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US 9,149,144 B2Granted
Systems and methods for deployment of curtains
AssigneeICP Medical, LLC
InventorJoseph A. Graneto, III
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Abstract
A curtain system is described which includes a curtain having a plurality of rod engaging members attached thereto, a plurality of rods each having a first end, and a curtain release mechanism attached to the rod at the first end thereof. The rod engaging members each includes a stem having a first end and a second end and a yoke extending from the first end of the stem. The curtain release mechanisms have a slot formed therein and extending therethrough and also include a user operable mechanism for retention of the yoke upon insertion into the slot. The user operable mechanism is further operable for substantially simultaneous release of the yokes and therefore the curtain from the curtain release mechanisms.
Claims42
A curtain system comprising:
- a rod engaging member configured to be attached to a curtain;
- and
- a curtain release mechanism configured to selectively couple to the rod engaging member for suspending the rod engaging member and the curtain from a ceiling, the curtain release mechanism comprising:
- a slot for selectively receiving the rod engaging member;
- and
- a user operable mechanism having a tumbler and a toggling member for use in selectively coupling the curtain release mechanism to and releasing the curtain release mechanism from the rod engaging member, wherein the tumbler of the user operable mechanism includes a key aperture with a central key aperture axis for receiving a key coextensive with the central key aperture axis, and wherein rotation of the key about the key aperture axis rotates the tumbler;
- wherein the toggling member of the user operable mechanism is configured to retain the rod engaging member in the slot of the curtain release mechanism, and wherein the tumbler of the user operable mechanism is configured to interact with the toggling member such that rotation of the tumbler causes the toggling member to release the rod engaging member from the slot of the curtain release mechanism.
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A curtain system comprising:
- a rod engaging member configured to be attached to a curtain;
- and
- a curtain release mechanism configured to selectively couple to the rod engaging member for suspending the rod engaging member and the curtain from a ceiling, the curtain release mechanism comprising:
- a slot for selectively receiving the rod engaging member;
- and
- a user operable mechanism having an elongated actuator and a toggling member for use in selectively coupling the curtain release mechanism to and releasing the curtain release mechanism from the rod engaging member, the elongated actuator comprising a push button end and a push button engaging end;
- wherein said toggling member of the user operable mechanism is configured to retain the rod engaging member in the slot of the curtain release mechanism, and wherein the elongated actuator of the user operable mechanism is configured to interact with the toggling member such that movement of the elongated actuator causes the toggling member to release the rod engaging member from the slot of the curtain release mechanism, and wherein the push button engaging end of the elongate actuator is configured to engage a push button end of an adjacent curtain release mechanism, to thereby allow for substantially simultaneous release of multiple rod engaging members from respective adjacent curtain release mechanisms.
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A curtain suspension system comprising:
- a plurality of rods each comprising a first end and a second end;
- a plurality of curtain release mechanisms, individual curtain release mechanisms attached to said first end of a respective said rod, each of said curtain release mechanisms comprising:
- a slot;
- and
- a user operable mechanism including a toggling member and a tumbler for use in selectively coupling the curtain release mechanisms to and releasing the curtain release mechanisms from a rod engaging member, wherein the toggling member is moveable between a first position for retaining the rod engaging member in the slot of the curtain release mechanisms and a second position for releasing the rod engaging member from the slot, and wherein the tumbler is configured to interact with the toggling member such that rotation of the tumbler causes the toggling member to move from the first position to the second position for releasing the rod engaging member from the slot;
- and
- a plurality of ceiling track engaging components, individual ceiling track engaging components attached to said second end of a respective said rod;
- and a curtain releasably attached to the plurality of curtain release mechanisms.
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A curtain suspension system comprising:
- a plurality of rods each comprising a first end and a second end;
- a plurality of curtain release mechanisms, individual curtain release mechanisms attached to the first end of a respective one of the rods, each of the curtain release mechanisms comprising:
- a slot;
- and
- a user operable mechanism having an elongated actuator and a toggling member for use in selectively coupling the curtain release mechanisms to and releasing the curtain release mechanisms from the rod engaging member, the elongated actuator comprising a push button end and a push button engaging end;
- wherein said toggling member of the user operable mechanism is moveable between a first position for retaining a rod engaging member in the slot and a second position for releasing the rod engaging member from the slot, and wherein the elongated actuator of the user operable mechanism is configured to interact with the toggling member such that movement of the elongated actuator causes the toggling member to move from the first position to the second position for releasing the rod engaging member from the slot, and wherein said push button engaging end of the user operable mechanism of each curtain release mechanism is configured to engage a push button of an adjacent curtain release mechanism, to thereby allow for substantially simultaneous release of multiple rod engaging members from multiple adjacent curtain release mechanisms;
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- a plurality of ceiling track engaging components, individual ones of the ceiling track engaging components attached to the second end of a respective one of the rods.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.