Patent ID: 8869869

Claim:
A curtain system comprising: a curtain comprising a plurality of grommets attached thereto proximate a top thereof; a plurality of rod engaging members, each of said rod engaging members comprising: a stem comprising a first end and a second end; a yoke at said first end of said stem; a curtain engaging piece at said second end of said stem, said curtain engaging piece configured for a snap fit engagement with a corresponding said grommet; and a plurality of curtain release mechanisms each comprising a slot formed therein and extending therethrough for engaging the yokes and a user operable mechanism for retention of said yoke upon insertion into said slot, said user operable mechanism further operable for substantially simultaneous release of said yokes and therefore said curtain from said curtain release mechanisms, each of the user operable mechanisms further comprising: a toggling member configured to interact with the yoke of the rod engaging members for selectively coupling the rod engaging members to the curtain release mechanisms for suspending the rod engaging member and curtain from the curtain release mechanism, and releasing the rod engagement member from the curtain release mechanism: a tumbler comprising a key aperture, the tumbler configured to rotate to move the toggling member between a first position for coupling the rod engaging member to the curtain release mechanism for suspending the rod engaging member and curtain from the curtain release mechanism, and a second position for releasing the rod engaging member from the curtain release mechanism; and a spring latch configured to engage the toggling member and maintain said toggling member in the first position when said tumbler is in a first position operating to retain said yoke and disengage from the toggling member when the tumbler is in a second position operating to release said yoke.