This application claims priority of Taiwanese Patent Application No. 102147751, filed on Dec. 23, 2013.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a bracket, and more particularly to a curtain bracket that can hang a curtain assembly on a frame of a window or door.
2. Description of the Related Art
The curtain bracket 13 includes an elongated base 131, a clamping plate 132 fixed to a lower side of the base 131, a threaded rod 133 rotatably disposed between the base 131 and the clamping plate 132, and a movable clamping seat 134. The clamping plate 132 has a downwardly extending fixed clamping wall 135. The movable clamping seat 134 has a movable clamping wall 136 spacedly parallel to the fixed clamping wall 135, a threaded hole 137 formed in an upper portion of the movable clamping wall 136 for extension of the threaded rod 133 rotatably therethrough, and two abutment walls 139 (only one is shown in
During assembly, two screws 14 (only one is shown in
However, to adjust a clamping space between the fixed clamping wall 135 and the movable clamping wall 134 of the conventional curtain bracket 13, a tool must be used to rotate the threaded rod 133 so as to move the movable clamping wall 134 toward or away from the fixed clamping wall 135. The effect of making an adjustment is thus slow. Furthermore, during assembly, the headrail 111 of the curtain assembly 11 must first be connected to the movable clamping wall 136 using the screws 14, after which the curtain bracket 13 together with the curtain assembly 11 is hung on the top end of the frame 12. Finally, the clamping space between the fixed clamping wall 135 and the movable clamping wall 134 is adjusted to clamp the curtain bracket 13 on the top end of the frame 12. Hence, the conventional curtain bracket 13 not only cannot provide good support for the headrail 111, but also is inconvenient to use.
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a curtain bracket that can easily and quickly hang a curtain assembly on a frame of a window or door.
According to this invention, a curtain bracket for hanging a curtain assembly on a frame comprises a hanging unit and a headrail holder. The hanging unit is adapted to be hung on the frame and includes a main support seat, and an adjustment clamping seat adjustably connected to the main support seat. The main support seat and the adjustment clamping seat cooperatively define a frame-clamping space for clamping the frame. The adjustment clamping seat is movable toward or away from the main support seat to adjust a width of the frame-clamping space. The headrail holder includes a holder seat mounted on the main support seat, and a resilient headrail-clamp connected to the holder seat for clamping a headrail of the curtain assembly.
A beneficial effect of this invention resides in that through cooperation of the hanging unit and the headrail holder, the headrail of the curtain assembly can be easily and quickly hung on the frame without using any screws.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Referring to
The hanging unit 21 includes a main support seat 4, an adjustment clamping seat 5 adjustably connected to the main support seat 4, and a locking mechanism 24 for interlocking the adjustment clamping seat 5 and the main support seat 4. The main support seat 4 and the adjustment clamping seat cooperatively define a frame-clamping space 23 for clamping the frame 31.
The main support seat 4 includes a stationary clamping wall 42, two spaced-apart sidewalls 41 extending transversely from two opposite ends of the stationary clamping wall 42, a connecting wall 43 perpendicularly extending from a top end of the stationary clamping wall 42 toward the adjustment clamping seat opposite to the sidewalls 41, and a bottom wall 44 connected to the stationary clamping wall 42 and the sidewalls 41 in proximity to bottom ends thereof. The sidewalls 41, the stationary clamping wall 42 and the bottom wall 44 cooperatively define a mounting groove 45. Each of the sidewalls 41 has a backward flange end 412 defining an insert groove 414. The stationary clamping wall 42 has an inner surface 421 facing the mounting groove 45, and a stationary clamping surface 422 opposite to the inner surface 421.
The connecting wall 43 has a receiving groove 434 defined by a groove bottom wall 431 transversely connected to the stationary clamping wall 42, a groove top wall 432 opposite to the groove bottom wall 431, and two spaced-apart groove sidewalls 433 connected between the groove bottom and top walls 431, 432. The groove bottom wall 431 has an opening 435 formed in a central portion thereof and in spatial communication with the receiving groove 434. The groove top wall 432 includes an elastic plate portion 437.
The adjustment clamping seat 5 includes a movable clamping wall 51 spaced apart from and parallel to the stationary clamping wall 42, and a movable insert wall 52 extending transversely from a top end of the movable clamping wall 51 and adjustably inserted into the receiving groove 434. The movable clamping and insert walls 51, 52 define therebetween an included angle 53 which ranges from 80˜90 degrees and which is preferably 85 degrees. The movable clamping wall 51 has a movable clamping surface 511 facing the stationary clamping surface 422. The frame-clamping space 23 is located between the stationary and movable clamping surfaces 422, 511.
In this embodiment, the locking mechanism 24 has a first locking surface 436 formed on the elastic plate portion 437 and facing the receiving groove 434, and a second locking surface 521 formed on the movable insert wall 52 and interlockable with the first locking surface 436. The first locking surface 436 includes a plurality of first engaging teeth 241, while the second locking surface 521 includes a plurality of second engaging teeth 242. The locking mechanism 24 interlocks the connecting wall 43 and the movable insert wall 52, and fixes the movable insert wall 52 at a desired depth of the receiving groove 434. The elastic plate portion 437 is movable upward to disengage the first locking surface 436 from the second locking surface 521.
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The resilient headrail-clamp 7 is made of a metal plate, but may be made of other material having a good structural strength. The resilient headrail-clamp 7 includes a fixed portion 71 fixed to a bottom end of the intermediate part 612 through a screw 221, a clamping portion 72 extending downwardly and curvedly from the fixed portion 71, and an operating portion 73 extending downwardly from the clamping portion 72 opposite to the fixed portion 71.
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With reference to
To disassemble the curtain assembly 32 and the curtain bracket 2, the operating portion 73 of the resilient headrail-clamp 7 is first pulled downward to move the clamping portion 72 away from the headrail 321, after which the headrail 321 is moved slantingly so as to remove the inner sidewall 323 from the headrail positioning space 622 and to disengage the hooked portion 325 from the engaging groove 621. The curtain assembly 32 can thus be separated from the holder seat 6. Next, the elastic plate portion 437 is pulled upward to disengage the first locking surface 436 from the second locking surface 521, after which the adjustment clamping seat 5 is pulled in a direction away from the connecting wall 43 to prolong the distance between the movable clamping wall 51 and the stationary clamping wall 42 and to widen the width of the frame-clamping space 23. The curtain bracket 2 can be removed from the top end of the frame 31 at this time.
In sum, to use the curtain bracket 2 of this invention, the hanging unit 21 is first hung on the top end of the frame 31, the width of the frame-clamping space 23 is then adjusted to clamp the frame 31, followed by insertion of the mounting wall 61 of the headrail holder 22 into the mounting groove 45. The curtain assembly 32 can then be connected to the holder seat 6. Thus, it is not necessary to connect the curtain assembly 32 to the curtain bracket 2 prior to mounting of the curtain bracket 2 on the frame 31. Further, during assembly, the hanging unit 21 is quickly and stably mounted on the top end of the frame 31 by directly adjusting the width of the frame-clamping space 23 to clamp the frame 31, after which the headrail holder 22 is mounted on the hanging unit 21 and the curtain assembly 32 is connected to the headrail holder 22. Hence, in comparison with the conventional curtain bracket 13 (see
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretations and equivalent arrangements.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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102147751 | Dec 2013 | TW | national |