Guide apparatus and method
View Patent ↗In a curtain assembly with a bracket, a guide apparatus includes a guide with a surface alignment tab and a bracket connector, for removable connection with a bracket, connected with the surface alignment tab. A first exit guide and a second exit guide locate a curtain within an opening front to back while the guide locates the curtain assembly within an opening side to side and front to back.
1. In a curtain assembly with a bracket, a guide apparatus comprising:
a. a guide with a surface alignment tab conformed to align with a surface of a structure, said surface for supporting a curtain assembly with a bracket wherein said surface and said structure are separate from said curtain assembly and said bracket; and
b. a bracket connector, for removable connection with said bracket, connected with said surface alignment tab.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 further including a gripping tab connected with said guide.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said bracket connector extends from said surface alignment tab and is conformed to be received within said bracket.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said gripping tab includes a first gripping tab and a second gripping tab connected with said bracket connector.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said first gripping tab is connected with said surface alignment tab and said bracket connector.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 further including a first holding means connected with said bracket.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said first holding means is a double sided tape.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 further including a guide stop connected with said guide.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said guide stop includes an outside stop surface for contact with an outside surface of said bracket.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said guide stop is connected with said guide between said surface alignment tab and said bracket connector.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 further including a first exit guide connected with a curtain assembly and a second exit guide connected with said curtain assembly.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said curtain assembly is a U-shaped assembly with two legs, front and back, and wherein said first exit guide is connected within said curtain assembly at said front leg and said second exit guide is connected within said curtain assembly at said back leg.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said first exit guide and said second exit guide include an extended curtain surface.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said first exit guide and said second exit guide include an extended curtain surface with round edges.
15. In a curtain assembly with a bracket, a guide method comprising:
a. providing a bracket and a guide with a surface alignment tab and a bracket connector, for removable connection with the bracket, connected with said surface alignment tab and a curtain assembly with a first exit guide connected with said curtain assembly and a second exit guide connected with said curtain assembly;
b. connecting the bracket connector with the bracket and using the surface alignment tab to align the bracket with a surface;
c. connecting the bracket with the surface after alignment;
d. removing the guide; and
e. connecting the curtain assembly with the bracket wherein said curtain assembly includes a curtain positioned with said first exit guide or said second exit guide.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein said curtain assembly is a U-shaped assembly with two legs, front and back, and the open end of the U is positioned facing down and wherein said first exit guide is connected within said curtain assembly at said front leg and said second exit guide is connected within said curtain assembly at said back leg.