Drape having stabilizer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10244881-B2
Application number	US-201514830151-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 19, 2015
Priority date	Aug 19, 2014
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

A drape has a longitudinal pocket on one or both sides of the drape. A stabilizer is placed within the pocket and extends the length of the pocket. The stabilizer is supported by a drapery support such as a rod or track in a manner which enables the panel to move along the drapery support from a closed, drawn position to an open, stacked position. The stabilizer is supported by the drapery support and is free to move within the pocket. The stabilizer prevents the drape from flaring at the bottom. A wand may be attached to the stabilizer or to a carrier or other assembly to which the stabilizer is attached.

First claim

I claim:

1. A drape system comprising:
a drapery support;
a panel of material having a length, a width, a top edge, a front, a back, a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, the panel having a series of spaced apart pleats and a single pocket, the single pocket positioned adjacent the first side edge of the panel, the panel connected to the drapery support in a manner which enables the panel to move along the drapery support from a closed, drawn position to an open, stacked position; and
a stabilizer within the pocket, the stabilizer connected to the drapery support.

2. The drape system of claim 1 wherein the drapery support comprises a track and carriers which are attached to and move along the track, the panel attached to the carriers and the stabilizer attached to at least one carrier.

3. The drape system of claim 1 also comprising a header attached to the panel, the header being attached to the drapery support and the stabilizer being attached to the header.

4. The drape system of claim 1 wherein the drapery support system comprises a pole and the panel has a plurality of holes through which the pole passes.

5. The drape system of claim 4 also comprising a collar attached to the panel and surrounding one of the holes, and wherein the stabilizer is attached to the collar.

6. The drape system of claim 1 wherein the stabilizer has a top and the top is attached to the panel.

7. The drape system of claim 6 wherein only the top of the stabilizer is attached to the panel.

8. The drape system of claim 1 wherein the stabilizer is not attached to the panel and is free to move within the pocket.

9. The drape system of claim 1 also comprising a wand attached to the stabilizer.

10. The drape system of claim 9 also comprising a leaf hinge having a first leaf attached to the stabilizer and a second leaf attached to the wand the first leaf being moveable relative to the second leaf such that one end of the wand can be moved away from and toward the stabilizer.

11. The drape system of claim 10 also comprising a screw or rivet which connects the wand to the hinge.

12. The drape system of claim 9 wherein the wand is connected to the stabilizer in a manner such that a distal end of the wand can be moved in and out through one vertical plane relative to the panel and can also be moved toward and away from the panel in a second vertical plane which intersects the first vertical plane.

13. The drape of claim 9 wherein the wand is flat.

14. The drape system of claim 1 wherein the drapery support comprises a track and carriers which are attached to and move along the track and further comprising a wand having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to one of the carriers.

15. The drape system of claim 1 wherein the panel is comprised of a series of folded strips of material.

16. The drape system of claim 1 also comprising magnets attached to the panel along a window side edge of panel.

17. The drape system of claim 1 also comprising magnets attached to the panel along a room side edge of the panel.

18. The drape system of claim 1 also comprising a metal strip attached to the panel along a window side edge of the panel.

19. The drape system of claim 1 also comprising a metal strip attached to the panel along a room side edge of the panel.

20. The drape system of claim 1 wherein the stabilizer is flexible.

21. The drape system of claim 1 wherein the drapery support system comprises a telescoping rod and the panel has a plurality of holes through which the telescoping rod passes.

22. The drapery system of claim 21 also comprising a cover having a continuous outer surface having no steps which is fitted over the telescoping rod.

23. The drapery system of claim 22 wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the cover is textured.

24. The drape system of claim 1 wherein the drapery support system comprises a pole and a plurality of oval rings through which the pole passes, the rings being attached to the panel.

25. The drape system of claim 1 also comprising a second panel connected to the drapery support in a manner which enables the second panel to move along the drapery support from a closed, drawn position to an open, stacked position.

26. The drape of claim 25 wherein the second panel has a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, the second panel having a series of spaced apart pleats and a second panel longitudinal pocket positioned adjacent the first side edge of the second panel and further comprising a second panel stabilizer within the second panel longitudinal pocket.

27. The drape of claim 26 also comprising a second panel wand attached to the second panel stabilizer.

28. The drape system of claim 25 wherein the second panel is comprised of a series of folded strips of material.

29. The drape of claim 25 also comprising magnets attached to the second panel along a window side edge of the second panel.

30. The drape system of claim 25 also comprising magnets attached to the second panel along a room side edge of the second panel.

31. The drape system of claim 25 also comprising a metal strip attached to the second panel along a window side edge of the second panel.

32. The drape system of claim 25 also comprising a metal strip attached to the second panel along a room side edge of the second panel.

33. The drape system of claim 1 wherein the stabilizer has a longitudinal hinge or fold line.

Assignees

• Judkins Ren
• Hunter Douglas

Inventors

• Judkins Ren

Classifications

• A47H2001/0215

  being tubular · CPC title

• A47H13/02

  by rings, e.g. with additional runners · CPC title

• A47H13/16 Primary

  Pleat belts; Hooks specially adapted to pleat belts · CPC title

• A47H1/022

  extensible · CPC title

• A47H1/02

  Curtain rods {(stair rods A47G27/06)} · CPC title