Abstract:
Pivotally mounted clip for holding a traverse rod in a bracket. In a traverse rod and bracket combination wherein the traverse rod is held by a tongue and groove arrangement at its forward edge and includes a slot in its rearward surface, there is provided a clip capable of pivotal mounting onto the bracket for entering into said last-named slot and acting therein to hold the brackets firmly against and in fixed position with respect to said bracket. Said clip has one portion lying against the bracket and pivotally connected thereto and another portion spaced away from said bracket for entering into said slot. A screw passes through the last-named portion and is threadedly received into said bracket. Tightening of the screw acts between the rod slot and the pivotal mounting of the clip whereby to urge the rod snugly and solidly against the bracket and to hold same in such position without placing strain upon or relying upon the strength of said pivotal mounting in so doing.
Abstract:
A DRAPERY MATERIAL CARRIER SYSTEM HAVING A HOLLOW TRANVERSE ROD WITH AT LEAST ONE REARWARDLY OPENING SLOT THEREIN. A PLURALITY OF CARRIERS, EACH PROJECTING THROUGH THE REARWARDLY OPENING SLOT, ARE MOVABLE ALONG THE ROD AND HAVE A FIRST PORTION WITHIN THE ROD GREATER IN DIMENSION THAN THE WIDTH OF THE SLOT. A SECOND PORTION EXTERNALLY OF THE TRAVERSE ROD IS EITHER FIXABLY OR SWIVELABLY CONNECTED TO THE FIRST PORTION AND HAS A HANGER MEANS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH FOR SUPPORTING THE DRAPERY MATERIAL. AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ELEMENT IS ARRANGED ALONG THE ROD AND EACH OF THE CARRIERS IS FORMED OF A MOLDABLE SYNTHETIC ORGANIC PLASTIC MATERIAL AND CONNECTED AT SPACED INTERVALS TO AND ALONG THE FLEXIBLE ELEMENT BY HAVING A PORTION THEREOF MOLDED THEREROUND.