Curtain carrier for draping a curtain from a curtain rod

Abstract

Some embodiments of the invention provide curtain carriers that are attachable to a top portion of a curtain and slidably engageable with a curtain rod for draping the curtain from the curtain rod. The curtain carriers are slidably removable from the curtain rod such that the curtain together with the curtain carriers attached therewith can be removed from the curtain rod. This allows the curtain together with the curtain carriers attached therewith to be washed. A clean curtain with curtain carriers attached therewith can be slidably attached to the curtain rod. In this manner, a dirty or contaminated curtain can be replaced without any hooking or unhooking of the curtain from hooks that are used in existing approaches to drape curtains. Therefore, difficulties traditionally associated with replacing a dirty or contaminated curtain can be mitigated or avoided.

1 . A curtain carrier for draping a curtain from a curtain rod, the curtain carrier comprising:
 at least one first member that is slidably engageable with the curtain rod; and   at least one second member having an open state for receiving the curtain and a closed state for attaching to the curtain.   
     
     
         2 . The curtain carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one first member comprises:
 rollers that are slidably engageable with the curtain rod by rolling along the curtain rod.   
     
     
         3 . The curtain carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one second member comprises:
 a body and a movable flange pivotally connected to the body such that in the closed state the movable flange has an abutment with a notch of the body.   
     
     
         4 . The curtain carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one second member comprises:
 a body and a movable flange pivotally connected to the body such that in the closed state a hooked flange of the body engages with a corresponding hole in the movable flange.   
     
     
         5 . The curtain carrier of  claim 4 , wherein the body and movable flange are configured such that during use any downward force exerted by the curtain causes the hooked flange to lock the movable flange in the closed state. 
     
     
         6 . The curtain carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one second member is configured such that during use any downward force exerted by the curtain causes the at least one second member to lock into the closed state. 
     
     
         7 . The curtain carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the curtain carrier is formed of a material suitable for washing with the curtain. 
     
     
         8 . The curtain carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the curtain carrier is formed of nylon. 
     
     
         9 . A curtain set comprising a plurality of curtain carriers as defined in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         10 . The curtain set of  claim 9 , further comprising a curtain rod. 
     
     
         11 . The curtain set of  claim 9 , further comprising a curtain. 
     
     
         12 . A method of draping a curtain from a curtain rod, the curtain having attached therewith a plurality of curtain carriers according to  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 sliding the curtain carriers into the curtain rod while the curtain carriers are attached to the curtain.   
     
     
         13 . A method of removing a curtain that is draped from a curtain rod using a plurality of curtain carriers according to  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 sliding the curtain carriers out of the curtain rod while the curtain carriers are attached to the curtain.   
     
     
         14 . A method of washing a curtain that is draped from a curtain rod using a plurality of curtain carriers according to  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 removing the curtain together with the curtain carriers attached therewith by sliding the curtain carriers out of the curtain rod; and   washing the curtain together with the curtain carriers attached therewith.