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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7861989 | Drapery rod bracket The bracket comprises a support arm that can be mounted to either a vertical surface such as a wall or a horizontal surface such as a ceiling. A rod supporting member such as a ring or hook is removably attached to the arm and is adapted to receive and support a dra... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7775493 | Decorative article A multi-functional decorative article having a body and three or more apertures in the body, wherein two or more apertures are continuous with each other within said body, whereby the apertures can be used to support and arrange products, mainly window treatments, i... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7753328 | Mounting system for a frame A mounting system for providing, inter alia, an attachment point for hanging about a frame. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7648111 | Apparatus and method for hanging supplemental sets of curtains An end of a curtain rod is provided with a hook for grasping a mounting tube extending transversely from a wall-mounted flange. The hook may be offset from the longitudinal axis of the curtain rod to permit two rods with similar offset hooks to the mounted end to en... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7628363 | Apparatus and method for hanging supplemental sets of curtains An end of a curtain rod is provided with a hook for grasping a mounting tube extending transversely from a wall-mounted flange. The hook may be offset from the longitudinal axis of the curtain rod to permit two rods with similar offset hooks to the mounted end to en... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7370839 | Pass through sliding drapery suspension system A drapery mounting system comprised of a drapery rod member, a drapery hanger element, and a support member for the rod. The support member is positioned below and intermediate the respective opposed ends of the drapery rod. The support member includes a saddle, a s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354024 | Pegboard wall-plug storage system A system and apparatus for storing an item is provided that includes a pegboard wall-plug having a plate including a central opening. A tube projects outwardly from a rear surface of the plate in surrounding relation to the central opening. A plurality of circumfere... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346940 | Shower curtain rod assembly A shower curtain rod assembly includes a frame fixed on a wall and a connection member has a connection tube which has one end connected with an end of a rod and a pivotable member is connected to the other end of the connection tube. The pivotable member is pivotab... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7287734 | Combination spring tension rod and mounting brackets for window coverings A combination spring tension rod and mounting bracket assembly easily mounts within a window opening. A pair of mounting bracket devices are mounted to opposite ends of the spring tension rod. The spring tension rod is compressed and positioned such that bearing sur... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275838 | Fireplace lighting system The present invention provides a lighting system for illuminating an interior of a fireplace. The lighting system comprises a rod for securing the lighting system to an inner surface of such fireplace. A bracket member is engageable with the rod. There is a first me... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7195218 | Rod hanger adapter A rod hanger adapter selectively mounted to an associated cabinet includes a first wall comprising an opening for mounting the rod hanger adapter to a wall of the associated cabinet and a second wall connected to, spaced from and at least substantially parallel to t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7137171 | Custom ornamental traverse rods A new and useful traverse rod structure, designed to maintain or improve the functionality of a traverse rod, while improving the aesthetics of the traverse rod is provided. The traverse rod is designed to improve the functionality of the rod, while minimizing the r... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7048028 | Mounting bracket and headrail assembly A mounting bracket and headrail assembly for supporting an elongated member from which a plurality of valences may be suspended, and a method of using the mounting bracket and headrail assembly. The mounting bracket has a catch and resilient spring clip to securely ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029143 | Light cove A light cove (20), which is adapted to be secured to a wall (46), includes elongated top and bottom fastening devices (22) and (24), a light-transparent panel section (26), and a plurality of two-piece adjustable supports (28 | 04/18/2006 |
| 6931694 | Hanging ring used in curtain A hanging ring used in a curtain by punching from a metal sheet comprises: a ring body containing a ring piece having a round hole, an extending piece one end of which extends from the ring piece and an extending bar extending from another end of the extending piece... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6694543 | Compression mount for a shower curtain rod An adjustable, compressive mount for a shower curtain rod fits neatly within the curtain rod to maintain the esthetic appearance of the rod. A rotatable extension within the rod is moved in and out of the rod to alter the effective length of the rod. Exte... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6598843 | Extendable bracket for window covering components An extendable bracket assembly for supporting hardware components has a mounting base with a base plate. The base plate has an attachment side for mounting the base plate to a surface and has a support side opposite the attachment side. A base support ele... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6585208 | Universal bracket for mounting coverings for architectural openings A universal bracket assembly for mounting one or more coverings for architectural opening is described. The bracket assembly includes an L-shaped base with a vertical leg and an elongated horizontal leg. The vertical leg has one or more holes passing thro... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6554237 | Self aligning curtain rod bracket A curtain rod mounting bracket is affixed adhesively via a front mounting plate and a side mounting flange to be abutted against the upper inside corner of a window or other framed opening. The front mounting plate extends outwardly from the opening and t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6499708 | Decorative drapery rods A functional drapery rod suitable for receiving artistic material is made from a cylindrical member such as a wood rod or PVC. A grove is made longitudinally in the surface of the rod into which a track is fitted. Drapery is supported by decorative member... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6409133 | Curtain supporting device A device for supporting a curtain including a hollow rail which includes a length, a narrowed opening, and an upper attachment surface for attaching the rail to a horizontal support surface. A helically wound spring is disposed inside the hollow rail and ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6367755 | Inverted suspension fixture An inverted suspension fixture (10) for mounting of a valance or curtain across a doorway (12) is provided. The fixture (10) includes first and second brackets (34,32) respectively mounted to the door adjacent the free margin (24) thereof and to the oppos... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6322029 | Installation bracket An installation bracket includes a generally L-shaped main body with a top wall, a rear wall, a supporting leg on the top wall for receiving a front rim of a head rail, a projection extending forwardly from the rear wall substantially parallel to the top ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6213437 | Industrial curtain brackets A bracket assembly for supporting one or more curtain strips includes an elongated rod; a first bracket having a slot therein for supporting one end of the rod; a second bracket having means therein for supporting an opposite end of the rod. The first bra... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6202967 | Zero clearance bracket and headrail An improved bracket and headrail assembly is provided. The bracket is secured to a structure, such as a window casing or ceiling, and comprises a vertical back member and a depending forwardly extending horizontal top leg. The vertical member has a first ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6167939 | No-sew drapery system The no-sew window drapery system comprises tucking fabric into a rod. The rod has a profile that creates an opening across the entire length and sufficient space in the interior to accept the fabric. The rod may additionally incorporate a locking system t... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6131867 | Custom mount for window dressing A device for mounting a wide variety of different window dressings is described. The device is intended to use conventional mounting brackets to mount the window dressing without the necessity of providing holes to mount the same in the face of the window... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5979848 | Curtain and mini blind hanger A window covering hanger is provided including a mounting bracket having a horizontally oriented top face and a vertically oriented rear face coupled to a rear edge of the top face and depending downwardly therefrom. A front face is coupled to a front edg... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5911266 | Apparatus for supporting a fabric over an aperture Apparatus for supporting fabric such as a net curtain 5 over an aperture such as a window comprises first and second members 4 and 2 respectively which have exposed faces which are mutually magnetically attractive, the sacond member 2 being L-shaped to pr... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5577700 | Curtain rod mounting device for preventing window molding damage A curtain rod mounting device for preventing window molding damage comprising a mounting housing with a front mounting surface, and a top surface and a side surface which depend rearwardly from the front mounting surface so that the three surfaces are in ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5520235 | Mini-blind slide-on attachment A new and improved mini-blind slide-on attachment with a tail section having an open lower portion. The open lower portion receives a head box of the mini-blind therein. An inner support section is integral with a front wall of the tail section. The inner... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5263594 | Curtain rod for slidably supporting a curtain around an intermediate corner, and intermediate junction element therefor A section bar for supporting curtains, allowing said curtains to slide, is constituted by at least two portions of section bar united to each other by a juncture element and having a hollow, contoured cross-section with a longitudinal side groove from whi... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5146648 | Mounting bracket A bracket for mounting a curtain rail having a channel defined by flanges has a body for securement to a wall for example and parallel mounting fingers for insertion into the channel and clamping engagement with the channel flanges. This clamping engageme... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4978094 | Bracket for curtain rods Disclosed is a base bracket able to hold multiple curtain rods or the like which generally requires only two screws to securely mount it to a wall or a solid support. The position of the base bracket is designed to be adjustable over a limited distance af... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4961296 | Curtain rod hanger A curtain rod hanger for mounting between a wall and the frame of a window or door associated with the wall utilizes an elongate portion adapted to be snuggly received endwise and thereby secured between opposing surfaces of the wall and the frame. The el... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4957255 | Valance support bracket A valance support bracket for mounting on the headrail of a venetian blind to enable mounting of a valance. The headrail has a pair of laterally spaced coplanar mounting flanges extending longitudinally along its upper surface. The valance support bracket... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4875650 | Curtain supporting bracket A bracket for wall attachment having a channel on its underside to receive a drapery supporting track. An uppermost surface of the bracket includes inclined surfaces to facilitate inclined drilling of the bracket and subsequent installation of a fastener ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4772519 | Distance piece Distance piece for mounting an object at a distance from a wall, the piece being formed by a block-shaped body with a flat rear side, and a front side extending substantially parallel to the rear side. The front side is provided with a protruding part and... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4406435 | Wall mount bracket for a venetian blind headrail A wall mount bracket for mounting a headrail having at least one flange with an inturned rim on the free end of the flange to a wall. The bracket has a vertically extending wall engaging member and a downwardly opening retaining groove on the upper part o... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4322050 | Adjustable bracket for a decorator rod This invention relates to adjustable support brackets in general, and more specifically to an adjustable curtain rod support for use on a window frame, casement or the like, which has an unique slot and groove arrangement on the bracket which cooperated w... | 03/30/1982 |
