US2006201636A1PendingUtilityA1

Window treatment hanger having arcuate rod releasable from wall mounts

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 9, 2005Filed: Mar 9, 2005Published: Sep 14, 2006
Est. expiryMar 9, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Christine J. Morrison
A47H 1/122A47H 23/04A47H 2001/0205A47H 2023/003A47H 1/142
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Abstract

An arcuate window treatment assembly ( 10 ) in accordance with a preferred embodiment is disclosed for decorating and/or shading a Palladian window (P). The assembly ( 10 ) broadly includes a flexible rod ( 12 ), a pair of wall-mounted brackets ( 14 ) and ( 16 ) for supporting the rod ( 12 ), a pair of upper window treatment panels ( 18 ) and ( 20 ), and a lower window treatment subassembly ( 22 ). The rod ( 12 ) is configured to cooperate with the panels ( 18, 20 ) so that the rod ( 12 ) is operable to receive the panels ( 18, 20 ) when the rod ( 12 ) is in a straight position, but sufficiently flexible, that once the panels ( 18, 20 ) are received thereon, the rod ( 12 ) can flex into an arched position thereby transferring the panels ( 18, 20 ) into a mounted position. The brackets ( 14, 16 ) slidably and releaseably receive the panel-laden rod ( 12 ) and need not be mounted to the window frame (Af). A preferred alternative arcuate window treatment assembly ( 100 ) is also disclosed.

Claims

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1 . A hanger for hanging a window treatment adjacent a window housed in a window frame formed in a wall, said hanger comprising: 
 a rod including opposed open ends and being flexible between a straight position wherein the rod is generally linear and an arched position wherein the rod is generally arcuate; and    a pair of brackets operable to be mounted to the wall adjacent the window frame,    each of said brackets being spaced from the window frame when mounted to the wall,    each of said brackets including a post wherein said posts are spaced from one another when the brackets are mounted to the wall,    each of said open ends being slidably and releaseably received on a respective one of said posts when the brackets are mounted to the wall and the rod is in the arched position.    
   
   
       2 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 said rod being operable to receive the window treatment when in the straight position.    
   
   
       3 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 2 , 
 said rod being biased into the straight position.    
   
   
       4 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 each of said brackets including a generally flat elongated first leg operable to engage the wall when the respective bracket is mounted thereto,    each of said first legs extending generally parallel to the corresponding post.    
   
   
       5 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 4 , 
 each of said brackets further including a second leg extending generally orthogonal from the respective first leg,    each of said second legs being generally shorter than the first legs.    
   
   
       6 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 5 , 
 each of said first legs being positioned adjacent one end of the corresponding second leg,    each of said posts being spaced from the corresponding first leg and positioned adjacent the other end of the corresponding second leg.    
   
   
       7 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 6 , 
 each of said second legs including a bight section intermediate the ends,    each of said bight sections being configured to receive the rod when the rod is in the straight position.    
   
   
       8 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 4 , 
 each of said first legs including at least one aperture formed therein and configured to receive a fastener.    
   
   
       9 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 each of said posts being generally cylindrical in configuration and presenting a generally uniform diameter.    
   
   
       10 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 9 , 
 said rod being formed from a nonmetal material and said posts being formed from a metal material.    
   
   
       11 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 said rod being solely supported by the pair of brackets when the brackets are mounted to the wall and the rod is in the arched position.    
   
   
       12 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 1;  and 
 an additional bracket operable to be mounted to the wall adjacent the window frame,    said additional bracket being spaced from the window frame when mounted to the wall,    said rod being supported on said additional bracket when the brackets are mounted to the wall and the rod is in the arched position.    
   
   
       13 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 said rod including a plurality of apertures formed therein,    said apertures being spaced along the rod between the open ends.    
   
   
       14 . The hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , 
 said posts being generally parallel in alignment when the brackets are mounted to the wall.    
   
   
       15 . A window treatment assembly for decorating a window having at least one arcuate pane and being housed in a window frame formed in a wall, said window treatment assembly comprising: 
 at least one window treatment panel being normally rectangular in configuration and formed from a nonrigid material;    a rod including opposed open ends and being flexible between a straight position wherein the rod is generally linear and an arched position wherein the rod is generally arcuate,    said window treatment panel being transferable between an assembly position wherein the panel presents a generally linear upper edge and is mounted on the rod when the rod is in the straight position and a mounted position wherein the upper edge of the panel is generally arcuate and the panel is mounted on the rod when the rod is in the arched position; and    a pair of brackets operable to be mounted to the wall adjacent the window frame,    each of said brackets being spaced from the window frame when mounted to the wall,    each of said brackets including a post wherein said posts are spaced from one another when the brackets are mounted to the wall,    each of said open ends being slidably and releaseably received on a respective one of said posts when the brackets are mounted to the wall and the rod is in the arched position.    
   
   
       16 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 15 , 
 said rod being biased into the straight position.    
   
   
       17 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 15 , 
 each of said brackets including a generally flat elongated first leg operable to engage the wall when the respective bracket is mounted thereto,    each of said first legs extending generally parallel to the corresponding post.    
   
   
       18 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 17 , 
 each of said brackets further including a second leg extending generally orthogonal from the respective first leg,    each of said second legs being generally shorter than the first legs.    
   
   
       19 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 18 , 
 each of said first legs being positioned adjacent one end of the corresponding second leg,    each of said posts being spaced from the corresponding first leg and positioned adjacent the other end of the corresponding second leg.    
   
   
       20 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 19;  and 
 an additional rod; and    an additional window treatment panel received on the additional rod,    each of said second legs including a bight section intermediate the ends;    each of said bight sections receiving an opposing end of the additional rod when the brackets are mounted to the wall.    
   
   
       21 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 17 , 
 each of said first legs including at least one aperture formed therein and configured to receive a fastener.    
   
   
       22 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 15 , 
 each of said posts being generally cylindrical in configuration and presenting a generally uniform diameter.    
   
   
       23 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 22 , 
 said rod being formed from a nonmetal material and said posts being formed from a metal material.    
   
   
       24 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 15 , 
 said rod being solely supported by the pair of brackets when the brackets are mounted to the wall and the rod is in the arched position.    
   
   
       25 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 15;  and 
 an additional bracket operable to be mounted to the wall adjacent the window frame,    said additional bracket being spaced from the window frame when mounted to the wall,    said rod being supported on said additional bracket when the brackets are mounted to the wall and the rod is in the arched position.    
   
   
       26 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 15 , 
 said at least one window treatment panel including a plurality of fasteners spaced along the upper edge,    said rod including a plurality of apertures formed therein and spaced along the rod between the open ends,    said fasteners being received in the apertures when the treatment panel is in the mounted position.    
   
   
       27 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 15;  and 
 an additional window treatment panel being normally rectangular in configuration and formed from a nonrigid material,    said additional window treatment panel being transferable between an assembly position wherein the additional panel presents a generally linear upper edge and is mounted on the rod when the rod is in the straight position and a mounted position wherein the upper edge of the additional panel is generally arcuate and the additional panel is mounted on the rod when the rod is in the arched position.    
   
   
       28 . The window treatment assembly as claimed in  claim 15 , 
 said posts being generally parallel in alignment when the brackets are mounted to the wall.

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