Patent ID: 8210369

Claim:
A drapery system for allowing the movement of a suspended drapery fabric comprising: an elongated track having two track portions and extending along a longitudinal axis of the track, each of the track portions having a splice channel and a circular track hole located in the splice channel; an elongated rectangular splice structure having two circular splice holes extending through the splice structure, the splice structure adapted to be received within the splice channels of each of the track portions, such that the center of each splice hole is offset from the center of the respective track hole by a distance that is less than half of the radius of the track hole; and two screws adapted to be received through the splice holes and to extend into the track holes in a direction perpendicular to the splice structure; wherein the distance between the centers of the two splice holes is less than the distance between the centers of the two track holes when the two track portions are aligned adjacent each other and the screws are not installed, each of the screws adapted to contact an edge of the respective track hole to provide a longitudinal force on the respective track portion, such that the track portions are forced together when the screws are installed in the splice holes and track holes.