A cord lock comprising: a first cord-clamp bar having a first-bar body with a first side and a second side , the second side generally opposing the first side , the first-bar body including a first thickness between the first side and the second side , wherein the first cord-clamp bar includes a first protruding member that extends from the second side , the first protruding member including a first cord-receiving channel , and wherein the first cord-clamp bar includes a second protruding member that extends from the second side , the second protruding member including a second cord-receiving channel ; a second cord-clamp bar having a second-bar body with a third side and a fourth side , the third side generally opposing the fourth side and facing towards the second side of the first cord-clamp bar , the second-bar body including a second thickness between the third side and the fourth side , wherein the second-bar body includes a third aperture and a fourth aperture that extend entirely through the second thickness of the second-bar body from the third side to the fourth side , the first protruding member extending through the third aperture , the second protruding member extending through the fourth aperture , characterized in that the first-bar body includes a first aperture and a second aperture that extend entirely through the first thickness from the first side to the second side , wherein the second cord-clamp bar includes a fifth aperture and a sixth aperture extending entirely though the second thickness , the fifth aperture being axially aligned with the first aperture and including a third cord-receiving channel , and the sixth aperture being axially aligned with the second aperture and including a fourth cord-receiving channel ; and a biasing element coupled between the first cord-clamp bar and the second cord-clamp bar . a first cord-clamp bar having a first-bar body with a first side and a second side , the second side generally opposing the first side , the first-bar body including a first thickness between the first side and the second side , wherein the first cord-clamp bar includes a first protruding member that extends from the second side , the first protruding member including a first cord-receiving channel , and wherein the first cord-clamp bar includes a second protruding member that extends from the second side , the second protruding member including a second cord-receiving channel ; a second cord-clamp bar having a second-bar body with a third side and a fourth side , the third side generally opposing the fourth side and facing towards the second side of the first cord-clamp bar , the second-bar body including a second thickness between the third side and the fourth side , wherein the second-bar body includes a third aperture and a fourth aperture that extend entirely through the second thickness of the second-bar body from the third side to the fourth side , the first protruding member extending through the third aperture , the second protruding member extending through the fourth aperture , characterized in that the first-bar body includes a first aperture and a second aperture that extend entirely through the first thickness from the first side to the second side , wherein the second cord-clamp bar includes a fifth aperture and a sixth aperture extending entirely though the second thickness , the fifth aperture being axially aligned with the first aperture and including a third cord-receiving channel , and the sixth aperture being axially aligned with the second aperture and including a fourth cord-receiving channel ; and a biasing element coupled between the first cord-clamp bar and the second cord-clamp bar . <EOS>