Curtain edge retainer

Claim 2

A curtain edge retainer for releasably securing a marginal edge portion of a pliant hanging curtain in position contiguous to a wall comprising an elongated flexible corner member having a base strip attached in sealing engagement to said wall and a fastener strip attached to said base strip and projecting outwardly from said wall, a latch member attached to said fastener strip and having a receiving portion facing away from said wall and a retaining portion adjacent said wall, an elongated rigid curtain stiffener rolled within said marginal edge portion of said pliant hanging curtain, said elongated rigid curtain stiffener and said rolled marginal edge portion adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from said latch member, a clip member attached to said elongated rigid curtain stiffener over said rolled marginal edge portion to hold said rolled marginal edge portion on said elongated rigid curtain stiffener, and handle means operatively associated with said elongated rigid curtain stiffener whereby said marginal edge portions of said pliant hanging curtain can be releasably secured in position contiguous to said wall.

Claim 3

The curtain edge retainer of claim 1 in which said fastener strip is attached to said base strip at a right angle to define an L-shaped elongated flexible corner member.

Claim 4

The curtain edge retainer of claim 2 in which said fastener strip is integrally formed with said base strip to define a unitary elongated flexible corner member.

Claim 5

The curtain edge retainer of claim 1 in which said base strip is attached in sealing engagement to said wall with a pressure sensitive adhesive.

Claim 6

The curtain edge retainer of claim 4 in which said base strip includes a thin tape thereon having said pressure sensitive adhesive on both sides thereof with said thin tape having a width and length the same as the width and length of said base strip.

Claim 7

The curtain edge retainer of claim 1 in which said latch member is C-shaped with said receiving portion defining a narrowed opening leading to said retaining portion.

Claim 8

The curtain edge retainer of claim 5 in which said latch member is resilient with said narrowed opening being smaller in width than the width of said elongated rigid curtain stiffener.

Claim 9

The curtain edge retainer of claim 1 in which said elongated rigid curtain stiffener is a rod being commensurate in length with the length of said elongated flexible corner member.

Claim 10

The curtain edge retainer of claim 8 in which said rod includes a pressure sensitive adhesive along and around at least a portion of the circumference thereof to hold said rolled marginal edge portion prior to attachment of said clip member.

Claim 11

The curtain edge retainer of claim 1 in which said clip member is C-shaped having a narrowed opening smaller in width than the width of said elongated rigid curtain stiffener.

Claim 12

The curtain edge retainer of claim 1 in which said handle means is a clip handle member attached to said elongated rigid curtain stiffener over said rolled marginal edge portion.

Claim 13

A curtain edge retainer kit having component parts capable of being assembled on site for releasably securing a marginal edge portion of a pliant hanging curtain contiguous to a wall comprising the combination of an elongated flexible corner member having a base strip adapted to be attached in sealing engagement with a wall and a fastener strip integrally formed with and projecting outwardly from said base strip, a pair of latch members attached to said fastener strip in spaced relationship, each of said latch members having a receiving portion facing away from said base strip and a retaining portion adjacent said base strip, an elongated rigid curtain stiffener adapted to be rolled within said marginal edge portion of said pliant hanging curtain, said elongated rigid curtain stiffener and said rolled marginal edge portion adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from said latch members after said component parts have been assembled, a pair of clip members adapted to be attached to said elongated rigid curtain stiffener in spaced relationship over said rolled marginal edge portion to hold said rolled marginal edge portion on said elongated rigid curtain stiffener, and a clip handle member adapted to be attached to said elongated rigid curtain stiffener intermediate said clip members over said rolled marginal edge portion, whereby said clip handle member can be used to move said elongated rigid curtain stiffener and said rolled marginal edge portion toward said latch members, through said receiving portions thereof, into said retaining portions thereof to releasably secure said marginal edge portion of said pliant hanging curtain contiguous to said wall after said component parts have been assembled.

Claim 14

A curtain edge retainer kit having component parts capable of being assembled on site for releasably securing a marginal edge portion of a pliant hanging curtain contiguous to a wall comprising the combination of an elongated flexible corner member having a base strip adapted to be attached in sealing engagement with a wall and a fastener strip integrally formed with and projecting outwardly from said base strip, a pair of latch members attached to said fastener strip in spaced relationship, each of said latch members having a receiving portion facing away from said base strip and a retaining portion adjacent said base strip, an elongated rigid curtain stiffener adapted to be rolled within said marginal edge portion of said pliant hanging curtain, said elongated rigid curtain stiffener and said rolled marginal edge portion adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from said latch members after said component parts have been assembled, a pair of clip members adapted to be attached to said elongated rigid curtain stiffener in spaced relationship over said rolled marginal edge portion to hold said rolled marginal edge portion on said elongated rigid curtain stiffener, and a clip handle member adapted to be attached to said elongated rigid curtain stiffener intermediate said clip members over said rolled marginal edge portion, whereby said clip handle member can be used to move said elongated rigid curtain stiffener and said rolled marginal edge portion toward said latch members, through said receiving portions thereof, into said retaining portions thereof to releasably secure said marginal edge portion of said pliant hanging curtain contiguous to said wall after said component parts have been assembled.

Claim 15

The curtain edge retainer kit of claim 12 including a pair of elongated flexible corner members, two pairs of latch members, a pair of elongated rigid curtain stiffeners, two pairs of clip members, and a pair of clip handle members for releasably securing both marginal edge portions of said pliant hanging curtain in position contiguous with opposite walls.