Patent ID: 6889407
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: A43C,F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cord lock apparatus comprising: a base defining a converging passageway having a left side and a right side; a locking insert having a cord having a first portion disposed between the passageway left side and the locking insert left arm, and a second portion disposed between the passageway right side and the locking insert right arm; wherein the left arm, the right arm, and the transverse portion form a loop that is adapted to receive a user's finger, and wherein pulling upwardly on the transverse portion of the locking insert relative to the base will cause the left arm and the right arm of the locking insert to move elastically inwardly; and wherein the locking insert further comprises an end stop disposed on the lower portion and an abutment disposed on the upper end of at least one of the left arm and the right arm, such that the locking insert is movable between a first position wherein the end stop engages the base and a second position wherein the abutment engages the base.