Swivel supported drapery hanger for use with traverse rods having a rearwardly opening slot
Abstract
Abstract A DRAPERY MATERIAL CARRIER SYSTEM HAVING A HOLLOW TRANVERSE ROD WITH AT LEAST ONE REARWARDLY OPENING SLOT THEREIN. A PLURALITY OF CARRIERS, EACH PROJECTING THROUGH THE REARWARDLY OPENING SLOT, ARE MOVABLE ALONG THE ROD AND HAVE A FIRST PORTION WITHIN THE ROD GREATER IN DIMENSION THAN THE WIDTH OF THE SLOT. A SECOND PORTION EXTERNALLY OF THE TRAVERSE ROD IS EITHER FIXABLY OR SWIVELABLY CONNECTED TO THE FIRST PORTION AND HAS A HANGER MEANS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH FOR SUPPORTING THE DRAPERY MATERIAL. AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ELEMENT IS ARRANGED ALONG THE ROD AND EACH OF THE CARRIERS IS FORMED OF A MOLDABLE SYNTHETIC ORGANIC PLASTIC MATERIAL AND CONNECTED AT SPACED INTERVALS TO AND ALONG THE FLEXIBLE ELEMENT BY HAVING A PORTION THEREOF MOLDED THEREROUND.
Inventors
- 👤 James A Ford
- 👤 David E Bell
- 👤 Paul P Clark
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