Drawstring

SodexoMAGIC Donates 1,000 ‘Welcome back to School – Safe at Home’ Safety Kits to Chicago Public Schools Students Upon Returning to In-Person Learning

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Drawstring

On March 23rd, over 1,000 home safety kits will be distributed to students during their schools dismissal period.

Key Points: 
  • On March 23rd, over 1,000 home safety kits will be distributed to students during their schools dismissal period.
  • The kits will be available to students across various CPS schools including Washington G, Ruiz, Brunson, Beasley, White and Clay Elementary School.
  • The goal of this initiative is to help parents keep their homes and families safe outside of school hours.
  • All items are packaged in a reusable drawstring bag allowing for easy transport home to the students families.

Go Cordless with Window Coverings to Avoid Risk of Strangulation to Infants and Children

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Friday, October 9, 2020
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, Strangling, Furnishings, Windows, Articles, Drawstring, Human behavior, Mini blind

During October's Window Covering Safety Month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to check all window coverings for accessible cords, which pose a strangulation hazard to infants and children.

Key Points: 
  • During October's Window Covering Safety Month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to check all window coverings for accessible cords, which pose a strangulation hazard to infants and children.
  • From 2014 to 2019, 46 deaths related to window covering cord strangulation of infants and young children have been reported to CPSC.
  • That is an average of about eight children (age 12 years and younger) dying by strangling in a window covering cord every year.
  • Buy and install cordless window coverings, which are available at most major retailers and online.

InventHelp Inventors Develop Sweatpants with New Waistband Design for Better Fit (HTM-8457)

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Thursday, April 30, 2020
Clothing, Fashion, Sports clothing, Sweatpants, Drawstring, Belt, Trousers, Culture

Fortunately, two inventors from Midwest City, Okla., have come up with a more convenient way to keeping the pants secured at the waist.

Key Points: 
  • Fortunately, two inventors from Midwest City, Okla., have come up with a more convenient way to keeping the pants secured at the waist.
  • They developed a prototype for R & D EZ SWEATS, patent-pending, to provide a better option than standard drawstrings to hold them up.
  • As such, it prevents the frustration and embarrassment of sweatpants falling down, especially in public.
  • "So I needed a way to wear a belt with sweatpants for a better fit."

InventHelp Inventor Develops Drawstring Closure Device (LST-996)

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Monday, April 6, 2020
Fasteners, Drawstring, String, Lock, Construction, Economic sectors

PITTSBURGH, April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --An inventor from Baldwin Park, Calif., has developed the STRING AND LOCK, a practical and convenient device that ensures a drawstring remains locked in place and can not loosen.

Key Points: 
  • PITTSBURGH, April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --An inventor from Baldwin Park, Calif., has developed the STRING AND LOCK, a practical and convenient device that ensures a drawstring remains locked in place and can not loosen.
  • It helps to keep a drawstring in place," said the inventor.
  • The STRING AND LOCK allows a drawstring to be more quickly and easily anchored.
  • This device prevents the string or rope of a drawstring from disappearing within the channel or seam.

Hooey Recalls Children's Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Drawstring, Sweater, Playground slide, Hooey, Strangling, Hazard, Magazines, Human behavior, Culture

Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation hazard to children.

Key Points: 
  • Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation hazard to children.
  • Consumers should immediately take the recalled sweatshirts away from children and remove the drawstring to eliminate the hazard.
  • This recall involves 15 styles of youth-sized sweatshirts with the "Hooey" brand or logo and drawstrings in the hood.
  • A white size label has the word "Hooey" and "Made in China" and is located at the center back neck of the sweatshirts.

Kids II Recalls All Rocking Sleepers Due to Reports of Deaths

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Friday, April 26, 2019
Companies, Retailers, Retailing, Babycare, Walmart, Toys "R" Us, Drawstring

Incidents/Injuries: Sincethe 2012 product introduction, five infant fatalities have occurred in the Kids II Rocking Sleepers, after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach while unrestrained, or under other circumstances.

Key Points: 
  • Incidents/Injuries: Sincethe 2012 product introduction, five infant fatalities have occurred in the Kids II Rocking Sleepers, after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach while unrestrained, or under other circumstances.
  • Sold at: Major retailers nationwide, including Walmart, Target and Toys "R" Us and online from March 2012 through April 26, 2019 for approximately $40-$80.
  • Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually.
  • CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard.