CORD LOCK

• US 20090282653A1
• Filed: 05/16/2008
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nifco Taiwan Corp (Nifco Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Nifco Taiwan Corp (Nifco Incorporated)
• Inventors: Yang, Yao-Ming
• Application Number:
  US12/121,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20090282653A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 24/129.R
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 7/00 Holding-devices for laces
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 11/04 without movable parts
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/00 Travelling or camp articles travelling rugs A47G9/06; Sacks or packs carried on the body convertible into other articles A45F4/00
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/047 with adjustable fastenings for the shoulder straps or waist belts
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/324 Cord-locks cord-locks for curtains A47H3/00
• CPC Class Codes: F16G 11/04 with wedging action, e.g. friction clamps F16G11/02, F16G11/10 take precedence; eyes for grommet-thimble type fastenings F16G11/146
• CPC Class Codes: F16G 11/103 deforming the cable by bending it around or inserting it into the fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3916 One-piece
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3991 Loop engaging

Abstract

A cord lock is disclosed having a front base, an insertion slot in the bottom side of a back sloping wall of the front base for the insertion of a fabric belt or rope, a rear locating block, two connection arms bilaterally connected between the front base and the rear locating block, an opening defined between the front base and the rear locating block in communication with the insertion slot, a transverse hanging block connected between the connection arms for the hanging of the fabric belt or rope that is inserted through the insertion slot, a bottom receiving open chamber defined in the bottom side of the rear locating block, and a through hole vertically cut through the rear locating block in communication with the bottom receiving open chamber for the passing of an end of the fabric belt or rope that is inserted through the insertion slot and hung on the transverse hanging block for enabling the end of the fabric belt or rope to be positioned in the bottom receiving open chamber with a locating member or a knot.

Claims

1. A cord lock comprising a front base, said front base having a back sloping wall sloping backwardly downwards and an insertion slot in a bottom side of said back sloping wall, a rear locating block, two connection arms arranged in parallel and bilaterally connected between said front base and said rear locating block, an opening defined between said front base and said rear locating block in communication with said insertion slot, a transverse hanging block connected between said two connection arms and suspends in said opening at a top side, a bearing groove extending vertically on a front wall of said rear locating block and facing said opening, a bottom receiving open chamber defined in a bottom side of said rear locating block, and a through hole vertically cut through said rear locating block in communication with said bottom receiving open chamber.

2. The cord lock as claimed in claim 1, wherein said front base curves upwardly forwards.

3. The cord lock as claimed in claim 1, wherein said insertion slot is smoothly arched;

said bearing groove curves smoothly inwards in transverse direction.

4. The cord lock as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transverse hanging block has a plurality of top locating grooves arranged in parallel on a top surface thereof.

5. The cord lock as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transverse hanging block has a double-bevel bottom edge.

6. The cord lock as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rear locating block has a rear side curving smoothly downwards.

7. The cord lock as claimed in claim 1, wherein further comprising a locating member inserted through said through hole of said rear locating block and positioned in said bottom receiving open chamber to secure an end of a fabric belt or rope.

8. The cord lock as claimed in claim 1, which is used with a fabric belt or rope that inserted through said insertion slot and hung on said transverse hanging block and extending with an end thereof upwardly over said rear locating block through said through hole into said bottom receiving open chamber and tied in a knot for enabling said knot to be positioned in said bottom receiving open chamber.