Header tape arrangement for a curtain

Abstract

The invention provides a header tape arrangement for a curtain. The arrangement is for causing a wave effect in the curtain. The arrangement has a base strip for attaching to the curtain, adjacent to and along an edge of the curtain. The base strip has a rear side for facing the curtain and a front side opposite the rear side. The arrangement includes a first strip having a plurality of spaced apart first attaching segments attached to the front side of the base strip along a length of the base strip, and a plurality of first pocket segments defined between the first attaching segments. Each of the first pocket segments having marked a pair of spaced apart first fastening points. The first pocket segments may be folded and the pairs of first fastening points may be brought and fastened together in pairs so as to cause the wave effect when the base strip is attached to the curtain.

Description

[0001]The disclosure is the U.S. National Stage of International Application No. PCT / GB2020 / 050958, filed on Apr. 15, 2020, which claims the priority benefit of GB application No. 1905359.4, filed on Apr. 16, 2019. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a header tape arrangement for a curtain and in particular, but not exclusively, a header tape arrangement for causing a wave effect in a curtain. Aspects of the invention relate to a header tape arrangement, to a method, and to a curtain arrangement.BACKGROUND[0003]It is known to hang or suspend a curtain so as to form a screen, for example adjacent to or in front of a window. Typically, a curtain will be movable along a rail that is attached to a surface such as a wall between open and closed positions or configurations so that the window, for example, is revealed or concealed. In par...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is about creating a curtain with an even wave pattern that remains stable over time and as the curtain moves. This is achieved by folding and fastening the header tape arrangement at calculated, marked intervals or points. Additionally, the base strip is made from a rigid material that keeps its shape and the appearance of the overall curtain arrangement. The technical effects of this invention are that it is not time-consuming to assemble and maintain and ensures the desired even wave pattern is always present.

Problems solved by technology

One disadvantage with such a tape arrangement is that the cords may move even once the pleats have been formed into an even shape and size.

This means that the wave pattern may not stay in the desired even pattern when the curtain is moved and used.

Furthermore, as a user needs to adjust each pleat individually to form the desired pattern then use of such a tape arrangement may be time consuming.

In addition, such tape arrangements may be designed in a manner which means that the curtain to which it is attached does not maintain the wave pattern from the top to the bottom of the curtain.

Known tape arrangements also suffer the disadvantage of being relatively flimsy and / or pliable such that a desired sharp wave pattern may not be able to be created and / or maintained.

Such an arrangement suffers the drawback that the curtain cannot be transferred to a regular curtain pole that does not have gliders while still maintaining the wave effect.

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