Inverted suspension fixture
OwnerSusan Arenainventor
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Abstract
An inverted suspension fixture (10) for mounting of a valance or curtain across a doorway (12) is provided. The fixture (10) includes first and second brackets (34,32) respectively mounted to the door adjacent the free margin (24) thereof and to the opposed stile (16) or to the portion of the wall (14) adjacent the latter. An elongated, telescoping rod (36) is operatively coupled with the brackets (32, 34) so that, upon opening of the door (20) the rod telescopes together to assume a retracted condition; upon closing of the door (20), the rod telescopes apart to assume its original expanded condition. The fixture (10) may be modified using any combination of brackets (32, 32a, 32c, 34) for double french or atrium doors.
Claims20
An inverted suspension fixture for a doorway provided in an opening in an upright wall, the doorway having a door fame including two opposed, upright stiles, and a hingedly mounted, openable and closable door within the door frame, the door presenting an upright hinged side margin adjacent one of the stiles and hingedly connected thereto, and an opposed upright free side margin, said fixture comprising:
- a first bracket adapted for securement to the door having a first operator element;
- a second bracket adapted for securement to one of the stiles or the wall proximal thereto and having a second operator element, said first operator element and said second operator element each being pivot pins supported by said fist bracket and said second brackets respectively,
- a first elongated rod having a pair of telescopically intermitted sections, said pivot pins received within a corresponding opening in each of said sections;
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- at least one of said first bracket and said second bracket including an assembly, said assembly presenting a first end proximal to a rod-supporting leg and a second end distal to said rod-supporting leg, and being operable for selectively adjusting the distance between said assembly first end and said assembly second end;
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- said first rod spanning said first operator element and said second operator element and operatively connected thereto so that upon opening of the door said sections telescope together to assume a retracted position, and upon closing of the door said sections will telescope apart to assume an expanded condition.
In combination:
- a doorway provided in an opening in an upright wall, said doorway having a door frame including two opposed, upright stiles;
- a hingedly mounted, openable and closable door within said door frame, said door presenting an upright hinged side margin adjacent one of said stiles and hingedly connected thereto, and an opposed upright free side margin;
- an inverted suspension fixture for said doorway, said fixture comprising:
- a first bracket for securement to said door having a first operator element;
- a second bracket for securement to said one of said stiles or the wall proximal thereto and having a second operator element, said first operator element and said second operator element each being pivot pins supported by said first bracket and said second brackets respectively;
- an elongated rod having a pair of telescopically interfitted sections, said pivot pins received within a corresponding opening in each of said sections;
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- at least one of said first bracket and said second bracket including an assembly, said assembly presenting a first end proximal to a rod-supporting leg and a second end distal to said rod-supporting leg, said assembly being operable for selectively adjusting the distance between said assembly first end and said assembly second end;
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- said rod spanning said first operator element and said second operator element and operatively connected thereto so that upon opening of said door the sections telescope to assume a retracted position, and upon closing of the door the sections will telescope to assume an expanded condition.
A method of covering a doorway with a valance, said doorway provided in an opening in an upright wall, said doorway having a door frame including two opposed, upright stiles, and a hingedly mounted, openable and closable door within said door frame, said door presenting an upright hinged side margin adjacent one of said stiles and hingedly connected thereto, and an opposed upright free side margin, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an inverted suspension fixture for said doorway, said fixture comprising:
- a first bracket for securement to said door having a first operator element;
- a second bracket for securement to said one of said stiles or the wall proximal thereto and having a second operator element, said first operator element and said second operator element each being pivot pins supported by said first bracket and said second brackets respectively;
- at least one of said first bracket and said second bracket including an assembly, said assembly presenting a first end proximal to a rod-supporting leg and a second end distal to said rod-supporting leg, said assembly being operable for selectively adjusting the distance between said assembly first end and said assembly second end;
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- providing a telescoping rod having an extended length and a retracted length, said extended length being greater than the width of said door between said upright hinged side margin and said opposed upright free side margin thereof;
- securing said rod between said first operator element and said second operator element in spanning relationship across said door;
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- when said door is open, causing said rod to telescope to assume said retracted length, and causing the rod to telescope back to said extended length when said door is closed.
An inverted suspension fixture for a doorway provided in an opening in an upright wall, said doorway having a door frame including two opposed, upright stiles, and a hingedly mounted, openable and closable door within said door frame, said door presenting an upright hinged side margin adjacent one of said stiles and hingedly connected thereto, and an opposed upright free side margin, said fixture comprising:
- a first bracket for securement to said door;
- a second bracket for securement to one of said stiles or the wall proximal thereto;
- a first elongated rod having a pair of telescopically interfitted sections;
- each of said first bracket and said second bracket having a pair of said first operator elements and said second operator elements respectively, there being a second rod operatively connected to one of said pair of said first operator elements and one of said pair of said second operator elements so that said first rod and said second rod are vertically spaced and generally parallel to each other;
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- said first rod spanning said first operator element and said second operator element and operatively connected thereto so that upon opening of said door the sections telescope together to assume a retracted position, and upon closing of the door the sections will telescope apart to assume an expanded condition.
A bracket for attachment adjacent a doorway having a frame, said bracket adapted to hold a rod containing a length of shirrable material thereon, said bracket comprising:
- a standoff leg presenting a first end adapted for attachment to the door frame and an opposed second end extending therefrom;
- a rod-supporting leg attached to said second end and extending vertically therefrom, said rod-supporting leg presenting at least one laterally extending segment;
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- an operator element attached to said laterally extending segment, said operator element adapted for pivotal attachment to the rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.