Retaining clip for sizing a horizontal mini-blind
CA 2230370 A1 · Owner: Newell Operating Company · Inventors: Walsh, Michael; Jarecki, David; Daniels, James
Overview
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A retaining clip for sizing a horizontal mini-blind is disclosed. The retaining clip frictionally engages a lift cord threaded through a series of slots formed within a series of horizontal slats. The mini-blinds are sized attaching the retaining clip to the lift cord, cutting the lift cords underneath the retaining clip below the rung cords, then sliding the retaining clip into a channel formed in abottom rail. The bottom rail includes a pair of oppositely facing notches which receive the ladder cords to prevent further movement of the clip in the channel.The ladder cords and the lift cord are not knotted and captured using a plug int he bottom rail, which results in a flush relationship …
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- Filed February 24, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 24, 2018.
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