Patent ID: 8479931

Claim:
A dual-drapery rod assembly includes a drapery rod having rigid top and bottom surfaces and comprised of back, intermediate, and front sections; a. said back section being comprised of an engageable left and right back section, said intermediate section being comprised of an engageable left and right intermediate section, and said front section being comprised of an engageable left and right front section; b. said left and right intermediate sections being sandwiched between said engageable left and right back and left and right front sections; i. said left and right back and front sections of the rod are substantially straight; ii. said left and right intermediate sections are curved toward each other in substantially the same plane approximately 180° over a predetermined distance, leaving said left and right front sections substantially parallel to each other at a predetermined distance from said left and right back sections; iii. an aperture penetrates through opposing surfaces of said back section of said drapery rod substantially adjacent to said intermediate section and at a predetermined angle to the plane of said intermediate section; b. said dual-drapery rod assembly further includes a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket being comprised of a first member base plate, a second member extending away from said base plate, and a third member comprised of an element having a base and a distal end extending away from said second member; i. said base plate being adapted to engage a support surface and including connecting means to attach said base plate to said support surface; ii. the extending element of said third member being sized and shaped to fit through and engage inside surfaces surrounding said aperture and said extending element being disposed at said pre-determined angle when said base plate is attached to said support surface; whereby said dual-drapery rod is adapted to 1) be secured in a substantially horizontal plane when said base plate is attached to said support surface and said extending element is engaged with the surrounding inside surfaces of said aperture, and is adapted to 2) be attached to two sets of drapery, layering one in front of the other in the desired spatial relationship by supporting the first set on said back section and the second set on said front and intermediate sections of said drapery rod; and whereby length of said left and right front sections can be limited to only that required to support said second set, thereby allowing the front sections to meet and form a continuous front rod or a gap to be left between said left and right front sections to provide a view of said first set of drapery unobstructed by a bare front rod; said gap being appropriate when using drapery as an accent in front of back drapery, and said continuous front rod being appropriate when layering sheer drapery in back of opaque drapery designed to be closable across said continuous front rod.