Drapery support assembly and method of making same
OwnerTodd W. Fairchildinventor
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Abstract
A drapery support assembly includes a head rail having a backing with an upper flange, lower flange and a channel slide holder. The backing, flanges and channel slide holder are integrally formed as the body of the head rail. The assembly includes a channel formed lengthwise within the channel slide holder of the body, and a plurality of channel slides laterally movable within the channel, the channel slides being configured to be attached to drapery hooks for supporting a drapery thereon.
Claims21
A drapery support assembly, comprising:
- a head rail having a backing with an upper flange, lower flange and a channel slide holder, the backing, flanges and channel slide holder integrally formed as the body of the head rail,
- a pair of end caps removably attached at ends of the head rail,
- at least one adhesive strip on the backing, and
- a channel formed lengthwise within the channel slide holder of the body retaining a plurality of channel slides laterally movable therein, the channel slides configured to be attached to drapery hooks for supporting a drapery thereon.
A drapery support assembly, comprising:
- a head rail having a backing with an upper flange, lower flange and a channel slide holder, the backing, flanges and channel slide holder integrally formed as the body of the head rail,
- a channel formed lengthwise within the channel slide holder of the body, and
- a plurality of channel slides laterally movable within the channel, the channel slides configured to be attached to drapery hooks for supporting a drapery thereon.
A method of fabricating a drapery support assembly for hanging a drapery on a wall surface, comprising:
- creating a product design in software for a mold to fabricate a head rail, the created product design including a head rail having a backing with an upper flange, lower flange and a channel slide holder, the backing, flanges and channel slide holder integrally formed as the body of the head rail, with a channel formed lengthwise within the channel slide holder of the body,
- forming a mold for the head rail based on the created product design,
- forcing plastic materials through mold via a hot extrusion process to form a tubular head rail that is cooled and cut to size,
- forming a pair of end caps and a plurality of channel sides configured to be attached to drapery hooks for supporting a drapery thereon by injection molding,
- inserting the plurality of channel slides into the channel of a cooled and cut head rail, and
- attaching the end caps to the head rail.
A method of fabricating a head rail for hanging a drapery on a wall surface, comprising:
- creating a product design in software for a mold to fabricate the head rail, the created product design including a head rail having a backing with an upper flange, lower flange and a channel slide holder, the backing, flanges and channel slide holder integrally formed as the body of the head rail, with a channel formed lengthwise within the channel slide holder of the body,
- forming a mold for the head rail based on the created product design, and
- forcing plastic materials through mold via a hot extrusion process to form a tubular head rail that is cooled and cut to size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.