Mounting brackets for hanging blinds and similar structures

Abstract

A mounting bracket for mounting a headrail employing an upper plate and a lower plate wherein the two plates are rotatably connected.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application for utility patent claims priority from Provisional Patent Application 60 / 804,290 with a filing date of Jun. 9, 2006.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]n / aFIELD OF INVENTION[0003]The present invention lies in the field of mounting brackets useful for mounting such items as venetian blinds, headrails or similar structures.BACKGROUND[0004]Venetian blinds and other blinds systems have long been used to provide shade, privacy and decoration over doors and windows. Traditionally, these blinds include a head rail from which is hung opaque materials to accomplish these goals. Venetian blinds, for example, employ horizontal slats, which may be opened or closed, and which are hung from a head rail to accomplish these purposes.[0005]Venetian blinds have been traditionally manufactured using a wide variety of material including steel, aluminum, and wood. In recent years, however, manufacturers have b...

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Benefits of technology

[0017]The present invention discloses a completely novel system of mounting brackets that support a head rail or similar structure at a plurality of anchor points from above the head rail or similar structure rather than from the sides as, for example, is the industry standard today in hanging Venetian blinds. The system presents numerous advantages and more effectively uses walls, ceilings and / or window and door frames or other anchor points to support the weight of the blind thereby eliminating the problem of sagging and more securely mounting the blind. Elongated supports are not needed as the weight of the blind is more evenly distributed across the length of the head rail. Further, in the invention, separate wall stiffener components are not needed as the novel mounting brackets themselves are used to stiffen the softer vinyl head rail during the cutting process.

[0020]In the present invention, the same mounting brackets are employed to act as wall stiffeners during the process of cutting the blinds to size. When used as a wall stiffener, however, the bracket is set in place in proximity to the area where the cut is to be made, with its plates configured parallel to each other. In that position, the bracket acts as a clamp and secures and stiffens the side walls sufficiently to facilitate cutting and prevent the bending and splitting of the vinyl side wall of the head rail.

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The use of a threaded spindle and nut, however, is not intended as a limitation on the device and other fastener may be used as long as they rotatably fix the two plates together.

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