Patent ID: 8215368

Claim:
A covering for an architectural opening comprising: a cover extending between an uppermost member and a lowermost member; at least one manually-operable movement cord having a distal end selectively attached to the lowermost member, the at least one movement cord extending from the uppermost member to the lowermost member a releasable tassel at said distal end comprising: a first portion that receives and secures to the distal end of the at least one movement cord; and an attachment portion that selectively and releasably attaches to the lowermost member; and a weight having a main body defining an aperture directly through which the at least one movement cord slidably passes, the weight being located between the uppermost member and the tassel at a lowermost point of the movement cord, the weight being freely moveable along the at least one movement cord while remaining at the lowermost point of the movement cord.