Patent ID: 6983784
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A control system for a covering for an architectural opening wherein the covering includes a plurality of vertically oriented covering segments adapted to be moved horizontally between an extended position wherein the segments are distributed across the architectural opening and a retracted position wherein the segments are horizontally stacked adjacent to at least one side of the opening, said control system comprising in combination; an elongated headrail extended across said architectural opening, a plurality of carriers suspending said covering segments, said carriers being supported by said headrail for movement along the length of the headrail, an operating system for moving the carriers along the length of the headrail, said operating system including a pull cord operatively connected to at least one of said carriers, said cord being movable by an operator of the system, and wherein said carriers have an open pocket formed therein through which said pull cord extends and for slidably confining the pull cord to the associated carrier, said pocket being partially defined by a flexible finger forming at least a portion of one side of the pocket, said finger being resilient for deflection to permit insertion of said pull cord into said pocket while confining the cord in said pocket when not deflected.