Curtain rods and supports therefor

Apparatus for hanging curtains comprising,

• a main curtain rod bracket having means for engaging a main curtain rod intended to receive a main set of curtains, and means for attachment to a wall, said main curtain rod having a downward facing open channel and said main curtain rod bracket having an upward projection for being received in said channel to support said main curtain rod intermediate both ends of said main curtain rod, and
• a supplementary curtain rod bracket having means for engaging a supplementary curtain rod intended to receive a supplementary set of curtains, and means for mounting said supplementary curtain rod bracket on said main curtain rod bracket, whereby said supplementary set of curtains may be hung without need for said supplementary curtain rod bracket to be attached to the wall.

Apparatus for hanging curtains comprising a main curtain rod having an open channel with a longitudinal axis and

• a plurality of curtain hangers, each of said hangers having a roller disposed in said channel for enabling relative translation of said hanger with respect to said rod, and a pair of substantially planar bumpers disposed on opposite exterior sides of said hanger and extending substantially orthogonally to a first planar surface of said hanger and separated by a distance equal to the maximum width of said hanger measured in a direction parallel to said axis, whereby as one of said hangers approaches another of said hangers adjacent bumpers engage thereby preventing binding of adjacent hangers.

A supplementary curtain rod bracket for supporting a supplementary curtain rod in proximity to a horizontal main curtain rod supported by a main curtain rod bracket, said supplementary curtain rod bracket comprising a plurality of vertically spaced fingers separated by notches through which a fastener adapted to extend from said main curtain rod bracket can be passed for mounting said supplementary curtain rod bracket on said main curtain rod bracket, and means for supporting said supplementary curtain rod;

• wherein said supporting means is adapted to hold said supplementary curtain rod when mounted thereto, in a parallel spaced relationship to said horizontal main curtain rod so that the height of said supplementary curtain rod relative to said main curtain rod can be determined by the notch through which said fastener is passed.