Metal-reinforced curtain glide
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorBryan John Luedeke
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Abstract
A metal curtain glide includes a spherical metal core coupled to a cable and having a polymer cup formed to fit a base of the metal core. The polymer cup includes a central opening for the cable to extend therethrough. An eyelet having a circular member with a connecting member is coupled to an end of the cable. A first member of a fastener assembly is coupled to the eyelet and configured to be removably secured to a second member of the fastener assembly that is coupled to a curtain. The curtain glide remains functional if the polymer cup fails.
Claims18
A curtain glide configured to be removably coupled to a curtain and to slide within a track having a longitudinally extending bore, the curtain glide comprising:
- a spherical metal core coupled to a linkage;
- a hemispherical polymer cup having an inner hemispherical concave surface formed to fit a base of the spherical metal core such that the spherical metal core nests inside and contacts the inner hemispherical concave surface, the polymer cup having an opening and the linkage extending therethrough;
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- an eyelet coupled to the linkage;
- wherein the curtain glide remains functional if the polymer cup fails.
A curtain glide configured to be removably coupled to a curtain and to slide within a track having a longitudinally extending bore, the curtain glide comprising:
- a spherical metal core coupled to a cable;
- a hemispherical polymer cup having an inner hemispherical concave surface formed to fit a base of the spherical metal core such that the spherical metal core nests inside and contacts the inner hemispherical concave surface, the polymer cup having a central opening and the cable extending therethrough;
- an eyelet having a circular member with a connecting member extending therefrom,
- wherein the connecting member is coupled to an end of the cable;
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- a first member of a fastener assembly coupled to the eyelet, wherein the first member is configured to be removably secured to a second member of the fastener assembly that is coupled to a curtain,
- wherein the curtain glide remains functional if the polymer cup fails.
A metal curtain gliding system configured to be removably coupled to a curtain, comprising:
- a track having a longitudinally extending bore defined by two parallel walls, each wall having an inward extending flange defining a slot therebetween;
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- a plurality of curtain glides configured to slide within the longitudinally extending bore,
- each curtain glide comprising:
- a spherical metal core coupled to a linkage;
- a hemispherical polymer cup having an inner hemispherical concave surface formed to fit abase of the spherical metal core such that the spherical metal core nests inside and contacts the inner hemispherical concave surface, the polymer cup having a central opening and the linkage extending therethrough, a dimension of the slot between the inward extending flanges being less than a diameter of each of the spherical metal core and the polymer cup, wherein the curtain glide remains functional if the polymer cup fails;
- the linkage extending from the polymer cup, the linkage configured to project through the slot in the track when the polymer cup slides within the longitudinally extending bore and the dimension of the slot between the inward extending flanges being greater than a diameter of the linkage;
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- an eyelet secured to an end of the linkage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.