Valance with adjustable mounting features
AssigneeIsoteck Corporation
InventorsBruno Bergeron, Michael Julius Biro
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Abstract
The central elongated portion of a valance is mounted to an external surface, such as a headrail of a vertical blind assembly or a vertical wall, by a number of brackets, with the valance being attached to each bracket at a pivot point formed by a bracket tab extending into a first slot of the valance and at a latching point formed by one of a number of teeth of the bracket extending into a second slot of the valance. At each bracket, the valance can be straightened by adjusting a distance to the external surface and by adjusting a rotational angle of the bracket about the longitudinal axis of the central elongated portion of the valance.
Claims14
A mounting bracket for mounting a valance to an external structure, wherein said mounting bracket comprises:
- a pivot for engaging a pivot receiving structure within said valance;
- a plurality of latches for alternately engaging a latch receiving structure within said valance, wherein said plurality of latches are disposed in a first direction from one another and in a second direction, perpendicular to said first direction, from said pivot;
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- an attachment structure for attaching said mounting bracket to said external surface.
A valance assembly comprising an elongated valance member and a plurality of mounting brackets for mounting said elongated valance member to an external structure, wherein
- said mounting brackets in said plurality of mounting brackets are spaced apart along said elongated valance member,
- each mounting bracket in said plurality of mounting brackets includes an attachment structure for attaching said mounting bracket to said external surface;
- said elongated valance member is mounted on each of said mounting brackets at a pivot point and at a latching point within a plurality of latching points,
- said elongated valance member is mountable on each of said mounting brackets at each latching point within said plurality of latching points while said elongated valance member is additionally mounted on said mounting bracket at said pivot point,
- said elongated valance member includes a pivot slot and a latching slot, and
- each mounting bracket in said plurality of mounting brackets includes a pivot tab extending into said pivot slot to form said pivot point and a plurality of teeth extending into said latching slot to form said plurality of latching points.
A valance assembly comprising an elongated valance member and a plurality of mounting brackets for mounting said elongated valance member to an external structure, wherein
- said mounting brackets in said plurality of mounting brackets are spaced apart alone said elongated valance member,
- each mounting bracket in said plurality of mounting brackets includes an attachment structure for attaching said mounting bracket to said external surface;
- said elongated valance member is mounted on each of said mounting brackets at a pivot point and at a latching point within a plurality of latching points,
- said elongated valance member is mountable on each of said mounting brackets at each latching point within said plurality of latching points while said elongated valance member is additionally mounted on said mounting bracket at said pivot point,
- each said attachment structure includes a spring clip for attaching said mounting bracket to a headrail,
- each said attachment structure additionally includes a mounting tab extending in a third direction and a plurality of latching surfaces disposed from one another in said third direction, and
- said spring clip includes a latching surface engaging tab alternately engaging latching surfaces in said plurality of latching surfaces as said spring clip is moved along said mounting tab in said third direction.
A valance assembly comprising an elongated valance member and a plurality of mounting brackets for mounting said elongated valance member to an external structure, wherein
- said mounting brackets in said plurality of mounting brackets are spaced apart along said elongated valance member,
- each mounting bracket in said plurality of mounting brackets includes an attachment structure for attaching said mounting bracket to said external surface;
- said elongated valance member is mounted on each of said mounting brackets at a pivot point and at a latching point within a plurality of latching points,
- said elongated valance member is mountable on each of said mounting brackets at each latching point within said plurality of latching points while said elongated valance member is additionally mounted on said mounting bracket at said pivot point,
- each said attachment structure includes a wall mounting bracket for attaching said mounting bracket to a vertical wall surface,
- said attachment structure additionally includes a mounting tab extending in a third direction and a plurality of latching surfaces disposed from one another in said third direction, and
- said wall mounting bracket includes a latching surface engaging tab alternately engaging latching surfaces in said plurality of latching surfaces as said wall mounting bracket is moved along said mounting tab in said third direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.