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US 7,743,813 B2Granted
Cornice fixture
OwnerKathleen Haffamier, Eric Michael Ringerinventors
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Abstract
A cornice fixture for decorating a wall and a method of installing the cornice fixture are disclosed. The cornice fixture includes a rod from which window treatments are hung and at least one bracket. Typically, the cornice fixture includes a pair of brackets, and the rod is slidably coupled to the brackets. Slidably coupling the rod to the brackets enables the installer to center the rod about a given point after the rod has been coupled to the bracket.
Claims11
A method of mounting a cornice fixture, the method comprising the steps of:
- mounting two brackets to a wall at least partially above a window without the two brackets being centered relative to the window, wherein each bracket is generally L-shaped and comprises a vertical leg which is mounted to the wall and a generally C-shaped horizontal leg extending outward from the vertical leg and comprising a pair of upwardly curved end portions that are spaced apart to receive a generally C-shaped telescopic rod having downwardly curved end portions and an interior portion with a raised segment on at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the telescopic rod;
- telescoping the C-shaped telescopic rod to accommodate a width of the window;
- inserting the generally C-shaped telescopic rod between the upwardly curved end portions of the two brackets with the downwardly curved end portions of the C-shaped telescopic rod slidably engaged with the upwardly curved end portions of the two brackets;
- centering the C-shaped telescopic rod relative to the window by sliding the C-shaped telescopic rod relative to the two brackets;
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- attaching a window treatment to the raised segment.
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A cornice fixture for decorating a wall, the cornice fixture comprising:
- a pair of brackets, each bracket having a first leg for coupling to a wall and a generally C-shaped second leg, wherein the second leg extends generally outward from the first leg and comprises upwardly curved first and second end portions;
- a telescopic rod having an inner member and an outer member, wherein the outer member defines a first generally hollow interior, and wherein the inner member is configured to slide in and out of the outer member through at least a portion of the first hollow interior, and wherein the inner member and the outer member each define an exterior surface having a generally C-shaped cross-section adapted to be resiliently and slidably received between the upwardly curved first and second end portions of the pair of brackets, and wherein the exterior surface further comprises a raised segment on at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the inner and outer members;
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- a window treatment attachment member disposed on the raised segment for removably attaching at least one window treatment to the rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.