Curtain rod bracket construction

Claim 1

A bracket construction for mounting curtain rods and the like comprising, an essentially flat base plate having opposed front and rear faces and top, bottom and side edges, said plate adapted for disposition with its rear face against the front face of a molding which forwardly projects as by the thickness thereof from the surface on which said molding is supported, said molding also having top and side edge surfaces, said plate including a pair of laterally spaced supporting arms forwardly projecting from the front face thereof, said plate having combination supporting and positioning means, said means including a supporting flange rearwardly extending at a generally normal attitude from said base plate top edge, said flange adapted to contact the top edge surface of said molding so as to support said bracket thereon, said means further including a positioning tab rearwardly extending from one of said edges of said plate and adapted to contact said adjacent side edge surface of said molding so as to position said bracket adjacent the end of said molding, said flange further including at least one downwardly projecting tang adapted to penetrate said molding top edge surface so as to fix said bracket to said molding, said flange and said tab being connected to respective top and side edges of said plate along weakened lines whereby bending of said flange and said tab with respect to said plate will permit the removal of said flange and said tab from said plate, said plate further including a pair of spaced openings for attaching said plate to said moldings as by nails, screws and the like when said flange and tab have been removed from said bracket.