Patent ID: 7415750

Claim:
A cord stopper comprising a locking member made of relatively rigid material and adapted to be normally in locking engagement with a cord and, when the locking member is pressed, to come out of locking engagement with the cord, and the locking member further comprising a pair of clamping plates having cord-inserting slits formed respectively therein and normally disposed out of registry with each other, and a second elastically deforming portion adapted to displace the pair of clamping plates in the direction tending to bring the cord-inserting slits into registry with each other when the locking member is pressed, the pair of clamping plates and the second elastically deforming portion being formed integrally with each other; and a housing member made of relatively soft material and including a housing member proper adapted for housing the locking member therein and attached to an article; the housing member proper having a housing space large enough to accommodate the locking member; wherein pressure applied to the housing member proper can be transmitted to the locking member through an outer wall at least partially defining the housing space to thus deform the locking member and bring the locking member out of locking engagement with the cord.