US 12,227,269 B2
Adjustable cord locking arrangement
Bradley J. Turner, Melbourne, FL (US)
Assigned to ROSWELL CANADA INC., Acheson (CA)
Filed by ROSWELL CANADA INC., Acheson (CA)
Filed on May 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/203,457.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/346,394, filed on May 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0382501 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. F16G 11/00 (2006.01); B63B 32/77 (2020.01); F16G 11/10 (2006.01); F16G 11/14 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 32/77 (2020.02) [F16G 11/10 (2013.01); F16G 11/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a main body comprising a first passage configured to pass a first cord section therethrough, an adjacent second passage configured to pass a second cord section therethrough; a first cord lock disposed in the first passage, and a second cord lock disposed in the second passage;
wherein when neither the first cord section nor the second cord section is disposed in the respective cord lock the main body is free to move along the first cord section and the second cord section;
wherein when the first cord section and the second cord section are disposed in the respective cord lock the main body is not free to move along the first cord section and the second cord section,
wherein the first cord section and the second cord section can be selective moved into an out of the respective cord lock thereby enabling selective locking of the main body in a variety of locations along the first cord section and the second cord section, and
wherein the first passage and the second passage are each configured to receive the respective cord section at a first end of the main body, to lead the respective cord sections to the respective cord lock via a respective first portion, to fold the respective cord section back on itself at the respective cord lock, and then return the respective cord sections back to the first end of the main body via a respective second portion.