of said cord being attached to said channel; means on said body for fixedly mounting the body to a vertical surface adjacent a window; whereby, said exposed portion of said cord may be accessed and moved by hand to operate the window covering while never extending below the entry aperture.