Patent ID: 8701740

Claim:
A device for hanging a curtain in front of a window, comprising: a curtain rod ( 2 ) for supporting a curtain; and two sub-assemblies ( 1 ), each said sub-assembly ( 1 ) comprising a plate ( 5 ) and an offset arm ( 6 ), wherein, a first of the sub-assemblies mounts to a first casement window frame and a second of the sub-assemblies mounts to a second casement window frame, an upper edge of each said casement window frame being defined by a top edge of the casement window frame and a side edge of the casement window frame, each said casement window frame ( 3 ) having a pivoting axis, each plate ( 5 ) comprises a mounting part ( 8 ) that fits on the upper edge of one of the casement window frames ( 3 ), the mounting part ( 8 ) comprises i) a lateral extension ( 9 ) that, with the mounting part ( 8 ) fitted on the upper edge of the casement window frame, projects beyond the side edge of the one casement window frame ( 3 ), and ii) a pivoting element ( 10 ) integral with the lateral extension ( 9 ), the pivoting element defining a pivoting axis coaxial with the pivoting axis of the one casement window frame ( 3 ), and each offset arm ( 6 ) comprises i) a first end and an opposite second end, ii) at the first end, a pivoting part ( 14 ), each said offset arm ( 6 ), with the pivoting part ( 14 ) mounted on the pivoting element ( 10 ) of a corresponding one of the plates ( 5 ), being pivotable with respect to said pivoting axis of said pivoting element, and iii) at the second end, a connection part ( 15 , 16 ) that connects the offset arm ( 6 ) to the rod ( 2 ) such that the second end of the offset arm ( 6 ) is non-pivotable with respect to the rod ( 2 ).