Patent ID: 7032854

Claim:
A cord shortening device, comprising: a monolithic housing having a first portion and a second portion monolithically connected by a living hinge, the monolithic housing being adapted to open and close by at least one of the first and second portions rotating about the living hinge; one of the portions including a monolithically incorporated post configured to windably receive a first section of a length of cord; at least one of the first and second portions having an opening at at least one end of at least one of the portions to receive second and third sections of cord; a securing mechanism including interlocking elements, the securing mechanism being monolithically incorporated with the housing and configured such that when the first and second portions are closed on each other, they are held releasably secure; and wherein the first portion has an opening on a first surface, the opening configured to receive at least a part of the post when the first and second portions are closed on one another.