Abstract: A shade and curtain hanging system comprising a shade and curtain hanging apparatus. The apparatus includes an elongated hanging bracket mountable to a window box or wall and a string arrangement member having a plurality of openings provided therein that are sized and shaped to permit the passage of individual draw strings therethrough. With this apparatus, a user can attach the hanging bracket at an installation point, thread a plurality of draw strings through the openings provided in the string arrangement member at predetermined points along the length of the member, thread the draw strings along string paths provided on the shade or curtain, secure the ends of the draw strings, mount the string arrangement member to the hanging bracket, and attach the shade or curtain to the hanging bracket.

Abstract: Apparatus for hanging and removing various styles of shades and curtains such as Roman, Austrian, balloon, or cloud type shades or curtains. The apparatus comprises a hanging bracket, which can either be attached to a wall above a window or within the window box itself, and a hanging grid which, when tilted, can be inserted within the bracket and supported by the bracket's lower flanges. The hanging grid typically takes the form of a coarse metallic screen which comprises a plurality of interwoven heavy gage wires. In use, individual draw cords are threaded through the grid at one of its ends and at discrete predetermined positions along the length of the grid which correlate to string paths provided in the shade or curtain to be hung. Once each individual cord is threaded through the grid at the proper position, it can be passed through the adjacent series of loops provided along the string paths to secure the shade or curtain.