Valance mounting system and method
AssigneeSprings Window Fashions LP
InventorJohn E. Morris
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Abstract
A vertically adjustable bracket for mounting a valance to a headrail includes a clip having a tongue and an arm for attachment to a headrail. A slide has a groove which receives the tongue and a twist and lock cam connector which releasably and lockingly engages an elongated groove on the rear of a valance. A rib on the slide and a ridged surface on the tongue make the bracket adjustable in small increments. Another embodiment includes a second tongue and groove connection which makes the horizontal distance between the valance and the headrail similarly adjustable.
Claims51
A mounting bracket for mounting a valance to a window covering headrail having at least a vertically oriented front wall with an upper end, said mounting bracket comprising:
- a) a clip having a longitudinally extending tongue and an arm adapted to hook onto the upper end of the front wall of a headrail;
- b) a slide having a longitudinally extending front surface adjustably mounted to said tongue to allow for relative longitudinal movement between said clip and said slide;
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- c) an extension projecting from said front surface of said slide adapted to be attached to a valance.
A mounting bracket for mounting a valance to a headrail, said mounting bracket comprising:
- a) a clip having a longitudinally extending tongue and an arm adapted to engage a headrail;
- b) a slide having a longitudinally extending front surface adjustably mounted to said tongue to allow for relative longitudinal movement between said clip and said slide;
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- c) a connector mounted to said front surface for releasable attachment to a valance.
A valance and mounting bracket assembly comprising:
- a) a valance having a front surface, a rear surface and an elongated groove on said rear surface, said groove having a first height at said rear surface and a second height at a position inward of said surface, said second height being greater than said first height;
- b) a mounting bracket having an arm adapted to be mounted on a window covering headrail;
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- c) a cam mounted on said mounting bracket, said cam having at least a maximum diameter and a smaller minimum diameter, said cam minimum diameter being smaller than said first groove height, and said cam maximum diameter being greater than said first groove height and less than or substantially equal to said second groove height, whereby said cam may be inserted transversely into said groove and then rotated with respect to said valance to form a tight fit between said mounting bracket and said valance.
A method of mounting a valance on a headrail comprising:
- a) providing a headrail having a vertically oriented front wall with an upper end, a valance, and a mounting bracket having a clip including a longitudinally extending tongue and an arm and having a separate slide having a longitudinally extending front face adjustably mountable to said tongue for relative longitudinal movement therewith, said slide having an extension projecting from said front face;
- b) attaching said extension to said rear wall of said valance;
- c) suspending said arm of said clip downwardly over said upper end of said front wall of said headrail;
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- d) slidably connecting said clip to said slide.
A method of mounting a valance on a headrail comprising:
- a) providing a headrail, a valance, including a groove, and a mounting bracket having a clip including an arm and having a separate slide adjustably mountable to said clip for relative movement therewith, said slide having a connector mounted thereto;
- b) lockingly and releasably attaching said connector to said valance by inserting said connector into said groove and rotating said connector relative to said valance;
- c) attaching said arm of said clip to only a single wall of said headrail;
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- d) slidably connecting said clip to said slide.
A mounting bracket for mounting a valance to a window covering headrail comprising:
- a) a first slide having an extension projecting therefrom and adapted to be attached to a valance;
- b) a second slide having at least one hook adapted to be connected to a headrail;
- c) an intermediate member having a first portion adjustably mounted to said first slide to allow for relative vertical movement between said first portion and said first slide, and a second portion adjustably mounted to said second slide for relative horizontal movement between said second portion and said second slide.
A valance and mounting bracket assembly comprising:
- a) a first slide having an extension projecting therefrom;
- b) a second slide having at least one hook adapted to be connected to a headrail;
- c) an intermediate member having a first portion adjustably mounted to said first slide to allow for relative vertical movement between said first portion and said first slide, and a second portion adjustably mounted to said second slide for relative horizontal movement between said second portion and said second slide;
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- d) a valance mounted to said first slide at said extension.
A method according to claim 42 or 44 wherein said adjusting is in increments of approximately {fraction (1/16)}″.
A method of mounting a valance on a headrail comprising:
- a) providing a headrail, a valance and a mounting bracket having a first slide with an extension projecting therefrom and adapted to be attached to a valance, a second slide having at least one hook adapted to be connected to a headrail, and an intermediate member having a first portion vertically adjustably mountable to said first slide and a second portion adjustably mountable to said second slide;
- b) attaching said extension of said first slide to said valance;
- c) attaching said hook of said second slide to said headrail;
- d) slidably connecting said first portion of said intermediate member to said first slide for relative movement in a first direction;
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- e) slidably connecting said second portion of said intermediate member to said second slide for relative movement in a second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.