US2016270578A1PendingUtilityA1

Curtain accessory

Assignee: TACHIKAWA BLIND MFGPriority: Jul 18, 2013Filed: Jul 16, 2014Published: Sep 22, 2016
Est. expiryJul 18, 2033(~7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
E06B 9/326A47H 19/00A44B 99/005E06B 2009/3265
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Abstract

To improve the safety of a curtain accessory for bunching a curtain. A curtain accessory for bunching a curtain includes at least one of members consisting of a tassel, a tassel hook, and a tassel auxiliary part for ensuring safety when attaching the tassel to the tassel hook. A coupling mechanism is disposed on the at least one member or between the adjacent members. The coupling mechanism is configured in such a manner that, when a load applied to the tassel exceeds a predetermined value, the coupling mechanism is decoupled, as well as can be recoupled after decoupled.

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         27 . A curtain accessory for bunching a curtain, comprising:
 at least one of a tassel, a tassel hook, and a tassel auxiliary part for ensuring safety when attaching the tassel to the tassel hook, wherein a coupling mechanism is disposed on the at least one member or between the adjacent members, and   the coupling mechanism is configured in such a manner that, when a load applied to the tassel exceeds a predetermined value, the coupling mechanism is decoupled, as well as can be recoupled after decoupled.   
     
     
         28 . The curtain accessory of  claim 27 , wherein the tassel or the tassel auxiliary part is provided with a circular part, and
 the coupling mechanism comprises a separation part configured to separate the circular part to make the circular part noncircular.   
     
     
         29 . The curtain accessory of  claim 27 , wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a separation part configured to separate the tassel or the tassel auxiliary part from adjacent another member by a pulling force. 
     
     
         30 . The curtain accessory of  claim 29 , wherein the tassel auxiliary part comprises an insertion part into which a looped tassel cord of the tassel can be inserted, and
 the separation part comprises a clip configured to sandwich the tassel hook.   
     
     
         31 . The curtain accessory of  claim 27 , wherein the coupling mechanism is covered by a hiding member or a decoration member. 
     
     
         32 . The curtain accessory of  claim 28 , wherein the curtain accessory comprises both the tassel and the tassel auxiliary part, the separation part is disposed on the tassel auxiliary part,
 a looped tassel cord to which the tassel auxiliary part is locked is disposed on one edge of the tassel, the looped tassel cord being configured in such a manner that the looped tassel cord cannot be hooked on the tassel hook, and   another looped tassel cord to be hooked on the tassel hook is disposed on another edge of the tassel.   
     
     
         33 . The curtain accessory of  claim 27 , wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a separation part that separates the tassel hook into a plurality of portions by an external force. 
     
     
         34 . The curtain accessory of  claim 33 , wherein the tassel hook comprises a base to be fixed to a fixing standing surface, a protruding shaft protruding from the base, and a hooking part which is supported by the protruding shaft and on which the tassel or the tassel auxiliary part is to be hooked, and
 the separation part is disposed between the protruding shaft and the hooking part.   
     
     
         35 . The curtain accessory of  claim 34 , wherein the tassel hook has a slope which is inclined so as to be lowered toward a trigger disposed on the separation part, and
 the coupling mechanism is decoupled when the tassel or the tassel auxiliary part contacts the trigger and applies a force to the trigger.   
     
     
         36 . The curtain accessory of  claim 33 , wherein the tassel hook comprises a base to be fixed to a fixing standing surface, a protruding shaft protruding from the base, and a hooking part which is supported by the protruding shaft and on which the tassel or the tassel auxiliary part is to be hooked, and
 the separation part is disposed between the base and the protruding shaft.   
     
     
         37 . The curtain accessory of  claim 36 , wherein a holding cord is disposed between the base and the protruding shaft, wherein
 the holding cord is configured to hold the hooking part so that the hooking part is prevented from falling down even when the coupling mechanism is decouple.   
     
     
         38 . The curtain accessory of  claim 33 , wherein the tassel hook comprises a mount to be fixed to a fixing standing surface, a base to be locked to the mount, a protruding shaft protruding from the base, and a hooking part which is supported by the protruding shaft and on which the tassel or the tassel auxiliary part is to be hooked, and
 the separation part is disposed between the base and the mount.   
     
     
         39 . The curtain accessory of  claim 38 , wherein the mount comprises a base locking part for locking the base and a slide groove along which the base is to slide approximately vertically, and
 when the tassel or the tassel auxiliary part contacts the protruding shaft or the hooking part and applies a force to the protruding shaft or the hooking part, the base slides down along the slide groove, and the coupling mechanism is decoupled.   
     
     
         40 . The curtain accessory of  claim 27 , further comprising holding means configured to hold at least one or a part thereof of the members consisting of the tassel, the tassel hook, and the tassel auxiliary part, the at least one member or the part thereof being prevented from falling down when the coupling mechanism is coupled, so that the at least one member or the part thereof is prevented from falling on a floor even when the coupling mechanism is decoupled. 
     
     
         41 . The curtain accessory of  claim 27 , wherein the coupling mechanism has a fitting structure. 
     
     
         42 . The curtain accessory of  claim 41 , wherein the fitting structure is a rotating fitting structure and is configured in such a manner that the fitting structure can be refitted after decoupled by rotating the fitting structure manually. 
     
     
         43 . The curtain accessory of  claim 27 , wherein the curtain accessory comprises the tassel hook,
 the coupling mechanism is a displacement mechanism configured to displace a structure of the tassel hook, and   the displacement mechanism is configured in such a manner that, when a load applied to the tassel hook through the tassel exceeds a predetermined value, the displacement mechanism displaces the structure of the tassel hook to unlock the tassel and, after unlocking the tassel, can restore the displaced structure to an original state to lock the tassel to the tassel hook again.   
     
     
         44 . The curtain accessory of  claim 43 , wherein the tassel hook comprises a base to be fixed to a fixing standing surface and a rotating hook having a hooking part, and
 the displacement mechanism is configured to, when a load applied to the rotating hook through the tassel exceeds a predetermined value, causes the rotating hook to rotate relative to the base so as to drop the tassel.   
     
     
         45 . The curtain accessory of  claim 44 , wherein the displacement mechanism has an opening hole which is formed in the base and into which the rotating hook can be inserted and a rotating mechanism that is disposed in the opening hole of the base and rotatably supports the rotating hook. 
     
     
         46 . The curtain accessory of  claim 43 , wherein the displacement mechanism further comprises energizing means configured to energize the rotating hook so that the rotating hook is rotated in a reverse direction after the tassel is dropped. 
     
     
         47 . The curtain accessory of  claim 46 , wherein the energizing means is a weight disposed on the rotating hook, and
 the rotating hook is configured to rotate about a rotating shaft disposed between the hooking part and the weight.   
     
     
         48 . The curtain accessory of  claim 44 , wherein the displacement mechanism comprises a rotation regulation mechanism configured to regulate rotation of the rotating hook when a load applied to the hooking part is equal to or less than a predetermined value. 
     
     
         49 . The curtain accessory of  claim 48 , wherein the rotation regulation mechanism comprises a rotating hook-side locking part disposed on the rotating hook and a base-side locking part, wherein
 the base-side locking part is configured to, when the load applied to the hooking part is equal to or less than the predetermined value, contacts the rotating hook-side locking part to regulate the rotation of the rotating hook.   
     
     
         50 . The curtain accessory of  claim 43 , wherein the tassel hook comprises a base to be fixed to a fixing standing surface, a protruding shaft protruding from the base, and a hooking part which is supported by the protruding shaft and on which the tassel is to be hooked,
 the displacement mechanism comprises a hinge connecting the protruding shaft and the hooking part and elastic means configured to hold the protruding shaft and the hooking part in such a manner that the protruding shaft and the hooking part form an angle in a predetermined range at the hinge, and   the displacement mechanism is configured to, when the load applied to the hooking part through the tassel exceeds the predetermined value, increase the angle at the hinge to drop the tassel.   
     
     
         51 . The curtain accessory of  claim 50 , wherein the elastic means comprises a flat spring or a torsion spring. 
     
     
         52 . The curtain accessory of any one of  claim 27 , wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to be decoupled when the load applied to the tassel exceeds 2 kgf.

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