Patent ID: 6585027
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
An arched window multi-cellular or pleated fabric shade support device comprising:a base formed as a unit having orthogonally oriented upright and horizontal mounting surfaces each adapted for receiving a mounting screw for attachment of said base to a side wall or a top arcuately-shaped surface of an arched window; said base having an elongated cavity oriented generally parallel to said horizontal mounting surface; a first clip member having an elongated support shaft and a first support tab, said support shaft extending in either direction from one end of said first support tab, one end of said support shaft sized for releasable dependent retention within said cavity; a second clip member having a second support tab and an aperture formed through one end thereof sized for releasable dependent attachment over another end of said support shaft; said first and second support tabs being positioned in closely spaced relation one to another when said one end of said support shaft is inserted into said cavity and said aperture of said second clip is attached over the other end of said support shaft, facing surfaces of said first and second clips having cooperative structure for supportive attachment to either side of an upper margin of a fabric sheet or panel which forms at least a portion of a multi-cellular or pleated window shade, the upper margin substantially mating with, and held in close proximity to, the arcuate contour of the arched window between said first and second clips when said base is attached to either the side wall or the top arcuately shaped surface of the arched window.