Patent ID: 6119757
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A bottomrail for a venetian type blind having a bottomrail, a headrail above the bottomrail, a plurality of slats between the headrail and the bottomrail, a plurality of cord ladders connected to the bottomrail at selected ladder attachment locations each cord ladder connected between the bottomrail and the headrail and having opposite cord rails and rungs extending therebetween which carry slats, and at least one lift cord connected between the bottomrail and headrail, the bottomrail comprising:a. an elongated body having a bottom and a plurality of openings in the bottom, one opening positioned adjacent each selected ladder attachment location;b. at least one channel in the body extending from the opening to an exterior surface of the bottomrail through which a cord rail may pass; andc. a plurality of plugs, one plug in each opening, to which a lift cord may be attached, each plug having an attachment portion which engages the bottomrail and retains the plug in the opening, and a movable portion movable relative to the attachment portion and that allows the plug to have an open position and a closed position while being retained in the bottomrail, the plug sized and configured to define a passageway between the plug and the bottomrail through which the cord rails may pass adjacent the plug and out through the passageway when the plug is in the open position and the cord rail will be retained in the passageway when the plug is in the closed position.