DE8911270U1 - Holder for draping curtains - Google Patents

Description

Holder for draping curtains

Description

The invention relates to a holder for draping curtains and for fastening them to a wall or the like, as well as an arrangement of at least two holders arranged horizontally spaced from one another for draping curtains. The invention also relates to a method for draping curtains.

Draping a curtain around window or door openings is done for decorative purposes or to cover certain areas. To achieve a particularly appealing visual impression, it is mainly a matter of a successful

, formation of folds or individual panels within the ff curtain. Usually the curtain fabric is folded into a beam-like bundle (zig-zag folding

or meander fold) and placed over two holders arranged horizontally ; 5 above the window or door.

The curtain is then pulled apart in certain areas according to the optical impression to be achieved. In the process, a so-called draping arch is created between the two holders, in which the lower part of the curtain material is folded, forming circular-segment-shaped folds.

downwards. Creating a regular and visually appealing drape is difficult and requires

a lot of experience. This is especially true for larger bundles of curtain fabric.

The purpose of the holder according to the invention and the arrangement according to the invention is to enable the draping of curtain material in the simplest and quickest way possible. Accordingly, the purpose of the method according to the invention is to achieve a visually appealing draping of a curtain in the quickest and simplest way possible.

The holder according to the invention solves the problem by providing at least one, preferably at least two recesses for inserting curtain fabric according to the characterizing part of claim 1. The recesses according to the invention predetermine a certain fold when the curtain fabric is inserted into the holder or its recess(es). Subsequent, additional folding is made considerably easier.

Preferably, the holder is characterized in that it is in the form of a hook that can be attached to the wall and protrudes from it, with essentially one-plane extending

and interconnected U-shaped sections, the U-section closest to the wall (rear) having a rear recess and _ the U-section remote from the wall (front) having a front recess

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Define bundles of

Curtain fabrics are conveniently placed one behind the other, so

that one bundle can simultaneously form a visual edge for the other bundle.

The arrangement according to the invention solves the problem in a corresponding way in that the holders each have at least one, but preferably several recesses, depressions or the like. In particular, very wide or multiple curtain bundles can be draped easily and quickly in this way. This naturally also applies to individual curtain bundles of normal width. In all cases, precise and attractive folds can be achieved.

j5 The method according to the invention for draping curtains is particularly suitable when using at least two holders according to one of claims 1 to 14 or an arrangement of holders according to claim 15 or 16. The curtain material is folded together in particular in zigzag or meander folds to form a beam-like bundle. According to the invention, a bundle is then placed in the recesses (U-sections) so that a sag is created between the holders and on the outside

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&eegr;. Advantageous embodiments of the holder according to the invention can be found in the subclaims.

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J Preferred embodiments of the invention are described in more detail below with reference to drawings. They show:

Fig. 1 shows a holder according to the invention in side view attached to a wall;

Fig. 2 shows a modified embodiment of the holder according to Fig. 1 in a plan view from above;

Fig. 3 the holder according to Fig. 2 in perspective side view (without rosette);

Fig. 4 shows another embodiment of the inventive

Holder with a specially designed end piece

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U-sections;

Fig. 5 shows a holder according to the invention corresponding to Fig. 1 with inserted curtain bundles (without rosette);

Fig. 6 a holder according to the invention corresponding to Fig.2

with inlaid curtain bundles (without rosette); and

Fig. 7 shows a holder with only one recess in perspective view.

A holder 10 according to the invention for draping curtains 11 is intended for fastening to a wall 12. Fig. 1 shows the holder 10 without a curtain. The holder 10 shows in the side view 2 U-sections 14, 15 connected to one another by a head arch 13. A leg 16 of the U-section 14 remote from the wall near the wall merges into the head arch 13 and from there into a leg 17 of the U-section 15 remote from the wall near the wall. The lower areas of the U-sections 14, 15 are each referred to as foot arches 18 and 19. A leg remote from the wall adjoining the foot arch 18 of the U-section 14 remote from the wall bears the reference number 20. Accordingly, a wall-

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near leg 21 is provided as a continuation of the foot arch 19. The leg 21 merges into an angle 22, namely a horizontal crosspiece 23. This is followed by a vertical high piece 24, which has holes 27, 28 for fastening to the wall 12 using screws 25, 26.

A cover in the form of a rosette 29 is provided on the free, wall-remote leg 20 of the U-section 14. This is approximately circular, aligned almost parallel to the leg 20 IC and serves as a decorative cover for the holder 10 and, in continuation of the leg 20 upwards, also as a side limit for a curtain 11 inserted into the holder 10.

The holder 10 is preferably made of a flat strip, e.g.

Formed from steel with a rectangular cross-section. It is also possible to produce it as a cast part from castable material. The cross-section is particularly clearly visible in Fig. 3 and 4.

In Fig. 1 it can be seen that the foot arch 19 closest to the wall extends further down than the foot arch 18 furthest from the wall. For further explanation, please refer to Fig. 5. The holder 10 shown there is shown without a rosette 29. This would otherwise obscure the view of the details that are important in this context. The curtain 11 is intended as a frame for a window or door opening. For this purpose, a total of 2 holders are arranged, namely one on the left and one on the right, above the opening. Fig. 5 shows the left holder. The curtain 11 inserted into the holder 10 falls freely downwards on the left side of the holder 10. On the right side of the holder 10, the curtain 11 extends to the right holder (not shown in Fig. 5) and further down from there towards the floor. The curtain 11 is folded into a beam-like bundle (zig-zag fold or meander fold) and is placed in the holder 10 in this bundle. The aim is to achieve a visually particularly appealing^ drape. According to Fig. 5

a part of the folded curtain material is inserted into the front U-section 14 facing the viewer, away from the wall, and another part is inserted into the rear U-section 15 close to the wall. The folds 30, 31, 32 created by the bundling are shown as thin lines in Fig. 5. Due to the different heights of the foot arches 18, 19, a particularly wide draping arch 33 of the curtain 11 is created to the right of the holder 10. The term width refers to the distance between an upper edge 34 and a lower edge

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with approximately equally high foot arches 15, 19, in which the lower curtain bundle 36 (edge 35) is pulled further into the draping arch 33 by the header 10. The design of the holder 10 with two U-sections defines a certain drape when the curtain 11 is placed on top, while the different arrangement with regard to the height of the foot arches 18, 19 largely makes further manual reworking of the drape superfluous.

It is also advantageous to use separate curtain parts, with one curtain part being inserted into each U-section. This is particularly helpful if you want to work with different colors.

Fig. 2 shows another embodiment of the holder 10 in a top view. The difference is as follows:

In Fig. 1, the holder 10 extends essentially in a direction that protrudes from the wall plane and is perpendicular to it.

right and preferably vertical plane. In Fig. 2, the holder 10 is arranged at an angle (angled angle). The U-sections 14, 15 and the crosspiece 23 extend in a vertical plane that protrudes from the wall plane and is at the same time angled at an angle of about 30° to a vertical plane that is perpendicular to the wall plane. The head arch 13 is aligned with the U-sections 14, 15.

The high bar 24, the legs 21, 17, 16, 20 and the rosette 29 are aligned parallel to the wall.

Similarly, the holder 10 in Fig. 3 is

There, only the high bar 24 and the leg 20 furthest from the wall are aligned parallel to the wall 12, while the legs 16, 17, 21 are not angled relative to the foot arches 18, 19 or the head arch 13.

Fig. 6 shows the particular advantages of the embodiment according to Figs. 2 and 3. In Fig. 6, the foot arch 19 closest to the wall is also lower than the foot arch 18 far from the wall. Accordingly, simply inserting the curtain 11 into the holder 10 results in a visually visible division of the curtain with corresponding folds and corresponding width between the edges 34 and 35. The previously described bending by the angle C^ of about 30° also results in a similar effect on the left side of the holder 10.

The curtain reaching down to the floor (not shown)

appears much wider in Fig. 6 than in Fig.

The lower curtain bundle 36 is considerably wider in Fig. 6 to the left of the holder 10 than in Fig. 5, since the front, upper curtain bundle 37 in Fig. 6 has a much smaller

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The dashed line 38 in Fig. 6 indicates a further curtain bundle which is additionally placed on the lower curtain bundle 36 in the U-section 15 closest to the wall. This is either a third of a larger ^&udiagr; curtain or a further third curtain, e.g. in a different color.

To securely hold a curtain or a curtain bundle of the curtain 11, the head arch 13 is higher than the crossbar. The legs 16 and 21 are advantageously the same length.

If the leg 20 does not reach the head arch 13, the rosette 29 extends at least to

this height. The rosette 29 is connected to the leg 20 by gluing, riveting or the like.

Fig. 4 shows a further embodiment of the holder 10 according to the invention. Instead of a rosette, a special end piece 39 is provided. This consists of a flat band made of iieta.il or the like, which is bent into an approximately U-shape. The individual legs 40, 41 can be bent apart in a spring-loaded manner and are each bent outwards at their upper ends 42, 43.

*0 The legs 40, 41 extend in a plane approximately parallel to the wall surface. The end piece 39 is welded, glued, riveted, soldered or similar to the leg 20 in the area of an L-shaped bend 44 of the leg. A part of the curtain material of the curtain 11 inserted into the holder 10 according to Fig. 4 is pulled through between the two legs 40, 41 and draped in a visually appealing manner so that the holder 10 is as concealed as possible.

Fig. 4 shows another special feature. The head arch 13 is provided lower than the crossbar 23, in contrast to Fig. 3. This is particularly advantageous if less curtain material is inserted into the U-section 14 away from the wall than into the U-section 15 close to the wall. The holes 27, 28 in Fig. 4 are designed as elongated holes for easier height adjustment of the holder 10.

The holder according to Fig. 4, like the holders according to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, can be arranged or designed to be angled or non-angled. The angle is always directed outwards, i.e. away from the door or window opening.

It makes sense to always use an arrangement of brackets for draping a door or window opening, namely a total of 2 brackets 10 each with several recesses (U-sections 14, 15). If angled brackets 10 are provided, the U-sections remote from the wall face away from each other

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and the U-sections closest to the wall face each other.

As already described above, the curtain fabric is folded into a beam-like bundle. When using a one-piece curtain, it is inserted completely into the holders 10, with one half being placed in each of the U-sections 14, 15. When using two separate curtain parts, one is first inserted into the rear U-sections 15 so that a gap is created between the holders.

¹ ^ hang (drapery arch 33) is created and outside each curtain part hangs down. Then a curtain part is inserted in the same way into the front U-sections 14, whereby this front curtain (curtain bundle 37) does not or only partially cover the rear curtain part (curtain bundle 38).

*5 covers. The order in which the individual curtain parts are inserted can also be reversed.

The separate U-sections 14, 15 pre-define a certain type of fold or allow separate curtain parts to be draped neatly apart from one another. The ^overall draping process is made quicker and significantly easier.

The advantages mentioned can also be achieved with holders 10 which, as shown in Fig. 7, each have only a single recess 14 which is open at the top in the assembled state, preferably directly behind or adjacent to the rosette 29 or - as shown in Fig. 7 - behind the C-shaped end piece 39.

All disclosed features are claimed as essential to the invention both individually and in combination with one another.

List of reference symbols

10 holder 4 2 End 11 Curtain 43 End 12 Wall 44 Angulation 13 Head arch 14 U-section 15 U-section 16 leg 17 leg 18 Arch of the foot 19 Arch of the foot 20 leg 21 leg 22 angle 23 Crossbar 24 High bridge 25 Screws 26 Screws 27 drilling 28 drilling 29 rosette 30 wrinkle 31 wrinkle 32 wrinkle 33 Drapery arch 34 Edge 35 Edge 36 Lower curtain bundle 37 Front upper curtain bundle 38 Edge 39 End piece 40 leg 41 leg

Claims (1)

Expectations 1. Holder for draping curtains and for fastening to a wall or the like, characterized by at least one recess that can be aligned vertically and is open at the top for inserting curtain material. 2. Holder according to claim 1, characterized in that it is designed in the form of a hook that can be attached to the wall (12) and protrudes from it, with U-shaped sections (14, 15) that extend in a plane and are connected to one another, the U-section (15) near the wall (rear) defining a rear recess and the U-section (14) far from the wall (front) defining a front recess. 3. Holder according to claim 2, characterized in that a leg (16) of the front U-section (14) close to the wall is connected, in particular to form a head arch (13), to a leg (17) of the rear U-section (15) remote from the wall. 4. Holder according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a wall-near leg (21) of the rear U-section (15) for fastening to the wall ¹ ^ (12) is provided, in particular by fastening an angle (22) formed as a continuation of the wall-near leg (21) with a free, in particular vertical, high web (24) and a transverse web (23) provided between the high web (24) and the wall-near leg (21). 5. Holder according to claim 4, characterized in that the vertical web (24), the transverse web (23) and the U-sections (14, 15) extend essentially in a plane that protrudes from the wall plane, in particular perpendicular to this and preferably vertical plane. 6. Holder according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the U-sections (14, 15) are arranged offset from one another (laterally) in such a way that when viewed perpendicularly to the wall, the U-section (15) close to the wall (rear) is at least partially visible next to the U-section (14) remote from the wall (front) or is only partially covered by it. 7. Holder according to claim 6, characterized in that the U-sections (14, 15) and optionally the crosspiece (23) extend in a vertical plane protruding from the wall plane, which is at the same time angled at an angle of preferably 15 to 45° relative to a vertical plane perpendicular to the wall plane. -3- 3. Holder according to one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that the lower regions (foot arches 16, 19) of the U-sections (14, 15) are offset in height from one another, such that the foot arch (19) near the wall (rear) is lower than the foot arch (1b) far from the wall (front). 9. Cold storage according to one of claims 4 to 8, characterized in that the head arch (13) is arranged approximately at the same height or higher than the crosspiece (23), or that the leg (16) of the U-section (14) remote from the wall extends at least to the height of the leg (21) of the U-section (15) close to the wall. 10. Holder according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized by a cover, panel or the like arranged on an area facing away from the wall (12), in particular a preferably disc-shaped rosette (29) arranged on the leg (20) of the U-section (14) remote from the wall. 11. Holder according to claim 10, characterized in that the rosette (29) extends with its lower edge at least to the lower edge of the wall-near (rear) foot arch (19) extends. 12. Holder according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the rosette (29) extends with its upper edge at least to the height of the head arch (13). 13. Holder according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized by an end piece (39) arranged on the area facing away from the wall (12) and bent approximately in a U- or C-shape, the legs (40, 41) of which extend in a plane approximately parallel to the wall surface. -4- 14. Holder according to claim 13, characterized in that the two legs (40, 41) can be bent apart in a spring-elastic manner. 20 25 30 36