Drapery carrier for a string connected carrier system
AssigneeGraber Industries, Inc.
InventorsThor Ohman, Lester R. Small
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Abstract
A carrier for supporting a panel for movement along a track and adapted for connection to a string for controlling the spacing of the carriers along the track. The carrier includes a carrier body having a key receiving cavity, a locking key integrally connected to the body by a frangible connection arranged to allow an intermediate portion of a string to be inserted laterally into a position extending crosswise of the cavity. The key is then forced into the cavity to form a loop in the string and lock the string to the carrier body.
Claims14
Carrier means for supporting a panel for movement along a track and adapted for connection to a string for controlling spacing of the carrier means along the track, the carrier means including a carrier body having a key receiving cavity therein and a locking key adapted to be moved along a path into the cavity and integrally connected to the carrier body by a yieldable connecting means with the locking key aligned along said path with the cavity, the carrier body and locking key and yieldable connecting means being constructed and arranged to provide a laterally opening string receiving passage extending crosswise of said path to allow an intermediate portion of a string to be moved laterally into a position extending crosswise of the cavity, the yieldable connecting means being adapted to yield when a force is applied to the locking key in a direction to move the locking key along said path into the cavity whereby the locking key draws a loop of the string therewith into the cavity and locks the loop of string to the carrier body.
Carrier means for supporting a panel for movement along a track and adapted for connection to a string for controlling spacing of the carrier means along the track, the carrier means including a carrier body having a plug receiving cavity therein and a wall portion extending transverse to one end of the plug receiving cavity, a plug having a lead end and adapted to be inserted along an axis with its lead end forward into the cavity and integrally connected to the carrier body by frangible connecting means with the plug aligned along said axis with the cavity, the frangible connection supporting the plug with its lead end spaced from said wall portion at said one end of the cavity, said carrier body and plug and connecting means constructed and arranged to provide a laterally opening string receiving passage extending crosswise of said axis between said wall means and the lead end of the plug to allow an intermediate portion of a string to be moved laterally from one side of said axis into a position extending crosswise of said one end of the cavity, the frangible connecting means being adapted to break when a force is applied to the plug in a direction to move the lead end of the plug along said axis into the cavity whereby the plug draws a loop of the string therewith into the cavity and locks the loop of string to the carrier body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.