CA1277586C - Drapery track assembly - Google Patents
Drapery track assemblyInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47H—FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS
- A47H11/00—Curtain cord appurtenances
- A47H11/06—Cord pulleys
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47H—FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS
- A47H1/00—Curtain suspension devices
- A47H1/04—Curtain rails
- A47H1/06—Curtain rails fixed
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47H—FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS
- A47H1/00—Curtain suspension devices
- A47H1/10—Means for mounting curtain rods or rails
- A47H1/104—Means for mounting curtain rods or rails for mounting curtain rails
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47H—FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS
- A47H15/00—Runners or gliders for supporting curtains on rails or rods
- A47H15/04—Gliders
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47H—FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS
- A47H2/00—Pelmets or the like
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47H—FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS
- A47H5/00—Devices for drawing draperies, curtains, or the like
- A47H5/02—Devices for opening and closing curtains
- A47H5/032—Devices with guiding means and draw cords
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47H—FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS
- A47H1/00—Curtain suspension devices
- A47H1/04—Curtain rails
- A47H2001/047—Curtain rails with multiple tracks
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A drapery track assembly which includes an extruded inside track having exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section and an interior strengthening wall extending across the exterior walls. A bottom exterior wall has an elongated slot therein and an outer exterior wall has a receptacle. A plurality of sliders and a pair of master drape carriers slidably engage with the slots in the inside track.
Pulley blocks are coupled to the ends of the inside track for rotatably supporting sheave wheels which are adapted to receive a draw cord thersaround.
A drapery track assembly which includes an extruded inside track having exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section and an interior strengthening wall extending across the exterior walls. A bottom exterior wall has an elongated slot therein and an outer exterior wall has a receptacle. A plurality of sliders and a pair of master drape carriers slidably engage with the slots in the inside track.
Pulley blocks are coupled to the ends of the inside track for rotatably supporting sheave wheels which are adapted to receive a draw cord thersaround.
Description
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~ACKGROUND OF T~E INVENTION
The present invention relates to a drapery track assembly for supporting drapes and a draw cord and pulley assembly for opening and closing the drapes.
A common drapery track assembly consists of elongated rods having channels for guiding the draw cord and brackets attachable to the track for mounting to a wall. Thus, the track and bracket are exposed except in a single track assembly when the upper edge of the drapes extends above the 10 track and the hook attachments are made below the upper edge, in which case only the ends of the track assembly are exposed.
The brackets of such assemblies, however, are generally made in three pieces, one of which is screwed to the wall, one to the track and a third member attached to the other two. The 15 assembly of such systems is time consuming and hence costly.
U.S. Patent No. 3,818,544 issued on June 25, 1974 to Helmer et al discloses an extruded plastic draw track assembly attachable either to a wall or to a ceiling with an integral valance to cover the portion which attaches to the drape. A
20 support bracket Eor the track is necessary when the track is to be supported from a wall. The support bracket is oE the same cantilevered structure as the track and is attached to the track by a screw~ Consequently, even with the support brackets the structure has a tendency to bend downwardly and 25 narrow the slot in which the sliders move. Provision is made for supporting webs but clearly such webs complicate the extrusion process. Also, the integral valance limits the use of the particular color and finish to that which the plastic valance is given during the extrusion process. No provision 30 is made in Helmer et al for capping the ends of the track or for continuing draw track ends around a corner.
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German A~slegeschrift No. 1,159,605 published December 16, 1963, the Applicants for which are Rudolf Storzbach et al, discloses a track assembly which appears to be adapted only for mounting to a ceiling but which does include a valance holder removably attached to the track. The different track embodiments disclosed by Storzbach have no inner horizontal strengthening walls extending across from one side to the other, other than on the upper outer horizontal wall. They do, however, have a lower outer wall which appears to be glued to the track. Thus, if the track material were plastic, it would have a significant tendency to bend with a set of drapes installed. The draw track in the aforesaid German Application moreover are each a single unitary piece in cross section having a fixed number of tracks. Thus, for example, a double track unit cannot be made from a pair of single track units.
Consequently, it is necessary to stock track for each type of track system required.
German Offenlegungschrift No. 2,302,829 published July 25, 1974 by Rieger discloses the use of a single track. having lips on opposed vertical sides for releasable locking engagement with clamps having snap receptacles on either side.
A wall board attachable to a wall also has a lip for releasable snapping engagement with the clamps.
Alternatively, the clamps have a screw aperture for attachment to a ceiling. There are no inner strengthening walls on the Rieger tracks consequently there is a tendency for the slider track slots which support the drapes to narrow, particularly in a double track configuration when wall mounted.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention there is provided a drapery track assembly which includes an extruded inside track having 7SB~
exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section and interior strengthening walls extending across the exterior walls. A slot is formed in a bottom exterior wall which is adapted to slidably receive a plurality of sliders and a pair of master drape carriers for supporting hooks carrying opposed leading edges of a set of drapes~ Pulley blocks are each couplable to ends of the inside track for rotatably supporting sheave wheels which are adapted to receive a draw cord therearound.
Preferably the assembly includes an extruded outside track having exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section and an interior strengthening wall extending across at least two of the exterior walls with an elongated slot formed in the bottom exterior wall. A
receptacle connector may be formed on an inside exterior wall for removable engagement with the receptacle of the inside track. The outer exterior wall may have an outside track receptacle for removable engagement with the receptacle connector of the valance and may be adapted to receive the pulley blockS-Preferably the outer exterior wall has a receptacle andthe assembly includes a extruded valance having a receptacle connnector for removable engagement with the receptacle of the inside track. The valance holder may include upper and lower channel receptacles on a side opposite the receptacle connector for receiving and holding an elongated panel therein.
The bottom and top exterior walls of the inside and outside tracks may be substantially in common respective notional planes when the outside track receptacle connector is engaged with the inside track receptacle.
~ screw panel wall extending up from an inner vertical wall of the inside track beyond the top exterior wall is used to form a screw panel for mounting the inside track to a wall.
The assembly may also include a thin track having exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section, an interior strengthening wall extending across two of the exterior walls, an elongated slot in the bottom exterior wall for receiving the sliders, an inside exterior wall having a receptacle connector for removable engagement with the receptacle of the inside and outside tracks and an outside wall having a receptacle for removable engagement with the receptacle connector of the valance.
Advantageously, the receptacle of the inside and outside tracks are each formed by an outwardly and upwardly projecting L-shaped bent lip while the receptacle connectors of the inside and outside tracks and the valance holder are formed by outwardly and downwardly projecting bent L-shaped rims.
Preferably the assembly includes a pair of spaced apart outwardly and upwardly projecting L-shaped lips on the outer vertical exterior walls of the inside and outside tracks and corresponding outwardly and downwardly pairs of spaced apart bent L-shaped rims on the inner vertical walls of the inner, outside and thin tracks and well as on the valance.
Mounting brackets may each be snugly slidably insertable into an end of the narrow track between the top wall and the interior horizontal strengthening wall with the brackets each having a vertical screw plate portion for mounting to a surface transverse to the narrow track.
By arranging the interior strengthening walls as outlined above, maximum strength is developed across the track assembly against any tendency to bend downwardly due to weight applied ~;~77S~6 by an attached set of drapes. By providing for lips and rims on the vertical walls of the tracks themselves, the need for a separate bracket to interconnect adjacent tracks is eliminated. Additionally, maximum resistance to bending and subsequent narrowing of the track is also obtained.
The assembly requires only screws to mount it either to a wall or to a ceiling. There are no screws or interconnecting fasteners required to interconnect one track with anotherO
Provision of opposed L-shaped lips and rims ensures a tight grip by one track to another.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In drawings of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of the drapery track assembly;
Figure 2 is a view of the pulley block and an end of an inside track showing the inter-relationship of the pulley with the track;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a master carrier showing the draw cord attachment;
Figure 4 is a perspective view of an ordinary carrier;
Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a corner piece and a portion of a valance connected theretoi and Figure 6 is a perspective view of an end wall mounting clamp and an end of an outside track showing the inter-relationship of the bracket and track.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH REFERENCE TO THE DRAWINGS
An inter-connected track assembly 10 is illustrated in Figure 1 which consists of a pair of coupled inside tracks 12 and a coupled outside track 16. To the outside track 16 there is affixed a valance holder 18. The inside track assembly has an outer wall 24, an inner wall 26, a top wall 28 and a bottom ~L~ 77~
wall 30 forming a generally rectangular structure. Below the top horizontal wall 28 is an interior horizontal strengthening wall 20 which extends from the inner wall 26 to the outer wall 24. Proximate the outer wall 24 there i5 formed in the bottom wall 30 a slot 32. Integrally connected between the interior horizontal strengthening wall 20 and bottom wall 30 is a vertical interior strengthening wall 22. On each side of the slot 32 there are rail ledges 36 and 38. The slot 32 communicates with an interior channel 34. On the outer wall are two L-shaped outwardly and upwardly protruding lips 40 and 42 and on the inner wall 26 there are two corresponding L-shaped outwardly and downwardly protruding rims 41 and 43 defining receptacles 44 and 46, respectively. The receptacles 44 and 46 on one track slidingly matingly receive the corresponding lips 42 and 40, respectively, on another piece of track.
The outside track 16 is comprised of exterior inner and outer vertical walls 58 and 60, respectively, and exterior top and bottom horizontal walls 59 and 57, respectively.
Elongated slot 66 is formed in the lower wall 59 and is defined by shelves 62 and 64 on either side. The inner wall 58 has a pair of spaced apart outwardly and downwardly protruding L-shaped rims 54 and 5S which are positioned to register with corresponding lips 40 and 42 of the inside track. Slot 66 communicates with an elongated channel 68 of generally the same dimensions as channel 34. Each of the slots 32 and 66 are identically dimensioned to slidably receive sliders 52. On the outer wall 60 there are two outwardly and upwardly protruding lips 70 and 72. A valance holder 18 having a pair of spaced apart outwardly and downwardly protruding rims 74 and 76 are positioned to 7~
register with lips 70 and 7~ and position the valance holder in either one of two vertical positions. On the side of the valance holder 18 opposite the lips 74 and 76 are a pair of upper and lower channels, 80 and 84, respectively, defined by overhanging valance lips 78 and 82. Lip 78 is wider than lip 82 so that a panel (not shown) may be inserted in channel 80, sufficiently far so that the bottom of the panel can clear lip 82 and can be dropped into channel 84 so that the top of the panel does not fall below lip 78.
At the end of an elongated track assembly it is necessary to provide a pair of pulleys in order to accomodate a draw string or cord that is responsible for moving the drapes.
Figure 2 illustrates the method of assembly of the pulleys in the present invention. Pulley block 86 is a generaLly U-shaped channel section having a pair of rails 88 and 89 projecting transversely outwardly from the open end of the U.
On one end of the block 86 below the rails 88 and 89 are downwardly projecting stop portions 90 and 92. Proximate the stop portions there are open sections 91 and 93 which are adapted to accomodate sliders 52. A portion of the pulley block 86 is broken away to show how a pulley wheel 98 is journalled to the pulley block by means of a pin 96. A second pulley wheel or sheave may be installed by being journalled by means of a pin (not shown) through aperture 94 on either side of block 86. The rails 88 and 89 are adapted to be snugly slidably insertable into channel 34 on top of ledges 36 and 38 thereof. the pulley block 86 is inserted up to stops 91 and 92, and holds the slider 52 in place on the ledges 36 and 38.
Normally a pulley block 86 is inserted in either end of an elongated track.
Figure 3 illustrates a standard master carrier 100, S~
having a pair of rails 116 and 118 on either side of a central channel 108. The central channel accomodates a cord 106 which passes down through apertures in the bottom thereof (not shown) and is wound around a downward depending tongue 110 through slots 112 and 114 in a bent column 103. At either end of the arm 103 are apertures 102 and 104 for receiving hooks which attach to the tops of the drapes. The master carriers 100 are attached to respective leading edges of a set of drapes in opposed positions on the associated ledges 36 and 38.
An ordinary slider 52, illustrated in Figure 4, consists of a pair of rails 120 and 122 on either side of a central channel 123 through which is passed a draw cord. An outwardly depending pair of wings 124 and 126 are disposed below the rails 120 and 122. At the bottom of the spacer 52 there is a downward depending finger 128 with a hook receiving aperture 130.
Figure 5 illustrates a valance holder 132 comprised of a central panel 142 and a pair of wing panels 140. At both the top and the bottom of the holder 132 are a pair of exposed outwardly projecting tabs 134 and 136 at the bottom thereof and 138 and another one (not shown) at the top thereof. The tabs are adapted to snugly slide into corresponding channel receptacles 80 and 84 of the valance holder 18. In the event that the valance is continued around a corner or extends only over a portion of a wall it is possible to provide a finished appearance by using the corner cap to join orthogonally intersecting valances 18 at their ends. It is also simple to return the valance holder to the wall to which the track runs parallel by simply cutting a section of valance holder to length and inserting it into the channel receptacles 80 and 84 ~ 7'J~
of the latter.
It is also possible to use outside track 16 by itself and to mount it to an end wall transverse to the track 16. To do this there is provided a bracket 144 having an insertable plate 146 and a wall mounting plate 148 at right angles to the plate 146. The plate 148 has a pair of screw holes 150 and 152. Insertable plate 146 is snugly slidably insertable into channel 158 bounded by top horizontal wall 57 and interior strengthening wall 56.
In use, the draw track assembly can simply be attached to a wall by means of the extended portion 48 of the inner wall 26 of an inside track 12 by means of screws. To the lips 40 and 42 there can be engaged corresponding lips 55 and 54 of outside track 16. Ordinarily for a wall mounting, valance holder 18 would be positioned such that rim 76 would be engaged with lip 70. A pulley block 86 with pulleys journalled thereto and a spacer 52 inserted in openings 90 and 93 and in rails 88 and 89, respectively, would be slid into channel 34. A draw cord ordinarily would previously be looped around the pulley that is within the pulley block 86 before insertion. Also prior to snugly slidably inserting the last pulley block, sliders 52 and master slider 100 are to be inserted along shelves 36 and 38 of slot 32. With the cord looped around the pulleys and attached to the master sliders and around the tension pulley (not shown) hooks are then attached to the holes 130 in the sliders 52, 102 and 104 in the master slides 100. The drapes are then attached to these hooks.
A panel of a desired finish dimensioned to fit within the valance holder 18 would be slid up into upper channel 80 until the lower edge of the panel cleared lip 52 and dropped into ~'~77'~
lower channel 84. This avoids the necessity of sliding the channel alon~ one edge of the valance holder 18. If a return to the wall is required or a corner is to be rounded, a corner cap 132 may be attached to a valance holder 18 at either end thereof and a section of valance holder from a stock of such piece may be cut and attached to tabs 134 and 138 so that the section that has been cut mounts flush to the wall. The latter section would be supported by the valance holder 18 through corner cap 132. Alternatively, a second section of track supported in the same way as the first may be coupled to the corner cap providing a continued appearance around the corner.
Should it be desired to cover the screw rail 48 from view, a valance holder 18 may be snapped into position such that lip 74 engages lip 70.
In the event that a double track system is required, it is simply necessary to add a second inside track section 12 to the first section. Otherwise, the assembly and construction of each track is identical.
In the event a ceiling mounted structure is required, during the extrusion process of the inside tracks 12 it is possible to remove the screw rail 48 of the inner wall and mount the entire structure flush to the ceiling by insertion of screw slots 32 and 66 through interior walls 20 and 56 and outer top horizontal walls 28 and 57. In the latter case, however, it is necessary to stock inside tracks 12 which have both the extended interior wall 48 and those which the latter has been taken off during the extrusion process.
In some instances it will be useful to use the outside track 16 as a single track system without a valance, in such places as a mobile home where there are space limitations. In 758~;
this case it is possible to either screw the outside track 16 into the ceilin~ or to mount it to an end wall by us2 of brackets 144.
It is appreciated that when used in a commercial premises it is possible to insert advertising in a valance holder in a commercial premises. It will be seen that the present system has the wide flexibility to make it applicable to a wide variety of purposes.
Other modifications, departures and variations lying within the spirit of the invention, and scope as defined by the appended claims, will be obvious to those skilled in the art.
~7'~8~i SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE
. _ The present supplementary disclosure relates to a drapery track assembly consisting of one or more elongated tracks for mounting on a wall or ceiling and adapted to receive drapery track hardware for mounting drapes thereon.
According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided a drapery track assembly which includes an extruded inside track having exterior inner and outer vertical walls and exterior top and bottom walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section. The interior horizontal wall extends across the inner and outer vertical walls while pairs of spaced apart interior vertical walls extend across the bottom and interior horizontal walls and the interior and top walls. The bottom wall has an elongated slot formed therein between the pair of spaced apart vertical interior walls. The outer vertical wall has a receptacle while the inner wall has an extended portion extending above the top wall forming a screw panel for mounting the inside track to a wall. A
plurality of sliders and a pair of master drape carrier slidably engage with the slots of the inside track. The drape carriers are used for supporting hooks carrying opposed leading edges of a set of drapes. Pulley blocks are each couplable to ends of the inside track for rotatably supporting sheave wheels adapted to receive a draw cord looped therearound.
Advantageously, the assembly includes an extruded outside track having exterior inner and outer vertical and top and bottom walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section. An interior horizontall wall extends across the inner and outer vertical walls. Pairs of spaced apart vertical interior walls extend across the bottom and interior ~'~775~
horizontal walls and the interior horizontal and top wall. An elongated slot is formed in the bottom wall between the pair of spaced apart interior vertical walls for slidable engagement with the sliders and drape carriers. The outer vertical wall has a receptacle and the inner wall a receptacle connector such that the receptacle connector on one section of the outside track removably matingly engages both the receptacle of another section of the outside track and the receptacle of a section of inside track in horizontal alignment. The ends of a section of the outside track are adapted to snugly slidably receive the pulley blocks.
Preferably the extruded valance holder has a receptacle connector on one side thereof for removable mating engagement with the connectors o~ the inside and outside tracks and opposed upper and lower channel receptacles on the other side thereof for receiving and retaining an elongated panel.
Preferably the receptacles are each formed by a pair of spaced apart outwardly and upwardly bent L-shaped lips on the outer exterior wall of the inside and outside tracks and the receptacle connectors are a pair of spaced apart outwardly and downwardly L-shaped rims on the inner wall of the inside and outside track and on the valance.
The assembly may include a corner holder having a first means for attachment to an end of a first valance holder and a second means for attachment to an end of a second valance holder oriented at ~0 degrees to the first valance holder.
Advantageously, the assembly includes a thin track having exterior wall defining a substantially rectangular cross section, an interior strengthening wall extending across two of the exterior walls, an elongated slot in a bottom exterior wall for slidably receiving these sliders, an inside exterior ~7~
vertical wall having a pair of spaced apart elongated L-shaped outwardly and downwardly bent rims and an outer exterior vertical wall having a pair of spaced apart elongated L-shaped outwardly and upwardly bent lips. The rims are removably matingly engagable with the lips of the inside and outside tracks and the lips are removably matingly engagable with the rims of the inside and outside tracks and rims of the valance holder.
The interior vertical strengthening walls which extend from the bottom wall to the top wall on either side of the elongated slot resulting in a considerable enhancement of the overall resistance to deformation of the inside and outside tracks. ~oreover, by providing a sufficient spacing between the outer wall of the outside track and the slot in the bottom wall, one requires only to assemble two tracks in order to provide a double drape assembly. By providing for a small inclination in the upwardly and downwardly projecting rims and lips, it is possible to provide a much tighter engagement between one track and a connected second track as well as facilitating engagement and disengagement of the two tracks.
By utilizing a thin track between an inside and outside track one can make a triple drapes system or, alternatively, by utilitizing an elongated wall bracket one can simply mount the thin track against a wall in applications where space is limited.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 7 is a cross sectional view of a two track drapery track assembly;
Figure 8 is a cross sectional view of a lip of a track;
Figure 9 is a cross sectional view of a wall bracket;
Figure 10 is a perspective view of a portion of a wall 7~
bracket mounted to a wall with a coupled track; and Fiyure ll is a cross sectional view of a thin track.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH REFERENCE TO THE DRAWINGS
A two track assembly 200 as illustrated in Figure 7 is consisting of an inside track 207 coupled to an outside track 209. The inside track consists of a top wall 208 and a bottom wall 216 together with an inner wall 203 and an outer wall 225, The inner wall 203 is extended above the top wall 208 and below the bottom wall 216 to form elongated screw panels 202 and 204 respectively. Projecting outwardly and upwardly from the outer wall 225 are a pair of spaced apart L-shaped lips 218 and 220. Extending between the inner wall 203 and the outer wall 225 is a horizontal interior strengthening wall 210. Extending between the top wall 208 and the horizontal strengthening wall 210 are a pair of interior vertical strengthening walls 206 and 212. The latter walls continue below the horizontal interior strengthening wall 210 and extend vertically downwardly to the bottom wall 216 by means of vertical wall portions 214 and 21S. The latter are in line with walls 212 and 206, respectively. An outside track 232 having the similar cross section to the inside track is coupled to the latter by means of outwardly and downwardly projecting L-shaped rims 224 and 226 engaging lips 218 and 220, respectively. The top wall 228 and bottom wall 230 of the outside track 209 are alignment with the top wall 208 and the bottom wall 216 of the inside track 207. On the outer wall of the outside track 209 are a pair of spaced apart outwardly and upwardly projecting lips 234 and 236, respectively which are removably engagable with corresponding rims 238 and 239, respectively of a valance holder 240. On the opposite side of the valance holder to the rims 238 and ~ Zt77~
239 are formed a pair of opposed channels ~46 and 252 by means of outward 244 and downward 242 projecting portions and outward 248 and upward 250 projecting portions, respectively.
Along the bottom of the valance holder 240 is formed an elonyated ledge 254 the opposed channels 246 and 252 are adapted to receive a panel of a desired finish. The channel 246 is deeper than the channel 252 so that a panel can be first fit into channel 246 and then dropped into channel 252 so that the top of the panel is still contained within channel 246.
An elongated slot 222 formed between the vertical interior walls 214 and 215 of the inside track 207 are slidably engagable with sliders 52 and also master drape carriers (not shown). A similar slot in the outside track 209 also is slidably engagable with sliders 52 provide a supporting system for inside and outside drapes (not shown).
Illustrated in Figure 8 in cross section is a portion of a lip of either the inside or outside tracks formed of a wall surface 223 and a lip surface 221 of a lip 220. The lip surface 221 is out:wardly inclined to provide an upward diverging channel width. The rims of the outside track and valance also have a corresponding inclination so that the rims and lips can be more easily engaged and disengaged.
Figure 9 illustrates in cross section a wall bracket 260 which is an elongated strip having a pair of outwardly and upwardly projecting L-shaped lips 262 and 264. As shown in Figure 10 by mounting the bracket 260 to a wall 261 by means of screws 263 spaced therealong the track 270 (see Figure 11) having outwardly and downwardly projecting rims 286 and 288 can engage the lips 262 and 264 of the bracket and be held adjacent to the wall 261.
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A thin track section 270 who~e cross section is illustrated in Figure 11 consists of an inner wall 278, an outer wall 271 and a horizontal strengthening wall 276 interconnecting the latter two. A top wall 274 extends between the inner wall 278 and the outer wall 271. The bottom wall 272 has an elongated slot 280 formed therealong. On the inner wall 278 there is formed a pair of spaced apart outwardly and downwardly projecting L-shaped rims 286 and 288 and on the outer wall 271 a corresponding outwardly and 10 upwardly pair of spaced apart L-shaped lips 282 and 284, The latter section can either be introduced between the inside track 207 and the outside track 209 to form a third drape supporting structure or connected to a wall bracket as shown in ~igure 10. The latter system would be appropriate to applications such as mobile homes where space limitations exist.
The ledge 254 on the valance holder 240 is included to allow an alternative use of the valance holder as a drop to enclose pipes or lights. A panel can be supported in part by the ledge 254 and in part by a strip mounted along the wall (not shown).
The wall bracket 260 also has alternative uses such as a means for supporting brackets attachable to cups or various paraphenalia that may conveniently be hung from a wall.
25 Alternatively, bracket 260 may be fitted onto the lips of the outermost track of an assembly of tracks to act as a valance,
~ACKGROUND OF T~E INVENTION
The present invention relates to a drapery track assembly for supporting drapes and a draw cord and pulley assembly for opening and closing the drapes.
A common drapery track assembly consists of elongated rods having channels for guiding the draw cord and brackets attachable to the track for mounting to a wall. Thus, the track and bracket are exposed except in a single track assembly when the upper edge of the drapes extends above the 10 track and the hook attachments are made below the upper edge, in which case only the ends of the track assembly are exposed.
The brackets of such assemblies, however, are generally made in three pieces, one of which is screwed to the wall, one to the track and a third member attached to the other two. The 15 assembly of such systems is time consuming and hence costly.
U.S. Patent No. 3,818,544 issued on June 25, 1974 to Helmer et al discloses an extruded plastic draw track assembly attachable either to a wall or to a ceiling with an integral valance to cover the portion which attaches to the drape. A
20 support bracket Eor the track is necessary when the track is to be supported from a wall. The support bracket is oE the same cantilevered structure as the track and is attached to the track by a screw~ Consequently, even with the support brackets the structure has a tendency to bend downwardly and 25 narrow the slot in which the sliders move. Provision is made for supporting webs but clearly such webs complicate the extrusion process. Also, the integral valance limits the use of the particular color and finish to that which the plastic valance is given during the extrusion process. No provision 30 is made in Helmer et al for capping the ends of the track or for continuing draw track ends around a corner.
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German A~slegeschrift No. 1,159,605 published December 16, 1963, the Applicants for which are Rudolf Storzbach et al, discloses a track assembly which appears to be adapted only for mounting to a ceiling but which does include a valance holder removably attached to the track. The different track embodiments disclosed by Storzbach have no inner horizontal strengthening walls extending across from one side to the other, other than on the upper outer horizontal wall. They do, however, have a lower outer wall which appears to be glued to the track. Thus, if the track material were plastic, it would have a significant tendency to bend with a set of drapes installed. The draw track in the aforesaid German Application moreover are each a single unitary piece in cross section having a fixed number of tracks. Thus, for example, a double track unit cannot be made from a pair of single track units.
Consequently, it is necessary to stock track for each type of track system required.
German Offenlegungschrift No. 2,302,829 published July 25, 1974 by Rieger discloses the use of a single track. having lips on opposed vertical sides for releasable locking engagement with clamps having snap receptacles on either side.
A wall board attachable to a wall also has a lip for releasable snapping engagement with the clamps.
Alternatively, the clamps have a screw aperture for attachment to a ceiling. There are no inner strengthening walls on the Rieger tracks consequently there is a tendency for the slider track slots which support the drapes to narrow, particularly in a double track configuration when wall mounted.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention there is provided a drapery track assembly which includes an extruded inside track having 7SB~
exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section and interior strengthening walls extending across the exterior walls. A slot is formed in a bottom exterior wall which is adapted to slidably receive a plurality of sliders and a pair of master drape carriers for supporting hooks carrying opposed leading edges of a set of drapes~ Pulley blocks are each couplable to ends of the inside track for rotatably supporting sheave wheels which are adapted to receive a draw cord therearound.
Preferably the assembly includes an extruded outside track having exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section and an interior strengthening wall extending across at least two of the exterior walls with an elongated slot formed in the bottom exterior wall. A
receptacle connector may be formed on an inside exterior wall for removable engagement with the receptacle of the inside track. The outer exterior wall may have an outside track receptacle for removable engagement with the receptacle connector of the valance and may be adapted to receive the pulley blockS-Preferably the outer exterior wall has a receptacle andthe assembly includes a extruded valance having a receptacle connnector for removable engagement with the receptacle of the inside track. The valance holder may include upper and lower channel receptacles on a side opposite the receptacle connector for receiving and holding an elongated panel therein.
The bottom and top exterior walls of the inside and outside tracks may be substantially in common respective notional planes when the outside track receptacle connector is engaged with the inside track receptacle.
~ screw panel wall extending up from an inner vertical wall of the inside track beyond the top exterior wall is used to form a screw panel for mounting the inside track to a wall.
The assembly may also include a thin track having exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section, an interior strengthening wall extending across two of the exterior walls, an elongated slot in the bottom exterior wall for receiving the sliders, an inside exterior wall having a receptacle connector for removable engagement with the receptacle of the inside and outside tracks and an outside wall having a receptacle for removable engagement with the receptacle connector of the valance.
Advantageously, the receptacle of the inside and outside tracks are each formed by an outwardly and upwardly projecting L-shaped bent lip while the receptacle connectors of the inside and outside tracks and the valance holder are formed by outwardly and downwardly projecting bent L-shaped rims.
Preferably the assembly includes a pair of spaced apart outwardly and upwardly projecting L-shaped lips on the outer vertical exterior walls of the inside and outside tracks and corresponding outwardly and downwardly pairs of spaced apart bent L-shaped rims on the inner vertical walls of the inner, outside and thin tracks and well as on the valance.
Mounting brackets may each be snugly slidably insertable into an end of the narrow track between the top wall and the interior horizontal strengthening wall with the brackets each having a vertical screw plate portion for mounting to a surface transverse to the narrow track.
By arranging the interior strengthening walls as outlined above, maximum strength is developed across the track assembly against any tendency to bend downwardly due to weight applied ~;~77S~6 by an attached set of drapes. By providing for lips and rims on the vertical walls of the tracks themselves, the need for a separate bracket to interconnect adjacent tracks is eliminated. Additionally, maximum resistance to bending and subsequent narrowing of the track is also obtained.
The assembly requires only screws to mount it either to a wall or to a ceiling. There are no screws or interconnecting fasteners required to interconnect one track with anotherO
Provision of opposed L-shaped lips and rims ensures a tight grip by one track to another.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In drawings of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of the drapery track assembly;
Figure 2 is a view of the pulley block and an end of an inside track showing the inter-relationship of the pulley with the track;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a master carrier showing the draw cord attachment;
Figure 4 is a perspective view of an ordinary carrier;
Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a corner piece and a portion of a valance connected theretoi and Figure 6 is a perspective view of an end wall mounting clamp and an end of an outside track showing the inter-relationship of the bracket and track.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH REFERENCE TO THE DRAWINGS
An inter-connected track assembly 10 is illustrated in Figure 1 which consists of a pair of coupled inside tracks 12 and a coupled outside track 16. To the outside track 16 there is affixed a valance holder 18. The inside track assembly has an outer wall 24, an inner wall 26, a top wall 28 and a bottom ~L~ 77~
wall 30 forming a generally rectangular structure. Below the top horizontal wall 28 is an interior horizontal strengthening wall 20 which extends from the inner wall 26 to the outer wall 24. Proximate the outer wall 24 there i5 formed in the bottom wall 30 a slot 32. Integrally connected between the interior horizontal strengthening wall 20 and bottom wall 30 is a vertical interior strengthening wall 22. On each side of the slot 32 there are rail ledges 36 and 38. The slot 32 communicates with an interior channel 34. On the outer wall are two L-shaped outwardly and upwardly protruding lips 40 and 42 and on the inner wall 26 there are two corresponding L-shaped outwardly and downwardly protruding rims 41 and 43 defining receptacles 44 and 46, respectively. The receptacles 44 and 46 on one track slidingly matingly receive the corresponding lips 42 and 40, respectively, on another piece of track.
The outside track 16 is comprised of exterior inner and outer vertical walls 58 and 60, respectively, and exterior top and bottom horizontal walls 59 and 57, respectively.
Elongated slot 66 is formed in the lower wall 59 and is defined by shelves 62 and 64 on either side. The inner wall 58 has a pair of spaced apart outwardly and downwardly protruding L-shaped rims 54 and 5S which are positioned to register with corresponding lips 40 and 42 of the inside track. Slot 66 communicates with an elongated channel 68 of generally the same dimensions as channel 34. Each of the slots 32 and 66 are identically dimensioned to slidably receive sliders 52. On the outer wall 60 there are two outwardly and upwardly protruding lips 70 and 72. A valance holder 18 having a pair of spaced apart outwardly and downwardly protruding rims 74 and 76 are positioned to 7~
register with lips 70 and 7~ and position the valance holder in either one of two vertical positions. On the side of the valance holder 18 opposite the lips 74 and 76 are a pair of upper and lower channels, 80 and 84, respectively, defined by overhanging valance lips 78 and 82. Lip 78 is wider than lip 82 so that a panel (not shown) may be inserted in channel 80, sufficiently far so that the bottom of the panel can clear lip 82 and can be dropped into channel 84 so that the top of the panel does not fall below lip 78.
At the end of an elongated track assembly it is necessary to provide a pair of pulleys in order to accomodate a draw string or cord that is responsible for moving the drapes.
Figure 2 illustrates the method of assembly of the pulleys in the present invention. Pulley block 86 is a generaLly U-shaped channel section having a pair of rails 88 and 89 projecting transversely outwardly from the open end of the U.
On one end of the block 86 below the rails 88 and 89 are downwardly projecting stop portions 90 and 92. Proximate the stop portions there are open sections 91 and 93 which are adapted to accomodate sliders 52. A portion of the pulley block 86 is broken away to show how a pulley wheel 98 is journalled to the pulley block by means of a pin 96. A second pulley wheel or sheave may be installed by being journalled by means of a pin (not shown) through aperture 94 on either side of block 86. The rails 88 and 89 are adapted to be snugly slidably insertable into channel 34 on top of ledges 36 and 38 thereof. the pulley block 86 is inserted up to stops 91 and 92, and holds the slider 52 in place on the ledges 36 and 38.
Normally a pulley block 86 is inserted in either end of an elongated track.
Figure 3 illustrates a standard master carrier 100, S~
having a pair of rails 116 and 118 on either side of a central channel 108. The central channel accomodates a cord 106 which passes down through apertures in the bottom thereof (not shown) and is wound around a downward depending tongue 110 through slots 112 and 114 in a bent column 103. At either end of the arm 103 are apertures 102 and 104 for receiving hooks which attach to the tops of the drapes. The master carriers 100 are attached to respective leading edges of a set of drapes in opposed positions on the associated ledges 36 and 38.
An ordinary slider 52, illustrated in Figure 4, consists of a pair of rails 120 and 122 on either side of a central channel 123 through which is passed a draw cord. An outwardly depending pair of wings 124 and 126 are disposed below the rails 120 and 122. At the bottom of the spacer 52 there is a downward depending finger 128 with a hook receiving aperture 130.
Figure 5 illustrates a valance holder 132 comprised of a central panel 142 and a pair of wing panels 140. At both the top and the bottom of the holder 132 are a pair of exposed outwardly projecting tabs 134 and 136 at the bottom thereof and 138 and another one (not shown) at the top thereof. The tabs are adapted to snugly slide into corresponding channel receptacles 80 and 84 of the valance holder 18. In the event that the valance is continued around a corner or extends only over a portion of a wall it is possible to provide a finished appearance by using the corner cap to join orthogonally intersecting valances 18 at their ends. It is also simple to return the valance holder to the wall to which the track runs parallel by simply cutting a section of valance holder to length and inserting it into the channel receptacles 80 and 84 ~ 7'J~
of the latter.
It is also possible to use outside track 16 by itself and to mount it to an end wall transverse to the track 16. To do this there is provided a bracket 144 having an insertable plate 146 and a wall mounting plate 148 at right angles to the plate 146. The plate 148 has a pair of screw holes 150 and 152. Insertable plate 146 is snugly slidably insertable into channel 158 bounded by top horizontal wall 57 and interior strengthening wall 56.
In use, the draw track assembly can simply be attached to a wall by means of the extended portion 48 of the inner wall 26 of an inside track 12 by means of screws. To the lips 40 and 42 there can be engaged corresponding lips 55 and 54 of outside track 16. Ordinarily for a wall mounting, valance holder 18 would be positioned such that rim 76 would be engaged with lip 70. A pulley block 86 with pulleys journalled thereto and a spacer 52 inserted in openings 90 and 93 and in rails 88 and 89, respectively, would be slid into channel 34. A draw cord ordinarily would previously be looped around the pulley that is within the pulley block 86 before insertion. Also prior to snugly slidably inserting the last pulley block, sliders 52 and master slider 100 are to be inserted along shelves 36 and 38 of slot 32. With the cord looped around the pulleys and attached to the master sliders and around the tension pulley (not shown) hooks are then attached to the holes 130 in the sliders 52, 102 and 104 in the master slides 100. The drapes are then attached to these hooks.
A panel of a desired finish dimensioned to fit within the valance holder 18 would be slid up into upper channel 80 until the lower edge of the panel cleared lip 52 and dropped into ~'~77'~
lower channel 84. This avoids the necessity of sliding the channel alon~ one edge of the valance holder 18. If a return to the wall is required or a corner is to be rounded, a corner cap 132 may be attached to a valance holder 18 at either end thereof and a section of valance holder from a stock of such piece may be cut and attached to tabs 134 and 138 so that the section that has been cut mounts flush to the wall. The latter section would be supported by the valance holder 18 through corner cap 132. Alternatively, a second section of track supported in the same way as the first may be coupled to the corner cap providing a continued appearance around the corner.
Should it be desired to cover the screw rail 48 from view, a valance holder 18 may be snapped into position such that lip 74 engages lip 70.
In the event that a double track system is required, it is simply necessary to add a second inside track section 12 to the first section. Otherwise, the assembly and construction of each track is identical.
In the event a ceiling mounted structure is required, during the extrusion process of the inside tracks 12 it is possible to remove the screw rail 48 of the inner wall and mount the entire structure flush to the ceiling by insertion of screw slots 32 and 66 through interior walls 20 and 56 and outer top horizontal walls 28 and 57. In the latter case, however, it is necessary to stock inside tracks 12 which have both the extended interior wall 48 and those which the latter has been taken off during the extrusion process.
In some instances it will be useful to use the outside track 16 as a single track system without a valance, in such places as a mobile home where there are space limitations. In 758~;
this case it is possible to either screw the outside track 16 into the ceilin~ or to mount it to an end wall by us2 of brackets 144.
It is appreciated that when used in a commercial premises it is possible to insert advertising in a valance holder in a commercial premises. It will be seen that the present system has the wide flexibility to make it applicable to a wide variety of purposes.
Other modifications, departures and variations lying within the spirit of the invention, and scope as defined by the appended claims, will be obvious to those skilled in the art.
~7'~8~i SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE
. _ The present supplementary disclosure relates to a drapery track assembly consisting of one or more elongated tracks for mounting on a wall or ceiling and adapted to receive drapery track hardware for mounting drapes thereon.
According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided a drapery track assembly which includes an extruded inside track having exterior inner and outer vertical walls and exterior top and bottom walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section. The interior horizontal wall extends across the inner and outer vertical walls while pairs of spaced apart interior vertical walls extend across the bottom and interior horizontal walls and the interior and top walls. The bottom wall has an elongated slot formed therein between the pair of spaced apart vertical interior walls. The outer vertical wall has a receptacle while the inner wall has an extended portion extending above the top wall forming a screw panel for mounting the inside track to a wall. A
plurality of sliders and a pair of master drape carrier slidably engage with the slots of the inside track. The drape carriers are used for supporting hooks carrying opposed leading edges of a set of drapes. Pulley blocks are each couplable to ends of the inside track for rotatably supporting sheave wheels adapted to receive a draw cord looped therearound.
Advantageously, the assembly includes an extruded outside track having exterior inner and outer vertical and top and bottom walls defining a substantially rectangular cross section. An interior horizontall wall extends across the inner and outer vertical walls. Pairs of spaced apart vertical interior walls extend across the bottom and interior ~'~775~
horizontal walls and the interior horizontal and top wall. An elongated slot is formed in the bottom wall between the pair of spaced apart interior vertical walls for slidable engagement with the sliders and drape carriers. The outer vertical wall has a receptacle and the inner wall a receptacle connector such that the receptacle connector on one section of the outside track removably matingly engages both the receptacle of another section of the outside track and the receptacle of a section of inside track in horizontal alignment. The ends of a section of the outside track are adapted to snugly slidably receive the pulley blocks.
Preferably the extruded valance holder has a receptacle connector on one side thereof for removable mating engagement with the connectors o~ the inside and outside tracks and opposed upper and lower channel receptacles on the other side thereof for receiving and retaining an elongated panel.
Preferably the receptacles are each formed by a pair of spaced apart outwardly and upwardly bent L-shaped lips on the outer exterior wall of the inside and outside tracks and the receptacle connectors are a pair of spaced apart outwardly and downwardly L-shaped rims on the inner wall of the inside and outside track and on the valance.
The assembly may include a corner holder having a first means for attachment to an end of a first valance holder and a second means for attachment to an end of a second valance holder oriented at ~0 degrees to the first valance holder.
Advantageously, the assembly includes a thin track having exterior wall defining a substantially rectangular cross section, an interior strengthening wall extending across two of the exterior walls, an elongated slot in a bottom exterior wall for slidably receiving these sliders, an inside exterior ~7~
vertical wall having a pair of spaced apart elongated L-shaped outwardly and downwardly bent rims and an outer exterior vertical wall having a pair of spaced apart elongated L-shaped outwardly and upwardly bent lips. The rims are removably matingly engagable with the lips of the inside and outside tracks and the lips are removably matingly engagable with the rims of the inside and outside tracks and rims of the valance holder.
The interior vertical strengthening walls which extend from the bottom wall to the top wall on either side of the elongated slot resulting in a considerable enhancement of the overall resistance to deformation of the inside and outside tracks. ~oreover, by providing a sufficient spacing between the outer wall of the outside track and the slot in the bottom wall, one requires only to assemble two tracks in order to provide a double drape assembly. By providing for a small inclination in the upwardly and downwardly projecting rims and lips, it is possible to provide a much tighter engagement between one track and a connected second track as well as facilitating engagement and disengagement of the two tracks.
By utilizing a thin track between an inside and outside track one can make a triple drapes system or, alternatively, by utilitizing an elongated wall bracket one can simply mount the thin track against a wall in applications where space is limited.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 7 is a cross sectional view of a two track drapery track assembly;
Figure 8 is a cross sectional view of a lip of a track;
Figure 9 is a cross sectional view of a wall bracket;
Figure 10 is a perspective view of a portion of a wall 7~
bracket mounted to a wall with a coupled track; and Fiyure ll is a cross sectional view of a thin track.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH REFERENCE TO THE DRAWINGS
A two track assembly 200 as illustrated in Figure 7 is consisting of an inside track 207 coupled to an outside track 209. The inside track consists of a top wall 208 and a bottom wall 216 together with an inner wall 203 and an outer wall 225, The inner wall 203 is extended above the top wall 208 and below the bottom wall 216 to form elongated screw panels 202 and 204 respectively. Projecting outwardly and upwardly from the outer wall 225 are a pair of spaced apart L-shaped lips 218 and 220. Extending between the inner wall 203 and the outer wall 225 is a horizontal interior strengthening wall 210. Extending between the top wall 208 and the horizontal strengthening wall 210 are a pair of interior vertical strengthening walls 206 and 212. The latter walls continue below the horizontal interior strengthening wall 210 and extend vertically downwardly to the bottom wall 216 by means of vertical wall portions 214 and 21S. The latter are in line with walls 212 and 206, respectively. An outside track 232 having the similar cross section to the inside track is coupled to the latter by means of outwardly and downwardly projecting L-shaped rims 224 and 226 engaging lips 218 and 220, respectively. The top wall 228 and bottom wall 230 of the outside track 209 are alignment with the top wall 208 and the bottom wall 216 of the inside track 207. On the outer wall of the outside track 209 are a pair of spaced apart outwardly and upwardly projecting lips 234 and 236, respectively which are removably engagable with corresponding rims 238 and 239, respectively of a valance holder 240. On the opposite side of the valance holder to the rims 238 and ~ Zt77~
239 are formed a pair of opposed channels ~46 and 252 by means of outward 244 and downward 242 projecting portions and outward 248 and upward 250 projecting portions, respectively.
Along the bottom of the valance holder 240 is formed an elonyated ledge 254 the opposed channels 246 and 252 are adapted to receive a panel of a desired finish. The channel 246 is deeper than the channel 252 so that a panel can be first fit into channel 246 and then dropped into channel 252 so that the top of the panel is still contained within channel 246.
An elongated slot 222 formed between the vertical interior walls 214 and 215 of the inside track 207 are slidably engagable with sliders 52 and also master drape carriers (not shown). A similar slot in the outside track 209 also is slidably engagable with sliders 52 provide a supporting system for inside and outside drapes (not shown).
Illustrated in Figure 8 in cross section is a portion of a lip of either the inside or outside tracks formed of a wall surface 223 and a lip surface 221 of a lip 220. The lip surface 221 is out:wardly inclined to provide an upward diverging channel width. The rims of the outside track and valance also have a corresponding inclination so that the rims and lips can be more easily engaged and disengaged.
Figure 9 illustrates in cross section a wall bracket 260 which is an elongated strip having a pair of outwardly and upwardly projecting L-shaped lips 262 and 264. As shown in Figure 10 by mounting the bracket 260 to a wall 261 by means of screws 263 spaced therealong the track 270 (see Figure 11) having outwardly and downwardly projecting rims 286 and 288 can engage the lips 262 and 264 of the bracket and be held adjacent to the wall 261.
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A thin track section 270 who~e cross section is illustrated in Figure 11 consists of an inner wall 278, an outer wall 271 and a horizontal strengthening wall 276 interconnecting the latter two. A top wall 274 extends between the inner wall 278 and the outer wall 271. The bottom wall 272 has an elongated slot 280 formed therealong. On the inner wall 278 there is formed a pair of spaced apart outwardly and downwardly projecting L-shaped rims 286 and 288 and on the outer wall 271 a corresponding outwardly and 10 upwardly pair of spaced apart L-shaped lips 282 and 284, The latter section can either be introduced between the inside track 207 and the outside track 209 to form a third drape supporting structure or connected to a wall bracket as shown in ~igure 10. The latter system would be appropriate to applications such as mobile homes where space limitations exist.
The ledge 254 on the valance holder 240 is included to allow an alternative use of the valance holder as a drop to enclose pipes or lights. A panel can be supported in part by the ledge 254 and in part by a strip mounted along the wall (not shown).
The wall bracket 260 also has alternative uses such as a means for supporting brackets attachable to cups or various paraphenalia that may conveniently be hung from a wall.
25 Alternatively, bracket 260 may be fitted onto the lips of the outermost track of an assembly of tracks to act as a valance,
Claims (26)
1. A drapery track assembly, comprising:
(a) an extruded inside track having: exterior top and bottom walls and exterior inner and outer vertical walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section; a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the said vertical exterior walls, and at least one interior vertical strengthening wall extending between at least the horizontal interior strengthening wall and the bottom exterior wall, the bottom exterior wall having an elongated slot therein disposed adjacent the vertical interior strengthening wall;
(b) a plurality of sliders slidably engaged in the slot in said inside track;
(c) a pair of master drape carriers slidably engaged in the slot of said inside track for supporting hooks carrying opposed leading edges of a set of drapes; and (d) pulley blocks coupled to ends of said inside track for rotatably supporting sheave wheels which are adapted to receive a draw cord therearound.
(a) an extruded inside track having: exterior top and bottom walls and exterior inner and outer vertical walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section; a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the said vertical exterior walls, and at least one interior vertical strengthening wall extending between at least the horizontal interior strengthening wall and the bottom exterior wall, the bottom exterior wall having an elongated slot therein disposed adjacent the vertical interior strengthening wall;
(b) a plurality of sliders slidably engaged in the slot in said inside track;
(c) a pair of master drape carriers slidably engaged in the slot of said inside track for supporting hooks carrying opposed leading edges of a set of drapes; and (d) pulley blocks coupled to ends of said inside track for rotatably supporting sheave wheels which are adapted to receive a draw cord therearound.
2. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 1, wherein an outer one of said exterior walls has a receptacle and including an extruded valance having a receptacle connector for removable engagement with the receptacle of said inside track.
3. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 2, further including an extruded outside track having:
exterior top and bottom walls and exterior inner and outer vertical walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section; a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the said exterior vertical walls; and at least one interior vertical strengthening wall extending between at least the horizontal interior strengthening wall and the bottom exterior wall, the bottom exterior wall having an elongated slot disposed adjacent the vertical interior strengthening wall; a receptacle connector on an inside exterior wall which is removably engaged with the receptacle of said inside track; and an outer exterior wall having an outside track receptacle which is removably engaged with the receptacle connector of said valance and adapted to receive said pulley blocks in its ends.
exterior top and bottom walls and exterior inner and outer vertical walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section; a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the said exterior vertical walls; and at least one interior vertical strengthening wall extending between at least the horizontal interior strengthening wall and the bottom exterior wall, the bottom exterior wall having an elongated slot disposed adjacent the vertical interior strengthening wall; a receptacle connector on an inside exterior wall which is removably engaged with the receptacle of said inside track; and an outer exterior wall having an outside track receptacle which is removably engaged with the receptacle connector of said valance and adapted to receive said pulley blocks in its ends.
4. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 2, wherein said valance holder has opposed upper and lower channel receptacles on a side opposite said receptacle connector for receiving and holding an elongated panel therein.
5. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 3, wherein the said bottom and top exterior walls of said inside and outside tracks are substantially in common respective notional planes when said outside track receptacle connector is engaged with said inside track receptacle.
6. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 1, including a screw panel wall extending upwardly from an inner vertical exterior wall of said inside track beyond said top exterior wall to form a screw panel for mounting said inside track to a wall.
7. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 2, including a thin track having: exterior top and bottom walls and inner and outer vertical exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section; a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the vertical exterior walls, the bottom exterior wall having an elongated slot receiving said sliders; an inside exterior vertical wall having a receptacle connector which is removably engaged with a receptacle of said inside and outside tracks and an outside exterior vertical wall having a receptacle which is removably engaged with the receptacle connector of said valance.
8. A drapery track assembly, comprising:
(a) an extruded inside track having: exterior top and bottom walls and exterior inner and outer vertical walls, the exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section, the bottom exterior wall having an elongated slot therein, a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the two vertical exterior walls, and an interior vertical strengthening wall extending between the horizontal interior strengthening wall and the bottom exterior wall and disposed on one side of the elongated slot, the outer vertical exterior wall having an outwardly and upwardly bent lip and the inner wall having an outwardly and downwardly bent rim such that the rim on one section of said inside track matingly snugly receives the lip of another section of said inside track holding the two sections in adjacent horizontal alignment;
(b) an extruded outside track having: exterior top and bottom walls and exterior inner and outer vertical walls, the exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section, the bottom wall having a slot therein; a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the said exterior vertical walls for providing support thereto against deformation, and an interior vertical strengthening wall extending between the horizontal interior strengthening wall and the bottom exterior wall and disposed on one side of the elongated slot, the inner exterior wall having an outwardly and downwardly bent rim and the outer exterior wall having an outwardly and upwardly bent lip such that the rim on a first section of said outside track is removably matingly engaged by the lip on an outer wall of both a section of said inside track and a section of said outside track thereby holding the two engaged sections in horizontal alignment;
(c) an extruded valance holder having an outwardly and downwardly bent rim on one side thereof for attachment to the lip of said inside and outside tracks, and opposed upper and lower channel receptacles on the other side thereof for receiving and holding an elongated panel therein;
(d) a plurality of sliders slidably engaged in the slots of said inside and outside tracks;
(e) a pair of master drape carriers slidably engaged in She slots of said inside and outside tracks for supporting hooks carrying opposed leading edges of a set of drapes; and (f) pulley blocks coupled to ends of said inside and outside tracks for rotatably supporting sheave wheels adapted to receive a draw cord wound therearound.
(a) an extruded inside track having: exterior top and bottom walls and exterior inner and outer vertical walls, the exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section, the bottom exterior wall having an elongated slot therein, a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the two vertical exterior walls, and an interior vertical strengthening wall extending between the horizontal interior strengthening wall and the bottom exterior wall and disposed on one side of the elongated slot, the outer vertical exterior wall having an outwardly and upwardly bent lip and the inner wall having an outwardly and downwardly bent rim such that the rim on one section of said inside track matingly snugly receives the lip of another section of said inside track holding the two sections in adjacent horizontal alignment;
(b) an extruded outside track having: exterior top and bottom walls and exterior inner and outer vertical walls, the exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section, the bottom wall having a slot therein; a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the said exterior vertical walls for providing support thereto against deformation, and an interior vertical strengthening wall extending between the horizontal interior strengthening wall and the bottom exterior wall and disposed on one side of the elongated slot, the inner exterior wall having an outwardly and downwardly bent rim and the outer exterior wall having an outwardly and upwardly bent lip such that the rim on a first section of said outside track is removably matingly engaged by the lip on an outer wall of both a section of said inside track and a section of said outside track thereby holding the two engaged sections in horizontal alignment;
(c) an extruded valance holder having an outwardly and downwardly bent rim on one side thereof for attachment to the lip of said inside and outside tracks, and opposed upper and lower channel receptacles on the other side thereof for receiving and holding an elongated panel therein;
(d) a plurality of sliders slidably engaged in the slots of said inside and outside tracks;
(e) a pair of master drape carriers slidably engaged in She slots of said inside and outside tracks for supporting hooks carrying opposed leading edges of a set of drapes; and (f) pulley blocks coupled to ends of said inside and outside tracks for rotatably supporting sheave wheels adapted to receive a draw cord wound therearound.
9. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 8, including pairs of outwardly and upwardly projecting spaced apart bent L-shaped lips on the outer vertical exterior wall of said inside and outside tracks, and corresponding pairs of outwardly and downwardly projecting spaced apart bent L-shaped rims on the inner vertical exterior walls of said inside and outside tracks, such that the lips on one of said tracks removably matingly receives the rims on the other of said tracks.
10. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 8, including a thin track having: exterior top and bottom walls and inner and outer vertical exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section; a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the vertical exterior walls, the bottom exterior wall having an elongated slot slidably receiving said sliders; an inside exterior vertical wall having a pair of spaced apart elongated outwardly and downwardly bent L-shaped rims, and an outer exterior vertical wall having a pair of spaced apart elongated outwardly and upwardly bent L-shaped lips, said rims removably matingly engaging the lips of said inside and outside tracks and said lips removably matingly engaged with the rims of said inside and outside tracks.
11. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 8, including a corner holder having a first means for attachment to an end of a first valance holder and a second means for attachment to an end of a second valance holder oriented at 90 degrees to the first valance holder.
12. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 10, including a plurality of pulley blocks, respective blocks being snugly slidably received by each end of a slider channel above the slot in each of said inside, outside and thin tracks for rotatably supporting a pair of sheave wheels therein, said sheave wheels for receiving the draw cord wound therearound.
13. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 12, wherein said pulley block has an open section for insertion of one of said sliders for holding it in a fixed position in an end of the slot when said pulley block is in place in an end of a corresponding slider channel.
14. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 8, wherein the upper channel receptacle is sufficiently deeper than the lower one so that a panel can be inserted into the upper receptacle sufficiently far for the bottom edge of the panel to clear an entrance to said lower channel receptacle and said lower channel receptacle is sufficiently shallow so that with the panel inserted into the latter the upper edge is still contained within said upper channel receptacle.
15. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 8, wherein the inner wall of said inside track extends above said top exterior wall to provide a screw panel for mounting said inside track to a wall.
16. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 10, including mounting brackets each snugly slidably inserted in ends of said inside, outside and thin tracks between a top exterior wall and the interior horizontal strengthening wall and having a vertical screw plate portion for mounting to a wall surface transverse to said tracks.
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17. A drapery track assembly, comprising:
(a) an extruded inside track having exterior inner and outer vertical walls and exterior top and bottom walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section, an interior horizontal strengthening wall extending between said inner and outer vertical walls, a pair of spaced apart interior vertical strengthening walls extending between said bottom and interior horizontal walls and between said interior and top walls, the bottom wall having an elongated slot disposed between the pair of spaced apart vertical interior strengthening walls extending between the bottom wall and the interior horizontal strengthening wall, said outer vertical wall having a receptacle and the inner exterior wall having an extended portion extending above the top wall forming a screw panel for mounting said inside track to a wall;
(b) a plurality of sliders slidingly engaged in the slot of said inside track;
(c) a pair of master drape carriers slidably engaged in the slot of said inside track for supporting hooks carrying opposed leading edges of a set of drapes; and (d) pulley blocks coupled to ends of said inside track for rotatably supporting sheave wheels adapted to receive a draw cord looped therearound.
(a) an extruded inside track having exterior inner and outer vertical walls and exterior top and bottom walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section, an interior horizontal strengthening wall extending between said inner and outer vertical walls, a pair of spaced apart interior vertical strengthening walls extending between said bottom and interior horizontal walls and between said interior and top walls, the bottom wall having an elongated slot disposed between the pair of spaced apart vertical interior strengthening walls extending between the bottom wall and the interior horizontal strengthening wall, said outer vertical wall having a receptacle and the inner exterior wall having an extended portion extending above the top wall forming a screw panel for mounting said inside track to a wall;
(b) a plurality of sliders slidingly engaged in the slot of said inside track;
(c) a pair of master drape carriers slidably engaged in the slot of said inside track for supporting hooks carrying opposed leading edges of a set of drapes; and (d) pulley blocks coupled to ends of said inside track for rotatably supporting sheave wheels adapted to receive a draw cord looped therearound.
18. A drapery track assembly as defined in claim 17, including an extruded outside track having exterior inner and outer vertical and top and bottom walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section, an interior horizontal strengthening wall extending between said inner and outer vertical walls, a pair of spaced apart vertical interior strengthening walls extending between said bottom and interior horizontal strengthening wall and between said interior horizontal and top walls, the bottom wall having an elongated slot between the pair of spaced apart interior vertical strengthening walls extending between said bottom wall and said interior horizontal wall for slidable engagement with said sliders and said drape carriers, said outer vertical wall having a receptacle and the inner wall having a receptacle connector, the receptacle connector of one section of said outside track being removably matingly engaged with both the receptacle of another section of said outside track and with the receptacle of a section of said inside track for holding an engaged one of the sections in horizontal alignment and ends of a section of said outside track adapted to snugly slidably receive said pulley blocks.
19. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 18, including an extruded valance holder having a receptacle connector on one side thereof for removable mating engagement with the connectors of said inside and outside tracks, and opposed upper and lower channel receptacles on the other side thereof for receiving and retaining an elongated panel therein.
20. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 19, wherein the receptacles are each formed by a pair of spaced apart outwardly and upwardly bent L-shaped lips on the outer exterior wall of said inside and outside tracks and the receptacle connectors are a pair of spaced apart outwardly and downwardly L-shaped rims on the inner wall of said inside and outside tracks and said one side of said valance.
21. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 19, including a corner holder having a first means for attachment to an end of a first valance holder and second means for attachment to an end of a second valance holder oriented at 90 degrees to the first valance holder.
22. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 20, including a thin track having top and bottom walls and inner and outer vertical exterior walls defining a substantially rectangular cross-section, a horizontal interior strengthening wall extending between the vertical exterior walls, an elongated slot in the bottom exterior wall for slidably receiving said sliders, an inside exterior vertical wall having a pair of spaced apart elongated L-shaped outwardly and downwardly bent rims and an outer exterior vertical wall having a pair of spaced apart elongated L-shaped outwardly and upwardly bent lips, said rims removably matingly engaged with the lips of said inside and outside tracks, and said lips removably matingly engaged with the rims of said inside and outside tracks and the rims of said valance holder.
23. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 22, including an elongated wall mounting bracket having a flat wall facing surface and a pair of spaced apart outwardly and upwardly bent L-shaped lips for removable engagement with the rims of said thin track, said inside track and said outside track.
24. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 23, wherein said lips and rims each form an elongated open channel having a vertical surface inclined toward an open end thereof at a sufficient angle to facilitate removable engagement of one of said rims with a corresponding one of said lips.
25. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 17, wherein said valance has a ledge formed along the bottom edge thereof of a side opposite said opposed channels.
26. A drapery track assembly as defined by claim 22, including an elongated wall panel bracket having a flat surface on one side for flush abuttment to a wall for mounting thereto and a pair of spaced apart outwardly and upwardly projecting L shaped lips for removable, mating engagement with corresponding rims of said outside and thin tracks.
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