Patent Application
20130264435
The present invention relates to a securing structure, and more particularly to a structure to secure a curtain rope.
In modern living room, curtains are mainly used as shade and protection of privacy, as well as decorations, increasing aesthetics values of the living room, and showing the taste of the homeowner. However, in order to facilitate the commencement and retraction of curtain blades, a rope is usually provided to control the rise and fall of the curtain leaves. But, the rope of may be easy to sway due to wind, which may affect the interior of the living room, often cause entanglement and knotted, and adversely affect the normal operation of the curtain. Moreover, the curtain rope is often made by stiff rope or chain. If young children play with the curtain rope, a strangulation accident may result, which increases the risk and disadvantage of using the curtain rope. Therefore, there remains a need for an improved and new structure to secure the curtain rope.
Conventionally, in order to facilitate the commencement and retraction of curtain blades, a rope is usually provided to control the rise and fall of the curtain leaves. But, the rope of may be easy to sway due to wind, which may affect the interior of the living room, often cause entanglement and knotted, and adversely affect the normal operation of the curtain. Moreover, the curtain rope is often made by stiff rope or chain. If young children play with the curtain rope, a strangulation accident may result, which increases the risk and disadvantage of using the curtain rope. Therefore, there remains a need for an improved and new structure to secure the curtain rope.
To solve and overcome the problems stated above, the present invention provides a structure to secure a curtain rope including a base and an engaging body. The base has a U-shaped outer frame at its outer portion, and a protruding rib is formed on an upper portion of the outer frame. Both sides of the protruding rib and the outer frame are not connected, and a horizontal channel is disposed therebetween, so that the curtain rope can be disposed therein. A positioning groove is formed at each side of the outer frame, and the protruding rib has an engaging slot on an upper surface thereof. The base is empty inside and a passive post extends upwards from a bottom portion of the base, and the passive post is slightly slanted toward outside, and a protruding block and a through hole are formed at the center of the passive post. A clamping portion on an upper portion is located between the horizontal channels. The engaging body engages with the base, and two latches on both sides of the engaging body are corresponding to the positioning groove of the base, and a connecting groove is formed on an upper portion of the engaging body corresponding to the protruding rib, and an engaging latch extends therefrom. A through opening is formed on the surface of the engaging body corresponding to the protruding block, and a clamping protruding portion is formed corresponding to the through opening, connecting groove, and the horizontal channels of the base. According to the structure described above, a structure to secure curtain rope is formed.
Comparing with the conventional arts, the present invention is a structure to secure curtain rope, so the curtain rope can be fixed and restricted to the wall surface to avoid entanglement of the rope to increase the convenience of the rope movement. More importantly, it can prevent small children from being tripped over and strangulation accidents.
The detailed description set forth below is intended as a description of the presently exemplary device provided in accordance with aspects of the present invention and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be prepared or utilized. It is to be understood, rather, that the same or equivalent functions and components may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods, devices and materials similar or equivalent to those described can be used in the practice or testing of the invention, the exemplary methods, devices and materials are now described.
All publications mentioned are incorporated by reference for the purpose of describing and disclosing, for example, the designs and methodologies that are described in the publications that might be used in connection with the presently described invention. The publications listed or discussed above, below and throughout the text are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the inventors are not entitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of prior invention.
In order to further understand the goal, characteristics and effect of the present invention, a number of embodiments along with the drawings are illustrated as following:
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According to the embodiments discussed above, the present invention is a structure to secure curtain rope, so the curtain rope (30) can be fixed and restricted to the wall surface to avoid entanglement of the rope (30) to increase the convenience of the rope (30) movement. More importantly, it can prevent small children from being tripped over and strangulation accidents.
Having described the invention by the description and illustrations above, it should be understood that these are exemplary of the invention and are not to be considered as limiting. Accordingly, the invention is not to be considered as limited by the foregoing description, but includes any equivalent.
