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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
William Bucklew, Wilmette, IL (US);
Aurelio Reyes, Palatine, IL (US);
Michael Mastroianni, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
William Bucklew, Wilmette, IL (US);
Aurelio Reyes, Palatine, IL (US);
Michael Mastroianni, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Focus Products Group International, LLC, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
An adjustable curtain rod assembly includes an adjustable-length rod having a first end and a second end, a bracket pivotably coupled to one of the first and second ends of the rod about a pivot axis that is oriented substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rod, a first contact pad on the bracket spaced in a lateral direction from the pivot axis for frictionally engaging a support surface, and a second contact pad on the bracket spaced in an opposite lateral direction from the pivot axis as the first mounting pad for frictionally engaging the support surface.