Information
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Patent Grant
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6189597
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Patent Number
6,189,597
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Date Filed
Wednesday, October 13, 199925 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, February 20, 200124 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Stodola; Daniel P.
- Thompson; Hugh B.
Agents
- Chan; Raymond Y.
- David and Raymond
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 160 330
- 160 84
- 160 348
- 160 37022
- 160 382
- 160 383
- 024 7136
- 024 1143
- 024 716
- 024 60009
- 016 872
- 016 DIG 16
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A curtain with a hanger ring assembly for mounting onto a supporting rod includes a sheet material and a plurality of hanger units. The sheet material has a plurality of hanger openings formed along a top edge, and a plurality of edge gap each extending from the top edge to an upper portion of the respective hanger opening. Each of the opening portions defines a section of connecting tab adjacent to the respective edge gap. Each of the hanger units includes a hanger ring which has a ring slit separating two ends thereof and defines a section of ring tab adjacent to the ring slit. Each of the hanger rings is attached to one side of the respective opening portion and coaxially extended around the respective hanger opening with the ring slit of the respective hanger ring staggering with the edge gap of the respective opening portion. The connecting tabs of the opening portions of the sheet material are detachably overlapped with the ring tabs of the hanger rings respectively. Each of the hanger units further includes a connecting device for selectively connecting each of the ring tabs with the respective connecting tab. Accordingly, the hanger ring assembly not only enables the curtain to be directly mounted onto a supporting rod without the need of additional hook or clip members nor the need of taking down the rod, but also prevents any cuts between the hanger openings on the curtain.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to an arrangement for hanging a curtain to a supporting rod, and more particularly to a hanger ring assembly adapted for mounting a curtain onto a supporting rod.
2. Description of Related Arts
Curtains and the like such as drapes and portieres are common used for sheltering windows, shower areas, separating spaces, and etc. Most of the curtains are hanged by supporting rods or rod-like elements, each of which is solid or hollow elongated object having a uniform cross section. Curtains can be made of flexible sheet materials such as plastic or resin. Woven fabric or the like, or non-woven fabric or the like, or water resistant paper, or sheet metal, or woven metal strands or rods are other commonly known materials for making curtains.
The conventional methods of mounting a curtain onto a supporting rod include hook or clip method and ring method. If the two ends of the supporting rod are permanently affixed to two opposite walls, a plurality of J-shaped or S-shaped hook members are spacedly connected along a top edge of the curtain for hooking onto the supporting rod, or alternatively, a plurality of clip members are penetrated into the curtain for attaching directly to the supporting rod or to rings attached to the supporting rod.
If the supporting rod is supported between the two opposite walls in a detachable manner, a plurality of hanger rings are spacedly affixed along the top edge of the curtain, wherein the user must penetrate the supporting rod through the hanger rings before mounting the supporting rod between the two walls, so that the curtain is hanged up by the supporting rod. Also, in order to replace the curtain, the user must take down the supporting rod that causes a lot of trouble and time.
In order to rapidly mount a curtain onto a rod, U.S. Pat. No. 5,186,232 suggests communication between the openings in each pair of openings which are spacedly provided along a top edge of the curtain. The communication, in fact, contains an open path, such as a cut, between the two openings in a pair which enables the engagement of the curtain onto the rod directly without the need of the additional hook or clip members nor the need of taking down the rod. In other words, when mounting the curtain on the rod, the portion of the curtain between the pairs of openings in each pair are pushed to the other side of the rod by passing the rod through the cuts.
However, the plurality of cuts formed on the curtain largely weakens the material strength of the curtain and reduce the service life span of the curtain. Due to the weight of the curtain itself when it is hanged down, the curtain will be torn at the junctions of the cuts and openings. Moreover, when the user pulls the curtain mounted on the rod while spreading or gathering the curtain, a relatively large pulling force will be applied to the curtain that may easily pull pair of openings detaching from the rod through the respective cut extended between pair of openings. Also, the plurality of cuts provided between pairs of openings also render the spreading or gathering operation of the curtain along the rod becoming difficult because the pulling force applied to the curtain will not be evenly distributed around the rings. The junctions of the cuts and the openings will also cause resistance when moving the curtain along the rod. Besides, the appearance and the design of the curtain will be adversely affected by the existence of cuts thereon.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Accordingly, it is a main object of the present invention to provide a hanger ring assembly for curtain that not only enables the curtain to be directly mounted onto a supporting rod without the need of additional hook or clip members nor the need of taking down the rod, but also prevents any cuts between the hanger openings on the curtain.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a hanger ring assembly for curtain, which enables the mounting of the curtain onto the supporting rod being a lot faster and easier. For example, an adult may hang up a shower curtain according to the present invention within 12 seconds.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a hanger ring assembly for curtain, wherein since no cut is provided between the hanger openings of the curtain, the appearance and design of the curtain can be perfectly reserved.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a hanger ring assembly for curtain, wherein when each pair of the hanger rings of the hanger unit is assembled, no gap, slit or cut is formed, so that the weight of the hanging curtain will be evenly distributed around the hanger openings, so as to enable smooth spreading or gathering movement of the curtain when a pulling force is applied thereto.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a hanger ring assembly for curtain, wherein each of the hanger units may consist of a pair of hanger ring and engagement ring respectively and coaxially connected to both sides of the hanger openings of the curtain so as to provide a more rigid and durable structure to support the curtain onto the supporting rod.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a hanger ring assembly for curtain, wherein by eliminating the conventional hook or clip members, it not only can reduce its manufacturing cost, but also can provide a more neat appearance.
In order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a curtain with a hanger ring assembly for mounting onto a supporting rod, comprising
a sheet material, which has a top edge, a plurality of opening portions spacedly formed along the top edge, a plurality of hanger openings provided on the opening portions respectively, and a plurality of edge gap each extending from the top edge to an upper portion of the respective hanger opening, wherein each of the opening portions defines a section of connecting tab adjacent to the respective edge gap; and
a plurality of hanger units each comprising:
a hanger ring which has a ring slit separating two ends thereof and defines a section of ring tab adjacent to the ring slit, wherein each of the hanger rings is attached to one side of the respective opening portion and coaxially extended around the respective hanger opening with the ring slit of the respective hanger ring staggering with the edge gap of the respective opening portion, wherein the connecting tabs of the opening portions of the sheet material are detachably overlapped with the ring tabs of the hanger rings respectively, adapted for enabling the hanger rings mounting onto the supporting rod through the ring slit and the edge gaps respectively; and
means for selectively connecting each of the ring tabs with the respective connecting tab.
In order to better reinforce the hanger rings to support the sheet material onto the supporting rod, each of the hanger units further comprises an engagement ring which has an end slit separating two ends thereof, wherein the engagement rings are respectively attached on another sides of the opening portions and coaxially aligned with the hanger rings respectively with the end slits thereof respectively aligned with the edge gaps of the opening portions of the sheet material so as to reinforce and better support the hanger openings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a hanger ring assembly for curtain according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2
is an exploded perspective view of part of the hanger ring assembly according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3
is a partial perspective view of the hanger ring assembly according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4
is a partial perspective view illustrating how the curtain mounting onto a supporting rod according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5
is a partial perspective view of an alternative mode of the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6
is a partial perspective view illustrating how the curtain mounting onto a supporting rod according to the above alternative mode of the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7
is a partially exploded perspective view of a hanger ring assembly according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8
is a partially exploded perspective view of a hanger ring assembly according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9
is an exploded perspective view of a hanger ring assembly according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10
is a partially exploded perspective view of a hanger ring assembly according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to
FIGS. 1
to
4
, a curtain
2
having a hanger ring assembly
3
adapted for mounting onto a supporting rod
10
is illustrated, wherein the term “curtain” in the present invention refers to sheet material functioned as window curtain, separation curtain, shower curtain, drape, portiere, or the like. The curtain
20
comprises a sheet material
20
made of flexible materials such as plastic or resin, or woven fabric or the like, or non-woven fabric or the like, or water resistant paper, or sheet metal, or woven metal strands or rods are other commonly known materials for making curtains.
The sheet material
20
which has a top edge
21
which can be reinforced by an elongated lining layer
22
. The top edge
21
of the sheet material
20
further divided into a plurality of opening portions
23
spacedly formed along the top edge
21
, a plurality of hanger openings
24
provide on the opening portions
23
respectively, and a plurality of edge gap
25
each extending from the top edge
21
to an upper portion of the respective hanger opening
24
, wherein each of the opening portions
23
defines a section of connecting tab
231
′ or
231
″ adjacent to the respective edge gap
25
.
The hanger ring assembly
3
of the curtain
2
comprises a plurality of hanger units
30
each of which comprises a pair of hanger ring
31
and engagement ring
32
. Each of the hanger rings
31
has a ring slit
310
′ or
310
″ separating two ends thereof and defines a section of ring tab
311
adjacent the ring slit
310
′ or
310
″. As shown in
FIG. 2
, the ring slit
310
′ or
310
″ is a radial through cut from outer side to inner side of the hanger ring
31
. According to the present first embodiment, the hanger rings
31
are positioned and divided into pairs manner, wherein the ring slit
310
′ of the first hanger ring
31
of each pair of hanger rings is positioned 15° to 30° anticlockwise from vertical, while the ring slit
310
″ of the second hanger ring
31
of each pair of hanger rings is symmetrically positioned 15° to 30° clockwise from vertical. Correspondingly, as shown in
FIG. 2
, the connecting tabs
231
′ and
231
″ in respect with each pair of hanger rings
31
are respectively positioned at the left and right portions of the edge gap
25
.
As shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3
, each of the hanger rings
31
is attached to one side of the respective opening portion
23
and coaxially extended around the respective hanger opening
24
with the ring slit
310
′ or
310
″ of the respective hanger ring
31
staggering with the edge gap
25
of the respective opening portion
23
. Therefore, the connecting tabs
231
′ and
231
″ of the opening portions
23
of the sheet material
20
are detachably overlapped with the ring tabs
311
of the hanger rings
31
respectively, so as to enable the hanger rings
31
mounting onto the supporting rod
10
through the ring slits
310
′ and
310
″ and the edge gaps
25
respectively.
According to the first preferred embodiment as mentioned above, the plurality of engagement rings
32
are provided to better reinforce the hanger rings
31
to support the sheet material
20
onto the supporting rod
10
, espacially when a heavier sheet material is used to made the curtain. Each of the engagement rings
32
has an end slit
320
separating two ends thereof, wherein the engagement rings
32
are respectively attached on another sides of the opening portions
23
and coaxially aligned with the hanger rings
31
respectively with the end slits
320
thereof respectively aligned with the edge gaps
25
of the opening portions
23
of the sheet material
20
so as to reinforce and better support the hanger openings
24
.
The hanger rings
31
as well as the engagement rings
32
can be simply glued to the both sides of the opening portions
23
respectively. Alternatively, if plastic made hanger rings
31
and engagement rings
32
are structured with PVC made sheet material, the hanger rings
31
and the engagemnet rings
32
can be attached to the opening portions
23
of the sheet material by ultrasonic welding. However, according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
FIG. 2
, no matter what kinds of material are used, the hanger rings
31
are directly connected with the engagement rings
32
with the sheet material
20
firmly engaged therebetween. To achieve such result, a pluarlity of engagement holes
26
are formed around each of the hanger openings
24
of the opening portions
23
. Also, each of the hanger rings
31
is provided with a plurality of connection holes
312
which are coaxially aligned with the engagement holes
26
of each respective hanger opening
24
. Moreover, an inner surface of each of the engagement rings
32
is provided with a pluarlity of protrusions
322
aligned coaxially with the connection holes
312
of the hanger rings
31
respectively. Therefore, by firmly plugging the protrusions
322
of each enagement rings
32
through the engagement holes
26
of the respective opening portion
23
into the connection holes
312
of the respective hanger ring
31
can more firmly connect the engagement rings
32
and the hanger rings
31
together, so as to more firmly engage and support the sheet material
20
between the hanger rings
31
and the engagement rings
32
, as shown in
FIGS. 1 and 3
.
Furthermore, if both the hanger rings
31
and the engagement rings
32
are made of plastic material, the manufacturers can further united the hanger ring
31
with the respective engagement ring
31
by applying ultrasonic welding to integrally weld the protrusions of the engagement ring
32
with the hanger ring
31
. Certainly, the protursions
322
can also be projected from the inner surface of the hanger rings
31
while the connection holes
312
are alternatively provided on the engagement rings
32
. Similar connection effect can be achieved.
The hanger ring assembly
3
of the present invention further comprises a plurality of means for selectively connecting each of the ring tabs
311
with the respective connecting tab
231
′ or
231
″. As shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3
, according to the first preferred embodiment, each connecting means comprises a connecting plug
33
protruded from a position near the end slit
320
of the engagement ring
32
and penetrated through the respective opening portion
23
via a tab hole
331
provided near the edge gap
25
. Moreover, each of the hanger rings
31
also symmetrically provides a locking hole
332
on the ring tab
311
thereof. Therefore, the connecting plugs
33
are adapted to firmly plug into the locking holes
332
respectively so as to rigidly connecting the ring tabs
311
and the connection tabs
231
′ and
231
″ together.
As shown in
FIG. 3
, in order to mount the curtain
2
onto the supporting rod
10
, the ring tabs
311
of the hanger rings
31
are move apart from the connection tabs
231
′,
231
″ of the opening portions
23
by detaching the connecting plugs
33
from the locking holes
332
respectively in order to define an entrance gap
40
between each of the connection tabs
231
′,
231
″ and the respective ring tabs
311
. Accordingly, as shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4
, the supporting rod
10
can be placed in hanger openings
24
through the entrance gaps
40
. In other words, the hanger units
30
can mount on the supporting rod
10
through the entrance gaps
40
. Then, close the entrance gaps
40
by respectively re-plugging the connecting plugs
33
into the locking holes
332
. The re-connection of the ring tabs
311
with the connecting tabs
231
′,
231
″ can construct each of the hanger rings
31
and the respective engagement ring
32
together to form an integral ring structure for evenly supporting the sheet material
20
on the supporting rod
10
, as shown in FIG.
4
.
It is worth to mention that the first embodiment illustrates a preferred mode that the hanger rings
31
are provided in pairs. As shown in
FIG. 2
, in each pair of hanger rings
31
, one of the hanger rings
31
makes its ring slit
310
′ positioned at left side with respect to the vertical edge gap
25
while another hanger ring
31
makes its ring slit
310
″ positioned at right side with respect to the vertical edge gap
25
. As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 3
, since the sheet material
20
is mounted onto the supporting rod
10
in a continuous “S” manner, such arrangement enables the ring slits
310
′ and
310
″ to be positioned at the same side, that can facilitate the mounting of the the hanger units
30
onto the supporting rod
10
. Moreover, as shown in
FIG. 1
, the movement of the curtain
2
along the supporting rod
10
will be more smoothly when all the ring slits
310
′ and
310
″ of the hanger rings
31
are symmetrically located at the same direction.
In view of above, the present invention can substantially achieve the following advantages:
1. The present invention not only enables the curtain
2
to be directly mounted onto the supporting rod
10
without the need of additional hook or clip members nor the need of taking down the rod, but also prevents any cuts between the hanger openings
24
on the curtain
2
.
2. The hanger ring assembly
3
enables the mounting of the curtain
2
onto the supporting rod
10
being a lot faster and easier. For example, an adult may hang up a shower curtain according to the present invention within 12 seconds.
3. Since no cut is provided between the hanger openings
24
of the curtain
2
, the appearance and design of the curtain
2
can be perfectly reserved.
4. When each pair of the hanger rings
31
of the hanger unit
30
is assembled, no gap, slit or cut is formed, so that the weight of the hanging curtain
2
will be evenly distributed around the hanger openings
24
that can enable smooth spreading or gathering movement of the curtain
2
when a pulling force is applied thereto.
5. Each of the hanger units
30
consists of a pair of hanger ring
31
and engagement ring
32
which are respectively and coaxially connected to both sides of the hanger openings
24
of the curtain
2
so as to provide a more rigid and durable structure to support the curtain
2
onto the supporting rod
10
.
6. By eliminating the conventional hook or clip members, the present invention not only can reduce its manufacturing cost, but also can provide a more neat appearance.
Base on the inventive concept suggested above, a plurality of obvious modifications are illustrated in
FIGS. 5
to
10
and described as follows.
As shown in
FIGS. 5 and 6
, an alternative mode of the above first preferred embodiment is illustrated, wherein the hanger ring assembly
3
is basically identical to that disclosed in
FIGS. 1
to
4
, except that the top edge
21
of the sheet material
20
merely extended to a half height of the hanger units
30
. Therefore, the circular hanger openings
24
in the first embodiment become semi-circular shaped hanger openings
24
a
and the edge gaps
25
of the opening portions
23
in the above first embodiment become the top openings
25
a
of the opening portions
23
a
respectively. Moreover, the connecting tabs
231
′,
231
″ in the above first embodiment are substituted by the engaging tabs
323
of the engagement rings
32
, which are detachably overlapped with the ring tabs
311
of the hanger rings
31
respectively. Therefore, by separating the ring tabs
311
with the connecting tabs
323
(i.e. the engaging tabs of the engagement rings
32
) can open the entrance gaps
40
a
to enable the hanger rings
31
and the engagement rings
32
of the hanger units
30
mounted onto supporting rod
10
. Re-plug the connecting plugs
33
into the locking holes
332
can close up the entrance gaps
40
a
and reconnect each of the hanger rings
31
and the respective engagement ring
32
to form an integral ring structure for supporting the sheet material
20
on the supporting rod
10
, as shown in FIG.
6
.
Referring to
FIG. 7
, a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, which is suitable for curtain
2
b
, such as shower curtain, having a light weight sheet material
20
b
such as a thin PVC material. In which, the engagement rings
32
as described in the first embodiment are eliminated or substituted by a reinforced lining pads
22
b
positioned on the opening portions
23
b
respectively. Each of the opening portions
23
b
also has an edge gap
25
and defines a connecting tab
231
adjacent the edge gap
25
, wherein at least one tab hole
331
is formed on the connecting tab
231
. Similarly, each of the hanger rings
31
also has a ring slit
310
positioned and defines a ring tab
311
adjacent the ring slit
310
.
The hanger rings
31
are respectively attached to the opening portions
23
b
and coaxially positioned around the hanger openings
24
provided on the opening portions
23
b
with each of the ring slits
310
staggering with the respective edge gap
25
so as to detachably overlap the ring tabs
311
with the connecting tabs
231
respectively. At least one connecting plug
33
is projected from the ring tab
311
adapted for detachably engaging with the respective tab hole
331
provided on the connecting tab
231
for closing up the entance gap formed between the ring slit
310
and the edge gap
25
so as to mount the hanger rings
31
onto the supporting rod.
Similarly, in order to further enhance the adhesive connection between hanger rings
31
and the sheet material
20
b
, a plurality of protrusions
312
b
are spacedly projected from each of the hanger rings
31
, which are adapted for engaging in a pluarlity of engagement holes
26
provided around the respective hanger openings
24
.
FIG. 8
illustrates a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is also suitable for curtain
2
c
having a light weight sheet material
20
c
. This third preferred embodiment is similar in structure with the above second embodiment except that the connecting means comprises an engagement wing
34
integrally extended from the ring tab
311
of each of the hanger rings
31
c
, which is attached around the respective hanger opening
24
provided on the opening portion
23
c
by firmly engaging the protrusions
312
c
of the hanger ring
31
c
in the engagement holes
26
formed around the respective hanger opening
24
. Also, at least one tab hole
331
is provided on each of the opening portions
23
c
adjacent to the edge gap
25
thereof Moreover, at least one connecting plug
33
c
is projected from the engagement wing
34
. Accordingly, after mounting the hanger rings
31
c
onto the supporting rod through the ring slits
310
and the edge gaps
25
, each of the engagement wings
34
can be folded down to the opposite side of the respective opening portion
23
c
and firmly connected with thereto by plugging the connecting plug
33
c
into the tab hole
331
as well as the through hole
313
c
provided on the hanger ring
31
near its ring slit
310
.
FIG. 9
illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the hanger rings
31
d
are coaxially glued around the hanger openings
24
provided on the respective opening portion
23
d
of the sheet material
20
d
. The ring slit
310
d
is staggered with the respective edge gap
25
. However, a tab hole
331
d
is provided near edge gap
25
and a locking hole
332
d
is provided on the hanger ring
31
near its ring slit
310
d
, wherein each of the tab holes
331
d
is aligned coaxially with the respective locking hole
332
d
, so that a plurality of locking members
33
d
, which can be a pin with enlarged ends, can be used to plug through the respective tab holes and locking holes
332
d
in order to connect the ring tab
311
d
and the connecting tab
231
d
together.
A fifth preferred embodiment is illustrated in
FIG. 10
, which is a modification of the above first embodiment, wherein the edge gap is modified to form a wide opened edge gap
25
e
extended from the top edge
21
e
of the sheet material
20
e
. A plurality of hanger rings
31
e
are attached on one side of sheet material
20
e
and coaxially positioned around a plurality of hanger openings
24
e
provided on the sheet material
20
e
. Each of the hanger rings
31
e
has a ring slit
310
e
positioned at an upper right side thereof and defines a ring tab
311
e
adjacent to the ring slit
310
e
. A plurality of connecting holes
312
e
are spacedly formed on each of the hanger rings
31
e
. Also, a pluarlity of engagement holes
26
e
are provided around the respective hanger opening
24
e
and aligned with the connecting holes of the hanger ring
31
e
. Each of the engagement rings
32
e
has an end slit
320
e
positioned at an upper left side thereof and defines an engaging tab
321
e
adjacent to the end slit
320
e
. A plurality of protrusions
322
e
, which are spacedly projected from each of the engagement rings
32
e
, are used for enhancing the connection between the engagement rings
32
e
and the hanger rings
31
e
by plugging the protrusions
322
e
through the engagement holes
26
into the connecting holes
312
e
. As mentioned above, by using ultrasonic welding, the hanger rings
31
e
can be united with the engagement rings
32
e
to form an integral ring structure.
The connecting means for each of the hanger units
30
e
can be the means suggested in the preceding embodiments, or as shown in
FIG. 10
that comprises a pair of magnetic tabs
51
,
52
which are made of flexible sheet like magnetic material, such as magnetic rubber plate. The pair of magnetic tabs
51
,
52
are attached to the engaging tab
321
e
of the engagement ring
32
e
and the ring tab
311
e
of the hanger ring
31
e
of each of the hanger units
30
e
. Therefore, by separating apart the pair of magnetic tabs
51
,
52
can open the entrance gap
40
e
for mounting onto the supporting rod through the entrance gap
40
e
. The entrance gap
40
e
can be closed by reattaching the pair of magnetic tabs
51
,
52
together, wherein the ring tab
311
e
will be firmly connected with the engaging tab
321
e
to form an integral ring structure for hanging the sheet material
20
e
from the supporting rod.
Claims
- 1. A curtain adapted for mounting onto a supporting rod, comprisinga sheet material, which has a top edge, a plurality of opening portions spacedly formed along said top edge, a plurality of hanger openings provided on said opening portions respectively, and a plurality of edge gaps each extending from said top edge to an upper portion of said respective hanger opening, wherein each of said opening portions defines a section of connecting tab adjacent to said respective edge gap; and a plurality of hanger units each comprising: a hanger ring which has a ring slit separating two ends thereof and defines a section of ring tab adjacent to said ring slit, wherein each of said hanger rings is attached to one side of said respective opening portion and coaxially extended around said respective hanger opening with said ring slit of said respective hanger ring staggering with said edge gap of said respective opening portion, wherein said connecting tabs of said opening portions of said sheet material are detachably overlapped with said ring tabs of said hanger rings respectively, for enabling said hanger rings mounting onto the supporting rod through said ring slit and said edge gaps respectively, wherein each of said ring slits is a radial through cut from an outer side to an inner side of said respective hanger ring, and said hanger rings are positioned and divided into a plurality pairs of said hanger rings in such a manner that said ring slit of one of said pair of hanger rings is positioned 15° to 30° anticlockwise from vertical, while said ring slit of another of said pair of hanger rings is symmetrically positioned 15° to 30° clockwise from vertical; and means for selectively connecting each of said ring tabs with said respective connecting tab.
- 2. The curtain as recited in claim 1 wherein a plurality of engagement holes are formed around each of said hanger openings of said opening portions, and each of said hanger rings is provided with a plurality of connection holes which are coaxially aligned with said engagement holes positioned around said respective hanger opening, moreover an inner surface of each of said engagement rings projects a plurality of protrusions aligned coaxially with said connection holes of said hanger rings respectively, wherein by firmly plugging said protrusions of each engagement rings through said engagement holes of said respective opening portion into said connection holes of said respective hanger ring firmly connects said engagement rings and said hanger rings together, so as to more firmly engage and support said sheet material between said hanger rings and said engagement rings.
- 3. The curtain as recited in claim 2 wherein each of said hanger rings is further united with said respective engagement ring by applying ultrasonic welding to integrally weld said protrusions of said engagement ring with said hanger ring.
- 4. The curtain as recited in claim 2 wherein said connecting means for each of said hanger units comprises at least one connecting plug protruded from a position near said end slit of said engagement ring and penetrated through said respective opening portion via a tab hole provided near said edge gap, and that each of said hanger rings also symmetrically provides a locking hole on said ring tab thereof, wherein said connecting plugs are adapted to detachably plug into said locking holes respectively so as to rigidly connecting said ring tabs and said connection tabs together to render each of said hanger units becoming an integral ring structure for evenly supporting said sheet material on said supporting rod.
- 5. A curtain adapted for mounting onto a supporting rod, comprisinga sheet material, which has a top edge, a plurality of opening portions spacedly formed along said top edge, a plurality of hanger openings provided on said opening portions respectively, and a plurality of edge gaps each extending from said top edge to an upper portion of said respective hanger opening, wherein each of said opening portions defines a section of connecting tab adjacent to said respective edge gap; and a plurality of hanger units each comprising: a hanger ring which has a ring slit separating two ends thereof and defines a section of ring tab adjacent to said ring slit, wherein each of said hanger rings is attached to one side of said respective opening portion and coaxially extended around said respective hanger opening with said ring slit of said respective hanger ring staggering with said edge gap of said respective opening portion, wherein said connecting tabs of said opening portions of said sheet material are detachably overlapped with said ring tabs of said hanger rings respectively, for enabling said hanger rings mounting onto the supporting rod through said ring slit and said edge gaps respectively, wherein each of said hanger units further comprises an engagement ring which has an end slit separating two ends thereof, wherein said engagement rings are respectively attached on another side of said opening portions and coaxially aligned with said hanger rings respectively in such a manner that said end slits thereof are respectively aligned with said edge gaps of said opening portions of said sheet material, wherein each of said ring slits is a radial through cut from an outer side to an inner side of said respective hanger ring, and said hanger rings are positioned and divided into a plurality pairs of said hanger rings in such a manner that said ring slit of one of said pair of hanger rings is positioned 15° to 300° anticlockwise from vertical, while said ring slit of another of said pair of hanger rings is symmetrically positioned 15° to 30° clockwise from vertical; and means for selectively connecting each of said ring tabs with said respective connecting tab.
- 6. The curtain as recited in claim 5 wherein a plurality of engagement holes are formed around each of said hanger openings of said opening portions, and each of said hanger rings is provided with a plurality of connection holes which are coaxially aligned with said engagement holes positioned around said respective hanger opening, moreover an inner surface of each of said engagement rings projects a plurality of protrusions aligned coaxially with said connection holes of said hanger rings respectively, wherein by firmly plugging said protrusions of each engagement rings through said engagement holes of said respective opening portion into said connection holes of said respective hanger ring firmly connects said engagement rings and said hanger rings together, so as to more firmly engage and support said sheet material between said hanger rings and said engagement rings.
- 7. The curtain as recited in claim 6 wherein each of said hanger rings is further united with said respective engagement ring by applying ultrasonic welding to integrally weld said protrusions of said engagement ring with said hanger ring.
- 8. The curtain as recited in claim 6 wherein said connecting means for each of said hanger units comprises at least one connecting plug protruded from a position near said end slit of said engagement ring and penetrated through said respective opening portion via a tab hole provided near said edge gap, and that each of said hanger rings also symmetrically provides a locking hole on said ring tab thereof, wherein said connecting plugs are adapted to detachably plug into said locking holes respectively so as to rigidly connecting said ring tabs and said connection tabs together to render each of said hanger units becoming an integral ring structure for evenly supporting said sheet material on said supporting rod.
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