End cap for a rail for a window covering

An arrangement for a covering for an architectural opening, said arrangement comprising:

• an elongated rail extending in a longitudinal direction, said rail having an elongated base wall and elongated legs projecting away from said base wall, said rail defining an end and including first and second tracks projecting away from an inner surface of said base wall at a location between said elongated legs;
• an end cap configured to be coupled to said end of said rail, said end cap including first and second opposed edges and a wall extending between said first and second edges along a widthwise direction of said end cap;
• a beam coupled to and extending away from said wall of said end cap between said first and second opposed edges of said end cap, said beam being configured to extend adjacent to said base wall of said rail when said end cap is installed relative to said end of said rail;
• a first outrigger separate from said beam, said first outrigger coupled to and extending away from said wall of said end cap at a location between said beam and said first edge of said end cap in the widthwise direction of said end cap, said first outrigger including a first wing configured to be received in said first track of said rail when said end cap is installed relative to said end of said rail;
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• a second outrigger separate from said beam and said first outrigger, said second outrigger coupled to and extending away from said wall of said end cap at a location between said beam and said second edge of said end cap in the widthwise direction of said end cap, said second outrigger including a second wing configured to be received in said second track of said rail when said end cap is installed relative to said end of said rail.

An arrangement for a covering for an architectural opening, said arrangement comprising:

• an elongated rail extending in a longitudinal direction, said rail having an elongated base wall and first and second legs projecting away from said base wall, said rail defining an end and including at least one track projecting away from an inner surface of said base wall at a location between said elongated legs;
• an end cap configured to be coupled to said end of said rail, said end cap including first and second opposed edges and a wall extending between said first and second edges along a widthwise direction of said end cap, said first edge configured to extend along said first leg of said rail and said second edge configured to extend along said second leg of said rail when said end cap is installed relative to said end of said rail, said wall defining an arcuate shape between said first and second edges of said end cap prior to installation of said end cap relative to said end of said rail such that said first and second edges are offset from a central portion of said wall;
• a beam coupled to and extending away from said wall of said end cap between said first and second opposed edges of said end cap, said beam being configured to extend adjacent to said base wall of said rail when said end cap is installed relative to said end of said rail;
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• at least one outrigger separate and spaced apart from said beam in the widthwise direction of said end cap such that said at least one outrigger is disposed between said beam and at least one of said first edge or said second edge of said end cap, said at least one outrigger including a wing configured to be received in said at least one track when said end cap is installed relative to said end of said rail;
• wherein said arcuate shape of said wall is flattened out as said end cap is pushed against said end of said rail and at least one of said beam or said at least one outrigger engages a portion of said rail such that a spring force is applied through said wall that maintains said end cap tightly against said end of said rail.

An arrangement for a covering for an architectural opening, said arrangement comprising:

• an elongated rail extending in a longitudinal direction, said rail having an elongated base wall and elongated legs projecting away from said base wall, said rail defining an end and including first and second tracks projecting away from an inner surface of said base wall at a location between said elongated legs;
• an end cap configured to be coupled to said end of said rail, said end cap including first and second opposed edges and a wall extending between said first and second edges along a widthwise direction of said end cap;
• a beam coupled to and extending away from said wall of said end cap between said first and second opposed edges of said end cap, said beam being configured to extend adjacent to said base wall of said rail when said end cap is installed relative to said end of said rail;
• a first outrigger cantilevered off of said beam in a direction of said first edge of said end cap, said first outrigger including a first leg portion extending towards said first edge of said end cap at an angle such that a distance defined between said first leg portion and said inner surface of said base wall increases as said first leg portion extends away from said beam, said first outrigger further including a first wing portion configured to be received within said first track such that said first wing portion is retained within a space defined between said first track and said inner surface of said base wall;
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• a second outrigger cantilevered off of said beam in a direction of said second edge of said end cap, said second outrigger including a second leg portion extending towards said second edge of said end cap at an angle such that a distance defined between said second leg portion and said inner surface of said base wall increases as said second leg portion extends away from said beam, said second outrigger further including a second wing portion configured to be received within said second track such that said second wing portion is retained within a space defined between said second track and said inner surface of said base wall.