Adjustable support for curtain rods and the like

Claim 1

A SUPPORT FOR CURTAIN RODS AND THE LIKE, SAID SUPPORT COMPRISING A GENERALLY UPRIGHT MOUNTING STRIP, A PAIR OF LONGITUDINAL WALLS ALONG OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID STRIP, SAID LONGITUDINAL WALLS EXTENDING GENERALLY INWARDLY SPACED FROM ONE FACE OF SAID STRIP AND TERMINATING SHORT OF EACH OTHER, AN ELONGATE BRACKET MEMBER HAVING ONE END PROXIMATE TO SAID ONE STRIP FACE AND HAVING ITS OTHER END EXTENDING LATERALLY IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO SAID ONE FACE AND BEYOND ONE OF SAID LONGITUDINAL WALLS FOR SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENT WITH A CURTAIN ROD OR THE LIKE RESTING ADJACENT SAID OTHER END, AND A PAIR OF FINGERS LATERALLY OFFSET AND PROJECTING OPPOSITELY FROM SAID BRACKET MEMBER AND RESPECTIVELY REMOVABLY ENGAGED BENEATH SAID LONGITUDINAL WALLS, SAID FINGERS BEING SPACED VERTICALLY WITH THE UPPER FINGER ENGAGED BENEATH SAID ONE LONGITUDINAL WALL AND THE LOWER FINGER ENGAGED BENEATH THE OTHER LONGITUDINAL WALL, SAID FINGERS THEREBY PROVIDING A REACTIVE COUPLE MAINTAINING SAID BRACKET MEMBER IN A SELECTED POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID MOUNTING STRIP UNDER THE WEIGHT OF A CURTAIN ROD OR THE LIKE, AND SAID FINGERS BEING DISENGAGEABLE FROM SAID WALLS UPON UPWARD SWINGING OF SAID OTHER BRACKET-MEMBER END FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BRACKET MEMBER ALONG AND REMOVAL OF SAID BRACKET MEMBER FROM SAID MOUNTING STRIP.