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US 4,190,927 AGranted
Curtain rod track fitting
OwnerErwin Hepperleinventor
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Abstract
A curtain rod track fitting and curtain rings for use therewith, the curtain rings being slideable on the curtain rod and being provided with a slide or roll device trued to the middle of the ring and supported on the rod in such a manner that the plane of the ring runs normally substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the curtain rod, and the rings are reciprocally movable around a horizontal axis running transverse to the curtain rod.
Claims7
A curtain rod track fitting for slidably supporting a curtain or the like on a curtain rod comprising:
- a closed ring member for completely encircling the curtain rod,
- said ring member having a recess formed in an inner portion thereof and opening toward the center of said ring member for mounting a roller member therein,
- said recess having a deep portion providing clearance for said roller member and a pair of notches for mounting an axle of said roller member such that said roller member is free to roll along the curtain rod and said axle is substantially transverse to the curtain rod,
- said roller member having tapered radial faces for engaging a portion of the curtain rod along said tapered faces for minimizing friction with the curtain rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.