Reaction support for pulley holddown
AssigneeDouglass Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorDouglass R. Falkenberg
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Abstract
A reaction type support for a pulley holddown for traverse rods providing a reaction support for the foot of the holddown as a mounting to either a wall or floor surface to take up increase in length of traverse rod cord and permit outward pull of the cord during traverse rod adjustment to prevent damage to or release of the holddown from the support surface.
Claims9
In combinatin with a pulley holddown for retaining the operating cord of a traverse rod which carries drapery material adjacent a window or wall opening, the pulley holddown retaining the operating cord in tension and proper operative position:
- a. A separate reaction support adapted to be attached to a wall or floor surface and cooperating with the pulley holddown to provide a resilient reaction means between the pulley holddown and the wall or floor surface;
- and,
- b. the reaction support comprising an elongated member having a sliding coacting engagement with the pulley holddown and a resilient member resisting such sliding engagement to provide a reaction means to outward pull of the traverse rod cord and upward movement of the pulley holddown.
A combination pulley holddown and reaction support for mounting the pulley holddown to a wall or floor surface to permit upward movement of said pulley holddown in response to an outward force on the holddown operating cord:
- a. a pulley holddown having a fixed body portion carrying an extendable pulley rod and pulley retaining a traverse rod operating cord;
- b. said pulley holddown having a pivotally mounted foot;
- c. a reaction support having an elongated body adapted to slidably receive said pulley holddown foot;
- d. said reaction support having a closed end at the top portion thereof;
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- e. a resilient means between said closed end and said pulley holddown foot providing a resilient reaction member to upward sliding movement of said pulley holddown foot within said reaction support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.