Assembly for draping curtains

Claim 1

A drapery holder adapted to be secured to a wall surface for retaining drapery material adjacent to a window or wall opening comprising: a wall engaging member disposed in a first plane; a first leg having a first end and a second end, said first end being disposed adjacent to said wall engaging member and said second end extending from said first end and projecting outwardly in a second plane substantially orthogonally disposed relative to said wall engaging member, said first leg forming a lower surface adapted for supporting drapery material thereon; a curved member disposed adjacent to said second end of said first leg, said curved member projecting from said second plane in a path curving in a reverse direction back towards said wall engaging member; a second leg having a first end and a second end, said first end being disposed adjacent to said curved member and said second end of said second leg projecting rearwardly towards said wall engaging member, said second leg being disposed in a third plane substantially orthogonally disposed relative to said wall engaging member and substantially in parallel with said second plane, said second leg forming an upper surface adapted for supporting drapery material thereon; said second and third planes being spaced apart a predetermined distance relative to each other wherein said first leg, second leg and said wall engaging member are aligned relative to each other in said first plane and said first and second legs define an opening therebetween for accommodating drapery material, said opening being disposed to permit drapery material to be supported by said second leg positioned in said third plane and pass through said opening to be supported by said first leg positioned in said second plane.