Patent ID: 7104305
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: A47H

Abstract:
1. A vertically adjustable rod support assembly, for use by a user in conjunction with an existing window having a window framing having lateral sides and having an existing elongated curtain rod having a first end, a second end, and an existing curtain which when selectively hangs vertically downward therefrom, said rod support assembly for selectively supporting the curtain rod and the curtain at an elevated height within the window frame, and for enabling the user to selectively lower the vertical height of the curtain rod within the window frame in order to attach or detach the curtain from the rod, without the need for standing upon an existing ladder, comprising: two substantially cylindrical guide tracks, each of which is selectively mounted in proximity to a different one of the two lateral sides of the window frame, and each having an upper end and a lower end; two pulley assemblies, each comprising a pulley wheel housing which enclosed a selectively rotatable pulley wheel having a grooved rim around its perimeter, an axle which extends concentrically through the pulley wheel, and a cord which is looped over the grooved rim of the pulley wheel, and a cord which is looped over the grooved rim of the pulley wheel and which selectively slides thereupon, said cord having a first end and a second end, said pulley wheel housing each affixed to and supported upon the upper end of a different guide track, said pulley wheel housings each having two openings extending fully therethrough, through which the cord selectively extends; and two selectively movable curtain rod supports, each comprising a vertical arm and a horizontal arm, wherein the horizontal arms each have an upper surface having a vertical slot for selectively supporting one of the ends of the curtain rod, wherein the vertical arms each have an upper end which is attached to the first end of the cord, wherein when the user grasps and pulls downward upon the second end of the cord, this causes the first end of the cord to vertically raise, thereby also vertically raising the attached rod support, and thereby causing the curtain rod resting upon the rod supports to also be selectively vertically raised, and wherein when the user releases the second end of the cord, this causes the first end of the cord to vertically lower, thereby also vertically lowering the attached rod support, and thereby causing the curtain rod resting upon the rod supports to also be selectively vertically lowered, said rod supports for allowing the user to selectively lower the curtain rod so that the curtain can be easily removed therefrom, without the need for climbing upon a ladder.