Patent ID: 7370839

Claim:
A drapery mounting system comprising: a drapery rod support member adapted to being supportingly positioned below and intermediate opposed ends of a drapery rod member that has a cross-sectional width and a circumference, said drapery rod support member including a saddle element and a retainer element, said saddle element being adapted to generally supporting said drapery rod member from below and to extend circumferentially of said drapery rod member for no more than approximately one half said circumference, said retainer element being adapted to releasably retaining said drapery rod member in engagement with said saddle element; a drapery hanger element, said drapery hanger element including an open mouthed hook portion having a drapery rod member engagement portion, said open mouthed hook portion having an open mouth that is at least as wide as said cross-sectional width, said drapery rod member engagement portion being adapted to being directly and slidably received on an external upper portion of said drapery rod member for substantially unimpeded sliding movement directly on said external upper portion of said drapery rod member past said drapery rod support member; and, a hood element adapted to extending generally above and out of contact with said drapery rod member adjacent said saddle element, said hood element being adapted to preventing said drapery hanger element from disengaging from said drapery rod member as said drapery rod member engagement portion moves on said drapery rod member past said saddle element.