Patent ID: 6457214
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
A cord lock apparatus for releasably locking a pair of cord segments in place, the cord lock apparatus comprising:a housing formed with an internal passage through which the cord segments may pass, the passage defining a tapering region, the housing further including at least one opening at a predetermined location; a slide member that is sized for slidable receipt within the passageway of the housing and displaceable within the housing between respective cord locking and cord releasing positions, the slide member including a slide body and a cord engaging structure connected to the slide body and displaceable relative to the slide body in both a lateral and longitudinal direction, wherein the cord engaging structure cooperates with the tapering region when the slide member is in the cord locking position to releasably lock the cord segments in place between the tapering region and the cord engaging structure, the slide body further including an opening formed at a predetermined location so as to be substantially aligned with the opening in the housing when the slide member is in the cord locking position.