Blind/curtain mounting bracket for curtain rods

Abstract

An improved mounting bracket for use in attaching curtain rods in conjunction with an upper beam of a standard blind bracket mounting device of a blind assembly. The mounting bracket is slidably mounted on the upper beam of the blind assembly and prevents the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting device. The mounting brackets include first and second bracket housings having joint first and second seam sections for forming first and second holding wall clip members, respectively. The first holding wall member includes a pair of spaced-apart outer first and inner second holding prong members being integrally connected to an exterior first wall surface. The third holding wall member includes a pair of spaced-apart outer third and inner fourth holding prong members being integrally connected to an exterior third wall surface. Each of said first and second holding wall clip members of the first and second bracket housings are detachably connected to a blind assembly; and each of the upper first, second, third and fourth prong tab members of the first, second, third, and fourth prong members, respectively, for receiving one or more curtain rods thereon.

1 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets for curtain rods for use with two opposing blind bracket mounting devices of a blind assembly for attaching one or more curtain rods thereon in order to hold a curtain and/or valance thereto, the blind assembly comprising a headrail, and said blind/curtain mounting bracket comprising: 
 a) a first bracket housing including a first holding wall member and a second holding wall member being integrally attached with each other at a joint first seam section for forming a first U-shaped clip member detachably overlapping and engaging a movable front wall of one of said blind bracket mounting devices: and wherein said first U-shaped clip member has no oppositely disposed U-shaped clip member so that said first U-shaped clip member provides the only support for said first bracket housing on said movable front wall;    b) said first holding wall member including an exterior first wall surface and an interior first wall surface, and said second holding wall member including an exterior    c) said exterior first wall surface of said first holding wall member including a pair of spaced-apart outer first and inner second holding prong members being integrally connected to said exterior first wall surface;    d) each of said outer first and inner second holding prong members having prong holding first and second side walls with upper first and second prong tab members, respectively, thereon;    e) a second bracket housing including a third holding wall member and a fourth holding wall member being integrally attached with each other at a joint second seam section for forming a second U-shaped clip member detachably overlapping and engaging a movable front wall of one of said blind bracket mounting devices; and wherein said second U-shaped clip member has no oppositely disposed U-shaped clip member so that said second U-shaped clip member provides the only support for said second bracket housing on said movable front wall;    f) said third holding wall member including an exterior third wall surface and an interior third wall surface, and said fourth holding wall member including an exterior fourth wall surface and an interior fourth wall surface;    g) said exterior third wall surface of said third holding wall member including a pair of spaced-apart outer third and inner fourth holding prong members being integrally connected to said exterior third wall surface;    h) each of said outer third and inner fourth holding prong members having prong holding third and fourth side walls with upper third and fourth prong tab members, respectively, thereon;    i) each of said first and second holding wall clip members of said first and second bracket housings are detachably connected to said movable front walls of the respective blind bracket mounting devices of the blind assembly; and    j) each of said upper first, second, third and fourth prong tab members of said first, second, third, and fourth holding prong members for receiving one or more curtain rods thereon.    
   
   
       2 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said upper second and fourth prong tab members of said inner second and fourth holding prong members are used to receive an inner first flat curtain rod thereon, and said upper first and third prong tab members of said outer first and third holding prong members are used to receive an outer second flat curtain rod thereon.  
   
   
       3 . (canceled)  
   
   
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       5 . (canceled)  
   
   
       6 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said joint first and second seam section is a side seam section.  
   
   
       7 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein each of said first and second holding wall clip members are detachably connected to movable front walls of each of the blind bracket mounting devices of the blind assembly.  
   
   
       8 . (canceled)  
   
   
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       11 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets for curtain rods for use with two opposing blind bracket mounting devices of a blind assembly for attaching one or more curtain rods thereon in order to hold a curtain and/or valance thereto, the blind assembly comprising a headrail and said blind/curtain mounting bracket: comprising: 
 a) a first bracket housing including a first holding wall member and a second holding wall member being integrally attached with each other at a joint first seam section for forming a first U-shaped clip member detachably overlapping and engaging a movable front wall of one of said blind bracket mounting devices: and wherein said first U-shaped clip member has no oppositely disposed U-shaped clip member so that said first U-shaped clip member provides the only support for said first bracket housing on said movable front wall;    b) said first holding wall member including an exterior first wall surface and an interior first wall surface, and said second holding wall member including an exterior second wall surface and an interior second wall surface;    c) said exterior first wall surface of said first holding wall member including a first holding arm member being integrally connected to said exterior first wall surface;    d) a second bracket housing including a third holding wall member and a fourth holding wall member being integrally attached with each other at a joint second seam section for forming a second U-shaped clip member detachably overlapping and engaging a movable front wall of one of said blind bracket mounting devices: and wherein said second U-shaped clip member has no oppositely disposed U-shaped clip member so that said second U-shaped clip member provides the only support for said second bracket housing on said movable front wall;    e) said third holding wall member including an exterior third wall surface and an interior third wall surface, and said fourth holding wall member including an exterior fourth wall surface and an interior fourth wall surface;    f) said exterior third wall surface of said third holding wall member including a second holding arm member being integrally connected to said exterior third wall surface;    g) each of said first and second holding wall clip members of said first and second bracket housings are detachably connected to said movable front walls of the respective blind bracket mounting device of the blind assembly; and    h) each of said first and second holding arm members of said exterior first and third wall surfaces of said first and third holding wall members, respectively, for receiving one or more curtain rods, respectively, thereon.    
   
   
       12 . Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein said first holding arm member having a first set of one or more rod holding sections therein, said first set of one or more rod holding sections of said first holding arm member for holding in place one end of a cylindrical curtain rod.  
   
   
       13 . Curtain mounting bracket in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein said second holding arm member having a second set of one or more rod holding sections therein, said second set of one or more rod holding sections of said second holding arm member for holding in place the other end of a cylindrical curtain rod.  
   
   
       14 . (canceled)  
   
   
       15 . Blind/curtain mounting bracket in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein said joint first and second seam section is a side seam section.  
   
   
       16 . Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein first holding arm member is centrally located on said first holding wall member and said second said second holding arm member is centrally located on said second holding wall member.  
   
   
       17 . (canceled)  
   
   
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       19 . Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein said first and second holding arm members are at a 90° degree angle with respect to said first and second holding wall members, respectively.  
   
   
       20 . (canceled)  
   
   
       21 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein each of said first and second holding wall clip members are detachably connected to movable front walls of each of the blind bracket mounting devices of the blind assembly.  
   
   
       22 . (canceled)  
   
   
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       25 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets for curtain rods for use with two opposing blind bracket mounting devices of a blind assembly for attaching one or more curtain rods thereon in order to hold a curtain and/or valance thereto, the blind assembly comprising a headrail and said blind/curtain mounting bracket, comprising: 
 a) a first bracket housing including a first holding wall member, a second holding wall member and a third holding wall member all being integrally attached with each other for forming a first U-shaped interior holding wall member;    b) said first holding wall member including an exterior first wall surface and an interior first wall surface;    c) said exterior first wall surface of said first holding wall member including a pair of spaced-apart outer first and inner second holding prong members being integrally connected to said exterior first wall surface;    d) each of said outer first and inner second holding prong members having prong holding first and second side walls with upper first and second prong tab members, respectively, thereon;    e) a second bracket housing including a fourth holding wall member, a fifth holding wall member and sixth holding wall member all being integrally attached with each other for forming a second U-shaped interior holding wall member;    f) said fourth holding wall member including an exterior fourth wall surface and an interior fourth wall surface;    g) said exterior fourth wall surface of said fourth holding wall member including a pair of spaced-apart outer third and inner fourth holding prong members being integrally connected to said exterior fourth wall surface;    h) each of said outer third and inner fourth holding prong members having prong holding third and fourth side walls with upper third and fourth prong tab members, respectively, thereon;    i) each of said first and second U-shaped interior holding wall members of said first and second bracket housings are detachably connected to a blind assembly; and    j) each of said upper first, second, third and fourth prong tab members of said first, second, third, and fourth holding prong members for receiving one or more curtain rods thereon.    
   
   
       26 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 25 , wherein said upper second and fourth prong tab members of said inner second and fourth holding prong members are used to receive an inner first flat curtain rod thereon, and said upper first and third prong tab members of said outer first and third holding prong members are used to receive an outer second flat curtain rod thereon.  
   
   
       27 . (canceled)  
   
   
       28 . (canceled)  
   
   
       29 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 25 , wherein each of said first and second U-shaped interior holding wall members are detachably connected to each of the blind bracket mounting devices of the blind assembly.  
   
   
       30 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 25 , wherein each of said first and second U-shaped interior holding wall members are detachably connected to an upper beam of the blind assembly.  
   
   
       31 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 25 , wherein each of said first, third, fourth and sixth holding wall members include front and rear lip holding elements, respectively, that are detachably connected to the upper beam of the blind bracket mounting devices of the blind assembly.  
   
   
       32 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 31 , wherein each of said front and rear lip holding elements are detachably connected to the front wall and rear wall of the upper beam of the blind assembly.  
   
   
       33 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets for curtain rods for use with two opposing blind bracket mounting devices of a blind assembly for attaching one or more curtain rods thereon in order to hold a curtain and/or valance thereto, the blind assembly comprising a headrail, and said blind/curtain mounting brackets, comprising: 
 a) a first bracket housing including a first holding wall member, a second holding wall member and a third holding wall member all being integrally attached with each other for forming a first U-shaped interior holding wall member;    b) said first holding wall member including an exterior first wall surface and an interior first wall surface;    c) said exterior first wall surface of said first holding wall member including a first holding member arm being integrally connected to said exterior first wall surface;    d) a second bracket housing including a fourth holding wall member, a fifth holding wall member and sixth holding wall member all being integrally attached with each other for forming a second U-shaped interior holding wall member;    e) said fourth holding wall member including an exterior fourth wall surface and an interior fourth wall surface;    f) said exterior fourth wall surface of said fourth holding wall member including a second holding arm being integrally connected to said exterior fourth wall surface;    g) each of said first and second U-shaped interior holding wall members of said first and second bracket housings are detachably connected to a blind assembly; and    h) each of said first and second holding arm members of said exterior first and third wall surfaces of said first and third holding wall members, respectively, for receiving one or more curtain rods, respectively, thereon.    
   
   
       34 . Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 33 , wherein said first holding arm member having a first set of one or more rod holding sections therein, said first set of one or more rod holding sections of said first holding arm member for holding in place one end of a cylindrical curtain rod.  
   
   
       35 . Curtain mounting bracket in accordance with  claim 33 , wherein said second holding arm member having a second set of one or more rod holding sections therein, said second set of one or more rod holding sections of said second holding arm member for holding in place the other end of a cylindrical curtain rod.  
   
   
       36 . Blind/curtain mounting bracket in accordance with  claim 33 , wherein said joint first and second seam section is an upper seam section.  
   
   
       37 . (canceled)  
   
   
       38 . Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 33 , wherein first holding arm member is centrally located on said first holding wall member and said second said second holding arm member is centrally located on said second holding wall member.  
   
   
       39 . (canceled)  
   
   
       40 . (canceled)  
   
   
       41 . Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 33 , wherein said first and second holding arm members are at a 90° degree angle with respect to said first and second holding wall members, respectively.  
   
   
       42 . (canceled)  
   
   
       43 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 33 , wherein each of said first and second holding wall clip members are detachably connected to each of the blind bracket mounting devices of the blind assembly.  
   
   
       44 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 33 , wherein each of said first and second holding wall clip members are detachably connected to an upper beam of the blind assembly.  
   
   
       45 . (canceled)  
   
   
       46 . (canceled)  
   
   
       47 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 33 , wherein each of said first, third, fourth and sixth holding wall members include front and rear lip holding elements, respectively, that are detachably connected to the upper beam of the blind bracket mounting devices of the blind assembly.  
   
   
       48 . Blind/curtain mounting brackets in accordance with  claim 47 , wherein each of said front and rear lip holding elements are detachably connected to the front wall and rear wall of the upper beam of the blind assembly.