Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Hanging or drape type – With bottom or intermediate holding – weighting – or draping...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-17
2001-10-02
Johnson, Blair M. (Department: 3634)
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Hanging or drape type
With bottom or intermediate holding, weighting, or draping...
C248S289310
Reexamination Certificate
active
06296042
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1) Field of the Invention
The invention herein relates to a window curtain tieback device comprised of a draw bar inserted into the bottom end of a body and, furthermore, after the draw bar has been inserted therein, a joint section is formed between it and the bottom wall surface of the body; a torsion spring is positioned in the hinge section at the top end of the said draw bar and, furthermore, the top end of the draw bar is hinged via an insertion pin to a top support member such that one end of the top support member is secured to the side of the body and the other end is positionally inserted into the joint section formed between the bottom end of the body and the draw bar; threaded fastening holes in the horizontal surface of the top support member consist of a protruding form such that when installed to walls, the protruding area not only substitutes as a washer, but also eliminates projecting fasteners when attached to wall surfaces; as such, the invention herein provides a window curtain tieback device that is simple to assemble and, furthermore, attractive in appearance.
2) Description of the Prior Art
At present, window curtains are installed in homes and mass transportation vehicles (such as trains and buses). When sunlight blockage is not required and they are pulled open, the curtains are draped onto hooks at the sides of the windows and tacked in position by small bands. However, this tieback method is actually quite troublesome and, furthermore, the small bands for binding around the hooks are easily lost, leaving no means of tacking the draped window curtains. Resulting situations commonly observed include users securing the window curtains in various random ways or finding an odd length of cord for typing them in place. Regardless of the particular approach, the ends of the window curtains usually end up in unsightly knots.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the invention herein is to provide a window curtain tieback device comprised of draw bar inserted into the bottom end of a body and, furthermore, after the draw bar has been inserted, a joint section formed between the bottom wall surface of the body and the draw bar; a torsion spring is positioned in the hinge section at the top end of the said draw bar and, furthermore, the top end of the said draw bar is hinged to a top support member; respectively formed in the vertical surface and horizontal surface of the said top support member are threaded fastening holes and, furthermore, the threaded fastening holes in the horizontal surface of the top support member consists of a protruding form and the threaded fastening holes of the vertical surface provides for attachment to the side of the body; the threaded fastening holes protruding from the horizontal surface provide for installation to a wall, with the protruding area not only substituting for a washer, but also eliminates projecting fasteners when the top support member is attached to a wall; as such, the invention herein provides a window curtain tieback device that is simple to assemble and, furthermore, attractive in appearance.
Another objective of the invention herein is to provide a window curtain tieback device that is attractive in appearance and in which the clip mount is directly positioned on the bottom end of the body such that management of the small tacking bands is not required as in case of the conventional versions and enables the clip mount of the present invention to always remain integrated with a three-dimensional floral form to effectively achieve an attractive appearance.
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Dougherty & Troxell
Johnson Blair M.
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