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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1990
Filed:
May. 30, 1989
John S Wagner, Madison, WI (US);
John E Morris, Lake Mills, WI (US);
Graber Industries, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Abstract
A valance for concealing window blind headers or drapery fixtures. The valance includes a front panel and end panels, and each of the panels have an upper rail adjacent the upper edge defining a downwardly projecting lip, a lower rail adjacent the lower edge defining an upwardly projecting lower lip, and an intermediate rail defining an upwardly projecting intermediate lip and a downwardly projecting intermediate lip. Upper and lower valance face members are provided for each panel and each face member has a front wall, a reentrant channel extending lengthwise along one rear edge and an internal hook portion spaced inwardly from a second rear edge. The reentrant channels on the upper and lower valance face members are arranged to receive the respective upper and lower intermediate lips and the internal hook portions on the upper and lower face members are respectively arranged to receive the upper and lower lips on the associated panel. Corner members are provided to extend between the ends of the valance face members on the front and end panels.