US20110146923A1

US20110146923A1 - String curtain

Info

Publication number: US20110146923A1
Application number: US12/653,687
Authority: US
Inventors: Chih-Tsung Chen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-12-17
Filing date: 2009-12-17
Publication date: 2011-06-23

Abstract

The string curtain has a hanging rack, multiple strings, multiple beads. The hanging rack has multiple hanging holes. The strings are hung on the hanging rack, and each string has a hanging head and a mounting head. The hanging head is mounted around the top end of the string, and mounted through one of the hanging holes, and protrudes a fastening tab toward the bottom end of the string, and fastened on the hanging hole of the hanging rack. The mounting head is mounted around the bottom end of the string. The beads are mounted slidably on the strings from the mounting head. Each bead has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the string for securely mounted around the string, and may be relocated a new pattern easily.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a string curtain, and more particularly to a string curtain with multiple strings and multiple beads respectively mounted slidably on the strings to arrange different patterns to improve the aesthetic appeal of the string curtain.
2. Description of Related Art
A conventional string curtain is often hung on a doorframe or a window to block the light and decorate the door or the window. The conventional string curtain has a hanging bar and multiple strings. The hanging bar is transversely hung on the doorway between the doorframe. The strings are respectively hung on the hanging bar, and each string has an outer diameter. Each string has multiple beads. The beads respectively have an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the strings so the beads will move downwardly freely if there is not any support on the bottom of the bead. Thus, and the beads are stacked on the string and can arrange different patterns. The beads may be colorful, bright, and transparent, and may have various shapes like ball shape, elliptic shape and spindling shape or the like to improve the aesthetic appeal of the string curtain.
Furthermore, the beads of each string are stacked on the string, and the lowermost bead of the breads is fixed on a bottom end of the string opposite to the hanging bar to prevent the other breads from drooping down from the string. The beads on the strings have to be mounted on the whole strings to form a pattern by the colors or shapes of the beads on all of the strings. However, the locations of the beads on the strings are not easily and even impossibly changed for forming different patterns.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to provide a string curtain to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to provide a string curtain with multiple strings and multiple beads respectively mounted slidably on the strings for forming a pattern easily.
The string curtain has a hanging rack, multiple strings and multiple beads. The hanging rack has multiple hanging holes. The strings are hung on the hanging rack, and each string has a hanging head and a mounting head. The hanging head is mounted around the top end of the string, and mounted through one of the hanging holes, and protrudes a fastening tab toward the bottom end of the string, and fastened on the hanging hole of the hanging rack. The mounting head is mounted around the bottom end of the string. The beads are mounted slidably on the strings from the mounting head. Each bead has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the string for securely mounted around the string, and may be relocated to form a new pattern easily.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of a string curtain in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 are enlarged side views showing the process for manufacturing the string of the string curtain in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 are operational side views in partial section showing the process of mounting a bread mounted on a string of the string curtain in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view in partial section of a string with two kinds of breads in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 5 are operational side views showing the process of mounting a sting onto a hanging head of the string curtain in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 6 are operational side views showing the process of forming a pattern by the beads of the string curtain in FIG. 1 by a pattern board.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, a string curtain in accordance with the present invention has a hanging rack (10), multiple strings (20), multiple beads (30) and a pattern board (40). The hanging rack (10) is elongated and transversely hung on a doorway, and has multiple hanging holes (11). The hanging holes (11) are formed through the hanging rack (10).
The strings (20) are hung on the hanging rack (10), and each string (20) has an outer diameter, a top end, a bottom end, a hanging head (22) and a mounting head (23) and may be implemented by multiple weaving lines (21).
The hanging head (22) is tubular and mounted around and tied on the top end of the string (20) and is mounted through and fastened on one of the hanging holes (11) in the hanging rack (10). The hanging head (22) has an outer diameter and a fastening tab (220). The outer diameter of the hanging head (22) is smaller than that of the string (20). The fastening tab (220) is elongated, and is formed on and protrudes from the hanging head (22) toward the bottom end of the string (20) and is transversely fastened on the corresponding hanging hole (11) of the hanging rack (10) to detachably connect the string (20) on the hanging rack (10).
The mounting head (23) is tubular, is mounted around and tied on the bottom end of the string (20) and has an outer diameter being smaller than that of the string (20).
The multiple weaving lines (21) are resilient and contractive, are woven, threaded or twisted to form the string (20).
With reference to FIG. 2, to mount the hanging head (22) and the mounting head (23) on the string (20), an uncut string (20) is attached to a plastic slice (50). The plastic slice (50) has a smooth side, a tab side, multiple fastening tabs (220) and multiple enclosing sections (51). The fastening tabs (220) are separately formed on and protrude from the tab side of the plastic slice (50). The enclosing sections (51) are defined on the plastic slice (50) and correspond respectively to the fastening tabs (220). One of the enclosing sections (51) is mounted around and tied on the uncut string (20), and is separated from the plastic slice (50) by cutting. The string (20) and the enclosing section (51) of the plastic slice (50) are cut to divide into two parts. One part of the enclosing section (51) near the tab side is shaped as the hanging head (22) of one string (20). The other part of the enclosing section (51) near the smooth side is shaped as the mounting head (23) of another string (20). To repeat the steps above, the uncut string (20) can be divided into multiple strings (20), and each sting (20) has a hanging head (22) and a mounting head (23) respectively on two ends.
With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the beads (30) are respectively mounted slidably on the strings (20) and may be colorful, bright or transparent and have different shapes like ball shape, elliptic shape or spindling shape for forming a pattern to improve the aesthetic appeal of the string curtain.
Each bead (30) is slidably mounted on the string (20) from the mounting head (23) and has a mounting hole (31). The mounting hole (31) has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the string (20), so the bead (30) can be securely mounted around the string (20) by a friction between an inner surface of the mounting hole (31) and an outer surface of the string (20). Furthermore, the inner diameter of the mounting hole (31) is smaller than the outer diameter of the mounting head (23), such that the bead (30) is blocked by the mounting head (23) and is prevented from escaping from the string (20).
With reference to FIG. 6, to form the pattern by the beads (30), a pattern board (40) is mounted on the hanging rack (10) behind the strings (20). The pattern board (40) has a pattern, such as a heart, a star or an animal printed on the board (40). With the pattern on the pattern board, a user can easily allocate the beads (30) on the strings (20) according to the pattern printed on the pattern board (40). The pattern board (40) is removed from the hanging rack (10) after the pattern implemented by the beads being formed.
With reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, to connect the strings (20) onto the hanging rack (10), the hanging heads (22) of the strings (20) are respectively mounted through the hanging holes (11) in the hanging rack (10). The ends of the stings (20) with the hanging heads (22) are transversely bent to make the fastening tabs (220) arising and abutting against the hanging rack (10). Accordingly, with the abutments between the fastening tabs (220) and the hanging rack (10), the strings (20) are connected securely on the hanging rack (10). Additionally, the pattern on the string curtain can be changed by adding, reducing or relocating the beads (30) onto/on the string (20). Therefore, the patterns on the string curtain is easily varied and changed, and the aesthetic appearance of the string curtain is improved and versatile.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. A string curtain comprising:

a hanging rack having multiple hanging holes respectively formed through the hanging rack;

multiple strings hung on the hanging rack, and each string having

an outer diameter

a top end

a bottom end

a hanging head mounted around the top end of the string, and mounted through and fastened on one of the hanging holes in the hanging rack, and having

a fastening tab formed on and protruding from the hanging head toward the bottom end of the string, and transversely fastened on the corresponding hanging hole of the hanging rack;

a mounting head mounted around the bottom end of the string; and

multiple beads respectively mounted slidably on the strings, and each bead having

a mounting hole having an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the string.

2. The string curtain as claimed in claim 1 further has a pattern board mounted on the hanging rack behind the strings and having a pattern printed on the board.

3. The string curtain as claimed in claim 1, wherein each string is

3. The string curtain as claimed in claim 1, wherein each string is implemented by multiple resilient and contractive weaving lines.

4. The string curtain as claimed in claim 2, wherein each string is implemented by multiple resilient and contractive weaving lines.

5. The string curtain as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the beads is ball shaped.

6. The string curtain as claimed in claim 4, wherein one of the beads is ball shaped.