Patent ID: 8365927

Claim:
A curtain holder, comprising: a mounting plate having a flat surface for mounting flush against a vertical surface, the mounting plate supports a female receiver in a horizontal orientation, the female receiver comprising at least one receiver segment with a bore defining the horizontal pivot axis; a substantially annular body pivotally mounted to the mounting plate for pivotal movement about a horizontal pivot axis extending parallel to the mounting plate, such that the body moves up and down about the horizontal pivot axis; the body has at least two body segments pivotally connected for pivotal movement about a substantially vertical pivot axis which is offset from and independent of the mounting plate, such that the body segments pivot relative to each other about the vertical pivot axis between a closed position in which the body defines a curtain confining enclosure and an open position in which at least one of the body segments pivots about the vertical pivot axis away from the mounting plate to permit insertion of a curtain into the curtain confining enclosure; and one of the two body segments of the body is a male member which is received in the female receiver in mating relation, the male member rotating in the female receiver to create pivotal movement of the body about the horizontal first pivot axis.