Supports – Brackets – Rod type
Reexamination Certificate
2002-01-11
2003-05-13
Braun, Leslie A. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Brackets
Rod type
C160S330000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06561475
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a window curtain, and more particularly to a structure for locating a traverse rod of the window curtain.
2. Description of Related Art
As shown in
FIG. 1
, a curtain traverse rod
10
of the prior art is provided at two longitudinal ends with a fastening piece
11
, which is provided with a retaining hole
12
, a wall bracket
13
, and a locating piece
14
which is fastened to the wall bracket
13
. The locating piece
14
is provided with an elastic piece
15
, which is provided at the free end thereof with a retaining projection
16
corresponding in location to the retaining hole
12
. The elastic piece
15
is further provided with a knob portion
17
. The fastening piece
11
is joined with the wall bracket
13
such that the retaining projection
16
is retained in the retaining hole
12
of the fastening piece
11
.
As illustrated in
FIGS. 2 and 3
, when the traverse rod
10
is separated from the wall bracket
13
, the knob portion
17
must be pushed upwards with one hand to cause the retaining projection
16
to move out of the retaining hole
12
. In the meantime, the traverse rod
10
is pulled out of the wall bracket
13
with other hand. In light of the space limitation, it is difficult to maneuver to push the knob portion
17
with one hand while the traverse rod
10
is being pulled out of the wall bracket
13
with other hand.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a locating structure enabling a curtain traverse rod to engage and disengage easily with the wall brackets.
In keeping with the principle of the present invention, the foregoing objective of the present invention is attained by the locating structure comprising a fastening member and a wall bracket. The fastening member is fastened to one of the two longitudinal ends of the curtain traverse rod, whereas the wall bracket is fastened onto the wall where the curtain is located. The fastening member is provided with an arresting piece and an elastic piece. The wall bracket is provided with a locating plate which is in turn provided with an elastic body and a retaining edge. The traverse rod can be easily disengaged with the wall brackets with one hand by which the elastic piece of the fastening member is pushed away from the retaining edge of the locating plate of the wall bracket. In the meantime, the arresting piece of the fastening member is exerted on by the elastic force of the elastic body of the locating plate of the wall bracket, thereby causing the fastening member to be forced out of the locating plate of the wall bracket.
The features and the advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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patent: 5398900 (1995-03-01), Schober
patent: 6322029 (2001-11-01), Sonnenberg et al.
Braun Leslie A.
Schulterbrandt Kofi
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