Patent ID: 7793700

Claim:
An apparatus mounted adjacent to a window which conceals and maintains tension on one or more lift cords of a window blind comprising: a back plate mounted adjacent to a window; a slide movably attached directly to the back plate and fastened to the lift cords; a front cover attached to the back plate concealing the lift cords, wherein the front cover comprises a longitudinal slot and a plurality of retaining notches spaced at intervals on its interior surface matched to the dimensions of a handle, wherein the alignment of each notch is generally perpendicular to and traverses across both sides of said longitudinal slot, wherein the front cover receives the lift cords; a handle, separate from the movable slide, wherein said handle engages the slide and is dimensionally adapted to engage both an upper and lower retaining notch at a plurality of intervals, comprising a spring-loaded lock and slide mechanism which adjusts the height of the blinds and secures the window blinds at the desired height; a shank fastener attached to the upper left portion of the back plate, which shank fastener extends outward.