Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Plural strip – slat – or panel type – Venetian blind type
Patent
1997-12-17
1999-07-06
Stodola, Daniel P.
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Plural strip, slat, or panel type
Venetian blind type
160173R, 160177R, 1601671R, 2423852, E06B 930
Patent
active
059186585
ABSTRACT:
A new retractable blind pull for automatically retracting a cord after use. The retractable blind pull includes a cylindrical housing having a front face, a back face and a cylindrical side wall therebetween. The cylindrical side wall has an aperture therethrough exposing a hollow interior. The aperture receives a free end of a mini-blind cord therein. A spool is rotatably disposed within the hollow interior of the cylindrical housing between the front and back face thereof. The spool includes a forward flange, an intermediate flange and a back flange. A space between the forward flange and the intermediate flange is disposed below the aperture in the cylindrical side wall of the cylindrical housing with the mini-blind cord wrapping around the spool between the forward flange and the intermediate flange. A coil spring is wrapped around the spool between the intermediate flange and the back flange for rotation of the spool thereby retracting the mini-blind cord therearound. A lock button is slidably received through the front face of the cylindrical housing and the spool for selectively engaging the spool.
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Lev Bruce A.
Stodola Daniel P.
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