GB2420834A - Window curtain mounting fixture - Google Patents

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GB2420834A
GB2420834A GB0426426A GB0426426A GB2420834A GB 2420834 A GB2420834 A GB 2420834A GB 0426426 A GB0426426 A GB 0426426A GB 0426426 A GB0426426 A GB 0426426A GB 2420834 A GB2420834 A GB 2420834A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B45/00—Hooks; Eyes
    • F16B45/005—Hooks; Eyes characterised by the material
    • F16B45/008—Hooks; Eyes characterised by the material plastics
    • 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
    • A47H1/14—Brackets for supporting rods or rails
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B13/00—Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose
    • F16B13/04—Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose with parts gripping in the hole or behind the reverse side of the wall after inserting from the front
    • F16B13/08—Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose with parts gripping in the hole or behind the reverse side of the wall after inserting from the front with separate or non-separate gripping parts moved into their final position in relation to the body of the device without further manual operation
    • F16B13/0816—Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose with parts gripping in the hole or behind the reverse side of the wall after inserting from the front with separate or non-separate gripping parts moved into their final position in relation to the body of the device without further manual operation with a wedging drive-pin
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B19/00—Bolts without screw-thread; Pins, including deformable elements; Rivets
    • F16B19/04—Rivets; Spigots or the like fastened by riveting
    • F16B19/08—Hollow rivets; Multi-part rivets
    • F16B19/10—Hollow rivets; Multi-part rivets fastened by expanding mechanically
    • F16B19/1027—Multi-part rivets
    • F16B19/1036—Blind rivets
    • F16B19/1081—Blind rivets fastened by a drive-pin
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B13/00—Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose
    • F16B13/04—Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose with parts gripping in the hole or behind the reverse side of the wall after inserting from the front
    • F16B13/06—Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose with parts gripping in the hole or behind the reverse side of the wall after inserting from the front combined with expanding sleeve
    • F16B13/063—Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose with parts gripping in the hole or behind the reverse side of the wall after inserting from the front combined with expanding sleeve by the use of an expander
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B45/00—Hooks; Eyes

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Abstract

A window curtain mounting fixture having a mounting button 1 supporting an integral wall fixing plug 2, the mounting button having a first shoulder portion 3 at the end of the plug 2 and a second shoulder portion 4 which is longitudinally spaced from said first shoulder portion 3. A locking pin 6 carried on the mounting button 1 may be driven into the plug to expand this and thus secure it in a preformed hole in a window frame. The second shoulder portion 4 may then be used to secure curtain mounting brackets of various types. The fixture thus provides a simple and quick fixing for a curtain mounting bracket 9 and the brackets may be easily interchanged, if necessary.

Description

WINDOW CURTAIN MOUNTING FIXTURE
This invention relates to a window curtain mounting fixture. It relates particularly to a fixture that may be attached to a window frame to enable a curtain rod or curtain wire to he mounted in place.
In providing a curtain mounting fixture for a window frame, the usual way of doing this would be to drill a hole in the frame, then press a moulded wall fixing plug into the hole to enable a wood screw to he attached to the frame. A suitable screw is then located on a curtain rod mounting bracket and the screw is tightened in the plug to fix the bracket to the frame. The mounting bracket may he provided with hooks for canying a curtain rod or a curtain wire. A second bracket will be required at the opposite side of the window frame.
It is frequently necessary for the mounting bracket to have fixings for both a lightweight net curtain carried on a wire as well as a heavier fabric curtain mounted on a rod.
Whilst the task of mounting the fixtures is not difficult, it requires the worker to assemble the necessary components together and provide suitable tools for enabling the *joh to he done. If the window frame is of a hollow construction, this is likely to require a different model of wall fixing plug than would he used with a window frame of a solid material.
I have now discovered an alternative window curtain mounting fixture that is able to he installed very easily and which requires only a small number of component parts to provide a satisfactory installation. The number of tools required to carry out the job is also able to be reduced. _,, -
According to the invention, there is provided a window curtain mounting fixture comprising a mounting button supporting an integral wall fixing plug, the mounting button having a first shoulder portion at the end of the plug and a second shoulder portion which is longitudinally spaced from said first portion. The fixture may include a curtain mounting bracket which is supported on said second shoulder portion.
The mounting button may include a locking pin which will he able to he moved longitudinally into the wall fixing plug in order to expand the plug when it has been placed in the frame hole. The locking pin may then be moved into a position where an end surface thereof lies flush with an external surface of the mounting button. Conveniently, the movement of the locking pin is effected by one or more taps from a mallet.
The curtain mounting bracket may include a cover portion which will lit over the said second shoulder. The cover portion may fit substantially over an upper part of the second shoulder. The cover portion may extend behind the said second shoulder such that the mounting button will be substantially concealed beneath the cover portion.
The curtain mounting bracket may include one or more hooks for mounting curtain fixings. The mounting bracket may he formed of a synthetic plastics material.
By way of example, some particular embodiments of the invention will now he described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is an end view of the mounting button, Figure 2 is an axial cross-sectional view of the mounting button with locking pin, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the Figure 2 arrangement, Figure 4 is an end view corresponding to Figure 1 after insertion of the locking pin, Figure 5 is a view corresponding to Figure 2 after insertion of the locking pin, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the mounting button with inserted locking pin, Figure 7 is a cover portion with a large fixing hook, Figure 8 is a cover portion with a small fixing hook, Figure 9 shows the Figure 7 view from below, FigLire 10 shows the Figure 8 view from below, Figure 11 is a perspective view of the cover portion model with plastics locking pin when located on the mounting button, and, Figure 12 is a further view of the Figure 11 arrangement.
As depicted in Figures 1 and 2, the mounting fixture includes a mounting button 1 which is formed of a synthetic plastics material and is of a generally cylindrical shape.
The mounting button I supports a wall fixing plug 2 which terminates in a first shoulder portion 3 and there is also a second shoulder portion 4. When the fixing plug 2 has been inserted in a suitable hole in a window frame, the first shoulder portion 3 will be held in contact with the surface of the frame whilst the said second shoulder portion 4 will be supported a few millimetres above the frame surface.
The Figure 2 construction also shows a locking pin 6 which is able to be inserted in a central bore 7 of the mounting button I. As depicted in the Figure, the locking pin 6 is able to he inserted from the wide end of the mounting hutton I. If the pin is entered further into the mounting button, the pin will press against inclined surfaces 8 located on the inner walls of the fixing plug 2 and these walls will tend to he pushed outwards.
Figure 3 shows the components of Figure 2 in a perspective view.
Figure 4 corresponds to Figure 1 showing the end view when the locking pin has been fully inserted into the mounting button.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the locking pin 6 fully inserted into the mounting button 1. The pin is seen to have exerted pressure on the inner walls of the fixing plug 2 and these walls have been expanded outwards. If the fixing plug had been inserted in a drilled hole in a window frame, the plug would thereby have become locked in the hole so that a secure fixing would have been achieved. A good fixing would also he achieved if the window frame wall had been of a hollow construction because the fixing plug will become locked against the inner surface of this frame wall when the expansion effect has taken place.
Figure 6 is similarly a perspective view of the mounting button I with the wall fixing plug 2 in the expanded condition.
With the mounting button secured in a window frame, this!brms a convenient support for one ola small range of curtain fixtures to he secured to the frame. These fixtures are all provided with a cover portion which is slid from above over the second shoulder portion of the mounting button. The selected cover portion is thereby held in place by the mounting button and the button itself will be substantially concealed by the cover.
Figures 7 and 8 show two models of cover portion 9. Figure 7 depicts a cover portion with a large fixing hook and Figure 8 a cover portion with a small fixing hook.
Figures 9 and 1 0 are views respectively of these two models from below. Figure 1 1 is a different model of cover portion 9 which is provided with a built-in plastics peg II which may he used for the attachment of a curtain wire to the window frame. It shows on an enlarged scale the cover portion 9 supported on the mounting button and the expanded fixing plug 2 is clearly seen. Figure 12 is another view of this model.
In use of the window curtain mounting fixture, it has been found convenient to just drill a window frame hole of the required diameter and then secure the mounting button I by driving the locking pin 6 flush with the mounting button surface. This avoids the need to provide a wood screw and a screwdriver in order to make a good fixing. The mounting button can then he used to attach a suitable one of the provided range of cover portions so that the required curtain installation can he made. If it should be necessary to change the curtain arrangement at any time a suitable alternative model of cover portion can be readily attached to the original mounting button.
The mounting fixture components of the invention have been found to be relatively inexpensive to manufacture since they can be made of a plastics material. There are only three component parts and these can conveniently he made up in a kit fhrm so that they are readily available to householders and curtain installers.
The foregoing description of embodiments of the invention has been made by way of example only and a number of modifications may he made without departing from the Scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. For instance, it is not essential that the locking pin should be formed of a plastics material and this component could alternatively he made of steel.

Claims (11)

  1. Claims I A window curtain mounting fixture comprising a mounting button
    supporting an integral wall fixing plug, the mounting button having a first shoulder portion at the end of the plug and a second shoulder portion which is longitudinally spaced from said first portion.
  2. 2 A curtain mounting fixture as claimed in Claim I, in which the fixture includes a curtain mounting bracket which is supported on said second shoulder portion.
  3. 3 A curtain mounting fixture as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, in which the mounting button includes a locking pin which will he able to be moved longitudinally into the wall i.:'' fixing plug in order to expand the plug when it has been placed in the frame hole.
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  4. 4 A curtain mounting fixture as claimed in Claim 3, in which the locking pin may then he moved into a position where an end surface thereof lies flush with an external S.....
  5. * surface of the mounting button.
    A curtain mounting fixture as claimed in any one of Claims 2 to 4, in which the curtain mounting bracket includes a cover portion which will fit over the said second shoulder.
  6. 6 A curtain mounting uixture as claimed in Claim 5, in which the said cover portion additionally fits substantially over an upper part of the second shoulder.
  7. 7 A curtain mounting fixture as claimed in Claim 5 or 6, in which the cover portion extends behind the said second shoulder such that the mounting button will he substantially concealed beneath the cover portion.
  8. 8 A curtain mounting fixture as claimed in any one otT Claims 2 to 7, in which the curtain mounting bracket includes one or more hooks for mounting curtain fixings.
  9. 9 A curtain mounting fixture as claimed in any one of Claims 2 to 8, in which the mounting bracket is formed of a synthetic plastics material.
  10. A curtain mounting fixture as claimed in any one of Claims 2 to 9, in which the mounting bracket includes a metal peg capable of supporting a curtain wire.
  11. 11 A window curtain mounting fixture, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to any one of the accompanying drawings. * * * * * **.* * , *_ * * 0S * ** * * *
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WO2023155978A1 (en) 2022-02-16 2023-08-24 Sieone Oü A curtain wire fastening system onto a window frame

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GB2221382A (en) * 1988-07-18 1990-02-07 John Mchugh Curtain hanger support device
US5409336A (en) * 1993-08-06 1995-04-25 Jericevich; Anthony Wall anchoring apparatus
WO1997039202A2 (en) * 1996-04-16 1997-10-23 Fairbairn Reads Trust Company Limited As Trustees Of The Brookhaven Trust Wall anchoring apparatus
GB2315989A (en) * 1995-06-02 1998-02-18 Bellmar Limited A curtain hanger system
GB2407965A (en) * 2003-11-14 2005-05-18 Cairns Michael Paul Curtain pole hanging bracket and system

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GB2221382A (en) * 1988-07-18 1990-02-07 John Mchugh Curtain hanger support device
US5409336A (en) * 1993-08-06 1995-04-25 Jericevich; Anthony Wall anchoring apparatus
GB2315989A (en) * 1995-06-02 1998-02-18 Bellmar Limited A curtain hanger system
WO1997039202A2 (en) * 1996-04-16 1997-10-23 Fairbairn Reads Trust Company Limited As Trustees Of The Brookhaven Trust Wall anchoring apparatus
GB2407965A (en) * 2003-11-14 2005-05-18 Cairns Michael Paul Curtain pole hanging bracket and system

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WO2023155978A1 (en) 2022-02-16 2023-08-24 Sieone Oü A curtain wire fastening system onto a window frame

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