Patent ID: 8528172
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A folding plastic clip for pleated fabric blinds that are raise in horizontal pleats by means of a number of parallel raising cords, the plastic clip comprising: a carrying part, a locking part, and an interjacent hinge part with a fold axis, wherein the carrying part includes a first and a second slit that are each open to a common edge of the carrying part wherein the fold axis is perpendicular to said common edge, and an interjacent tongue that extends along an axis that is substantially parallel to the fold axis, wherein the tongue is located in a plane of the clip between the first and second slits such that the tongue shares the common edge with each of the slits, wherein the tongue is configured to lock one of the raising cords by bringing the raising cord 1½ times around the tongue, and wherein the carrying part, the locking part, the interjacent hinge part and the tongue are formed as one-piece.