Hanging products
Hanging products having an opening for suspending the item from a rod, the hanging product being provided with a ring having a gap, the ring further being provided with a movable member for opening and closing the gap.
1. A product, said product comprising:
a curtain, said curtain comprising a ring, said ring comprising an outer circumference;
said curtain comprising an opening such that said curtain is suitable for suspension from a rod;
said ring comprising a slit extending through said ring to said opening;
wherein said ring comprises a projecting edge, said projecting edge being an edge which projects from said outer circumference of said ring, and wherein said projecting edge is provided next to said slit.
2. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said curtain is for hanging on a rod which is under a ceiling, and wherein said projecting edge extends toward the ceiling when said curtain is suspended on the rod.
3. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said ring comprises two projecting edges, one on each side of said slit.
4. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said slit is curved.
5. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said ring comprises an inner circumference and a top, and wherein said slit intersects said inner circumference at an position offset from said top.
6. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said curtain is a shower curtain.
7. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said curtain comprises a window treatment.
8. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said curtain comprises drapery.
9. A method, comprising:
providing a ring for use to hang an item on a rod, said ring comprising an outer circumference;
said item having an opening suitable for suspension of said ring from a rod;
said ring comprising a slit extending through said ring to said opening;
wherein said ring comprises a projecting edge, said projecting edge being an edge which projects from said outer circumference of said ring, and wherein said projecting edge is provided next to said slit.
10. A method as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising the step of attaching said ring to the item to hang said item on a rod under a ceiling, such that said projecting edge extends toward the ceiling when the item is suspended on the rod.
11. A method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said ring comprises two projecting edges, one on each side of said slit.
12. A method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said slit is curved.
13. A method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said ring comprises an inner circumference and a top, and wherein said slit intersects said inner circumference at an position offset from said top.
14. A method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the item comprises a shower curtain.
15. A method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the item comprises a window treatment.
16. A method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the item comprises drapery.
17. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said slit extends through approximately the 1 o'clock or 2 o'clock position on said ring.
18. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said slit extends through approximately the 10 o'clock or 11 o'clock position on said ring.
19. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said curtain comprises an upper edge and said projecting edge overlaps said upper edge of said curtain.