Pleated window treatments

Abstract

A pleated window treatment is suspended on a rod by means of a rod engaging means which may comprise a continuous rod pocket or a series of straps that are affixed to the back side of a pleated window treatment at a point where it is desired to have the window treatment supported by a rod.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A pleated window treatment having at its upper portion means for suspending said window treatment on a rod, said means comprising a rod engaging means affixed to the back side of said window treatment at a point where said window treatment is supported by a rod.  
     
     
         2 . A pleated window treatment as defined in  claim 1  wherein said window treatment is selected from the group consisting of draperies, curtains, valences, soft shades and soft blinds.  
     
     
         3 . A pleated window treatment as defined in  claim 1  wherein said rod engaging means for suspending said window treatment comprises one or a plurality of channels arranged transversely to the longitudinal axis of said window treatment.  
     
     
         4 . A pleated window treatment as defined in  claim 1  wherein said rod engaging means for suspending said window treatment comprises a plurality of straps arranged transversely to the longitudinal axis of said window treatment.  
     
     
         5 . A pleated window treatment as defined in  claim 2  wherein said rod engaging means comprises a plurality of channels arranged transversely to the longitudinal axis of said window treatment.  
     
     
         6 . A pleated window treatment as defined in  claim 3  wherein each of said plurality of straps is segmented into separate sections to form a means for transversely engaging a rod at different levels.  
     
     
         7 . A pleated window treatment as defined in  claim 1  wherein the pleat is a pleat selected from the group consisting of box pleats, pinch pleats, pencil pleats, french pleats, parisian pleats, goblet pleats, butterfly pleats, reverse pinch pleats, unlined pinch pleats, roll pleats, grouped pleats and double pinch pleats.  
     
     
         8 . A pleated window treatment as defined in  claim 7  wherein the pleats are tab back pinch pleats.  
     
     
         9 . A pleated window treatment as defined in  claim 7  wherein the pleats are rod pocket pinch pleats.  
     
     
         10 . A pleated window treatment as defined in  claim 7  wherein the pleats are tab back box pleats.  
     
     
         11 . A pleated window treatment as defined in  claim 7  wherein the pleats are rod pocket box pleats.