US 5,642,595 A · Finial attachment arrangement for a window covering support rod

Abstract

A finial support arrangement is provided for window coverings and the like, including a hollow ended support rod or tube, a support sleeve lodged within the rod, and a decorative finial supported in and by the sleeve. The finial includes a support post that is force or interference fitted into the sleeve. The sleeve, in turn, is force or interference fitted into the tube. The sleeve is made of a material that is softer than the support post and may be deformed during insertion of the post. The arrangement is particularly useful for supporting cast or wrought metal finials in rigid support tubes or rods, and alleviates the need for close tolerances on either the tube interior diameter or the support post outer diameter that would otherwise be needed to provide the desired interference fit.

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Dependent claims

A window covering support comprising in combination:

a hollow support tube terminating in open ends;
a pair of decorative finials, one of the decorative finials being supported within each end of the support tube, each finial including a decorative portion and a generally cylindrical support post extending from the decorative portion into an end of the support tube;
and
a pair of support sleeves, one of the support sleeves being lodged within each end of the support tube intermediate the support tube and the support post of a respective finial, the support sleeves being compressed by the support tube and the finial support posts to maintain a tight fit therebetween and thereby to support and retain the finial on the support tube.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Finial attachment arrangement for a window covering support rod

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Finial attachment arrangement for a window covering support rod

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Abstract

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