Patent ID: 7117919

Claim:
A cordless blind comprising: a. a first rail; b. a second rail; c. a window covering material connected between the first rail and the second rail; d. a plurality of lift cords each attached to the first rail and passing into the second rail; e. at least one cord collector about which at least one of the lift cords is wound; f. a spring motor connected to the at least one cord collector; and g. a lock mechanism connected to at least one of the cord collector, the spring motor and the plurality of lift cords, the lock mechanism having a locked position, wherein at least one of the plurality of lift cords are restrained from at least one of being collected on the cord collector and being removed from the cord collector, and an unlocked position that allows the cord collector and plurality of lift cords to move freely, the lock mechanism having a lock activator which, when acted upon by a force will change the lock mechanism from the locked position to the unlocked position and when acted upon by the force again will change the lock mechanism from the unlocked position to the locked position, the lock mechanism remaining in the respective locked position and unlocked position after each time that the force is removed.