Arrangement for supporting a curtain holding rod
OwnerLuciano G. Ojembarrena, Francisco I. Roblesinventors
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Abstract
An arrangement for supporting a rod for holding a curtain or the like has two elongated U-shaped elements which are movable one inside the other and have lateral portions provided with openings which are open in a direction transverse to the direction of elongation. The elements are movable relative to one another between a first position in which the openings are offset from one another so that a rod can be inserted into the latter, and a second position in which the openings at least partially overlap one another so as to form together a closed contour and to retain the inserted rod.
Claims14
An arrangement for supporting a curtain holding rod or the like, comprising an elongated outer U-shaped element having two lateral portions and a bottom portion connecting said lateral portions with one another, said lateral portions each having at least one opening which is provided at identical locations in the direction of elongation and is open upwardly in a direction transverse to the direction of elongation;
- an elongated inner U-shaped element which is received in said outer element and has two further lateral portions and a further bottom portion connecting said further lateral portions with one another, said further lateral portions each having a further opening provided at identical locations in the direction of elongation and also open upwardly in a direction transverse to the direction of elongation, each of said openings having a circular section and a straight section communicating with one another, the straight sections of said first-mentioned openings of said outer element extending in a first direction which is inclined to the direction of elongation, whereas the straight sections of said further openings of said further openings of said inner element extend in a second direction which is also inclined to the direction of elongation and at the same time is opposite to said first direction, said inner and outer elements being slidably movable in direction of elongation thereof between a first position in which said first-mentioned openings of said outer element are offset relative to said further openings of said inner element so that a curtain holding rod can be inserted from above into at least said first-mentioned openings of said outer element or said further openings, and a second position in which said first-mentioned openings of said outer element and said further openings of said inner element at least partially overlap one another and together form a substantially closed receptacle so that a curtain holding rod inserted in the thus-formed receptacle is retained therein and supported from below by both elements;
- and means on at least one of said elements for mounting the same on a support structure in a substantially horizontal position.
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