John A Elsenheimer

US Patent:

20020079067, Jun 27, 2002

Filed:

Nov 1, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/004371

Inventors:

Michael McCarty - Mission Viejo CA, US
John Elsenheimer - Yorba Linda CA, US

International Classification:

E06B009/30

US Classification:

160/17810R

Abstract:

A horizontal mount for retaining a headrail of a window covering within a recessed window frame. The mount includes an elongate, generally U-shape structure having two opposing generally parallel forward and rearward arms and a generally flat arm-connecting member, with the latter positionable against the top horizontal frame site of the recessed window frame such that the U-shape is inverted. Each arm is outwardly spring biased from the other arm and has a structured retainment portion for exteriorly accepting and tensionally retaining opposing elongate distal ends of the headrail. In a preferred embodiment, the structured retainment portion is an external inwardly directed lip-bordered channel of each length of arm within which opposing rolled walls of the headrail reside and are retained by spring tension such that no portion of the mount resides between the rolled walls. In this manner, both hand engagement and hand disengagement between the headrail and mount can be accomplished because no portion of the headrail mount extends within the interior of the headrail and no resulting structural disassembly is required.