Patent ID: 8382050

Claim:
A connector for connecting an architectural covering to a surface, comprising: an adapter plate, comprising a substantially circular plate and one or more radially outwardly projecting flanges; a ring-shaped engagement member, having one or more openings in a front cover; wherein the adapter plate and the engagement member are configured such that the adapter plate is insertable into the engagement member by aligning the one or more flanges of the adapter plate with a respective opening in the front cover of the engagement member; removal of the adapter plate from the engagement member is subsequently prevented by a partial rotation of the adapter plate relative to the engagement member such that at least a part of one of the flanges of the adapter plate is no longer aligned with an opening in the front cover of the engagement member; wherein the engagement member further comprises a rotably mounted locking member which, in a first position, allows free rotation of the adapter plate relative to the engagement member and, in a second position, engages the adapter plate, limiting rotation of the adapter plate relative to the engagement member to prevent removal of the adapter plate from the engagement member.