Compact drapery system

Claim 2

A drapery system comprising: a drapery composed of a sheet of fabric folded to define a plurality of contiguous panels; a track means for supporting said drapery from an adjacent structure, said track means having a lower track portion; and a plurality of hanger glides secured to said panels to support said drapery from said track means, each of said hanger glides comprising a flat, elongated base portion secured to an upper edge of a respective one of said panels, a neck portion connected to and projecting upwardly from said base portion, and a head portion mounted at an upper end of said neck portion, said head portion having a forwardly projecting lip disposed in overlying, engaged relation upon said lower track portion and a rearwardly projecting flange vertically offset upwardly from said lip and spaced above said lower track portion through a distance at least slightly greater than the vertical thickness of said lip so as to permit said flange to overlie and overlap in a vertical plane the lip of an adjacent hanger glide and thereby enable said head portions of adjacent hanger glides to nest together in a partial overlapping arrangement in a vertical plane when said drapery is in its retracted position.

Claim 3

The drapery system of claim 1 further comprising: a plurality of pivotal threads each defining the vertical juncture between adjacent panels of said drapery, and at least one vertical thread removed from the panels on each side of said pivotal thread to facilitate folding of said drapery druing traversing operations.

Claim 4

The drapery system of claim 1 further comprising pressed creases defining the juncture between adjacent panels of said drapery.

Claim 5

The drapery system of claim 1 further comprising sewn creases defining the juncture between adjacent panels of said drapery.

Claim 6

The drapery system of claim 1 further comprising said hanger glides being formed of a self-lubrication synthetic resin material.

Claim 7

The drapery system of claim 1 further in which said hanger glides are formed of nylon.

Claim 8

The drapery system of claim 1 further comprising the base portion of each of said hanger glides being sufficiently thick and stiff to support the upper edge of the associate panel in a desired position during normal usage.

Claim 9

In a drapery system including a drapery formed of a sheet of fabric folded to define a plurality of continuous panels, a track having a lower track portion for supporting said drapery from an adjacent structure and a plurality of hanger glides received in the track and secured to said panels to support the drapery from the track, the improvement comprising an improved hanger glide comprising in combination: a flat, elongated base portion for being secured to an upper edge of a respective one of said panels; a neck portion connected to and projecting upwardly from said base portion; and a head portion mounted at an upper end of said neck portion, said head portion having a forwardly projecting lip disposed in overlying, engaged relation upon said lower track portion and a rearwardly projecting flange vertically offset upwardly from said lip through a distance at least slightly greater than the vertical thickness of said lip so that said flange is above the support track and overlies and overlaps in a vertical plane the lip of an adjacent hanger glide and thereby enable head portions of adjacent hanger glides to nest together in a partial overlapping arrangement in a vertical plane when the drapery panel is in its retracted position.

Claim 10

In a drapery system including a drapery formed of a sheet of fabric folded to define a plurality of continuous panels, a track having a lower track portion for supporting said drapery from an adjacent structure and a plurality of hanger glides received in the track and secured to said panels to support the drapery from the track, the improvement comprising an improved hanger glide comprising in combination: a flat, elongated base portion for being secured to an upper edge of a respective one of said panels; a neck portion connected to and projecting upwardly from said base portion; and a head portion mounted at an upper end of said neck portion, said head portion having a forwardly projecting lip disposed in overlying, engaged relation upon said lower track portion and a rearwardly projecting flange vertically offset upwardly from said lip through a distance at least slightly greater than the vertical thickness of said lip so that said flange is above the support track and overlies and overlaps in a vertical plane the lip of an adjacent hanger glide and thereby enable head portions of adjacent hanger glides to nest together in a partial overlapping arrangement in a vertical plane when the drapery panel is in its retracted position.

Claim 11

The drapery system of claim 8 in which the base portion of each hanger glide includes an elongated, horizontal stiffener for supporting a fold of drapery.

Claim 12

The hanger glide of claim 8 in which said drapery system are formed of a self-lubricating synthetic resin.

Claim 13

The drapery system of claim 8 in which the resin is nylon and the base portion of each of said hanger glides is sufficiently thick to support the upper edge of the associate panel in a desired position during normal usage.

Claim 14

The drapery system of claim 8 further comprising the upper surface of the flange of said hanger glide being bevelled rearwardly to prevent jamming of said flange against the supporting track during traversing operations.

Claim 15

In a drapery system including a drapery formed of a sheet of fabric folded to define a plurality of continuous panels, at track having a lower track portion for supporting said drapery from an adjacent structure and a plurality of hanger glides received in the track and secured to said panels to support the drapery from the track, the improvement comprising an improved hanger glide comprising in combination: a flat, elongated base portion for being secured to an upper edge of a respective one of said panels; a vertical neck portion connected to and projecting upwardly from said base portion; and a head portion mounted at an upper end of said neck portion, said head portion having a forwardly projecting lip disposed in overlying, engaged relation upon the lower track portion of the support track and a rearwardly projecting flange vertically offset upwardly from said lip so that said flange is spaced above the lower track portion through a distance at least slightly greater than the vertical thickness of the lip so as to permit said flange to overlie and overlap in a vertical plane the lip of an adjacent hanger glide and thereby enable said head portion of adjacent hanger glides to nest together in a partial overlapping arrangement in a vertical plane when said drapery is in its retracted position, said flange containing a bevelled surface adapted to engage the support track to minimize jamming of said head portion in the track when said head portion is in a canted position.

Claim 16

In a drapery system including a drapery formed of a sheet of fabric folded to define a plurality of continuous panels, at track having a lower track portion for supporting said drapery from an adjacent structure and a plurality of hanger glides received in the track and secured to said panels to support the drapery from the track, the improvement comprising an improved hanger glide comprising in combination: a flat, elongated base portion for being secured to an upper edge of a respective one of said panels; a vertical neck portion connected to and projecting upwardly from said base portion; and a head portion mounted at an upper end of said neck portion, said head portion having a forwardly projecting lip disposed in overlying, engaged relation upon the lower track portion of the support track and a rearwardly projecting flange vertically offset upwardly from said lip so that said flange is spaced above the lower track portion through a distance at least slightly greater than the vertical thickness of the lip so as to permit said flange to overlie and overlap in a vertical plane the lip of an adjacent hanger glide and thereby enable said head portion of adjacent hanger glides to nest together in a partial overlapping arrangement in a vertical plane when said drapery is in its retracted position, said flange containing a bevelled surface adapted to engage the support track to minimize jamming of said head portion in the track when said head portion is in a canted position.