Patent ID: 7677294

Claim:
An end mounting for supporting the roller of a cover for an architectural opening, the end mounting including: a main body of substantially constant cross-section extending axially from a proximal end for mounting adjacent an architectural opening to a distal end for insertion into an end opening of a roller; and a slider mounted in the main body at an axial location towards the proximal end of the main body and movable between a retracted position wholly within the cross-section of the main body and an extended position in which at least part of the slider protrudes outside the cross-section of the main body such that, with the slider in the retracted position, substantially all of the main body can be inserted into the end opening of the roller and, with the slider in the extended position, the main body is prevented by the slider from being inserted into the end opening of the roller beyond the slider; a bias mechanism for biasing the slider from the retracted position to the extended position, said bias mechanism including a compression spring, said main body including walls defining an internal cavity for housing the compression spring and receiving the slider, said compression spring arranged to act between one of the walls and the slider so as to bias the slider from the retracted position to the extended position; and a latch mechanism in the main body for latching the slider in the retracted position against the bias of the bias mechanism.