Hardware for mounting a curtain rod
The inventive concept is directed to hardware in the use of a changeable curtain system. The system consists of two parts. A first part is a receiving part permanently mounted on a wall where a curtain is to be hung in front of a window. The second part is a changeable part that is slipped over said first receiving part and maintained thereon. The front of said second receiving part has different curtain rod clip formations thereon. Whenever a curtain is changed and the curtain rod associated therewith requires a different curtain rod, the second receiving part is slipped from the first receiving part and a different second part is slipped over the first receiving part to accommodate the different curtain rod.
The inventive concept is directed toward hardware for mounting curtain rods. Homemakers as well as home fashion designers frequently desire or propose to change the appearance of the curtains that cover the windows or to change the emission of the light that comes into a room by increasing the light or by darkening the room. When a certain change has been decided upon, it turns out that the existing curtain rod cannot accommodate the new design. That means, that the bracket that supports the present curtain rod has also to be changed. The bracket that is screwed into the wall, (mostly sheet rock) also has to be changed. The bracket is screwed into the wall and that mounting cannot support the bracket any longer, especially after several changes have been made. The screws that hold the bracket onto the wall cannot by tightened any more because the screw holes in the wall have deteriorated.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTIONTo alleviate the above noted problem, the proposed new hardware is made of two parts. One part is screwed onto the wall and stays there whenever design changes, including the curtain rod, are made. The second part has the structure for the new curtain rod protruding there from and is slipped over the first part and stays attached thereto by way of curves and flanges. Whenever a fashion change is made including a different curtain rod, the only task to be made is to slip the second part off the first part and to reattach second part over the first part. The second part simply has a different curtain rod mounting structure thereon.
The inventive hardware for mounting a curtain rod is shown in
From the foregoing, it will be evident that the present invention provides a neat and easy way to handle changes in the appearance of curtains. The change to a different curtain can easily be handled by a lay person and does not require any tools to make the changes.
It also will be apparent that, while a particular form of the invention has been illustrated and described, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims
1. A changeable curtain rod system including a first receiving part permanently mounted on a wall, a second changeable part slipped over said first part, said second part having a protruding clip structure thereon, said clip structure receiving the end of a curtain rod thereon.
2. The changeable curtain rod system of claim 1, wherein said clip structure has different structural formations thereon when said second changeable part is changed.
3. The changeable curtain rod system of claim 1, wherein said first receiving part has upstanding flanges at each side thereof.
4. The changeable curtain rod system of claim 3, wherein said second changeable part has inwardly directed curves thereon to form channels to be slipped over said upstanding flanges.
5. The changeable curtain rod of claim 4, wherein said second changeable part has an interior ledge at an upper end acting as a stop when said second part is slipped over said first part.
6. The changeable curtain rod system of claim 1, wherein said first receiving part has a reinforcing plate on an interior side thereof.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 11, 2011
Publication Date: Sep 13, 2012
Inventor: Dena Mikovich (Ft. Myers, FL)
Application Number: 12/932,935
International Classification: A47H 1/102 (20060101);