Patent Application
20140251551
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a valance, in particular to a modular valance with an easily detachable and attachable structure for cleaning and aesthetic purposes.
2. Related Art
Numerous types of window draperies and curtains are sold by custom specialty shops and department stores, which usually ask the customer for window dimensions and then submit orders to factories or distribution centers where the products are made to a specific size. Not only must the customer make two visits to these outlets to obtain the product, the custom window curtains are relatively expensive and require a customer to wait a considerable amount of time to be fabricated particularly if there are many other orders for custom curtains.
In recently, the curtain is designed to include a valance and a curtain to provide the manufacturers or the users more arrangement. However, a sewing process is needed to combine the valance and the curtain. Also, because standard curtains are cumbersome to remove, cleaning and/or replacement can be a time consuming chore.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a curtain assembly, which is easy to attach or detach for cleaning or replacement purposes.
The present invention overcomes the above-described and other problems and disadvantages in the prior art by providing a modular valance structure to be able to simplify the manufacturing processes and make it more effective.
Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention is to provide a modular valance structure with an easily detachable and attachable curtain for cleaning purposes without removing the entire assembly. Also, the invention is to permit the user to easily change the curtain to change colors, or design for aesthetic purposes.
The present invention provides a modular valance structure including a fabric valance body, a zipper and a fabric cover. The fabric valance body includes a plurality of adjacent spaced apart openings, and the zipper is connected to the fabric valance body. Therefore, the sewing process is eliminated. And it is convenient to change the curtain for users.
In other embodiment of the present invention, the zipper teeth are formed on an edge of the fabric valance body directly. Hence, the structure is more simple and the cost of manufacture is reduced.
Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:
A modular valance structure according to the present invention is shown in
The fabric cover 30 includes a plurality of openings 31 commensurate with the openings 21 of the fabric valance body 20. The openings 21, 31 are equidistantly spaced apart. A plurality of grommets 32 are disposed on the openings 21, 31 of the fabric valance body 20 and the fabric cover 30 to accommodate rings or hooks (not shown) which pass through the openings 21, 31 and suspend modular valance structure 1 from a horizontally disposed rod. The zipper 10 includes a base cloth 13, a plurality of zipper teeth 11 and a zipper clasp 12. The curtain also has the zipper structure to engage together. Therefore, the modular valance structure 1 with an easily detachable and attachable curtain for cleaning purposes without removing the entire assembly. Also, the invention is to permit the user to easily change the curtain to change colors, or design for aesthetic purposes.
On the other hand, the modular valance structure 1 further includes another fabric cover 30 disposed on another side of the fabric valance body 20, please see
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The modular valance structure of the invention with an easily detachable and attachable curtain for cleaning purposes without removing the entire assembly. Also, the invention is to permit the user to easily change the curtain to change colors, or design for aesthetic purposes.
The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.
