Hanger ring assembly for curtain

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6189597
  • Patent Number
    6,189,597
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, October 13, 1999
    25 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, February 20, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Stodola; Daniel P.
    • Thompson; Hugh B.
    Agents
    • Chan; Raymond Y.
    • David and Raymond
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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Number Name Date Kind
3118207 Breslow Jan 1964
3388734 Silvestre Jun 1968
4031943 Silvestre Jun 1977
6006406 Chung Dec 1999