Mounting bracket for curtain rods

• US 6,840,482 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2001
• Issued: 01/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joanne Downey, Tim Mcmenamin Sr
• Original Assignee: Joanne Downey, Tim Mcmenamin Sr
• Inventors: Downey, Joanne, McMenamin, Tim Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O
• Application Number:
  US09/845,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20020162929A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,351 Days
• Field of Search: 248/262, 248/261, 248/263, 248/255, 160/89
• US Class Current: 248/262
• CPC Class Codes: A47H 1/14 Brackets for supporting rods or rails
• CPC Class Codes: A47H 2001/021 Multiple rods in parallel arrangement

Abstract

Curtain mounting brackets for curtain rods for use with conventional blind bracket mounting devices of a blind assembly for attaching one or more curtain rods thereon in order to hold a curtain and/or valance thereto. The curtain mounting brackets include a first bracket housing having a first holding wall member with an upper channel, a lower channel, a first side perimeter edge and a second side perimeter edge; the first holding wall member having mounted thereon a first curtain rod holding prong member and a second curtain rod holding prong member; and the upper and lower channels of the first holding wall member are for engaging and being joined to an upper and lower receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device, respectively for preventing one end of the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting device. The curtain mounting brackets also include a second bracket housing having a second holding wall member with an upper channel, a lower channel, a third side perimeter edge and a fourth side perimeter edge; the second holding wall member having mounted thereon a third curtain rod holding prong member and a fourth curtain rod holding prong member; and the upper and lower channels of the second holding wall member are for engaging and being joined to an upper and lower receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device, respectively, for preventing the other end of the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting device. The curtain rod holding prong members of the first and second holding wall members are used for receiving one or more curtain rods thereon.

Claims

1. Curtain mounting brackets for curtain rods for use with conventional blind bracket mounting devices of a blind assembly for attaching one or more curtain rods thereon in order to hold a curtain and/or valance thereto, comprising:

a) a blind mounting bracket device

b) a first bracket housing including a first holding wall member having an upper channel, a lower channel, a first side perimeter edge and a second side perimeter edge;

c) said first holding wall member having mounted thereon an outer first curtain rod holding prong member and a an inner second curtain rod holding prong member;

d) said upper channel engaging and being joined to an upper receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device, and said lower channel engaging and being joined to a lower receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device in order to interlock said upper and lower channels of said first bracket within said upper and lower receiving channels of the conventional blind bracket mounting device for preventing one end of the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting device;

e) a second bracket housing including a second holding wall member having an upper channel, a lower channel, a third side perimeter edge and a fourth side perimeter edge;

f) said second holding wall member having mounted thereon an outer third curtain rod holding prong member and an inner fourth curtain rod holding prong member;

g) said upper channel for engaging and being joined to an upper receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device, and said lower channel for engaging and being joined to a lower receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device in order to interlock said upper and lower channels of said second bracket within said upper and lower receiving channels of the conventional blind bracket mounting device for preventing the other end of the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting device;

h) said curtain rod holding prong members are for receiving one or more curtain rods thereon; and

i) said interlocking of said upper and lower channels of said first and second brackets within each of the upper and lower receiving channels of the conventional blind bracket mounting devices, respectively, such that one or more curtain rods attached to said first and second brackets can hold in excess of five (5) pounds of weight of valances, curtains or drapes when in an assembled state and in operational use thereof.

2. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of said upper and lower channels of each of said first and second holding wall members is U-shaped for slidably receiving each of said upper and lower receiving channels, respectively.

3. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 1, wherein said outer first curtain rod holding prong member includes a first side wall having an upper first prong tab member thereon, and said inner second curtain rod holding prong member includes a second side wall having an upper second prong tab member thereon.

4. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 3, wherein said outer third curtain rod holding prong member includes a third side wall having an upper third prong tab member thereon, and said inner fourth holding prong member includes a fourth side wall having an upper fourth curtain rod prong tab member thereon.

5. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 4, wherein said upper second and fourth prong tab members of said inner second and fourth holding prong members are used to receive an inner first flat curtain rod thereon, and said upper first and third prong tab members of said outer first and third holding prong members are used to receive an outer second flat curtain rod thereon.

6. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of said upper and lower receiving channels of each of the blind bracket mounting devices has a locking lip for preventing each of said first and second holding wall members from falling out of the blind bracket mounting devices.

7. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 1, wherein said outer first and third holding prong members are centrally positioned on said first and third side perimeter edges of said first and second holding wall members, respectively.

8. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 1, wherein said inner second and fourth holding prong members are centrally positioned on said second and fourth side perimeter edges of said first and second holding wall members, respectively.

9. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 1, wherein said outer first and inner second holding prong members on said first holding wall member are in a parallel relationship with each other.

10. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 1, wherein said outer third and inner fourth holding prong members on said second holding wall member are in a parallel relationship with each other.

11. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first holding wall member includes a first holding arm member having a first set of one or more rod holding sections therein, said first set of one or more rod holding sections of said first holding arm member for holding in place one end of a cylindrical curtain rod.

12. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 11, wherein said first holding arm member is centrally located on said first holding wall member.

13. Curtain mounting bracket in accordance with claim 11, wherein said second holding wall member includes a second holding arm member having a second set of one or more rod holding sections therein, said second set of one or more rod holding sections of said second holding arm member for holding in place the other end of a cylindrical curtain rod.

14. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 13, wherein said second holding arm member is centrally located on said second holding wall member.

15. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 13, wherein said first and second holding arm members are used for holding in place the end sections of one or more cylindrical curtain rods in a parallel relationship with each other.

16. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 13, wherein said first and second holding arm members on said first and second holding wall members are in a parallel relationship with each other.

17. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 13, wherein said first and second holding arm members are at a 90°

degree angle with respect to said first and second holding wall members, respectively.

18. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 13, wherein said first and second holding arm members include two or more rod holding sections for holding two or more cylindrical curtain rods thereon.

19. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 1, wherein said brackets can be made from durable, rigid moldable plastics from light-weight stamped metals.

20. Curtain mounting brackets for curtain rods for use with conventional blind bracket mounting devices of a blind assembly for attaching one or more cylindrical curtain rods thereon in order to hold a curtain and/or valance thereto, comprising:

a blind bracket mounting device

b) a first bracket housing including a first holding wall member having an upper channel, and a lower channel;

c) said first holding wall member having a first holding arm member mounted thereon with a first set of one or more rod holding sections therein, said first set of one or more rod holding sections of said first holding arm member for holding in place one end of the cylindrical curtain rod;

d) said upper channel of said first holding wall member engaging and being joined to an upper receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device, and said lower channel of said first holding wall member engaging and being joined to a lower receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device in order to interlock said upper and lower channels of said first bracket within said upper and lower receiving channels of the conventional blind bracket mounting device for preventing one end of the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting devices;

e) a second bracket housing including a second holding wall member having an upper channel, and a lower channel;

f) said second holding wall member having a second holding arm member mounted thereon with a second set of one or more rod holding sections therein, said second set of one or more rod holding sections of said second holding arm member for holding in place the other end of the cylindrical curtain rod;

g) said upper channel of said second holding wall member for engaging and being joined to an upper receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device, and said lower channel of said second holding wall member for engaging and being joined to a lower receiving channel of the conventional blind bracket mounting device in order to interlock said upper and lower channels of said second bracket within said upper and lower receiving channels of the conventional blind bracket mounting device for preventing the other end of the blind assembly from falling out of the blind bracket mounting device;

h) said first and second holding arm members for holding in place the ends of one or more cylindrical curtain rods in a parallel relationship with each other; and

i) said interlocking of said upper and lower channels of said first and second brackets within each of the upper and lower receiving channels of the conventional blind bracket mounting devices, respectively, such that one or more curtain rods attached to said first and second brackets can hold in excess of five (5) pounds of weight of valances, curtains or drapes when in an assembled state and in operational use thereof.

21. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 20, wherein said first and second holding arm members on said first and second holding wall members are in a parallel relationship with each other.

22. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 20, wherein said first and second holding arm members are at a 90°

angle with respect to said first and second holding wall members, respectively.

23. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 20, wherein said holding arm members include two or more rod holding sections for holding two or more cylindrical curtain rods.

24. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 20, wherein said brackets can be made from durable, rigid moldable plastics or from light-weight stamped metals.

25. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 20, wherein said holding wall members have a height dimension of 1¼

inches, a width dimension of ⅞

of an inch and a wall thickness in the range of {fraction (1/32)} to {fraction (1/16)} of an inch.

26. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 20, wherein each of said holding arm members have a length dimension of 1½

inches and a width dimension of ⅜

of an inch.

27. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 20, wherein each of said holding arm members have a length dimension of 2½

inches and a width dimension of ⅜

of an inch.

28. Curtain mounting brackets in accordance with claim 20, wherein each of said rod holding sections are semi-circular in shape and has a diameter in the range of {fraction (7/16)} to ½

of an inch.

29. Curtain mounting bracket in accordance with claim 20, wherein said first holding arm member on said first holding wall member is centrally located and integrally attached to said first holding wall member.

30. Curtain mounting bracket in accordance with claim 20, wherein said second holding arm member on said second holding wall member is centrally located and integrally attached to said second holding wall member.