SLIDER FOR USE IN A CURTAIN RAIL

Abstract

A slider for use in a curtain rail, which includes a substantially U-shaped member in which the legs extend downward when in use and are provided with mutually facing lips as their lower edge, and on which the head portion of a slider can rest. From the head portion, a suspension member protrudes downwards to below the curtain rail. A resilient wing is attached to the head portion which may have the shape of a U-shaped bracket of which one leg is fixedly connected to the head portion of the slider. The bracket has an abutment member which rests resiliently and presses against the inner surface of a leg of a curtain rail over a distance of at least several millimeters.

Claims

1. A slider for use in a curtain rail, which has a substantially U-shaped configuration in which the legs in the position of use extend downwardly and of which the lower edges are provided with lips which are directed towards each other, the slider including a head portion which rests on the rail lips and a suspension member extending downwards to below the curtain rail, the slider head portion comprising a resilient wing which rests resiliently against an inner surface of a leg of the curtain rail to prevent pivoting of the slider in the curtain rail.

2. The slider according to claim 1, wherein said wing has a U-shaped bracket configuration comprising a leg fixed to the head portion of the slider and an abutment member which resiliently rests against the inner surface of a leg of a curtain rail over a distance of several millimeters.

Description

[0008] The invention is further elucidated on the basis of an embodiment, which is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

[0009] FIG. 1 displays a perspective of a side view of a part of a curtain rail, with a slider disposed therein;

[0010] FIG. 2 displays a perspective of an end view of the curtain rail with the slider, as displayed in FIG. 1; and

[0011] FIG. 3 displays a perspective view of a slider according to the invention.

[0012] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 the curtain rail 1 comprises a U-shaped profile 2, of which the legs 3 are in the position of use of the curtain rail 1, and extend downwardly, and the lower edges are provided with mutually facing lips 4.

[0013] The lips 4 are arranged for support of the head portion 5 of a slider 6. The head portion 5 serves for rotatably supporting of a suspension member 7, in which (not shown) a curtain hook can be connected.

[0014] The supporting part 5 is, in accordance with the invention, provided with a resilient wing 8, to which is positioned and rests against the inner surface 9 of a leg 3 of the curtain rail 1.

[0015] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of the slider 10, wherein the components, corresponding to that of the slider 6 shown in FIG. 2 are indicated by the same reference numerals.

[0016] In the slider 10, the wing 8 of FIG. 2, is formed by a U-shaped bracket 11, of which the one leg 12 is fixedly connected to the head portion 5. The bracket 11 has an abutment 13, which, shown in FIG. 2, over a certain distance resiliently rests on and presses against the inner surface 9 of a leg 3 of the curtain rail 1, which prevents pivoting of the head part 5 of the slider 10.

[0017] It will be obvious, that only some possible embodiments of a slider according to the invention in the drawing have been shown and described above and that many modifications are possible without falling outside the inventive idea.