Patent ID: 7841376

Claim:
A window covering comprising: a headrail; window covering material; a plurality of lift cords extending from the headrail to the window covering material; a bottom rail attached to at least one of the headrail, the plurality of lift cords and the window covering material, the bottom rail having a first end and a second end; and a safety device comprising: a first cord segment having a plurality of first stops spaced along the first cord segment, the first cord segment not being a portion of any of the lift cords, the first cord segment extending from a first end cap, the first end cap sized and configured to connect to the first end of the bottom rail, and a first anchor connected to the first cord segment, wherein at least one of the first end cap and the first anchor is sized and configured to releasably connect to the first cord segment at a selected first stop from the plurality of first stops on the first cord segment; and a second cord segment having a plurality of second stops spaced along the second cord segment, the second cord segment not being a portion of any of the lift cords, the second cord segment extending from a second end cap, the second end cap sized and configured to releasably connect to the second end of the bottom rail, and a second anchor connected to the second cord segment, wherein at least one of the second anchor and the second end cap is sized and configured to releasably connect to the second cord segment at a selected second stop from the plurality of second stops on the second cord segment.