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US 2012/0037324 A1Published application
Systems and methods for deployment of curtains
AssigneeICP Medical, LLC
InventorJoseph A. Graneto, III
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Abstract
A curtain system is described which includes a curtain having a plurality of rod engaging members attached thereto, a plurality of rods each having a first end, and a curtain release mechanism attached to each rod at the first end thereof. The rod engaging members each include a stem having a first end and a second end, the first end of the stem configured for engagement with the curtain release mechanism, and a keyway formed in the stem and proximate the first end of the stem.
Claims23
A curtain system comprising:
- a curtain comprising a plurality of grommets attached thereto proximate a top thereof;
- a plurality of curtain release mechanisms each comprising a slot formed therein and extending therethrough;
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- a plurality of rod engaging members, each of said rod engaging members comprising:
- a stem comprising a first end and a second end;
- a yoke at said first end of said stem, said yoke configured for engagement with said slot in said curtain release mechanism;
- and
- a curtain engaging piece at said second end of said stem, said curtain engaging piece configured for a snap fit engagement with a corresponding said grommet.
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A curtain comprising:
- a curtain body comprising a plurality of grommets along a top thereof;
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- a plurality of rod engaging members attached to said plurality of grommets of said curtain body, said rod engaging members each comprising:
- a stem comprising a first end and a second end;
- said first end comprising a yoke extending therefrom operable for engagement with a curtain release mechanism;
- and
- said second end comprising a curtain engaging piece extending therefrom operable for attachment to the corresponding said grommet.
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A curtain release mechanism comprising:
- a housing;
- a slot formed in said housing and extending therethrough, said slot proximate a first end of said curtain release mechanism;
- a release mechanism within said housing and operably accessible via said slot, said release mechanism operable for engagement with a yoke associated with a curtain;
- a protrusion formed in said housing at a second end thereof;
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- a sleeve comprising a proximal end operable for rotatable engagement with said protrusion and a distal end operable for attachment to a slidable component associated with a suspendable track.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.