Abstract:
A glide frame apparatus is disclosed for supporting a sheet material such as a drapery or curtain, a wall or a door for movement along a rod member, rail or beam. The glide frame comprises a frame for mounting on and movement along the rod member with the frame including a material brace for adjusting the width or length of the frame. Anchor members which are fixed to the sheet material are coupled to the frame such that a portion of the sheet material is thereby attached to the frame by the anchor member. The material brace includes extension arms for slidably mounting the material brace within the frame, this sliding movement being used to expand the size of the frame. A glide frame apparatus further disclosing a pleater device which forms pleats in a drapery fabric without the necessity of sewing. Further, the anchor member and frame are connected together using a ball and socket connection and a receiving member and cylindrical connector arm connection.