Patent ID: 9695632
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: E06B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A spool housing for a window covering, comprising a housing wall defining an interior and an exterior; an inlet nozzle extending outwardly from said housing wall along its exterior, said inlet nozzle including a nozzle wall defining an opening for receiving a cord, at least a portion of said nozzle wall extending from a proximal end closest to said housing wall and terminating at a distal end further away from said housing wall; and a spool housed in the interior of said housing wall for winding up the cord and having an axis of rotation; wherein: said inlet nozzle includes a collection trough wall defining a portion of said opening; said collection trough wall extends away from said distal end of said nozzle wall by a distance such that an outer edge of said collection trough wall is spaced farther apart from said axis of rotation than said distal end of said nozzle wall; and said collection trough wall defines an open face relative to said nozzle wall to permit said cord to be pushed against said collection trough wall from a direction perpendicular to an axis of said opening.