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US 6,494,248 B1Granted
Suspended materials having external slits
AssigneeZahner Design Group, Ltd.
InventorDavid Zahner
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Abstract
A hanging material such as a curtain is provided with openings each having a slit therein for attachment to a fixed rod. Each opening is reinforced with rings having projecting flanges extending beyond the ring away from the curtain. The projecting flanges of the rings makes it easier to open up the ring thereby facilitating the placement of the curtain upon the fixed rod.
Claims29
A product comprising:
- an item for hanging, said item comprising an opening for suspending said item from a rod, said item comprising a ring attached to said opening such that said opening is reinforced by said ring, said ring comprising an inner circumference, said inner circumference comprising a top when said item is hanging, said item comprising an upper edge, said item comprising a slit extending from said upper edge through said ring to said opening, said slit intersecting said inner circumference of said ring at a point offset from said top, said slit further comprising an approximately horizontal component when said item is hanging from the rod.
A product, said product comprising:
- an item for hanging, said item comprising an opening for hanging said item from a rod, said item further comprising a ring attached to said opening such that said ring reinforces said opening, said item comprising an upper edge, said item comprising a slit extending from said upper edge through said ring to said opening;
- said item further comprising at least two projecting fingers for opening said slit to attach said item onto the rod via said slit, said projecting fingers comprising a first projecting finger comprising a first inner edge and a second projecting finger comprising a second inner edge, wherein said first inner edge and said second inner edge are at an angle to each other between zero degrees and one hundred eighty degrees.
A product, said product comprising:
- an item for hanging, said item comprising an opening for hanging said item from a rod, said item further comprising a ring attached to said opening to reinforce said opening, said ring comprising an outer circumference and an inner circumference, said item comprising an upper edge when said item is hanging, said item comprising a curved slit extending from said upper edge to said opening;
- said opening further comprising projecting fingers for opening said slit to attach said item onto the rod via said slit, said projecting fingers comprising a first projecting finger comprising a first inner edge and a second projecting finger comprising a second inner edge, wherein said first inner edge and said second inner edge are at an angle to each other between zero degrees and one hundred eighty degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.