Adjustable drapery support assembly

Abstract

An adjustable drapery support assembly comprises a base plate including a web of a solid semi-rigid material which can be penetrated by a sewing needle. The base plate is adapted to be positioned in the opening formed between the opposed sides of a fold in the drapery material which is to be made into a pleat. With the base plate in place, the opposed sides of the fold are sewn or otherwise connected together through the web, thus simultaneously forming a pleat and interlocking the base plate and the drapery material. Along a side edge of the base plate, which protrudes out of the fold to the rear of the drapery, there is provided an adjustable attaching means including a hook assembly which can be attached at any point along the edge of the base plate. The side edges of the base plate are not parallel, but rather taper towards each other in an upward direction. Accordingly, as the position of the hook relative to the base plate is lowered, outwardly tilting or sagging of the unsupported upper edge of the drapery is limited or reduced. In a preferred embodiment, the edge of the side plate to which the hook is attached is not linear but rather concave, thereby further limiting sagging of the upper portion of the drapery.

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