Patent ID: 7117918
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. The combination of a fixed frame member around an architectural opening and a cord-guided covering mounted in said architectural opening, said covering including a two-part mounting device for attaching an end of a guide cord of said covering to said fixed frame member wherein the device includes a base secured to said fixed frame member and a holder attached to the end of the cord; the holder being adapted for slidable and releasable engagement with the base, so that: (i) the holder and the free end of the guide cord can be moved, relative to the base, in opposite directions along the fixed frame member by sliding the holder in opposite directions while the holder and base remain in engagement and (ii) the holder and base can be disengaged by sliding the holder in one of the opposite directions; and wherein said device also includes a ratchet and pawl mechanism, wherein a toothed ratchet portion is located on one of the base or the holder and a pawl is located on the other of the base or the holder for cooperation with the toothed ratchet portion.