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Drapery carrier
Assignee: SAFE-T-TRAC COMPANY DETROIT MI A CORP OF
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Filing: 1980-08-06
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Granted: 1983-06-28
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Expires: 2000-08-06
Abstract
Abstract A drapery support system includes a conventional rod adapted to slidably support a plurality of carriers. Each carrier has an upper section that engages the rod and a downwardly depending section taking the form of a U-shaped plate with the outer section of its bight secured to the upper section so that the two plate-like arms project downwardly. The arms extend parallel to one another and normally to the axis of the rod and are spaced along the axis of the rod. Holes formed through the two arms act as female sections of a snap fastener to receive a pair of male snap fasteners secured at spaced points along a tape joined to the upper edge of the drape. The spacing between a pair of male snap fasteners on the tape exceeds the distance between the two arms of the carrier so that the drape section between the fasteners extend freely in a drape-like roll.
Inventors
- 👤 Joel S. Fenley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:43
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47H; A47H13/00; A47H13/14; A47H2201/00; A47H2201/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
380 words
A drapery system comprising: a sheet of flexible drapery material; a narrow elongated strip formed of a resilient sheet material secured to an elongated edge of the drapery material; spaced pairs of separable fasteners of a first form secured at spaced intervals along the strip; an elongated drapery rod; a plurality of carriers each having a first section adapted to be slidably supported on the rod and a second section depending below the rod, each second section supporting a pair of separate separable fasteners of a second form, complementary to the first form, spaced relative to one another along a line parallel to the length of the rod, the distance between the pair of separable fasteners secured to the second section of each carrier being less than the distance between the two members of each pair of separable fasteners of the first form which are secured to the strip, the lower section of each carrier including a pair of substantially planar surfaces each extending normally to the axis of the rod, the two surfaces being spaced from one another along the axis of the rod, the two planar surfaces formed on the lower section of each carrier being formed by a pair of plates having their upper edges secured to the bottom of the upper sections of each carrier so that the plates project downwardly therefrom to define a downwardly opening passage therebetween, and the two separable fastener sections of the first form being supported one on each of said planar surfaces, whereby the drapery sections carrying said separable fasteners of the first form will be supported laterally to the axis of the rod; whereby each pair of separable fasteners formed on the strip may be joined to the pair of separable fasteners formed on the second section of a carrier so that the section of the strip between each pair of separable fasteners forms a curved section extending laterally in a first direction from the carrier and the sections of the strip between adjacent carriers extend laterally from the carriers in a second direction to form a roll pleat, said separable fastener of the second form being formed in said plates so as to allow attachment of the fasteners of the first form to either side of the plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
380 words
A drapery system comprising: a sheet of flexible drapery material; a narrow elongated strip formed of a resilient sheet material secured to an elongated edge of the drapery material; spaced pairs of separable fasteners of a first form secured at spaced intervals along the strip; an elongated drapery rod; a plurality of carriers each having a first section adapted to be slidably supported on the rod and a second section depending below the rod, each second section supporting a pair of separate separable fasteners of a second form, complementary to the first form, spaced relative to one another along a line parallel to the length of the rod, the distance between the pair of separable fasteners secured to the second section of each carrier being less than the distance between the two members of each pair of separable fasteners of the first form which are secured to the strip, the lower section of each carrier including a pair of substantially planar surfaces each extending normally to the axis of the rod, the two surfaces being spaced from one another along the axis of the rod, the two planar surfaces formed on the lower section of each carrier being formed by a pair of plates having their upper edges secured to the bottom of the upper sections of each carrier so that the plates project downwardly therefrom to define a downwardly opening passage therebetween, and the two separable fastener sections of the first form being supported one on each of said planar surfaces, whereby the drapery sections carrying said separable fasteners of the first form will be supported laterally to the axis of the rod; whereby each pair of separable fasteners formed on the strip may be joined to the pair of separable fasteners formed on the second section of a carrier so that the section of the strip between each pair of separable fasteners forms a curved section extending laterally in a first direction from the carrier and the sections of the strip between adjacent carriers extend laterally from the carriers in a second direction to form a roll pleat, said separable fastener of the second form being formed in said plates so as to allow attachment of the fasteners of the first form to either side of the plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The drapery system of claim 1 wherein said separable fastener of the second form comprise apertures and said first form of complementary separable fasteners means comprise male projections adapted to be inserted into said apertures.
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