Claims
- 1. A method of coupling an object to a support surface, comprising the steps of:providing a first body and a second body which overlaps the first body, the second body being insertable through a first end of the first body and movable relative to the first body; connecting the first body to the support surface; attaching a first end of the object to an end of the second body; applying a force to the end of the second body so that the second body moves toward a second end of the first body opposite the first end of the first body; and releasing the force so that a bias device moves the second body back toward the first end of the first body, thereby increasing a distance between the end of the second body and the second end of the first body to capture a second end of the object.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the attaching step includes pivoting the first end of the object so that a second end of the object rotates to a position to be attached to the first body.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the object is a headrail.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first body further comprises a pair of rails formed along lateral ends thereof to form a shallow generally U-shaped configuration.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first body further comprises a generally L-shaped hook extending from the first body rails, the first body hook having an open end facing away from the second body for receiving the object.
- 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the second body further comprises a pair of rails formed along lateral ends thereof to form a shallow generally U-shaped configuration.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first body rails are laterally arranged so that the second body rails can slide relative to the first body rails.
- 8. The method of claim 4, wherein the first body further comprises a generally L-shaped hook extending from the first body rails, the first body hook having an open end facing away from the second body for receiving the object.
- 9. The method of claim 1, wherein a recess is formed on one of said bodies and a catch is formed on the other body, the recess and catch configured to allow relative movement between the catch and the recess.
- 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the catch can contact the ends of the recess to limit the relative movement.
- 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the bias device comprises a spring.
- 12. The method of claim 11, wherein a portion of the second body and a portion of the first body comprise a housing surrounding least a portion of the spring.
- 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the biasing device comprises a resilient material.
- 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the first body is generally L-shaped and further comprises a hole.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/261,722, filed Mar. 3, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,186,457.
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