Drape slide carrier

Claim 2

A drape slide carrier for a draw drape comprising a housing adapted to receive a pull cord, cord lock and release means mounted on the housing for grasping said cord when said drape is being opened and moving said drape to prevent bunching or gathering of the drape until the carrier reaches the end of its travel and for releasing said cord when the carrier reaches the end of its travel, a hook plate adapted to receive a hook that supports said drape, and a track slide member connecting the hook plate to said housing and adapted to ride in a track of a drape traverse rod, said cord lock and release means including a cord lock and release member, pivot means pivotally mounting the cord lock and release member in the housing, said cord lock and release means having a locking leg with means for grasping the pull cord, and a release leg connected at an angle to the locking leg, whereby said carrier is adapted to prevent bunching or gathering of the drape when it is being opened until the carrier reaches the end of its travel and is released from the pull cord when its release leg is bumped against its housing.

Claim 3

The drape slide carrier of claim 1, said locking leg being longer and heavier than said release leg so as to fall by gravity into contact with a pull cord unless the release leg is restrained against upward movement around said pivot means.

Claim 4

The drape slide carrier of claim 1, said means for grasping the pull cord being teeth at one end of the locking leg, and limit stop flanges extending laterally from the release leg a distance wider than the housing so as to limit movement of the release leg into its housing or into the housing of an abutting carrier.

Claim 5

The drape slide carrier of claim 1, said track slide member including means for preventing said housing from cocking to a position where the release leg is at or above the horizontal and so unable to be pushed by contact with an abutting carrier to a position against the housing to release the locking leg from the pull cord.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 1, with a traverse rod having a horizontal track formed therein, said track slide member riding in said track, with said housing being positioned inside the traverse rod and said hook plate being positioned outside the rod, a master slide slidably mounted in said track, and a pull cord positioned inside the traverse rod and inside said carrier housing and attached to said master slide.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 5, with a drape having pleated headings connected to said master slide and to a plurality of said carriers by hooks.

Claim 8

A drape slide carrier comprising a housing having a top wall, a closed side wall depending from the top wall, an open side wall depending from the top wall and having a slot therein, and a bottom wall extending from the closed side wall, said side walls having pivot holes formed therein, a cord lock and release member pivotally mounted in said housing between said side walls, said cord lock and release member including a locking leg with teeth at one end adapted to engage a pull cord, a release leg extending at an angle from tHe other end of the locking leg and having limit stop flanges extending laterally therefrom a distance greater than that between the side walls so as to limit the movement of the release leg into the space between the sidewalls, a pair of pivot pins extending laterally from the cord lock and release member between its ends and seated in the side wall pivot holes, said locking leg being longer and heavier than said release leg so that said locking leg is adapted to fall by gravity into contact with a pull cord unless said release leg is restrained against upward movement around the pivot pins, a track slide member having one end connected to the outside of the closed side wall, said track slide member being elongated longitudinally to prevent said housing from cocking to a position where the release leg is above the horizontal and so unable to be pushed against the edges of the sidewalls to release the locking leg from contact with the pull cord, and a hook plate mounted on the other end of the track slide member whereby said carriers are adapted to grasp a pull cord when the drape is being opened to move its drape pleat heading to prevent bunching or gathering of pleat headings until the carrier is released from the pull cord when the release leg is pivoted against the side walls by contact with an abutting carrier.

Claim 9

A drape slide carrier comprising a housing having a top wall, a closed side wall depending from the top wall, an open side wall depending from the top wall and having a slot therein, and a bottom wall extending from the closed side wall, said side walls having pivot holes formed therein, a cord lock and release member pivotally mounted in said housing between said side walls, said cord lock and release member including a locking leg with teeth at one end adapted to engage a pull cord, a release leg extending at an angle from tHe other end of the locking leg and having limit stop flanges extending laterally therefrom a distance greater than that between the side walls so as to limit the movement of the release leg into the space between the sidewalls, a pair of pivot pins extending laterally from the cord lock and release member between its ends and seated in the side wall pivot holes, said locking leg being longer and heavier than said release leg so that said locking leg is adapted to fall by gravity into contact with a pull cord unless said release leg is restrained against upward movement around the pivot pins, a track slide member having one end connected to the outside of the closed side wall, said track slide member being elongated longitudinally to prevent said housing from cocking to a position where the release leg is above the horizontal and so unable to be pushed against the edges of the sidewalls to release the locking leg from contact with the pull cord, and a hook plate mounted on the other end of the track slide member whereby said carriers are adapted to grasp a pull cord when the drape is being opened to move its drape pleat heading to prevent bunching or gathering of pleat headings until the carrier is released from the pull cord when the release leg is pivoted against the side walls by contact with an abutting carrier.