Drapery carrier device

Claim 2

A drapery carrier device adapted to be slidably mounted on a traverse rod is of the type having an integral body member and a rigid hook member, said body member including a retainer portion, a shank portion and a pendant portion, said retainer portion spaced from and connected to said pendant portion by said shank portion with said retainer portion and said pendant portion defining upper and lower grooves between them, and said retainer portion adapted to be inserted through an elongated slot in the traverse rod into the interior of the traverse rod and said grooves adapted to receive the parallel edges defining the elongated slot, wherein the improvement comprises: said pendant porTion being substantially rigid with respect to said shank portion to prevent pivotal movement relative thereto; securing means on said rigid pendant portion receiving a section of said hook member to rigidly secure said hook member thereto; said securing means comprising an elongated channel having resilient sidewalls adapted to surround and grip said hook member; and said hook member having drapery holding sections adapted to carry and maintain the hem of the drapery in parallel alignment with the rest of the drapery when the device 1 mounted on the traverse rod thereby preventing an unsightly break in the drapery.

Claim 3

A drapery carrier device adapted to be slidably mounted on a traverse rod is of the type having an integral body member and a rigid hook member, said body member including a retainer portion, a shank portion and a pendant portion, said retainer portion spaced from and connected to said pendant portion by said shank portion with said retainer portion and said pendant portion defining upper and lower grooves between them, and said retainer portion adapted to be inserted through an elongated slot in the traverse rod into the interior of the traverse rod and said grooves adapted to receive the parallel edges defining the elongated slot, wherein the improvement comprises: securing means on said pendant portion receiving a section of said hook member to rigidly secure said hook member to said body member; said securing means comprising an elongated channel having resilient side walls adapted to surround and grip said hook member; said pendant portion having a bore hole at the termination of said channel which extends through said pendant portion and into said shank portion perpendicular to said channel, said hook member having an end section, said bore hole receiving said end section to further support said hook member on said body member; and said hook member having drapery holding sections adapted to carry and maintain the hem of the drapery in parallel alignment with the rest of the drapery when the device is mounted on the traverse rod thereby preventing an unsightly break in the drapery.

Claim 4

A drapery carrier device adapted to be slidably mounted on a traverse rod is of the type having an integral body member and a rigid hook member, said body member including a retainer portion, a shank portion and a pendant portion, said retainer portion spaced from and connected to said pendant portion by said shank portion with said retainer portion and said pendant portion defining upper and lower grooves between them, and said retainer portion adapted to be inserted through an elongated slot in the traverse rod into the interior of the traverse rod and said grooves adapted to receive the parallel edges defining the elongated slot, wherein the improvement comprises: securing means on said pendant portion receiving a section of said hook member to rigidly secure said hook member to said body member; said securing means comprising an elongated channel having resilient side walls adapted to surround and grip said hook member; said pendant portion having a bore hole at the termination of said channel which extends through said pendant portion and into said shank portion perpendicular to said channel, said hook member having an end section, said bore hole receiving said end section to further support said hook member on said body member; and said hook member having drapery holding sections adapted to carry and maintain the hem of the drapery in parallel alignment with the rest of the drapery when the device is mounted on the traverse rod thereby preventing an unsightly break in the drapery.

Claim 5

A drapery carrier device adapted to be slidably mounted on a traverse rod is of the type having an integral body member and a rigid hook member, said body member including a retainer portion, a shank portion and a pendant portion, said retainer portion spaced from and connected to said pendant portion by said shank portion with said retainer portion and said pendant portion defining upper and lower grooves between them, and said retainer portion adapted to be inserted through an elongated slot in the traverse rod into the interior of the traverse rod and said grooves adapted to receive the parallel edges defining the elongated slot, wherein the improvement comprises: securing means on said pendant portion receiving a section of said hook member to rigidly secure said hook member to said body member; said securing means comprising an elongated channel having resilient side walls adapted to surround and grip said hook member; said pendant portion having an open slot at the termination of said channel which is perpendicular to said channel, said hook member having a crossbar section, said slot receiving said cross bar section to restrain longitudinal movement of said hook member in said channel; and said hook member having drapery holding section adapted to carry and maintain the hem of the drapery in parallel alignment with the rest of the drapery when the device is mounted on the traverse rod thereby preventing an unsightly break in the drapery.

Claim 6

A drapery carrier device adapted to be slidably mounted on a traverse rod is of the type having an integral body member and a rigid hook member, said body member including a retainer portion, a shank portion and a pendant portion, said retainer portion spaced from and connected to said pendant portion by said shank portion with said retainer portion and said pendant portion defining upper and lower grooves between them, and said retainer portion adapted to be inserted through an elongated slot in the traverse rod into the interior of the traverse rod and said grooves adapted to receive the parallel edges defining the elongated slot, wherein the improvement comprises: securing means on said pendant portion receiving a section of said hook member to rigidly secure said hook member to said body member; said securing means comprising an elongated channel having resilient side walls adapted to surround and grip said hook member; said pendant portion having an open slot at the termination of said channel which is perpendicular to said channel, said hook member having a crossbar section, said slot receiving said cross bar section to restrain longitudinal movement of said hook member in said channel; and said hook member having drapery holding section adapted to carry and maintain the hem of the drapery in parallel alignment with the rest of the drapery when the device is mounted on the traverse rod thereby preventing an unsightly break in the drapery.

Claim 7

A drapery carrier device adapted to be slidably mounted on a traverse rod is of the type having an integral body member and a rigid hook member, said body member including a retainer portion, a shank portion and a pendant portion, said retainer portion spaced from and connected to said pendant portion by said shank portion with said retainer portion and said pendant portion defining upper and lower grooves between them, anD said retainer portion adapted to be inserted through an elongated slot in the traverse rod into the interior of the traverse rod and said grooves adapted to receive the parallel edges defining the elongated slot, wherein the improvement comprises: securing means on said pendant portion receiving a section of said hook member to rigidly secure said hook member to said body member; said securing means comprising an elongated channel having resilient side walls adapted to surround and grip said hook member; said retainer portion and said shank portion comprising a pair of jaw members normally defining a space between them, said space terminating in a transverse bore, said pendant portion including a flexible web adjacent said bore and interconnecting said jaw members, said jaw members being resiliently deflectable into engagement with each other to facilitate insertion of said retainer portion into the interior of the traverse slot through the elongated slot, said pendant portion further including a transversely oriented lip at the termination of said channel, said hook member including a crossbar section, said lip engaging said crossbar section to restrain longitudinal movement of said hook member in said channel; and said hook member having drapery holding sections adapted to carry and maintain the hem of the drapery in parallel alignment with the rest of the drapery when the device is mounted on the traverse rod thereby preventing an unsightly break in the drapery.

Claim 8

A drapery carrier device adapted to be slidably mounted on a traverse rod is of the type having an integral body member and a rigid hook member, said body member including a retainer portion, a shank portion and a pendant portion, said retainer portion spaced from and connected to said pendant portion by said shank portion with said retainer portion and said pendant portion defining upper and lower grooves between them, anD said retainer portion adapted to be inserted through an elongated slot in the traverse rod into the interior of the traverse rod and said grooves adapted to receive the parallel edges defining the elongated slot, wherein the improvement comprises: securing means on said pendant portion receiving a section of said hook member to rigidly secure said hook member to said body member; said securing means comprising an elongated channel having resilient side walls adapted to surround and grip said hook member; said retainer portion and said shank portion comprising a pair of jaw members normally defining a space between them, said space terminating in a transverse bore, said pendant portion including a flexible web adjacent said bore and interconnecting said jaw members, said jaw members being resiliently deflectable into engagement with each other to facilitate insertion of said retainer portion into the interior of the traverse slot through the elongated slot, said pendant portion further including a transversely oriented lip at the termination of said channel, said hook member including a crossbar section, said lip engaging said crossbar section to restrain longitudinal movement of said hook member in said channel; and said hook member having drapery holding sections adapted to carry and maintain the hem of the drapery in parallel alignment with the rest of the drapery when the device is mounted on the traverse rod thereby preventing an unsightly break in the drapery.

Claim 9

A single unit carrier device for draperies adapted for use with a traverse rod having an elongated slot defined by a pair of parallel guide edges, comprising: a body member and hook member; said body member including a retainer portion, a shank portion and a pendant portion; said pendant portion depending from said shank portion and being rigid with respect thereto; said retainer portion and said pendant portion separated by said shank portion and defining upper and lower grooves between them; said retainer portion adapted to be inserted through the elongated slot and into the interior of the traverse rod and said grooves adapted to receive the guide edges and restrain pivotal movement of said shank portion with respect to the traverse rod and thereby maintain said body member in a predetermined orientation relative to the traverse rod; securing means on said rigid pendant portion receiving a section of said hook member and fixedly maintaining said hook member to prevent pivotal movement of said hook member with respect to said body member; said securing means adapted to receive a length of said hook section and having means converging around at least the ends of said length to prevent pivotal movement of said section about an axis perpendicular to said length; said length extending along said pendant portion to said shank and thereby rigidifying said pendant portion; said hook member having drapery supporting sections adapted to receive the hem of the drapery whereby said secured hook member maintains said drapery supporting sections in a substantially vertical orientation for support of the hem of the drapery in parallel alignment with the rest of the drapery.

Claim 10

A single unit carrier device for draperies adapted for use with a traverse rod having an elongated slot defined by a pair of parallel guide edges, comprising: a body member and hook member; said body member including a retainer portion, a shank portion and a pendant portion; said pendant portion depending from said shank portion and being rigid with respect thereto; said retainer portion and said pendant portion separated by said shank portion and defining upper and lower grooves between them; said retainer portion adapted to be inserted through the elongated slot and into the interior of the traverse rod and said grooves adapted to receive the guide edges and restrain pivotal movement of said shank portion with respect to the traverse rod and thereby maintain said body member in a predetermined orientation relative to the traverse rod; securing means on said rigid pendant portion receiving a section of said hook member and fixedly maintaining said hook member to prevent pivotal movement of said hook member with respect to said body member; said securing means adapted to receive a length of said hook section and having means converging around at least the ends of said length to prevent pivotal movement of said section about an axis perpendicular to said length; said length extending along said pendant portion to said shank and thereby rigidifying said pendant portion; said hook member having drapery supporting sections adapted to receive the hem of the drapery whereby said secured hook member maintains said drapery supporting sections in a substantially vertical orientation for support of the hem of the drapery in parallel alignment with the rest of the drapery.

Claim 11

In a drapery glide and hook arrangement of the type used on generally C shaped traverse rods for supporting drapes therefrom wherein the glide slidably fits the rod and the hook has one portion impaled in the drapery and another portion hooked onto the glide, the improvement comprising; said glide having a head portion adapted to be supported by a C shaped traverse rod and a rigid pendant portion depending therefrom; means on said pendant portion for fixedly joining said hook to said glide with said hook depending from said glide, said one portion of the hook extending upwardly in a predetermined orientation relative to said glide for supporting the drapery in a vertical attitude, and said other portion of the hook extending upwardly along said pendant portion to said head portion and thereby rigidifying said pendant portion.

Claim 12

In a drapery glide and hook arrangement of the type used on generally C shaped traverse rods for supporting drapes therefrom wherein the glide slidably fits the rod and the hook has one portion impaled in the drapery and another portion hooked onto the glide, the improvement comprising; said glide having a head portion adapted to be supported by a C shaped traverse rod and a rigid pendant portion depending therefrom; means on said pendant portion for fixedly joining said hook to said glide with said hook depending from said glide, said one portion of the hook extending upwardly in a predetermined orientation relative to said glide for supporting the drapery in a vertical attitude, and said other portion of the hook extending upwardly along said pendant portion to said head portion and thereby rigidifying said pendant portion.

Claim 13

The device of claim 6, wherein said means for fixedly and rigidly joining said hook to said glide included means on said pendant portion adapted to receive a substantially vertical length of said hook portion hooked onto the glide with means to restrain at least the ends of said length from transverse movement with respect to said pendant portion in at least one direction thereby preventing pivotal movement of said hook about a horizontal axis when the weight of the drapery acts on the impaled hook portion.

Claim 14

The device of claim 6 wherein said means for fixedly and rigidly joining said hook to said glide includes an elongated channel sufficiently enclosed to converge around a length of said hook in said channel and restrain transverse movement of said length from said channel, and means to prevent axial movement of said length in said channel in at least one direction.

Claim 15

The device of claim 8, wherein said channel is completely enclosed and said means for preventing axial movement of said length in said channel is at one end of said channel.