IP Library Granted Patent US 10,212,973
Granted Patent B2
US 10,212,973 · App. 15/078,322 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Quick adjust cord lock

Inventor: Catherine Anne Betts (Piedmont, CA)
A41C3/12A41F1/006A45C13/10A41C3/0028A41C3/0057
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,212,973
App. No.
15/078,322
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to various embodiments of a quick adjust cord lock. The cord lock includes a base portion and a cap portion. The base portion includes a base outer protrusion and a base inner protrusion. The cap portion includes a cap outer protrusion and a cap inner protrusion. The base inner protrusion has a plurality of holes configured to receive a first cord and a second cord. A first pressure is applied to the first cord and the second cord between the cap outer protrusion and the base outer protrusion. A second pressure is applied to the first cord and the second cord by the cap inner protrusion.

Claims (48)

1. A quick adjust cord lock comprising:

a base portion, including:

a base outer protrusion, and

a base inner protrusion;

a cap portion configured to mate with the base portion, including:

a cap outer protrusion, and

a cap inner protrusion;

wherein the base inner protrusion has a plurality of holes configured to receive a first cord and a second cord, and

wherein when the base portion is mated with the cap portion, a first pressure is applied to the first cord and the second cord between the cap outer protrusion and the base outer protrusion, and a second pressure is applied to the first cord and the second cord by the cap inner protrusion.

2. The quick adjust cord lock of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holes include a first hole, a second hole, a third hole, and a fourth hole, such that the first cord passes through the first hole and the third hole and the second cord passes through the second hole and the fourth hole.

3. The quick adjust cord lock of claim 2 , wherein the first hole is adjacent to the second hole and the fourth hole, and wherein the first hole is not adjacent to the third hole, such that the first cord and the second cord form a crossed configuration within the base inner protrusion.

4. The quick adjust cord lock of claim 2 , wherein the first hole is adjacent to the third hole, and wherein the second hole is adjacent to the fourth hole, such that the first cord and the second cord form a parallel configuration within the base inner protrusion.

5. The quick adjust cord lock of claim 1 , wherein the cap portion engages with the base portion and the cap outer protrusion fits concentrically around the base inner protrusion.

6. The quick adjust cord lock of claim 1 , wherein an end of the first cord and an end of the second cord are attached to the cap portion.

7. The quick adjust cord lock of claim 1 , wherein the cap portion further includes a hinged container configured to store an excess portion of the first cord and the second cord.

8. The quick adjust cord lock of claim 1 , wherein the cap portion includes a plurality of raised surfaces.

9. A cord lock comprising:

a base portion, including:

a base outer protrusion, and

a base inner protrusion;

a cap portion configured to mate with the base portion, including:

a cap outer protrusion;

wherein the base inner protrusion has a plurality of holes configured to receive a first cord;

wherein when the base portion is mated with the cap portion, a first pressure is applied to the first cord between the cap outer protrusion and the base outer protrusion; and

wherein the cap portion engages with the base portion and the cap outer protrusion fits concentrically around the base inner protrusion.

10. The cord lock of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of holes include a first hole and a second hole, such that the first cord passes through the first hole and the second hole.

11. The cord lock of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of holes include a first hole, a second hole, a third hole, and a fourth hole, such that the first cord passes through the first hole and the third hole and a second cord passes through the second hole and the fourth hole.

12. The quick adjust cord lock of claim 11 , wherein the first hole is adjacent to the second hole and the fourth hole, and wherein the first hole is not adjacent to the third hole, such that the first cord and the second cord form a crossed configuration within the base inner protrusion.

13. The quick adjust cord lock of claim 11 , wherein the first hole is adjacent to the third hole, and wherein the second hole is adjacent to the fourth hole, such that the first cord and the second cord form a parallel configuration within the base inner protrusion.

14. The cord lock of claim 9 , wherein the cap portion further includes a hinged container configured to store an excess portion of the first cord.

15. The cord lock of claim 9 , wherein the cap portion further includes a plurality of raised surfaces.

16. A method of adjusting a quick adjust cord lock including:

detaching a base portion from a cap portion,

wherein the base portion includes:

a base outer protrusion, and

a base inner protrusion,

wherein the top portion includes:

a cap outer protrusion, and

a cap inner protrusion, and

wherein the base inner protrusion has a first hole and a second hole to receive a first cord and a third hole and a fourth hole to receive a second cord;

adjusting a first cord and a second cord, including:

pulling an end of the first cord, such that a portion of the first cord moves through the first hole and a second hole, and

pulling an end of the second cord, such that a portion of the second cord moves through the third hole and the fourth hole; and

reattaching the base portion to the cap portion, including:

pushing the cap portion onto the base portion, such that the cap portion mates with the base portion and the cap outer protrusion fits concentrically around the base inner protrusion.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the end of the first cord and the end of the second cord are attached to the cap portion.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein a first pressure is applied to the first cord and the second cord between the cap outer protrusion and the base outer protrusion.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein a second pressure is applied to the first cord and the second cord by the cap inner protrusion.

Continuity (1)
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