Hinged drapery rod
AssigneeAnita Arentsen
InventorsAnita Arentsen, Robert Mrugala
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Abstract
A hinged drapery rod provides a continuous drapery mounting surface that extends across a two-panel door configuration wherein one door is stationary and the other door is operable, opening interiorly and hinged between the doors. The hinged drapery rod of the invention comprises a flexible, expandable bridging member extending between and attached to two directionally opposed elongated rods. The length of the flexible, expandable bridging member varies during opening and closing of the operating door. The drapery rod of the invention allows a continuous drapery to be mounted across the two-door configuration and also may be used on a single door/window combination where the door is hinged between the door and the window.
Claims22
A drapery rod suitable for extending across and for spanning at least portions of first and second adjacent panels where one panel is stationary and the other panel is an operating panel and a hinge between the panels for opening the operating panel, comprising:
- a first elongated rod attached to and spanning at least a portion of said first panel;
- a second elongated rod extending in a direction opposed to said first rod, said second rod attached to and spanning at least a portion of said second panel;
- a flexible, expandable bridging member that extends between the first and second elongated rods, said bridging member having first and second end portions, said first end portion attached to said first rod, said second end portion attached to said second rod.
A drapery assembly suitable for spanning at least portions of first and second adjacent panels where one panel is stationary and the other pane is an operating panel and a hinge between the panels for inwardly opening the operating panel, comprising:
- a first elongated rod attached to and spanning at least a portion of said first panel;
- a second elongated rod extending in a direction opposed to said first rod, said second rod attached to and spanning at least a portion of said second panel;
- a flexible, expandable bridging member having first and second ends, said first end attached to said first rod, said second end attached to said second rod;
- a continuous drapery of sufficient length to extend the entire length of the bridging member and at least a portion of the first and second rods.
A method for making a drapery rod suitable for spanning at least portions of first and second door panels wherein one door panel is stationary and the other door panel is a hinged opening operating door panel, comprising:
- providing a flexible expandable bridging member, a first elongated, length-variable rod assembly, and a second elongated rod;
- attaching the first elongated rod assembly and the second elongated rod to the bridging member wherein the second elongated rod extends in an opposite direction from the first elongated rod assembly;
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- securing the first elongated rod assembly to the first door panel to extend along at least a portion of the first door panel and securing the second elongated rod to the second door panel to extend along at least a portion of the second door panel.
A method for spanning a continuous drapery across at least portions of first and second door panels wherein one door panel is stationary and the other door panel is a hinged opening operating door panel, comprising:
- providing a flexible expandable bridging member, a first elongated, length-variable rod assembly, and a second elongated rod;
- attaching the first elongated rod assembly and the second elongated rod to the bridging member wherein the second elongated rod extends in an opposite direction from the first elongated rod assembly;
- securing the first elongated rod assembly to the first door panel to extend along at least a portion of the first door panel and securing the second elongated rod to the second door panel to extend along at least a portion of the second door panel;
- providing a length of drapery suitably adapted to continuously cover the hinge, the first elongated assembly, and the second elongated rod throughout the entire range of motion of the openable door panel.
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