Apparatus And Method For Hanging Supplemental Sets of Curtains

Abstract

An end of a curtain rod is provided with a securing means for grasping a mounting tube extending transversely from a wall-mounted flange. The securing means may be offset from the longitudinal axis of the curtain rod to permit two rods with similar offset hooks to the mounted end to end, in axial alignment, on a common mounting tube. Alternatively, one rod may be provided with a centrally mounted hook and the other rod with a claw having spaced hooks for receiving the single centrally mounted hook of an axially aligned rod therebetween. Each hook and claw may be mounted on a connector which can be fitted over the end of a segment of a tubular curtain rod, with or without an adapter, depending upon whether the segment is an inner segment or outer segment of a telescoping curtain rod.

1 . An end piece for a curtain rod having a central longitudinal axis comprising:
 a connector having one end for receiving an end of said curtain rod with an axis of said connector in alignment with a central longitudinal axis of said curtain rod, and   a securing means for securing said curtain rod one end on a first wall bracket, said first securing means having an unobstructed channel for a first wall bracket, said securing means extending in a direction parallel to said channel and being laterally offset from the center of said one end and of said central longitudinal axis of said curtain rod, and when said curtain rod received in said connector is disposed in a second direction, 180 degrees from said first direction, the first hook is laterally positioned on an opposite side of said central longitudinal axis of said curtain rod.   
   
   
       2 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 1  wherein said connector has a hollow bore with an open end for receiving said curtain rod therein. 
   
   
       3 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 2  wherein said connector hollow bore has a circular cross section for snugly receiving a tubular rod therein. 
   
   
       4 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 1  wherein said curtain rod is a telescoping curtain rod having at least two rod segments, one of said rod segments having a smaller diameter than the other of said rod segments, said end piece comprising an adaptor having a hollow bore, an inner diameter of said adaptor being substantially equal to an outer diameter of said one of said rod segments, and an outer diameter of said adaptor being substantially equal to an outer diameter of said other of said rod segments, whereby said end piece may receive a free end of said one rod segment with said adaptor mounted thereon, and said end piece may receive a free end of said other rod segment without said adaptor mounted thereon. 
   
   
       5 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 1  wherein said connector further comprises a second securing means laterally positioned with respect to said first securing means on a side of said central longitudinal axis of said curtain rod opposite said one side, said central longitudinal axis projecting through a space between said first securing means and said second securing means. 
   
   
       6 . An end piece for a curtain rod comprising, a receiver having a hollow bore, one end of said bore being open for receiving an end of said curtain rod therein, and a securing means mounted on said receiver for engaging a surface mounted support in order to suspend said end of said curtain rod from said surface. 
   
   
       7 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 6 , wherein said bore has an end opposite said open end terminated by an interior surface of an end wall, and said securing means is mounted on an exterior surface opposite said interior surface of said end wall. 
   
   
       8 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 7 , wherein said bore has a central axis and said securing means is mounted on said receiver in a plane parallel to and spaced from the axis of said bore. 
   
   
       9 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 8 , further comprising a second securing means mounted on said receiver laterally displaced from said first securing means on a side of said axis of said bore opposite said one side, said axis of said bore projecting through a space between said first securing means and said second securing means. 
   
   
       10 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 1  wherein said securing means is at least one hook. 
   
   
       11 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 10  wherein said hook is c-shaped, u-shaped, angular, or combinations thereof. 
   
   
       12 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 10  wherein said hook is a c-clamp. 
   
   
       13 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 1  wherein said securing means further include at least one aperture and at least one faster. 
   
   
       14 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 13  wherein said fastener levels the curtain rod on the wall brackets such that said curtain rod may be parallel to a second curtain rod in front of said curtain rod. 
   
   
       15 . An end piece for a curtain rod according to  claim 14  wherein said fastener is a screw.