Modular bracket system for window treatment
AssigneeRollease, Inc.
InventorJoseph CANNAVERDE
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Abstract
A bracket system for window dressing includes two brackets configured to be attached to an architectural member, such as a window well, a wall or a ceiling and receive the ends of window dressings. The brackets have edges adapted to receive a fascia designed to hide the window dressing. Preferably, the fascia has a front wall designed to snap onto the brackets and is sized so that it extends above the brackets to provide a neater and cleaner look. The fascia may be L-shaped with a vertical and a horizontal member and the brackets may be configured so that the horizontal member attaches either to the top or to the bottom of the brackets.
Claims16
A bracket system for mounting a window dressing into an architectural surface, the window dressing having an elongated body terminating with a first and a second end said bracket system comprising:
- a bracket arranged and constructed to be mounted on the architectural surface, and having each having a base that is oriented substantially vertically when mounted, and a side panels, each side panel having a planar shape and being integrally and perpendicularly attached to said base;
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- a plate sized and shaped for attachment to said bracket between two of said side panels and arranged to engage and support one of the ends.
A bracket system for supporting an end of a window dressing, the end having one of a first and a second configuration, comprising:
- a bracket having a base having a flat shape;
- and
- a plate having a flat section including a first opening adapted to engage the end having a first configuration and a second opening adapted to engage the end having the second configuration, said plate being attached to the bracket.
A method of customizing a bracket system for a window dressing having an end formed in one of several end configurations, comprising the steps of:
- Providing two identical brackets having a flat base with lateral panels;
- Selecting a first plate compatible with one end configuration;
- Press fitting said first plate into one of said brackets;
- Selecting a second plate compatible with another end configuration;
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- Press fitting said second plate into the other bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.