Patent ID: 7458409

Claim:
A cornice system comprising, in combination: a cornice box having a horizontally disposed upper panel and a vertically disposed forward panel and vertically disposed laterally spaced left and right side panels, each panel being rectangular and having an exterior surface and an interior surface; a fabric cover having a central section positionable over the exterior surface of the forward panel and end sections positionable over the exterior surfaces of the side panels, the fabric cover having a periphery sized to extend beyond the exterior surfaces of the front and side panels on all sides with fasteners positioned through the fabric cover adjacent to its periphery into the panels; and depending adornments including laterally spaced openings formed in the upper panel adjacent to its front edge with fabric ribbons extending there through, the ribbons having free ends extending below the lower edge of the forward panel, a generally rigid cardboard tube having a diameter of between about 1 inch and 4 inches and a length essentially equal to the length of the forward panel with a fabric sleeve positioned over the tube of a length greater than the tube whereby the sleeve on the tube may be shirred, the tube and sleeve being held in close proximity to the lower edge of the forward panel by the ribbons extending beneath the tube and sleeve adjacent the ends thereof.