Patent ID: 6484788
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A47H,Y10T

Abstract:
A self-locking curtain clip for slidably suspending, with like clips, an aperture curtain on an overhead curtain rod, said clip comprising:(A) a pair of substantially rigid legs defining top ends and bottom ends, said legs being configured and dimensioned to extend cooperatively around a curtain rod and through an aperture in a curtain for suspending the curtain from the rod; (B) connecting means for pivotally securing said legs together adjacent said top ends; (C) automatic means for locking said bottom ends together when said clip suspends a curtain and for unlocking said bottom ends when said clip is not suspending a curtain; and (D) manually operable means for spreading said bottom ends apart when said bottom ends are not locked together; one of said bottom ends defining a hook as first engaging means, and the other of said bottom ends defining an eyelet as second engaging means; said hook, when bearing the weight of its proportional share of a curtain suspended therefrom, engaging said eyelet in a locked orientation to preclude easy manual separation of said hook and said eyelet, and, when not bearing such weight, engaging said eyelet in an unlocked orientation to enable easy manual separation of said hook and said eyelet.