Arrangement in connection with a curtain rod
An apparatus for a curtain rod that is attachable to a ceiling or to a wall and that possesses graspable holders slidable along a sliding rod of the curtain rod and supportable by the same, which graspable holders have devices for holding a curtain. The curtain rod has a ledge-shaped holder base extending along the length of the curtain rod, through which screws are received for fastening the holder base against the ceiling or wall. From the holder base, a ledge-shaped neck extends that supports the sliding rod. An obtuse angle is formed between the holder base and neck, in the space formed between the wall or ceiling where the curtain rod is fastened. At the top, the holders have flanges, at least one flange of which is shape-adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the sliding rod and possibly to spring apart from the other flange.
1. An anti-ligature curtain rod assembly, comprising:
a curtain rod configured to attach to one of a ceiling and a wall, the curtain rod comprising:
a sliding rod;
a ledge-shaped holder base that extends along a length of the curtain rod, the holder base configured to receive fixing screws for fastening the holder base tight against the one of the ceiling and the wall; and
a ledge-shaped neck extending from the holder base to the sliding rod, the neck supporting the sliding rod;
wherein the neck extends at an obtuse angle from the holder base in a direction away from the other one of the ceiling and the wall; and
a plurality of graspable holders configured to slide along and be supported by the sliding rod, the plurality of graspable holders each comprising:
a means for holding a curtain;
a first flange; and
a second flange;
wherein at least one of the first flange and the second flange has a shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the sliding rod.
2. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the holder base and the neck have a common, elongate ledge profile and are made of plastic or metal.
3. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 2 , further comprising:
a first end fastening part and a second end fastening part;
wherein a first end of the ledge profile is received in the first end fastening part and a second end of the ledge profile is received in the second end fastening part; and
wherein the first and second end fastening parts are configured to be tightly attachable against the one of the ceiling or the wall.
4. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 3 , wherein the each of the first and second end fastening parts are closed at one end with a sloping or curved side surface and at their opposite ends have recesses that mate with the ledge profile.
5. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sliding rod further comprises a curved surface along a side facing away from the holder base.
6. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 5 , wherein the sliding rod further comprises a straight surface along a side facing toward the holder base.
7. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 6 , wherein the sliding rod further comprises a connecting surface extending between the curved surface and the straight surface.
8. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of graspable holders are y-shaped, and the means for holding the curtain are located on a third flange extending downward from said first and second flanges.
9. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first and second flanges of the graspable holders is curved.
10. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 9 , wherein a gap between the first flange and the second flange is offset with respect to the third flange.
11. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first and second flanges of the graspable holders is straight.
12. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 11 , wherein a gap between the first flange and the second flange is offset with respect to the third flange.
13. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the holder base further comprises holes configured to receive the fixing screws.
14. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality graspable holders each have at least one thickening protrusion that prevents close abutment of the graspable holders against each other in a row.
15. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second flange is configured to spring apart from at least one other of the first and second flange.
16. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the first and second flange is arranged to spring apart in response to a predetermined force acting on the respective graspable holder.
17. The anti-ligature curtain rod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the means for holding the curtain are hook-and-loop fasteners, holes, or hooks for supporting fork curtain holders, folding strips, or sewing threads, receivable therein or in mating openings in the curtain.