Patent ID: 6135188
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: E06B,Y10S

Abstract:
A pull-cord system for selectively positioning a covering for an architectural opening, said pull-cord system comprisingan operating cord having first and second ends, wherein said ends of said operating cord are suspended adjacent to each other and at a predetermined horizontal spacing from each other;a first tassel attached to said first end of said operating cord; anda second tassel attached to said second end of said operating cord, wherein each of said tassels comprises a body having a horizontal width dimension that is less than said predetermined horizontal spacing between said first and second ends of said operating cord, said first and second tassels having a weight that is sufficiently heavy to retain said first and second ends of said operating cord in a substantially vertical orientation so that said tassels remain disengaged even when disposed at the same elevation.