US3550184A - Pleat forming device - Google Patents

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US3550184A
US3550184A US758797A US3550184DA US3550184A US 3550184 A US3550184 A US 3550184A US 758797 A US758797 A US 758797A US 3550184D A US3550184D A US 3550184DA US 3550184 A US3550184 A US 3550184A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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  • This invention relates to a device for forming pleats on drapes, curtains or the like, and more particularly to hangers insertable in tracks of curtain rods and hanging bars pivotably connected at the upper ends thereof to the hangers and pivotable perpendicularly to the pulling direction of the curtains.
  • Such devices are used to produce unusually decorative pleats. Usually their relatively long arms are inserted into pockets formed in wide pleat bands, in which one skips a certain number of pockets between arms. If the device has, for example, four arms, the two outer arms can be inserted into the first and sixth pockets. A single pleat is thus produced. If a triple pleat is to be obtained, one inserts the first arm in the first pocket, the second arm in the fifth pocket, the third arm in the eleventh pocket and the fourth arm in the sixteenth pocket.
  • p v p p This object is accomplished in the present invention in that from the lower region of the hanging arms upwardly pointing pleat holding arms extend and that the hanging arms are pivotably connected with the respective pleat holding arms.
  • the hanging arms or pleat holding arms are inserted in a wide pleat band and areparallel with one another and perpendicular when the curtain is pushed back all the way.
  • a pull occurs in the pleat band whereby the pleat holding arms form a larger and larger angle with the hanging Patented Dec. 29, 1970 arms and as a result the upper region of the pleats open slowly.
  • the transition between the hanging arms and respective pleat holding arms has a cross-section reduction.
  • an articulated connection is obtained in a simple manner between the hanging arms and the pleat holding arms, which yields to the pull in the pleat band without the hanging arms or pleat holding arms bending due to this pull.
  • At least one strap is provided, which is fastened to the hanger and in the region of the free end of the respective pleat holding arm.
  • this strap can absorb a part of the pull in the pleat band.
  • the strap is formed integrally with the hanger and has at its free end an eyelet which can be snapped onto the free end of the respective pleat holding arm.
  • the hanger and the eyelet can be spray coated in one operation.
  • the pleat holding arms have a fiuted profile. Due to this profile they are given sufiicient stiffness without having to use substantially more material. Moreover, the fluted profile can be formed so that because of its spring force it lies tight in the pockets of the pleat holding band.
  • the fiuited profile has openings at its base.
  • a fixing arm is provided which is insertable in the fluted profile and has hooks that can engage in the openings. Owing to this, it is also possible to fasten curtains which do not have a pleat band to the hanging arms or pleat holding arms. This use masters the forces occurring in the devices according to the invention, and the fixing arm contributes to the stiffness of the pleat holding arms and may do so for the hanging arms as well.
  • the fluted profile and the fixing arm have on opposed faces a sawtooth-type profile. This ensures that the openings and the hook always remain in engagement.
  • the fluted profile has in cross-section a circumference of more than degrees and tapers conically toward its lower region.
  • a corresponding selfretaining core is insertable into the fluted profile.
  • the core consists of rings of different radii. This increases the self-retention and improves the assurance that the curtain is retained.
  • the core has a handle at its wide end. It can then be pulled out of the fluted profile without difliculty and without tools.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a hanger inserted in a curtain rod shown broken away, under which unhooked hanging arms and pleat holding arms are arranged.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view according to lines 22 in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the line 3--3 in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 1, of a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view according to lines 55 in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 6 is a pleat holding arm, shown in section, of a further embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a pleat holding arm, shown in section, of a further embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a side view of a fixing arm.
  • FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of region A in FIG. 7 with the fixing arm in hooked position.
  • FIG. 10 is a transverse section through hanging arms with fixing arms inserted.
  • FIG. 11 is a longitudinal section through another embodiment of pleat holding arm.
  • FIG. 12 is a side view of a core for the pleat holding arm according to FIG. 11.
  • FIG. 13 is a sectional view along lines 13-13 in FIG. 11 with the core inserted, on a larger scale.
  • a hanger 10 is inserted by its rollers 11 in a track 12 of a curtain rod 13.
  • the legs of the hanger 10 have necks 14 and heads 15 representing hinge pins molded to them.
  • the right leg has a strap 16 molded to it which carries at its free end an eyelet 18.
  • two parallel hanging arms 19, which carry at their upper end an eyelet 20 which can be pushed over one of the heads 15 and then hang by the upper eyelet portion on the respective neck 14.
  • This hinge connection permits pivoting the hanging arm 19 in the counterclockwise direction as vie-wed in FIG. 3 with neck 14 as the pivot point, without the hanger 10 having to follow this pivotal movement.
  • the hanging arms 19 In the upper region the hanging arms 19 present bulges 21, whereby the pockets of the curtain band are expanded in places and thus do not slip on the hanging arms 19. At their lower end the hanging arms 19 are inter-connected by a yoke 2'2.
  • two horns 24, two holders 25, and two pleat holding arms 26 originate from the yoke 22.
  • the horns 24 serve to give support to the pleat so that it hangs down outwardly.
  • the holders 25 may have the curtain band hooked into them. Also spacers or a cord may be fastened to them.
  • the pleat holding arms 26 have at their lower end a cross-section reduction 28, so that they can be pivoted about this cross-section reduction 28 as center of rotation, namely the pleat holding arm 26 at left in FIG. 1 rotates counterclockwise and the right pleat holding arm rotates. clockwise.
  • the free end of the pleat holding arms 26 carries a small head 27 onto which the eyelets 18 can be snapped.
  • a somewhat different hanger 10 is provided.
  • a double-T rod is used as curtain rod 13.
  • the necks 14 with heads 15 point outwardly and can be hooked into identical eyelets to the eyelets 20 in the first embodiment.
  • the hanging arms 19 are also designed the same.
  • the pleat holding arms 26 are designed in the form of a fluted channel which has a shallow arch. When these pleat holding arms 26 are inserted into the pocket of a curtain band, the radius of the channel becomes smaller and the pleat holding arms 26 stick fast in the pockets. For additional assurance, a hole 29 is provided, by means of which the curtain band or the curtain can be sewed on.
  • a pleat holding arm 26 according to FIG. 6 is suitable, to which the tulle can be sewn by means of the holes 29/ If the curtain has no curtain band, one can use a pleat holding arm according to FIGS. 7, 8 and 9. It too, has a fluted profile. On the base of the fluted channel, openings 30 are provided, the precise form. which is evident from FIG. 9.
  • a fixing arm 31 can be inserted in the pleat holding arm 26 and presents hooks 32 which have the form shown in FIG. 9. Lastly the fluted profile and the fixing arm 31 are provided on opposed faces with a sawtooth type profile 34, 35. As is evident particularly from FIG. 9, the fixing arm 31 cannot move upward, so that the hook 32 cannot disengage from the opening 30 or respectively from the heel 36 thereof. In the representation according to FIG. 9, some clearance was drawn between the profiles 34 and 35, which is taken up by the curtain material and whereby the ratchet eflect is further increased.
  • the curtain material needs to be neither pierced nor sewn.
  • the fluted profile has in cross-section a circumference of more than 180 degrees.
  • the fluted profile tapers conically toward the lower end.
  • a one piece core 38 may be inserted in the pleat holding arm 26 and consists of a number of rings39 and ,is conical similar to the fluted profile of the pleat holding arm 26.
  • a handle 41 is provided, to prevent the core 38 from being inserted into the pleatholding arm 26 too far and by which one can pull thecore 38 out again without difliculty.
  • FIG. 10 shows a transverse section through I provided.
  • the pleat holding arms 26 need not always lie parallel with thehanging arms 19 in the position of rest. Moreover, by connecting together only one hanging arm 19 and one pleat holding arm '26, one can also produce unsymmetrical pleats.
  • A- device for-forming pleats on drapes, curtains or the like comprising hanging arm means connectable at the upper thereof to curtain rod hanger means, and
  • upward pointing pleat holding arm means extending from the lower region of said hanging arm means and pivotably connected thereto.
  • a device wherein the transition between said hangingarm means and respective pleat holding arm means has a cross section reduction viewed normal to the plane of the drape.
  • a device according to claim 1 wherein said pleat holding arm means has a fluted profile lengthwise.
  • a device according to cairn 3 wherein said fluted profie has openings in its base and fixing arm means is insertabe in said fluted profie and has hooks engagcabe in said openings.
  • a device according to claim 6 wherein said core comprises rings of different radii.
  • a device according to claim 1 wherein said pleatholding arm means are symmetrically pivotable with respect to said hanger arm means.
  • a device according to claim 9 wherein at least one strap is fastened to said hanger means and is connectable to the region of the free end of said pleat holding arm means.
  • a device according to claim 10 wherein said strap is integral with said hanger means and has at its free end an eyelet which can be snapped onto the free end of said pleat holding arm means.

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US4729148A (en) * 1986-10-24 1988-03-08 Levy James F Carrier for flexible closure
WO1990006710A1 (fr) * 1988-12-16 1990-06-28 Hochen Carl G Appareil a structure de glissement
US6905035B2 (en) * 2001-05-21 2005-06-14 Sharper Image Corporation Accessory organizer
US11944226B1 (en) * 2023-09-17 2024-04-02 Jeffrey Alan Gartland Shower curtain hanger

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US4729148A (en) * 1986-10-24 1988-03-08 Levy James F Carrier for flexible closure
WO1990006710A1 (fr) * 1988-12-16 1990-06-28 Hochen Carl G Appareil a structure de glissement
US5040266A (en) * 1988-12-16 1991-08-20 Hochen Carl G Glide frame apparatus
US6905035B2 (en) * 2001-05-21 2005-06-14 Sharper Image Corporation Accessory organizer
US11944226B1 (en) * 2023-09-17 2024-04-02 Jeffrey Alan Gartland Shower curtain hanger

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