(19)
(11) EP 2 336 478 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.06.2015 Bulletin 2015/24

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/25

(21) Application number: 10252067.3

(22) Date of filing: 07.12.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E06B 9/322(2006.01)
 E06B 9/323(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 15.12.2009 EP 09015471

(71) Applicant: Hunter Douglas Industries B.V.
3071 EL Rotterdam (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • Dekker, Nicolaas
    3162 PA Rhoon (NL)

(74) Representative: Smith, Samuel Leonard 
J A Kemp 14 South Square
Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ
Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) Fixation of a cord spool support


(57) A method of fixing a cord spool support (40) in a longitudinally-elongated head rail (30) or bottom rail of a window covering, so that the support holds an end of a longitudinally-extending cord spool (62) adjacent to a longitudinally-extending opening (39) in the rail. The support is provided with a longitudinally- and vertically-extending groove (46) in a top or bottom surface at a lateral side. In the groove is seated a horizontally-extending base portion (12) of a generally planar, U-shaped metal wire spring (10), having two generally vertically-extending arm portions (14) attached to the base portion and two acutely-angled arm portions (16) which are attached to the vertically-extending arm portions, extend away from the base portion and terminate in ends (18) with sharp edges.







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