Abstract: A drapery traverse rod and support assembly including a pulley housing at each end of the rod and a mounting bracket for mounting the pulley housing on a supporting surface. The pulley housing has a bottom wall, upstanding inner and side walls and a front wall and a rod engaging portion for supporting an end of a traverse rod with the rod extending transverse to the inner side wall of the pulley housing adjacent the front wall. The mounting bracket has a rear mounting pad portion and pulley housing support arms extend forwardly from the mounting pad portion and into the pulley housing. The pulley housing support arms have cord guides adapted to guide traverse cords from the end of the rod rearwardly toward the wall, and the mounting bracket has cord guides adapted to guide traverse cords downwardly adjacent the rear mounting pad portion of the mounting bracket.

Abstract: A traverse rod having a lengthwise extending slot at the bottom and forward and rear guide rails along opposite sides of the slot. A master carrier is movable along the rod and includes a carrier body having first and second carrier guide heads extending laterally from opposite sides of the carrier body and the carrier body is adapted to be reversibly mounted in the rod with the first carrier guide head guidably engaging either the forward or the rear guide rail on the rod. A cord engaging means is provided on the first carrier guide head for supporting a traverse cord at a location laterally offset from one side of the carrier body. An elongated arm support bracket is detachably and reversibly mounted on the carrier body so that the arm support bracket can be selectively positioned at either side of the carrier body. A drapery support arm is detachably and reversibly mounted on the arm support bracket so that it can extend from either end thereof.

Abstract: An adjustable shade including first and second parallel headrails and an intermediate rail between the headrails with a foldable shade member attached to the intermediate rail and to one of the headrails. The shade member has rows of aligned openings therethrough and the headrails and intermediate rail have openings aligned with the rows of openings in the shade member. Tension cords extend through the rows of openings in the shade member and through the openings in the headrails and intermediate rail to guide the intermediate rail and shade member during movement between open and closed positions. The draw cords are attached to the intermediate rail and extend through the rows of openings in the shade member and through the headrails, and the draw cords have an operating portion that extends between the headrails and which can be grasped to move the intermediate rail in both directions relative to the headrails.

Abstract: A drapery traverse rod of the type having telescopically adjustable inner and outer rods each having a lengthwise extending trackway and a lengthwise extending dovetail shaped mounting rail at the rear side. A rod engaging bracket has a first pair of outer rod engaging jaws at one end adapted to engage a dovetail shaped mounting rail on the outer rod and a second pair of inner rod engaging jaws at the other end adapted to engage a dovetail shaped mounting rail on the inner rod. A mounting bracket is adapted for attachment at one end to a supporting surface and the rod engaging bracket can be selectively and reversibly mounted in the rod engaging bracket with either the outer rod engaging jaws or the inner rod engaging jaws positioned forwardly of the mounting bracket for engagement with the mounting rail on the respective outer or inner rod.

Abstract: A traverse rod assembly comprising telescopically adjustable inner and outer rods of the type having a downwardly opening slot at the bottom of the rods. The inner and outer rods each have forward and rear guide rails along opposite sides of the slot and rolled or hemmed upper edges disposed at substantially the same level for supporting drapery carriers for movement along the slot in the inner and outer rods. The rails on the inner rod are provided with lower guide portions arranged to engage and laterally guide the carriers during movement along the inner rod. The inner and outer rods are formed with upper and lower reentrant angles in the top and bottom that define upwardly and downwardly opening channels adjacent the rear of the rod so that the rod can be supported by an intermediate support bracket that is concealed from view from the front of the rod.

Abstract: A vertical venetian blind of the type in which carriages having rotatable slat carriers are mounted for movement along a horizontal support channel and in which the slat carriers on the several carriages are simultaneously rotated by means of a shaft extending longitudinally of the channel. The shaft drive mechanism includes a planetary type gear mechanism mounted in the channel in-line with the operating shaft to drivingly interconnect a drive sprocket at the end of the housing to the shaft with a relatively high speed reduction.

Abstract: A drapery panel support system of the type including a rod defining a track, carriers mounted for movement along the track, and pendants mounted on the carriers for swivelling movement about an upright axis. The carriers each have a pendant support portion below the track with a laterally notch opening at one side edge of the pendant support portion and arranged to receive a neck portion on a pendant with a snap fit. A pendant retainer clip is shaped to underlie the carrier and has flanges which engage opposite side edges of the pendant support portion in the carrier and a notch in one end arranged to receive the neck portion on the pendant when the clip is in a pendant retaining position on the carrier.

Abstract: A carrier for supporting a panel for movement along a track and adapted for connection to a string for controlling the spacing of the carriers along the track. The carrier includes a carrier body having a key receiving cavity, a locking key integrally connected to the body by a frangible connection arranged to allow an intermediate portion of a string to be inserted laterally into a position extending crosswise of the cavity. The key is then forced into the cavity to form a loop in the string and lock the string to the carrier body.

Abstract: A venetian blind mechanism having a lead and a plurality of auxiliary carriers supported for traversing movement along a header and vane supports mounted on the auxiliary carriers for turning about an upright axis for light control. An operating chain is connected intermediate its ends to the lead carrier and has chain portions extending lengthwise of the header in meshing engagement with sprockets on the auxiliary carriers to control spacing between the auxiliary carriers and to effect rotation of the vane supports. The header has telescoping sections to enable adjustment of the length of the header. The trackway is located at the rear side of the header.

Abstract: A venetian blind mechanism having a lead and a plurality of auxiliary carriers supported for traversing movement along a header between a retracted and an extended position and vane supports mounted on the auxiliary carriers for turning about an upright axis for light control. An operating chain is connected intermediate its ends to the lead carrier and has first and second chain portions extending lengthwise of the header in meshing engagement with sprockets on the auxiliary carriers to control spacing between the auxiliary carriers. Chain operating means is associated with the ends of the first and second chain portions for moving them in relatively opposite directions to effect rotation of the vane supports. A chain locking device is provided for automatically locking the chain to the sprocket on an auxiliary carrier when the carriers are retracted, to restrain movement of the operating chain by the chain operating means.

Abstract: A cord weight pulley assembly for traverse rod installations in which the housing is formed in one piece and includes a first housing section having a lower weight receiving cavity and an upper pulley receiving cavity, a second housing section integrally connected to the first housing section and movable to a closed position overlying the weight receiving cavity, and a third housing section integrally connected to the second housing section and movable to a closed position overlying the pulley receiving cavity.

Abstract: A traverse rod and pulley housing assembly in which the pulley housings are dimensioned for insertion into the rod from the ends thereof and have a lower portion dimensioned to pass downwardly through a rod opening in the lower face wall of the rod. One set of ribs is provided on the pulley housing for laterally and vertically positioning the pulley housing in the inner rod member and a second set of ribs is provided in the pulley housing for laterally and vertically positioning the pulley housing in the outer rod member. Dual slide gates are provided, one on each side of the pulley housing, for controlling movement of the slides along the inner and outer rod members.

Abstract: A roll type closure assembly for a window opening utilizing a roller shade mounted by brackets in the window opening. Side edge guides are provided which include a channel portion for receiving the side edges of the window shade, a mounting flange portion and a connecting portion between the mounting flange portion and the channel portion. A flex line is provided in the connecting portion to allow the mounting flange portion and the channel portion to be moved relative to each other between a first position extending generally perpendicular to a plane bisecting the channel portion for mounting on the window casing inside the window opening and a second position extending generally parallel to a plane bisecting the channel portion for mounting on the window casing outside the window opening. A U-shaped roller housing is provided for enclosing the roller and is mounted by end caps on the roller mounting brackets to provide a seal between the upper portion of the window shade and the top of the window casing.

Abstract: A curtain rod assembly for use in wide pocket curtains and the like to provide a wide header or band, which rod assembly includes vertically spaced upper and lower curtain rods, a plurality of spacer bars having rod engaging means at opposite ends for detachably engaging the upper and lower rods to rigidly interconnect the upper and lower rods intermediate their ends, and mounting brackets having vertically spaced upper and lower rod engaging supports for engaging the upper and lower rods adjacent their ends to support the ends of the rods in vertically spaced relation.

Abstract: A folding tool carrier to be attached to a tractor and to carry an array of cultivating tools or implements. The carrier includes three bars forming a central section and a wing section at each side of the central section. Each wing section is connected to the central section by inner and outer swing arms to function as a parallelogram when the wings are lifted and retracted above the central section. The central section, the wings and the arms, are placed in a common vertical transverse plane to provide for a compact unit which may be carried immediately behind a tractor.To accomplish this, the inner arms are above and the outer arms are below the central and wing sections when the wing sections are extended. A comparatively short crown bar is mounted upon and above the central section and an inner swing arm is pivotally attached to each end of this crown bar to pivotally connect with the inner end of the adjacent wing section.