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US3119442A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Drapery traverse system

Assignee: Kirsch Co
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Filing: 1960-08-30
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Granted: 1964-01-28
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Expires: 1980-08-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ledger D Ford
  • 👤 Ralph E Bell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 11:35
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47H; A47H5/00; A47H5/02; A47H5/032; A47H1/00; A47H2001/003; A47H2001/006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 243 words
IN A STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING A PAIR OF DRAPES FOR SIMULTANEOUS, HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED TUBE MEMBER HAVING A UNIFORM CROSS SECTION INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY PARTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL ON ONE LENGTHWISE SIDE THEREOF DEFINING A MAJOR SEGMENT OF A CIRCLE AND A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT WALL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THEREOF, SAID FLAT WALL HAVING A LENGTHWISE SLOT THEREIN MIDWAY BETWEEN THE EDGES THEREOF, SAID SLOT EXTENDING FROM ONE END OF SAID TUBE MEMBER TO THE OTHER END THEREOF; ROLLER MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID TUBE MEMBER NEAR THE OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF AND SPACED FROM THE FLAT WALL; A PAIR OF SPACED WALL BRACKETS, EACH BRACKET HAVING AN UPWARDLY OPENING, USHAPED, OUTER SECTION THROUGH WHICH SAID TUBE MEMBER EXTENDS, SAID OUTER SECTION PARTIALLY SURROUNDING AND ENGAGING SAID TUBE MEMBER AND HOLDING SAME IN A SELECTED ATTITUDE; MEANS DEFINING AN OPENING IN SAID PARTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL AND A STOP ELEMENT PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM SAID U-SHAPED SECTION AND RECEIVED INTO SAID OPENING FOR OPPOSING RELATIVE ROTATION BETWEEN SAID TUBE MEMBER AND SAID BRACKET; SCREW MEANS MOUNTED UPON SAID U-SHAPED SECTION FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PARTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL, WHEREBY SAID TUBE MEMBER IS FIRMLY HELD WITHIN SAID USHAPED SECTION; A PLURALITY OF SLIDERS MOUNTED UPON SAID TUBE MEMBER WITHIN SAID SLOT FOR MOVEMENT LENGTHWISE THEREOF; HANGER MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID SLIDERS; AND CABLE MEANS EXTENDING AROUND SAID ROLLER MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID SLIDERS FOR EFFECTING SAID MOVEMENT THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 243 words
IN A STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING A PAIR OF DRAPES FOR SIMULTANEOUS, HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED TUBE MEMBER HAVING A UNIFORM CROSS SECTION INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY PARTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL ON ONE LENGTHWISE SIDE THEREOF DEFINING A MAJOR SEGMENT OF A CIRCLE AND A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT WALL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THEREOF, SAID FLAT WALL HAVING A LENGTHWISE SLOT THEREIN MIDWAY BETWEEN THE EDGES THEREOF, SAID SLOT EXTENDING FROM ONE END OF SAID TUBE MEMBER TO THE OTHER END THEREOF; ROLLER MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID TUBE MEMBER NEAR THE OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF AND SPACED FROM THE FLAT WALL; A PAIR OF SPACED WALL BRACKETS, EACH BRACKET HAVING AN UPWARDLY OPENING, USHAPED, OUTER SECTION THROUGH WHICH SAID TUBE MEMBER EXTENDS, SAID OUTER SECTION PARTIALLY SURROUNDING AND ENGAGING SAID TUBE MEMBER AND HOLDING SAME IN A SELECTED ATTITUDE; MEANS DEFINING AN OPENING IN SAID PARTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL AND A STOP ELEMENT PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM SAID U-SHAPED SECTION AND RECEIVED INTO SAID OPENING FOR OPPOSING RELATIVE ROTATION BETWEEN SAID TUBE MEMBER AND SAID BRACKET; SCREW MEANS MOUNTED UPON SAID U-SHAPED SECTION FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PARTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL, WHEREBY SAID TUBE MEMBER IS FIRMLY HELD WITHIN SAID USHAPED SECTION; A PLURALITY OF SLIDERS MOUNTED UPON SAID TUBE MEMBER WITHIN SAID SLOT FOR MOVEMENT LENGTHWISE THEREOF; HANGER MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID SLIDERS; AND CABLE MEANS EXTENDING AROUND SAID ROLLER MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID SLIDERS FOR EFFECTING SAID MOVEMENT THEREOF.

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