Roller bearing system
a roller bearing and roller bearing technology, applied in the direction of bearings, bearings, linear bearings, etc., can solve the problems of rod falling, frustrating and inconvenient, rod dislodging from its secured position,
Active Publication Date: 2017-07-06
KOUTS RICHARD
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The patent text describes a bearing system for a curtain rod that solves problems with existing curtain rod systems. The system allows for smooth movement of the curtain along a rail without getting caught in the rod. It also allows for tight turns in the rail without causing the rod to jam or catch. The system uses a roller bearing system that allows for easy translation of the bearings along the rail. The technical effects of this patent include reducing frustration for users and preventing collapses of the curtain rod due to increased stresses.
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These problems include friction, moving over joints smoothly, and following tight turns in the rail.
It can be difficult to pull curtains entirely across a rod without the carrier, or slide catching on the rod, which is frustrating and inconvenient.
Tugging or pulling at the curtain to unseat it from the catch point may cause the rod to dislodge from its secured position and fall.
Further, tugging can cause the curtain material to tear.
The joint between rods also causes a bump in the rod which may cause the carrier to catch the rod, to which the user responds with extra force before they try to jiggle the carrier or back it up and then try to move it with greater velocity.
While the majority of curtain rods are straight, there are design situations that require the rod be curved, including tight turns.
Linear carriers can be too long to follow the turn and will jam in the curtain rod.
Additionally, tight turns in the rail can cause the carrier to jam in the curved track.
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[0019]Illustrative embodiments of the preferred embodiment are described below. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will of course be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which will vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time-consuming but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.
[0020]In the specification, reference may be made to the spatial relationships between various components and to the spatial orientation of various aspects of components as the devices are depicted in the attached drawings. However, as will be recognized by those skille...
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The present application provides a roller bearing system comprising one or more bearings having a plurality of substantially hemispherical members. Each member includes an interior. A sleeve is disposed within each hemispherical member interior and configured to accept a shaft that passes through each hemispherical member, such that the hemispherical member turns about the shaft. Each also includes at least one stem coupled to the shaft. The stem is configured to provide a point of attachment to a particular bearing.
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CROSS REFERENCE AND RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 272,680 entitled “Slide-Easy Curtain Rod,” filed on 30 Dec. 2015 by Richard Kouts, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present application relates generally to a bearing system, and in particular to a track roller bearing system that supports a load underneath the track.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]Rail bearing systems usually must overcome several problems. These problems include friction, moving over joints smoothly, and following tight turns in the rail. Often these rail bearing systems are used to carry or translate an object along a path defined by the rail. A common example of a rail system in a simplistic form is that of a curtain rod.[0006]Curtains and drapes are used by a majority of homeowners, hospitals, hotels and restaurants. A typical curtain rod has a numbe...
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CPCA47H15/02A47H13/04A47H1/04F16C29/04A47H2001/042
Inventor KOUTS, RICHARD
Owner KOUTS RICHARD