Patent ID: 7699278
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A47H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for hanging curtains comprising, an elongated hollow tubular rod having an axial bore and a cylindrical wall with a downward facing open slot parallel to an axis of said rod, a bracket having a wall-engaging part for being affixed to the surface of a wall, an arm having one end mounted on said wall-engaging part and an opposite free end, a tray member integral with said free end of said arm and immovable relative thereto, said tray member of said bracket engaging a portion of said cylindrical wall of said rod adjacent said slot, a clamping member disposed within said bore, and a fastener having a diameter less than the width of said slot for passing therethrough and engaging said clamping member with said portion of the wall of said rod captured between said clamping member and said tray member of said bracket, said tray member of said bracket urged against an outer cylindrical surface of said wall of said rod when said fastener is tightened thereby preventing axial movement of said rod relative to said bracket, and said tray member of said bracket releasable from said outer cylindrical surface of said wall of said rod when said fastener is loosened thereby permitting axial movement of said rod relative to said bracket, and at least one traveler slidably mounted on the outside of said rod, said traveler being in the form of a generally C-shaped ring with an opening, said traveler being adapted to support a portion of a curtain suspended therefrom, the opening in said traveler being in a position for receiving said arm of said bracket as said traveler, supporting the weight of said curtain, is slid along said rod from one side of said bracket to an opposite side of said bracket without contacting said bracket.