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US 4,785,867 AGranted
Traverse rod with universal master carrier
AssigneeGraber Industries, Inc.
InventorRonald G. Darner
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AssigneeGraber Industries, Inc.
InventorRonald G. Darner
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A traverse rod having a lengthwise extending slot at the bottom and forward and rear guide rails along opposite sides of the slot. A master carrier is movable along the rod and includes a carrier body having first and second carrier guide heads extending laterally from opposite sides of the carrier body and the carrier body is adapted to be reversibly mounted in the rod with the first carrier guide head guidably engaging either the forward or the rear guide rail on the rod. A cord engaging means is provided on the first carrier guide head for supporting a traverse cord at a location laterally offset from one side of the carrier body. An elongated arm support bracket is detachably and reversibly mounted on the carrier body so that the arm support bracket can be selectively positioned at either side of the carrier body. A drapery support arm is detachably and reversibly mounted on the arm support bracket so that it can extend from either end thereof.
A traverse rod including a hollow rod having a lengthwise extending slot at the bottom thereof, forward and rear carrier guide rail means along opposite sides of the slot having upper carrier guide edges, at least one master carrier movable along the rod, and means including a traverse cord for moving the master carrier along the rod, the master carrier comprising a carrier body having first and second sides and adapted to be received between the forward and rear carrier guide rail means, the carrier body having first carrier guide means extending laterally from the first side of the carrier body and second carrier guide means extending laterally from the second side of the carrier body, the carrier body being adapted to be selectively and reversibly mounted in the rod with the first carrier guide means guidably engaging the upper guide edge on either the forward or the rear carrier guide rail means, cord engaging means on the first carrier guide means for supporting the traverse cord at a location laterally offset from said first side of the carrier body, an elongated arm support bracket, means for detachably and reversibly mounting the arm support bracket on the carrier body with the elongated arm support bracket selectively positioned at either the first side or the second side of the carrier body, a drapery support arm, and means for detachably and reversibly mounting the drapery support arm on the arm support bracket.
A traverse rod including a hollow rod having a lengthwise extending slot at the bottom thereof, forward and rear carrier guide rail means along opposite sides of the slot, at least one master carrier movable along the rod, and means including a traverse cord for moving the master carrier along the rod, the master carrier comprising a master carrier body having first and second sides and opposite ends, the master carrier body having a first pair of carrier guide means extending laterally from said first side of the carrier body and a second pair of carrier guide means extending laterally from said second side of the carrier body, the carrier body being adapted to be selectively and reversibly mounted in the rod with the first pair of carrier guide means guidably engaging either the forward or the rear carrier guide rail means, an elongated arm support bracket having opposite ends and first and second mounting portions extending laterally from one side thereof adjacent said opposite ends of the arm support bracket, interengaging generally vertical tongue and groove means on said first and second mounting portions and on said opposite ends of said master carrier body for detachably and reversibly mounting the arm support bracket on the master carrier body with the arm support bracket selectively positioned at either the first side or the second side of the master carrier body, a drapery support arm, and means for selectively and reversibly mounting the drapery support arm on the arm support bracket.
A traverse rod including a hollow rod having a lengthwise extending slot and guide rail means along opposite sides of the slot, at least one master carrier movable along the rod, means including a traverse cord for moving the master carrier along the rod, the master carrier comprising a master carrier body having carrier guide means guidably engaging said guide rail means, an elongated horizontal arm support bracket on the master carrier body, a drapery support arm having an elongated mounting shank, said elongated arm support bracket having upper and lower lengthwise extending wall portions and a plurality of forward wall portions and a plurality of rear wall portions extending in staggered relation between the upper and lower wall portions and defining a guide passage opening at said opposite ends of the arm support bracket for guidably receiving said mounting shank when it is inserted into the passage means from either end of the arm support bracket, and interengaging detent means on the mounting shank and on at least one of the items comprising the forward and rear wall portions of the arm support bracket for releasably retaining the mounting shank in at least several different lengthwise adjusted positions relative to the arm support bracket.
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