CA1289452C - Method for draping curtains - Google Patents
Method for draping curtainsInfo
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ABSTRACT
A kit for draping curtains comprising two holders and instructions which depict that the holders are mounted to an upright wall and a curtain material, plaited to for a bar-like bundle, is placed over the holders in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed between the two holders. A method for draping curtains comprising the steps of attaching holders to an upright wall, plaiting a curtain material into a bar-like bundle, and placing the curtain material over the legs of the holder in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed.
A kit for draping curtains comprising two holders and instructions which depict that the holders are mounted to an upright wall and a curtain material, plaited to for a bar-like bundle, is placed over the holders in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed between the two holders. A method for draping curtains comprising the steps of attaching holders to an upright wall, plaiting a curtain material into a bar-like bundle, and placing the curtain material over the legs of the holder in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed.
Description
- ~ 1289~52 METHOD POR DRAPING CURTAINS
~ACX~OUND OF THE INVENTION
The present lnventlon is directed to an assembly for draplng curtalns or the llke.
When draplng a wlndow curtaln or a Fortlere, the curtàln material is plaited or ~olded to ~orm a bar-llke bundle ~zigzag or meander ~laltlng) and ls placed over two supporting rods whlch are mounted in horizontally spaced relationship above the wlndow or door, To form a draping arc between the two supportlng rods, the lower portlon o~ the curtain materlal ls therea~ter pulled down to ~orm circul3r-segment-type rolds. It is extremely dl~lcult and requlres a correspondlng degree o~
sklll to keep the upper-most fold or folds taut between the two supportin~ rods.
It 18 the ob~ect Or the present lnventlon to modl~y the above-mentioned supportihg rod ln such a way that durlng the formlng o~ a draplng arc the uppermost ~olds are always kept taut ln an operatlon that does not requlre any special sklll.
. , SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The~above-speciried ob~ect is so1ved in a surprlsingly slmple way by uslng the holders described b`élow.
When the holders Or the present invention are used, lt ls extremely gimple even ror an unskllled person to ~orm a dra~lng arc between two~horlzontally spaced holders. There 18 no rlsk the uppermost ~olds belng pulled down whlle the drapln~ arc 18 ~ormed so that the curtaln would actually ~sag" between the : ' ~
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~ 1289452 two holders Also, the operatlon does not requlre two or more persons, whlch is normally the case when draplng a curtaln or the llke ln accordance wlth the conventlonal technlque, partlcularly when larger draplng arcs or greater dlstances between the curtaln holders are concerned It 19 preferred that the holder ln accordance with the present inventlon ls made from a ~lat bar section, and ln one embodlment ~rom flat lron bent to U-shape, whereln the upper leg when ln the mounted state ls shorter than the lower leg through whlch the holder can be secured to an uprlght wall or the llke Thls embodiment ls a partlcularly slmple design whlch can be manufactured wlth correspondlng economy When lt 18 deslred to provide two or more draplng arcs between two outermost holders accordlng to the present inventlon, one or more lntermedlate hook-like holders are provided whlch can respectlvely be ~ecured to an uprlght wall ~ln spaced relatlonshlp ther-from Plnally, another embodiment o~ a draplng holder permits the Sormatlon of ~abrlc rosettes at ehe supportl w or holdiny locatlons of the curtain or curtaln materlal These holders are ln fact ornamental holders : ~ The ho1ders ar- sold together wlth instructlons which show how to form th- draplng arc and the fabrlc rosettes 8nIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS~
~elow, a pref-rréd mbodiment of th-~assembly accordlng to ~th-`~lnven~lon w111~b- explolned ln d tall with re~erence to the ~accompanylng drawlng, ln which ~
FIG 1~18 a sldo vlew of a drap ng holder of the present ~lnventlon;~
FIG 2 ls~a s~-ction along the llne II-II of Pig 1 showlng th- draping holder o~ Flg~ ; ' ~ :
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FIG. 4 ls a slde vlew of an lntermedlate hook drawn to reduced scale;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a further em~odiment o~ a draping holder according to the present invention;
FIGS. 6-9 are perspective views respectlvely illuctratlng the draplng o~ a curtaln by usln~ a holder as shown ln Eig. 5;
and PIG. 10 shows a fully draped wlndow curtaln maklng use of three horlzontally spaced draping hooks shown ln ~lg. 5 and mounted above the wlndow.
PIG. 11 ls a slde vlew o~ a draplng holder of the present lnventlon havlng an lntermedlate leg.
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D~SCAIPTION OP TNE PRE~E M ED EMBODIMENTS
The assembly accordlng to the present lnventLon for draping curtains or the llke features at least one horlzontally spaced holder 10 bent to U-shape over whose respective legs 11, whlch ln ehe mounted state form the upper legs. A curtain materlal 13 folded to form a bar-llke bundle 18 placed and ls subee~uently passed from the outslde to the inslde between the upper and the lower legs~of the mentloned holders such that the ::
curtaln material ls retained on the holders 10 while the deslred draplnq ls malntalned. In Figs. 1 and Z, the lower leg of the holder 10 of the present lnvention is referenced 12.
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The U-shaped holder 10 ls bent from a flat bar section, l.e., coated flat iron, and the upper leg 11 in the mounted state is somewhat shorter than the lower leg 12 through which the holder 10 may be secured to an uprlght wall 14 (fa~tening screw~ lS).
At it~ free end, i.e., the end presented to the wall 14, the upper leg 11 when in the mounted state ls initially bent upwards and subsequently bent forwardly downwards to form an open-bottomed C- or U-shaPed terminal portlon 16 which actually ~lxes the curtaln materlal ~laced over the upper le~ 11 (see Plg. 1).
~ he lnward terminal portlon 16 of the upper leg 11 has a dual functlon as lateral and upper limiting means with a grl~ping effect on the curtaln material placed over the upper leg 11; o~ course, thl~ 1~ true under the condltlon that the curtain materlal draped to ~orm a bar-llke bundle has a helght ln excess o~ the dlstance between the lower end of the terminal portlon 16 and the top of the upper leg 11. In order to ensure thls feature, said dlstance ls preferably about 5 to 10 mm, es~eclally about 6 to 7 mm.
In the vlcinlty of the U-bend 17 of the holder 10 there is llkewlse provlded an outer llmlting means for the curtain material 13 placed over the upper leg 11. Thls limitlng means ~pro~ects beYond the top of the upper leg 11 and 18 conflgured as a~rosette 18 which overlaps the U-bend 17 of the holder 10 both u~wardly and downwardly. The rosette 18 18 secured in the vl~clnlty of the U-bend 17 of the holder 10 by means o~ a screw 19 whlch ls indlcated ln Pig, 1. Instead thereof, a rlvet ~olnt, an adhesive ~olnt or a solder ~olnt would also be concelvabl~
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he free end of the lower leg 12 of ~he U-shaped holder lo 18 bent downward to ~orm a lug-llke connectlng member 20 through whlch the holder 10 can be mounted on the wall 14 by means of fastening screws 15 which are disposed above one another in spaced relationship To this end the connecting member 20 ls formed with through-holes 21 (see Fig 2) AS
illustrated in Flg 2, the holes 21 are elongated holes so that durlng assembly the holders 10 can be slightly shifted up and down for elevatlonal ad~ustment wlth a slmilar holder mounted in horlzontally spaced relatlonshlp AS lllustrated ln Flg 11 a further lntermedlate leg 30 may also be provlded between the upper leg 11 and the lower leg 12 Such lntermedlate leg 30 extends approximately in parallel with the upper and the lower legs, so that the curtaln materlal 13 whlch 18 draped to form a bar-llke bundle can be passed between upper leg 11 and lntermedlate ley, and then passed between the lntermedlate leg 30 and lower leg 12 It should be noted that the upper leg 11 is shorter than the lower leg 12 to~facllltate the introductlon of the curtaln materlal, whlch has been draped to a bar or board-like bundle, lnto the region betwe-n uyper and lower leg thro W h the gap betwsen the uprlght wall lg or the llke and the free lnner end ;; ot the upper leg 11 The~draped curtaln materlal l3 ls ~actual-ly ~threaded~ through said gap lnto the region between ~the upper and lower leg`of the hoIder 10 Thls ~threadlng" 18 addltlonally facllltated by the de w ribed conflguratlon o~ the wall-slde terminal portion 16 of the upper leg 11 There is no rlsk of the ~threaded" curtaln material 13 being caught The upper`l-g 11~18 shorter~ than the lower leg 12 by an amount whlch preferably corresponds appr~oxlmately to the inslde spaclng betweeA upper and lower Ie~ ~
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1;~89452 It ls especlally advantageous when the upper leg is slightly inclined in the direction towards its free end relative to the lower leg 12, the angle of inclinatlon relatlve to the lower le~ 12 being about 5 to 10 degrees Thereby the retalnlng or clamplng actlon between draped curtaln materlal 13 and holder 10 is improved It should be noted that ln Flgs 1 and 2 the draped curtain materlal 13 ls lndlcated ln dashed lines for the sake o~ clarity For the provislon of two or more draping arcs between two outermost holders 10 of the described kind, one or several intermedlate holders con~lgured llke a hook 22 are provlded ~see ~lgs 3 and 4), said hook belng mounted in spaced relationship ~rom an uprl~ht wall or the liXe Actuaily, the lntermedlate hook ~2 1~ llkewlse bent ~rom a flat bar ~ectlon, preferably coated flat lron The ~ree end of l the hook 18 covered by a front ro~ette 23 whlch ls slmllar to ¦ the so ette 18 of th- hook 10 Por mounting the hook 22 ln ¦ spaced relatlonshlp from th- uprlght wall, th- wall-slde leg 24 ;~ ¦~f the hook 22 15 twlc- bent by 90 degre-s to form a connectlng member 25 parallel wlth the wall, sald connecting member belng ¦ Losmed with at least two holes 26 above one another for the passage of fastening screws or means to attach the connecting ~member to the wall Plg 3 lndlc-tes~ln dashed lln-s a possible posltlon o~
~the intermedlate hook 22 relatlv- to the two outermost holders ~10 to form two droplng -scs 27 When the lnterm-dlate hook 22 ; ls~omitted, only~a~slngle draping arc 28 can be formed between th- two o~tesmo8t hold ss 10 ;
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The intermedlate hook 22 may also be conflgured as a loose U-bracket whlch is open-topped in the mounted state, the forward leg agaln belng covered by a ro~ette 23 servlng as a screen element.
With the descrlbed holders lt is extreme}y easy for anyone to drape curtalns by formlng horlzontal draplng arcs and draped shawls whlch respectlvely depend from the holders 10 according to the present invention for framing the sides of a window or a door.
Figs. 5 to 10 illustrate a further embodlment of a draplng .
holder 100 and the use thereof, whereby fabric rosettes 107 are ~ormed in the vicinlty o~ the holder and slmultaneou~ly cover the same (see Flgs. 9 and 10). Thus, the holder 100 is in fact a kind of tool for preparing rosettes or the like in connection wi~ draping curtains, as descr ~ d.
The holder 100 ls made from metalllc ~lat bar materlal or the like and bent to approxlmate U- or C-shape. It is mo~nted in s~aced relatlonshlp ~rom a wall 14 vla an L-bracket 105 secured to the wall ~mountlng plate 108 and fastenlng screw~ 109 ln Flg. 51 such that the plane defined by the two prongs 101, 102 of the holder extends approxlmately ln parallel with thé wall ; 1~ or the surface thereo~, recpectlvely. To provlde the ` mentloned rosettes 10~, the curtain material 13 ls lnltlally placed over the L-bracket 105 in meander-pleated conflguratlon ~as illustrated ln Fig. 6. Then an upper layer of curtaln macerlal ls pulled forwards through the two prongs~101 and 102 as~shown ln Flg. 7 ~see arrow 110 in Plg. 7), and durlng thls operotion the two prongs 101, 102 are resillently spread apart (see arrows 103, 104 io Fig. 71. ~he curtuln materlal 18 pulled forward between ~the two vrongs 101 and 102 approxlmately ; a~s far as shown ln Fig. a. Whon thls 8tep has been completed the two prong8 101 and 102 wlll return to thelr lnltlal positlons as lndlcated ~y the arrows 111, 112.
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Thereafter, the forwardly pulled portlon of the curtaln materlal 13 ls turned back over and between the prongs 101, 102 (see arrows 113, 114, ~115 in Flg. 9) to obtain the desired rosette 107.
Flg. 10 lllustrates a curtain 13 fully draped around a wlndow 116, whereln draplng has been performed by the use of three horlzontally spaced draplng holders 100 shown ln Flg. 5 and mounted above the window 116.
All of the features disclosed in the present documents are claimed as belng essential to the inventlon to the extent to which they are novel over the prior art either indivldually or ln comblnatlon.
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~ACX~OUND OF THE INVENTION
The present lnventlon is directed to an assembly for draplng curtalns or the llke.
When draplng a wlndow curtaln or a Fortlere, the curtàln material is plaited or ~olded to ~orm a bar-llke bundle ~zigzag or meander ~laltlng) and ls placed over two supporting rods whlch are mounted in horizontally spaced relationship above the wlndow or door, To form a draping arc between the two supportlng rods, the lower portlon o~ the curtain materlal ls therea~ter pulled down to ~orm circul3r-segment-type rolds. It is extremely dl~lcult and requlres a correspondlng degree o~
sklll to keep the upper-most fold or folds taut between the two supportin~ rods.
It 18 the ob~ect Or the present lnventlon to modl~y the above-mentioned supportihg rod ln such a way that durlng the formlng o~ a draplng arc the uppermost ~olds are always kept taut ln an operatlon that does not requlre any special sklll.
. , SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The~above-speciried ob~ect is so1ved in a surprlsingly slmple way by uslng the holders described b`élow.
When the holders Or the present invention are used, lt ls extremely gimple even ror an unskllled person to ~orm a dra~lng arc between two~horlzontally spaced holders. There 18 no rlsk the uppermost ~olds belng pulled down whlle the drapln~ arc 18 ~ormed so that the curtaln would actually ~sag" between the : ' ~
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~ 1289452 two holders Also, the operatlon does not requlre two or more persons, whlch is normally the case when draplng a curtaln or the llke ln accordance wlth the conventlonal technlque, partlcularly when larger draplng arcs or greater dlstances between the curtaln holders are concerned It 19 preferred that the holder ln accordance with the present inventlon ls made from a ~lat bar section, and ln one embodlment ~rom flat lron bent to U-shape, whereln the upper leg when ln the mounted state ls shorter than the lower leg through whlch the holder can be secured to an uprlght wall or the llke Thls embodiment ls a partlcularly slmple design whlch can be manufactured wlth correspondlng economy When lt 18 deslred to provide two or more draplng arcs between two outermost holders accordlng to the present inventlon, one or more lntermedlate hook-like holders are provided whlch can respectlvely be ~ecured to an uprlght wall ~ln spaced relatlonshlp ther-from Plnally, another embodiment o~ a draplng holder permits the Sormatlon of ~abrlc rosettes at ehe supportl w or holdiny locatlons of the curtain or curtaln materlal These holders are ln fact ornamental holders : ~ The ho1ders ar- sold together wlth instructlons which show how to form th- draplng arc and the fabrlc rosettes 8nIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS~
~elow, a pref-rréd mbodiment of th-~assembly accordlng to ~th-`~lnven~lon w111~b- explolned ln d tall with re~erence to the ~accompanylng drawlng, ln which ~
FIG 1~18 a sldo vlew of a drap ng holder of the present ~lnventlon;~
FIG 2 ls~a s~-ction along the llne II-II of Pig 1 showlng th- draping holder o~ Flg~ ; ' ~ :
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FIG. 4 ls a slde vlew of an lntermedlate hook drawn to reduced scale;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a further em~odiment o~ a draping holder according to the present invention;
FIGS. 6-9 are perspective views respectlvely illuctratlng the draplng o~ a curtaln by usln~ a holder as shown ln Eig. 5;
and PIG. 10 shows a fully draped wlndow curtaln maklng use of three horlzontally spaced draping hooks shown ln ~lg. 5 and mounted above the wlndow.
PIG. 11 ls a slde vlew o~ a draplng holder of the present lnventlon havlng an lntermedlate leg.
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D~SCAIPTION OP TNE PRE~E M ED EMBODIMENTS
The assembly accordlng to the present lnventLon for draping curtains or the llke features at least one horlzontally spaced holder 10 bent to U-shape over whose respective legs 11, whlch ln ehe mounted state form the upper legs. A curtain materlal 13 folded to form a bar-llke bundle 18 placed and ls subee~uently passed from the outslde to the inslde between the upper and the lower legs~of the mentloned holders such that the ::
curtaln material ls retained on the holders 10 while the deslred draplnq ls malntalned. In Figs. 1 and Z, the lower leg of the holder 10 of the present lnvention is referenced 12.
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The U-shaped holder 10 ls bent from a flat bar section, l.e., coated flat iron, and the upper leg 11 in the mounted state is somewhat shorter than the lower leg 12 through which the holder 10 may be secured to an uprlght wall 14 (fa~tening screw~ lS).
At it~ free end, i.e., the end presented to the wall 14, the upper leg 11 when in the mounted state ls initially bent upwards and subsequently bent forwardly downwards to form an open-bottomed C- or U-shaPed terminal portlon 16 which actually ~lxes the curtaln materlal ~laced over the upper le~ 11 (see Plg. 1).
~ he lnward terminal portlon 16 of the upper leg 11 has a dual functlon as lateral and upper limiting means with a grl~ping effect on the curtaln material placed over the upper leg 11; o~ course, thl~ 1~ true under the condltlon that the curtain materlal draped to ~orm a bar-llke bundle has a helght ln excess o~ the dlstance between the lower end of the terminal portlon 16 and the top of the upper leg 11. In order to ensure thls feature, said dlstance ls preferably about 5 to 10 mm, es~eclally about 6 to 7 mm.
In the vlcinlty of the U-bend 17 of the holder 10 there is llkewlse provlded an outer llmlting means for the curtain material 13 placed over the upper leg 11. Thls limitlng means ~pro~ects beYond the top of the upper leg 11 and 18 conflgured as a~rosette 18 which overlaps the U-bend 17 of the holder 10 both u~wardly and downwardly. The rosette 18 18 secured in the vl~clnlty of the U-bend 17 of the holder 10 by means o~ a screw 19 whlch ls indlcated ln Pig, 1. Instead thereof, a rlvet ~olnt, an adhesive ~olnt or a solder ~olnt would also be concelvabl~
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he free end of the lower leg 12 of ~he U-shaped holder lo 18 bent downward to ~orm a lug-llke connectlng member 20 through whlch the holder 10 can be mounted on the wall 14 by means of fastening screws 15 which are disposed above one another in spaced relationship To this end the connecting member 20 ls formed with through-holes 21 (see Fig 2) AS
illustrated in Flg 2, the holes 21 are elongated holes so that durlng assembly the holders 10 can be slightly shifted up and down for elevatlonal ad~ustment wlth a slmilar holder mounted in horlzontally spaced relatlonshlp AS lllustrated ln Flg 11 a further lntermedlate leg 30 may also be provlded between the upper leg 11 and the lower leg 12 Such lntermedlate leg 30 extends approximately in parallel with the upper and the lower legs, so that the curtaln materlal 13 whlch 18 draped to form a bar-llke bundle can be passed between upper leg 11 and lntermedlate ley, and then passed between the lntermedlate leg 30 and lower leg 12 It should be noted that the upper leg 11 is shorter than the lower leg 12 to~facllltate the introductlon of the curtaln materlal, whlch has been draped to a bar or board-like bundle, lnto the region betwe-n uyper and lower leg thro W h the gap betwsen the uprlght wall lg or the llke and the free lnner end ;; ot the upper leg 11 The~draped curtaln materlal l3 ls ~actual-ly ~threaded~ through said gap lnto the region between ~the upper and lower leg`of the hoIder 10 Thls ~threadlng" 18 addltlonally facllltated by the de w ribed conflguratlon o~ the wall-slde terminal portion 16 of the upper leg 11 There is no rlsk of the ~threaded" curtaln material 13 being caught The upper`l-g 11~18 shorter~ than the lower leg 12 by an amount whlch preferably corresponds appr~oxlmately to the inslde spaclng betweeA upper and lower Ie~ ~
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1;~89452 It ls especlally advantageous when the upper leg is slightly inclined in the direction towards its free end relative to the lower leg 12, the angle of inclinatlon relatlve to the lower le~ 12 being about 5 to 10 degrees Thereby the retalnlng or clamplng actlon between draped curtaln materlal 13 and holder 10 is improved It should be noted that ln Flgs 1 and 2 the draped curtain materlal 13 ls lndlcated ln dashed lines for the sake o~ clarity For the provislon of two or more draping arcs between two outermost holders 10 of the described kind, one or several intermedlate holders con~lgured llke a hook 22 are provlded ~see ~lgs 3 and 4), said hook belng mounted in spaced relationship ~rom an uprl~ht wall or the liXe Actuaily, the lntermedlate hook ~2 1~ llkewlse bent ~rom a flat bar ~ectlon, preferably coated flat lron The ~ree end of l the hook 18 covered by a front ro~ette 23 whlch ls slmllar to ¦ the so ette 18 of th- hook 10 Por mounting the hook 22 ln ¦ spaced relatlonshlp from th- uprlght wall, th- wall-slde leg 24 ;~ ¦~f the hook 22 15 twlc- bent by 90 degre-s to form a connectlng member 25 parallel wlth the wall, sald connecting member belng ¦ Losmed with at least two holes 26 above one another for the passage of fastening screws or means to attach the connecting ~member to the wall Plg 3 lndlc-tes~ln dashed lln-s a possible posltlon o~
~the intermedlate hook 22 relatlv- to the two outermost holders ~10 to form two droplng -scs 27 When the lnterm-dlate hook 22 ; ls~omitted, only~a~slngle draping arc 28 can be formed between th- two o~tesmo8t hold ss 10 ;
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The intermedlate hook 22 may also be conflgured as a loose U-bracket whlch is open-topped in the mounted state, the forward leg agaln belng covered by a ro~ette 23 servlng as a screen element.
With the descrlbed holders lt is extreme}y easy for anyone to drape curtalns by formlng horlzontal draplng arcs and draped shawls whlch respectlvely depend from the holders 10 according to the present invention for framing the sides of a window or a door.
Figs. 5 to 10 illustrate a further embodlment of a draplng .
holder 100 and the use thereof, whereby fabric rosettes 107 are ~ormed in the vicinlty o~ the holder and slmultaneou~ly cover the same (see Flgs. 9 and 10). Thus, the holder 100 is in fact a kind of tool for preparing rosettes or the like in connection wi~ draping curtains, as descr ~ d.
The holder 100 ls made from metalllc ~lat bar materlal or the like and bent to approxlmate U- or C-shape. It is mo~nted in s~aced relatlonshlp ~rom a wall 14 vla an L-bracket 105 secured to the wall ~mountlng plate 108 and fastenlng screw~ 109 ln Flg. 51 such that the plane defined by the two prongs 101, 102 of the holder extends approxlmately ln parallel with thé wall ; 1~ or the surface thereo~, recpectlvely. To provlde the ` mentloned rosettes 10~, the curtain material 13 ls lnltlally placed over the L-bracket 105 in meander-pleated conflguratlon ~as illustrated ln Fig. 6. Then an upper layer of curtaln macerlal ls pulled forwards through the two prongs~101 and 102 as~shown ln Flg. 7 ~see arrow 110 in Plg. 7), and durlng thls operotion the two prongs 101, 102 are resillently spread apart (see arrows 103, 104 io Fig. 71. ~he curtuln materlal 18 pulled forward between ~the two vrongs 101 and 102 approxlmately ; a~s far as shown ln Fig. a. Whon thls 8tep has been completed the two prong8 101 and 102 wlll return to thelr lnltlal positlons as lndlcated ~y the arrows 111, 112.
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Thereafter, the forwardly pulled portlon of the curtaln materlal 13 ls turned back over and between the prongs 101, 102 (see arrows 113, 114, ~115 in Flg. 9) to obtain the desired rosette 107.
Flg. 10 lllustrates a curtain 13 fully draped around a wlndow 116, whereln draplng has been performed by the use of three horlzontally spaced draplng holders 100 shown ln Flg. 5 and mounted above the window 116.
All of the features disclosed in the present documents are claimed as belng essential to the inventlon to the extent to which they are novel over the prior art either indivldually or ln comblnatlon.
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Claims (24)
1. A drapery holder adapted to be secured to a wall surface for retaining drapery material adjacent to a window or wall opening comprising:
a support member having a first end and a second end, said support member being of a predetermined length and including, an upper surface adapted for supporting drapery material thereon:
a wall engaging member secured adjacent to said first end of said support member, said wall engaging member being disposed an a first plane substantially orthogonally positioned relative to said support member:
a first prong including a first end and a second end, said first end of said first prong being secured adjacent to said second end of said support member and said second end of said first prong projecting outwardly therefrom: and a second prong including a first end and a second end, said first end of said second prong being secured adjacent to said second end of said support member and said second end of said first prong projecting outwardly therefrom:
said first and second prongs being aligned relative to each other in a second plane substantially orthogonally positioned relative to said support member and defining an opening between said first and second prongs for accommodating drapery material therebetween, said opening being disposed through said second plane in a direction substantially parallel with said support member and said first and second planes being disposed substantially parallel' with respect to each other, said first and second prongs being constructed of a resilient material for enabling said first and second prongs to be spread apart for permitting drapery material to be positioned therebetween and thereafter returned to a normal position for retaining drapery therebetween during use. --
a support member having a first end and a second end, said support member being of a predetermined length and including, an upper surface adapted for supporting drapery material thereon:
a wall engaging member secured adjacent to said first end of said support member, said wall engaging member being disposed an a first plane substantially orthogonally positioned relative to said support member:
a first prong including a first end and a second end, said first end of said first prong being secured adjacent to said second end of said support member and said second end of said first prong projecting outwardly therefrom: and a second prong including a first end and a second end, said first end of said second prong being secured adjacent to said second end of said support member and said second end of said first prong projecting outwardly therefrom:
said first and second prongs being aligned relative to each other in a second plane substantially orthogonally positioned relative to said support member and defining an opening between said first and second prongs for accommodating drapery material therebetween, said opening being disposed through said second plane in a direction substantially parallel with said support member and said first and second planes being disposed substantially parallel' with respect to each other, said first and second prongs being constructed of a resilient material for enabling said first and second prongs to be spread apart for permitting drapery material to be positioned therebetween and thereafter returned to a normal position for retaining drapery therebetween during use. --
2. The drapery holder according to claim 1, wherein said first and second prongs project upwardly from said support member.--
3 . The drapery holder according to claim 1. wherein said second end of each of said first, and second prongs is bend in a substantial circular configuration to form a substantially tulip shape. --
4 . The drapery holder according to claim 1, wherein said first and second prongs project upwardly from said support .
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5 . The drapery holder according to claim 1, wherein said support member and said wall engaging member are integrally formed. --
6. The drapery holder according to claim 1, and further including a mounting plate for securing said drapery holder to a wall surface. --
7. The drapery holder according to claim 1, wherein said first and second prongs are integrally formed. --
8, The drapery holder according to claim 5, wherein said support member and said wall engaging member are substantially L- shaped. --
9. A method for draping curtains comprising the following steps:
attaching two holders to an upright wall, each holder including a bar member having a first end and a second end, a first prong and a second prong projecting upwardly from adjacent said first end of said bar member and forming a space between said first and second prongs and means for attaching the bar member to a wall being provided adjacent to said second end of said bar members placing a lengthwise folded curtain forming material defining a plurality of layers thereof over each bar members pulling an upper layer of said lengthwise folded curtain forming material forwardly through the space formed between said first and second prongs of each holder: and pulling said upper layer of said curtain forming material rearwardly and upwardly over said first and second prongs to form two fabric rosettes. -
attaching two holders to an upright wall, each holder including a bar member having a first end and a second end, a first prong and a second prong projecting upwardly from adjacent said first end of said bar member and forming a space between said first and second prongs and means for attaching the bar member to a wall being provided adjacent to said second end of said bar members placing a lengthwise folded curtain forming material defining a plurality of layers thereof over each bar members pulling an upper layer of said lengthwise folded curtain forming material forwardly through the space formed between said first and second prongs of each holder: and pulling said upper layer of said curtain forming material rearwardly and upwardly over said first and second prongs to form two fabric rosettes. -
10. The method for draping curtains according to claim 9, further comprising the steps of attaching a third holder to a wall between the two holders in spaced relation therefrom, and placing the curtain material over the holders in such a way as to from three fabric rosettes and two draping, arcs between the fabric rosettes. --
11 11 . A method for draping curtains comprising the steps of:
(a) attaching two holders to an upright wall, each holder having a C-shaped member positioned between and joining two prongs terminating in a curved surface portion at an upper end thereof, the C-shaped member being affixed to a bar member at an end of the C-shaped member opposite its opening, said bar member having means to attach the holder to a wall;
(b) placing a lengthwise folded curtain forming material defining a plurality of layers thereof over each bar member;
(c) pulling an upper layer of said lengthwise folded curtain forming material forwardly through the prongs of each holder; and (d) pulling said upper layer of said curtain forming material rearwardly and upwardly over said curved surface portions of each holder to form two fabric rosettes and a draping arc between the fabric rosettes.
(a) attaching two holders to an upright wall, each holder having a C-shaped member positioned between and joining two prongs terminating in a curved surface portion at an upper end thereof, the C-shaped member being affixed to a bar member at an end of the C-shaped member opposite its opening, said bar member having means to attach the holder to a wall;
(b) placing a lengthwise folded curtain forming material defining a plurality of layers thereof over each bar member;
(c) pulling an upper layer of said lengthwise folded curtain forming material forwardly through the prongs of each holder; and (d) pulling said upper layer of said curtain forming material rearwardly and upwardly over said curved surface portions of each holder to form two fabric rosettes and a draping arc between the fabric rosettes.
12 . The method for draping curtains according to claim 11 further comprising the steps of attaching a third holder to a wall between the two holders, in spaced relation therefrom, and placing the curtain material over the holders in such a way as to form three fabric rosettes and two draping arcs between the fabric rosettes.
13 . An assembly for draping curtain material comprising:
two holders for holding and draping a curtain when the two holders are mounted to a wall and a curtain forming matertal is :suspended between the two, each holder having two parallel legs with one leg being longer than the other and which legs when the holder is mounted to a wall are oriented perpendicular to the wall, a U-shaped member connecting the two legs which when the holder is mounted to the wall is opened such that the open end of the U faces the wall, and means for mounting the holder to an upright wall, said means being contiguous with the longer leg and creating a space between the end of the shorter leg nearest the wall and the wall itself when the holder is mounted to the wall, said holders being capable of supporting the curtain material when mounted to an upright wall, such that the curtain material can be plaited to form a bar-like bundle and be placed over the holders in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed between the two holders.
two holders for holding and draping a curtain when the two holders are mounted to a wall and a curtain forming matertal is :suspended between the two, each holder having two parallel legs with one leg being longer than the other and which legs when the holder is mounted to a wall are oriented perpendicular to the wall, a U-shaped member connecting the two legs which when the holder is mounted to the wall is opened such that the open end of the U faces the wall, and means for mounting the holder to an upright wall, said means being contiguous with the longer leg and creating a space between the end of the shorter leg nearest the wall and the wall itself when the holder is mounted to the wall, said holders being capable of supporting the curtain material when mounted to an upright wall, such that the curtain material can be plaited to form a bar-like bundle and be placed over the holders in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed between the two holders.
14 . The assembly of claim 13 further comprising outer limiting means positioned on an outside portion of the U-shaped member on each holder, said outer limiting means being in a plane perpendicular to the legs.
15 . The assembly of claim 14 wherein the outer limiting means is a disk.
16. The assembly of claim 14 wherein the outer limiting means is a rosette.
17. The assembly of claim 13 further comprising an intermediate leg extending substantially between the two parallel legs of the holder.
18. The assembly of claim 13 further comprising:
an intermediate hook capable of being attached to the upright wall between the holders in spaced relationship therefrom for supporting curtain material such that when curtain material is plaited to form a bar-like bundle and is placed over the two holders and the intermediate hook two draping arcs are formed.
an intermediate hook capable of being attached to the upright wall between the holders in spaced relationship therefrom for supporting curtain material such that when curtain material is plaited to form a bar-like bundle and is placed over the two holders and the intermediate hook two draping arcs are formed.
19. The assembly of claim 18 further comprising a second intermediate hook capable of being attached to the upright wall between the holders in spaced relationship therefrom for supporting curtain material such that when the curtain material is plaited to form a bar-like bundle and is placed over the two holders and the intermediate hook three draping arcs are formed.
20 . An assembly for draping curtain material comprising:
two holders for holding and draping a curtain when the two holders are mounted to a wall and a curtain forming material is suspended between the two, each holder having two legs, an upper leg and a lower leg that is longer than the upper leg, said upper leg being inclined relative to the lower leg at an angle of inclination of up to about 10 degrees when the holder is mounted to an upright wall and the lower leg 15 perpendicular to the wall, a U-shaped member connecting the two legs which when the holder is mounted to a wall is opened such that the open end of the U faces the wall, and means for mounting the holder. to an upright wall, said means being contiguous with the longer leg and creating a space between the end of the shorter leg nearest the wall and the wall itself when the holder is mounted to the wall;
said holders being capable of supporting the curtain material when mounted to the upright wall, such that the curtain material can be plaited to form a bar-like bundle and be placed over the holders in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed between the two holders.
two holders for holding and draping a curtain when the two holders are mounted to a wall and a curtain forming material is suspended between the two, each holder having two legs, an upper leg and a lower leg that is longer than the upper leg, said upper leg being inclined relative to the lower leg at an angle of inclination of up to about 10 degrees when the holder is mounted to an upright wall and the lower leg 15 perpendicular to the wall, a U-shaped member connecting the two legs which when the holder is mounted to a wall is opened such that the open end of the U faces the wall, and means for mounting the holder. to an upright wall, said means being contiguous with the longer leg and creating a space between the end of the shorter leg nearest the wall and the wall itself when the holder is mounted to the wall;
said holders being capable of supporting the curtain material when mounted to the upright wall, such that the curtain material can be plaited to form a bar-like bundle and be placed over the holders in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed between the two holders.
21 . An assembly for draping curtain material comprising:
two holders for holding and draping a curtain when the two holders are mounted to a wall and a curtain forming material is suspended between the two, each holder having three legs, an upper leg, a lower leg, and an intermediate leg extending substantially between the upper and lower leg, said lower leg being longer than said upper and intermediate legs, said upper leg being inclined relative to the intermediate leg and lower leg at an angle of inclination of up to about 10 degrees when the holder is mounted to an upright wall, said intermediate and lower legs being oriented perpendicular to the wall when the holder is mounted to a wall, a U-shaped member connecting the three legs which when the holder is mounted to a wall is opened such that the open end of the U faces the wall and the intermediate leg extends from approximately the center of the open end of the U, and means for mounting the holder to an upright wall, said means being contiguous with the longer leg and creating a space between the end of the shorter leg nearest the wall and the wall itself when the holder is mounted to the wall;
said holders being capable of supporting the curtain material when mounted to the upright wall, such that the curtain material can be plaited to form a bar-like bundle and be placed over the holders in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed between the two holders.
two holders for holding and draping a curtain when the two holders are mounted to a wall and a curtain forming material is suspended between the two, each holder having three legs, an upper leg, a lower leg, and an intermediate leg extending substantially between the upper and lower leg, said lower leg being longer than said upper and intermediate legs, said upper leg being inclined relative to the intermediate leg and lower leg at an angle of inclination of up to about 10 degrees when the holder is mounted to an upright wall, said intermediate and lower legs being oriented perpendicular to the wall when the holder is mounted to a wall, a U-shaped member connecting the three legs which when the holder is mounted to a wall is opened such that the open end of the U faces the wall and the intermediate leg extends from approximately the center of the open end of the U, and means for mounting the holder to an upright wall, said means being contiguous with the longer leg and creating a space between the end of the shorter leg nearest the wall and the wall itself when the holder is mounted to the wall;
said holders being capable of supporting the curtain material when mounted to the upright wall, such that the curtain material can be plaited to form a bar-like bundle and be placed over the holders in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed between the two holders.
22. An assembly for draping curtain material comprising:
two holders for holding and draping a curtain when the two holders are mounted to a wall and a curtain forming material is suspended between the two, each holder having three legs, an upper leg, a lower leg, and an intermediate leg extending substantially between the upper and lower leg, said lower leg being longer than said upper and intermediate legs, said intermediate leg being inclined relative to the lower leg at an angle of inclination of up to about 10 degrees when the holder is mounted to an upright wall, said upper and lower legs being oriented perpendicular to the wall when the holder is mounted to the wall, a U-shaped member connecting the three legs which when the holder is mounted to a wall is opened such that the open end of the U faces the wall, and the intermediate leg extends from approximately the center of the open end of the U, and means for mounting the holder to an upright wall, said means being contiguous with the longer leg and creating a space between the end of the shorter leg nearest the wall and the wall itself when the holder is mounted to the wall;
said holders being capable of supporting the curtain material when mounted to the upright wall, such that the curtain material can be plaited to form a bar-like bundle and be placed over the holders in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed between the two holders.
two holders for holding and draping a curtain when the two holders are mounted to a wall and a curtain forming material is suspended between the two, each holder having three legs, an upper leg, a lower leg, and an intermediate leg extending substantially between the upper and lower leg, said lower leg being longer than said upper and intermediate legs, said intermediate leg being inclined relative to the lower leg at an angle of inclination of up to about 10 degrees when the holder is mounted to an upright wall, said upper and lower legs being oriented perpendicular to the wall when the holder is mounted to the wall, a U-shaped member connecting the three legs which when the holder is mounted to a wall is opened such that the open end of the U faces the wall, and the intermediate leg extends from approximately the center of the open end of the U, and means for mounting the holder to an upright wall, said means being contiguous with the longer leg and creating a space between the end of the shorter leg nearest the wall and the wall itself when the holder is mounted to the wall;
said holders being capable of supporting the curtain material when mounted to the upright wall, such that the curtain material can be plaited to form a bar-like bundle and be placed over the holders in such a way that the curtain material is retained while a draping arc is formed between the two holders.
23. An assembly for draping curtain material comprising:
two holders for holding and draping a curtain when the two holders are mounted to a wall and a curtain forming material is suspended between the two holders, each holder having a C-shaped member positioned between and joining two prongs to form a curtain supporting member, the C-shaped member being affixed to a bar member at the end of the C-shaped member opposite to its opening, said bar member having means to attach the holder to the wall, the entire structure being such that when the holder is mounted on the wall, the plane of the curtain supporting member is oriented parallel to the wall and the curtain supporting member is at a distance from the wall;
said holders being capable of supporting curtain material and of allowing curtain material to be initially placed over the means for mounting the holder in meander-pleated configuration, then an upper layer of curtain material to be pulled forward through the two prongs of the C-shaped holder, and finally to pull the forwardly pulled portion of each curtain material back and over between the prongs of the C-shaped holder to form fabric rosettes and to form a draping arc between the fabric and the rosettes.
two holders for holding and draping a curtain when the two holders are mounted to a wall and a curtain forming material is suspended between the two holders, each holder having a C-shaped member positioned between and joining two prongs to form a curtain supporting member, the C-shaped member being affixed to a bar member at the end of the C-shaped member opposite to its opening, said bar member having means to attach the holder to the wall, the entire structure being such that when the holder is mounted on the wall, the plane of the curtain supporting member is oriented parallel to the wall and the curtain supporting member is at a distance from the wall;
said holders being capable of supporting curtain material and of allowing curtain material to be initially placed over the means for mounting the holder in meander-pleated configuration, then an upper layer of curtain material to be pulled forward through the two prongs of the C-shaped holder, and finally to pull the forwardly pulled portion of each curtain material back and over between the prongs of the C-shaped holder to form fabric rosettes and to form a draping arc between the fabric and the rosettes.
24 . The assembly of claim 23 further comprising a third holder which in use allows the curtain material to be placed over the holders to form three fabric rosettes and two draping arcs.
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