A fastening system for a window shade includes a first clipping element having a first latching part, and a second clipping element having a second latching part operable to engage with the first latching part for attaching the first and second clipping element to each other, the first and second clipping element being attachable to each other for holding at least one panel of a window shade in a gap between the first and second clipping element. The first and second clipping element are attachable to each other according to a first and a second configuration, the gap between the first and second clipping element being greater in the first configuration than in the second configuration. The fastening system can hold two panels in contact with each other in the gap in the first configuration, and to hold a single panel in the gap in the second configuration.

A suspension aid 1 has a frame 3a, 3b and two curved arms 5, 7 rotatably connected thereto. The frame is provided with two pivot axes 9 about which the arms are rotatable. Between the arms there is a transmission element 11 which is slidable in the frame. A suspension element 13 to which an object can be suspended is attached to the transmission element. The arms are rotatably connected to the frame near a first end 5a, 7a and are provided with a toothing 17, 19. The transmission element is provided with two toothed racks 21, 23 which are in engagement with the toothings. The transmission element is provided with a contact surface 29 which, when the suspension aid is around the tube, comes into contact with the tube and stops the transmission element, whereby the frame moves with respect to the transmission element and thereby rotate the two arms with their free ends towards each other.

A cubicle privacy curtain assembly for use with an overhead curtain track includes a main portion having opposed upstanding leading and trailing edges with opposed top and bottom edges extending between the leading and trailing edges, respectively, such that the edges collectively define a flexible curtain sheet. Spaced apart track fasteners extend upwardly to selectively engage with the curtain track. A flexible protective panel is removably coupled to the curtain main portion along the leading edge, the protective panel having a front section and a rear section connected to the front section in a unitary construction, the front section being selectively foldable toward the rear section along an upstanding center line of weakness such that the front and rear sections of the protective panel are selectively positioned on the front and back sides of the curtain sheet, respectively, with the leading edge in contact with the center line of weakness.

A cubicle privacy curtain assembly for use with an overhead curtain track includes a main portion having opposed upstanding leading and trailing edges with opposed top and bottom edges extending between the leading and trailing edges, respectively, such that the edges collectively define a flexible curtain sheet. Spaced apart track fasteners extend upwardly to selectively engage with the curtain track. A flexible protective panel is removably coupled to the curtain main portion along the leading edge, the protective panel having a front section and a rear section connected to the front section in a unitary construction, the front section being selectively foldable toward the rear section along an upstanding center line of weakness such that the front and rear sections of the protective panel are selectively positioned on the front and back sides of the curtain sheet, respectively, with the leading edge in contact with the center line of weakness.

A mounting method is disclosed for securing in place a sheet which constitutes a liner, cover or curtain. The sheet has an elongate attachment zone which is thicker than the material of the sheet. The mounting including a clip which is formed with an elongate hollow portion having a longitudinal slit along the length thereof. The attachment zone of the sheet is in the hollow portion of the clip with the sheet emerging from the clip through the slit. A cord is connected to a lashing point. The clip has a passageway through which the cord passes thereby to attach the clip and the attachment zone to the lashing point.

A mounting method is disclosed for securing in place a sheet which constitutes a liner, cover or curtain. The sheet has an elongate attachment zone which is thicker than the material of the sheet. The mounting including a clip which is formed with an elongate hollow portion having a longitudinal slit along the length thereof. The attachment zone of the sheet is in the hollow portion of the clip with the sheet emerging from the clip through the slit. A cord is connected to a lashing point. The clip has a passageway through which the cord passes thereby to attach the clip and the attachment zone to the lashing point.

A connector for attaching a reference array in a fixed positional relationship with respect to a patient to be covered by a sterile drape in an attachment area, includes a support to be situated below the drape and a clamping element which is to be situated above the drape and can directly or indirectly hold the reference array or a reference array adaptor, wherein the clamping element clamps the support, with the drape caught between the two, by at least two distinct clamps which clamp the support from at least partly opposing directions in such a way that the positional shift in the clamping element as a result of clamping the drape at the clamping position is compensated for, such that its overall positional shift is substantially zero. A method attaching a reference array in a fixed positional relationship relative to a patient above a sterile drape is also provided.

A connector for attaching a reference array in a fixed positional relationship with respect to a patient to be covered by a sterile drape in an attachment area, includes a support to be situated below the drape and a clamping element which is to be situated above the drape and can directly or indirectly hold the reference array or a reference array adaptor, wherein the clamping element clamps the support, with the drape caught between the two, by at least two distinct clamps which clamp the support from at least partly opposing directions in such a way that the positional shift in the clamping element as a result of clamping the drape at the clamping position is compensated for, such that its overall positional shift is substantially zero. A method attaching a reference array in a fixed positional relationship relative to a patient above a sterile drape is also provided.

A connector for attaching a reference array in a fixed positional relationship with respect to a patient to be covered by a sterile drape in an attachment area, includes a support to be situated below the drape and a clamping element which is to be situated above the drape and can directly or indirectly hold the reference array or a reference array adaptor, wherein the clamping element clamps the support, with the drape caught between the two, by at least two distinct clamps which clamp the support from at least partly opposing directions in such a way that the positional shift in the clamping element as a result of clamping the drape at the clamping position is compensated for, such that its overall positional shift is substantially zero. A method attaching a reference array in a fixed positional relationship relative to a patient above a sterile drape is also provided.

The invention relates to a connector (1) for attaching a reference array (72) in a fixed positional relationship with respect to a patient, wherein the patient is to be covered by a sterile drape in the attachment area, the connector (1) comprising: a support (12) which is to be situated below the drape (30); and a clamping element (14) which is to be situated above the drape and can directly or indirectly hold the reference array (72) or a reference array adaptor, wherein the clamping element (14) clamps the support (12), with the drape (30) caught between the two, by means of at least two distinct clamps (16) which clamp the support (12) from at least partly opposing directions in such a way that the positional shift in the clamping element (14) as a result of clamping the drape (30) at the clamping position is compensated for, such that its overall positional shift is substantially zero. The invention also relates to a connector arrangement (2) comprising such a connector (1) and to a method for attaching a reference array (72) in a fixed positional relationship with respect to a patient.