Tension window rods
AssigneeMaytex Mills, Inc.
InventorDavid M. Baines
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Abstract
A window rod assembly includes two support arm assemblies each including a bracket, a support arm having a first end rigidly connected to the bracket, and a tube rigidly connected to a second end of the support arm; a curtain rod including a first rod section and a second rod section configured in a telescoping arrangement and sized to fit into the tubes of the support arm assemblies; a locking mechanism for securing the relative axial position of the first rod section with respect to the second rod section; and a force adjusting mechanism mounted on at least one of the support arm assemblies and configured to apply an inward force to the curtain rod at a location within the first tube and an outward force to the support arm assemblies to force the brackets into support surfaces of a window opening or window casing.
Claims11
A window rod assembly comprising:
- a first support arm assembly including a first bracket, a first support arm having a first end rigidly connected to the first bracket, and a first tube rigidly connected to a second end of the first support arm;
- a second support arm assembly including a second bracket, a second support arm having a first end rigidly connected to the second bracket, and a second tube rigidly connected to a second end of the second support arm;
- a curtain rod including a first rod section and a second rod section configured in a telescoping arrangement with a portion of the first rod section being sized to fit into the first tube and a portion of the second rod section being sized to fit into the second tube;
- a locking mechanism for securing the relative axial position of the first rod section with respect to the second rod section;
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- a force adjusting mechanism mounted on the first support arm assembly and configured to apply an inward force to the curtain rod at a location within the first tube and an outward force to the first and second support arm assemblies to force the first and second brackets into support surfaces of a window opening or window casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.