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WINDOW BLIND REPLACEMENT CORD STRING WOOD MINI PLEATED
HONEYCOMB CELLULAR DUETTE VERTICAL TRACK CORD CONTINUOUS CORD LOOP LOOPS 0.9MM
1.2MM 1.4MM 1.8MM 2.0MM 2.8MM PARTS BLIND CORDS
Dangers of Mini Blind Cords
The looped cords used for window draperies, vertical blinds, pleated shades,
and horizontal blinds pose a serious danger to young children.
According to a study published in a June 1997 Journal of the American
Medical Association article, it is estimated that:
- 359 children were strangled by window covering cords from 1981 to 1995,
which is equivalent to one strangulation every two weeks.
- Nearly half (49 percent) of the strangulations go unreported.
- Almost all the deaths (93 percent) were children three years old and
younger.
Most strangulations occurred when the parents thought the child was safe, such
as in their rooms or in their bed or crib.
Two common scenarios were found:
- Infants playing or sleeping in their cribs near windows got caught and
tangled in the looped cords of the window treatment.
- Toddlers, while trying to look out a window or climbing on furniture,
lost their footing and were wrapped in the cord.
Protect Children From Window Cord Strangulation
- Never place a crib or child's bed near a window.
- Never put a chair, sofa, bench, or bookcase near a window with a
dangling cord.
- Get rid of loops on two-corded horizontal blinds in three steps:
- Cut the cord above the end tassel (It may resemble a small wooden or
plastic "thimble").
- Remove the equalizer buckle.
- Add new tassels for the two cords that have been created. Slip a
tassel onto each cord and tie knots to hold them in place.
Note: The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC)
urges to not tie the cords together after cutting them. This will only
create a new loop in which a child can become entangled.
- Get rid of loops for two-corded pleated or cellular shades in three
steps:
- Leave the cord stop in place as close as possible to the headrail,
when the blind is completely closed.
- Cut the cords above the end tassel
- Knot a separate tassel at the end of each cord
Warning: When the shades are raised, a loop will appear
above the cord stop. Always keep the cord out of the reach of children.
Childproof vertical blinds, continuous loop systems and drapery cords
These window coverings require looped cords to function. Do not cut the
loops. Instead, install a permanent tie-down device to the floor, wall, or
window jamb so the cord or chain is pulled tight.
CORD SAFETY
Cut
Window Blind Cords; use
Safety Tassels and Inner Cord Stops
to help prevent children from strangling in blind cord loops. Window blind cord
safety tassels on mini blinds and tension devices on vertical blinds and drapery
cords can help prevent deaths and injuries from strangulation in the loops of
cords. Inner cord stops can help prevent strangulation in the inner cords of
window blinds.
For older mini blinds, cut the cord loop, remove
the buckle, and put safety tassels on each cord. Be sure that older vertical
blinds and drapery cords have tension or tie-down devices to hold the cords
tight. When buying new mini blinds, verticals, and draperies, ask for safety
features to prevent child strangulation.
You can get window blind cord safety information
and free tassels by calling 1-800-506-4636 or visiting
www.windowcoverings.org
