US1686297A - Window-shade pull-cord clip - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
- E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
- E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
- E06B9/56—Operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures; Spring drums; Tape drums; Counterweighting arrangements therefor
- E06B9/78—Operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures; Spring drums; Tape drums; Counterweighting arrangements therefor for direct manual operation, e.g. by tassels, by handles
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
- E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
- E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
- E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
- E06B9/40—Roller blinds
- E06B9/42—Parts or details of roller blinds, e.g. suspension devices, blind boxes
- E06B2009/425—Pull chain or cord attached to bottom edge of screen
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- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
- Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
- Y10T24/44932—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member having specific surface material or irregularity on or along engaging face
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- My invention relates to clips for attaching pull cords to window shades.
- Pull cords are ordinarily attached to the stick in the hem of a Window shade by small I screw eyes. This method of attaching the pull cord is objectionable because the lengthwise shifting of the stick in the hem moves the screw and mars the hem so that it imparts a worn and unneat appearance to the shade and the screw is unhandy to attach and is often pulled out of the stick when pulling the shade by the cord. Many clips were produced for attaching the pull cords but were unsatisfactory because they had teethorother projections which pierced the hem and penetrated the stick to obtain a purchase. Due to the stick being loosely inserted in the hem, a slight shifting of the stick or a downward pull of the cord would cause the projections to cut or tear the hem at the parts where they passed into the stick.
- the objects of my invention are to provide a clip which will firmly hold the pull cord to the hem and stick of a window shade withoutmarring the hem or injuring the stick and which is free of teeth or projections.
- FIG. 1 is a face view of a clip made in accordance with my invention illustrating it attached to a window shade and a pull cord
- FIG. 3 a sect-ion on line 33 of F igure 1, illustrating the manner in which the clip is attached
- Fi ure 4 a vertical section through a modified form of the clip shown in Figure 2, and
- Figure 5 a section on line 5-5 of- Figure 4.
- 1 indicates the hem of ashade
- 2 the stick in the hem
- 3 my improved clip
- 4 the pull cord of a tassel or ring attached to the clip.
- the clip is stamped from a piece of spring metal and bent into a. U-shape with the legs 5 of the U inclined toward each other and of less length than the depth of the hem.
- An opening 6 is punched in the bottom of the clip PULL-CORD CLIP.
- e side edges 7 of the clip are preferably chamfered to prevent cutting the hem when attached.
- the stick is removed and the clip is slipped over the hem.
- the stick is thenpassed through the hem and forced in between the inclined legs 5 of the clip to spring them apart from the dot-and-dash line position to the full line position shown in Figure 2.
- the end of the stick is preferably tapered as shown at 11 to facilitate its passage between the legs of the clip as shown in Figure 3.
- a clip of strong spring metal will, when attached in this manner, be under such tension that the legs 5 of the U will firmly grip the hem and stick and hold the pull cord to the shade under severe use.
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Description
Oct. 2, 1928.
. E. L. TRIMBLE WINDOW SHADE PULL CORD CLIP Filed July 6, 1925 Patented Oct. 2, 1928.
UNITED STATES ERNEST Io. TRIMBLE, OF PHILADELIPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
WINDOW-SHADE Application filed July 6,
My invention relates to clips for attaching pull cords to window shades.
Pull cords are ordinarily attached to the stick in the hem of a Window shade by small I screw eyes. This method of attaching the pull cord is objectionable because the lengthwise shifting of the stick in the hem moves the screw and mars the hem so that it imparts a worn and unneat appearance to the shade and the screw is unhandy to attach and is often pulled out of the stick when pulling the shade by the cord. Many clips were produced for attaching the pull cords but were unsatisfactory because they had teethorother projections which pierced the hem and penetrated the stick to obtain a purchase. Due to the stick being loosely inserted in the hem, a slight shifting of the stick or a downward pull of the cord would cause the projections to cut or tear the hem at the parts where they passed into the stick.
The objects of my invention are to provide a clip which will firmly hold the pull cord to the hem and stick of a window shade withoutmarring the hem or injuring the stick and which is free of teeth or projections.
These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a face view of a clip made in accordance with my invention illustrating it attached to a window shade and a pull cord,
Figure 2 a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1,
Figure 3 a sect-ion on line 33 of F igure 1, illustrating the manner in which the clip is attached,
Fi ure 4 a vertical section through a modified form of the clip shown in Figure 2, and
Figure 5 a section on line 5-5 of- Figure 4.
Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the hem of ashade, 2 the stick in the hem, 3 my improved clip and 4 the pull cord of a tassel or ring attached to the clip. The clip is stamped from a piece of spring metal and bent into a. U-shape with the legs 5 of the U inclined toward each other and of less length than the depth of the hem. An opening 6 is punched in the bottom of the clip PULL-CORD CLIP.
1925. Serial No. 51,556.
through which cord 4 is passed and knotted inside of the clip. e side edges 7 of the clip are preferably chamfered to prevent cutting the hem when attached.
In Figures 4 and 5, I have shown a. clip of modified form. It is'similar in all respects to the clip shown in Figures 1- -3, excepting the addition of resiliency to the clip by securing a pair of spring strips 8 within grooves 9 by rivets 10. I have "given the cor responding parts of this clip the reference characters of the preferred form with the exponent a.
To attach the clip to the hem, the stick is removed and the clip is slipped over the hem. The stick is thenpassed through the hem and forced in between the inclined legs 5 of the clip to spring them apart from the dot-and-dash line position to the full line position shown in Figure 2. The end of the stick is preferably tapered as shown at 11 to facilitate its passage between the legs of the clip as shown in Figure 3.
The entire gripping faces of the clip bearing tightly against a large area of the hem,
allows a clip of strong spring metal to be used without the danger of injuring the stick or marring the hem. A clip of strong spring metal will, when attached in this manner, be under such tension that the legs 5 of the U will firmly grip the hem and stick and hold the pull cord to the shade under severe use.
While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that tlie various parts may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claim.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is i A clip of U-eross section provided with grooves in a leg of the U, and spring strips secured within the grooves.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.
ERNEST L. TRIMBLE.
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Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3087219A (en) * | 1959-01-22 | 1963-04-30 | Frank A Roberts | Shade pulls |
US3907115A (en) * | 1973-08-28 | 1975-09-23 | Helen Spence Satchell | Boot support device |
US20100115735A1 (en) * | 2008-11-13 | 2010-05-13 | Marie Manvel | Pull handle |
USD763565S1 (en) | 2015-05-08 | 2016-08-16 | Regina B. Casperson | Elastomeric tubular drawstring casing |
US10087573B1 (en) | 2014-05-08 | 2018-10-02 | Regina B. Casperson | Elastomeric tubular casings for drawstrings and a method of laundering accessories therewith |
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Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3087219A (en) * | 1959-01-22 | 1963-04-30 | Frank A Roberts | Shade pulls |
US3907115A (en) * | 1973-08-28 | 1975-09-23 | Helen Spence Satchell | Boot support device |
US20100115735A1 (en) * | 2008-11-13 | 2010-05-13 | Marie Manvel | Pull handle |
US8720859B2 (en) * | 2008-11-13 | 2014-05-13 | Marie Manvel | Pull handle |
US9149924B2 (en) | 2008-11-13 | 2015-10-06 | Marie Manvel | Pull handle |
US10087573B1 (en) | 2014-05-08 | 2018-10-02 | Regina B. Casperson | Elastomeric tubular casings for drawstrings and a method of laundering accessories therewith |
US10088694B1 (en) | 2014-05-08 | 2018-10-02 | Regina B. Casperson | Rolled elastomeric tubular casings for eyewear |
USD763565S1 (en) | 2015-05-08 | 2016-08-16 | Regina B. Casperson | Elastomeric tubular drawstring casing |
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