Title:
APPARATUS FOR SECURING A CURTAIN TO A CURTAIN RAIL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/104570
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Disclosed is a curtain, such as a pleated hospital cubicle curtain, having a plurality of glider retaining formations positioned at or near an edge of the curtain, and a plurality of gliders for securing the curtain to a curtain rail, each said glider comprising engaging means for releasably securing each said glider to a said glider retaining formation at a predetermined position in relation to the curtain edge. Motion of the gliders with respect to each said glider retaining formation, and thus to the edge of the curtain, is restricted. Accordingly, the gliders may be readily aligned so as to facilitate rapid engagement with a curtain rail, for example, by folding of a pleated curtain. Subsequently, the curtain may be removed from the curtain rail for cleaning or replacement without the requirement to demount the gliders from the curtain rail, by releasing the gliders from the glider retaining formations. Furthermore, a single type of curtain is compatible with gliders adapted for use with any type of curtain rail and, in some embodiments of the invention, the curtain is eyeleted (the glider retaining formations being generally in the form of an eyelet) and is suitable for use with conventional hooks and gliders.
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Inventors:
EVANS THOMAS DAVID (GB)
BARNETT ANDREW (GB)
BARNETT ANDREW (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2011/050388
Publication Date:
December 06, 2012
Filing Date:
February 25, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BIO TECHNICS LTD (GB)
EVANS THOMAS DAVID (GB)
BARNETT ANDREW (GB)
EVANS THOMAS DAVID (GB)
BARNETT ANDREW (GB)
International Classes:
A47H13/01; A47H13/02; A47H13/04; A47H15/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2009007476A1 | 2009-01-15 |
Foreign References:
| US20070277944A1 | 2007-12-06 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HINDLE, Alistair Andrew (66 Hanover Street, Edinburgh EH2 1EL, GB)
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