Patent ID: 7490803

Claim:
A curtain rod assembly, comprising: an elongated curtain rod having a first end and a second end, the rod extending along a longitudinal axis; an insert member positioned inside the curtain rod, the insert having a longitudinal passage parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod and also having a transverse passage transverse to the longitudinal axis of the rod; a bracket having a base adapted to be secured to a wall and a shaft that extends outwardly from the base for coupling to the curtain rod, wherein the shaft protrudes into the curtain rod and through the transverse passage of the insert member inside the curtain rod along a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, the bracket adapted to support the curtain rod from a wall; and a fastener that protrudes into the curtain rod and through the longitudinal passage of the insert member inside the curtain rod along a direction substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis, wherein a distal end of the fastener engages the shaft of the bracket to retain the shaft within the curtain rod.