Patent ID: 7730931
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: A47H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of producing pleats in a material, comprising: designating locations for openings on the curtain in a material; creating openings through said material according to said designated locations; folding the material into pleat shapes; attaching pleat-forming members to adjacent pairs of openings in the folded material, each pleat-forming member having an axis and an associated first pressing element and a first fastening portion at respective opposite ends thereof; and; the first fastening portion being integrally formed on each respective end of the pleat forming member; securing the ends of the pleat-forming members to the folded material with fasteners such that the pleat-forming members hold the material in a series of pleat-shaped formations, the material being substantially orthogonal to the axis where the pleat forming members as secured to the material, each said fastener having an associated second fastening portion for engaging with a respective one of the first fastening portions of one of the pleat-forming members, and an associated second pressing element for cooperating with a respective first pressing element to hold the material between them in areas surrounding said openings; and inserting at least one of said first and second fastening portions into said openings prior to securing the ends of the pleat-forming member to said material.