Curtain assembly for a workbench

Abstract

A curtain assembly is suitable for use with a workbench that has a tabletop on top of a base member. The curtain assembly includes left and right mounting brackets, rear, left and right curtain rods, and rear, left and right draperies. The mounting brackets are adapted to be mounted respectively on rear left and rear right corner portions of the tabletop so as to extend uprightly from the tabletop. The rear curtain rod has opposite ends mounted respectively on upper ends of the mounting brackets. Each of the left and right curtain rods has a rear end mounted to the upper end of a respective one of the left and right mounting brackets. The rear drapery has a heading portion connected to the rear curtain rod such that the rear drapery hangs downwardly to cover a rear side of the tabletop. The left and right draperies have heading portions respectively connected to the left and right curtain rods such that the left and right draperies hang downwardly to cover left and right sides of the tabletop, respectively.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A curtain assembly adapted for use with a workbench, the workbench including a base member and a rectangular tabletop mounted on top of the base member, the tabletop having opposite front and rear edges that are spaced apart in a first direction, and opposite left and right edges that are spaced apart in a second direction transverse to the first direction, said curtain assembly comprising: 
 left and right mounting brackets adapted to be mounted respectively on rear left and rear right corner portions of the tabletop so as to extend uprightly from the tabletop, said mounting brackets being spaced apart from each other in the second direction;    a rear curtain rod extending in the second direction and having opposite ends mounted respectively on upper ends of said mounting brackets;    a left curtain rod extending in the first direction and having a rear end mounted to said upper end of said left mounting bracket;    a right curtain rod extending in the first direction and having a rear end mounted to said upper end of said right mounting bracket;    a rear drapery having a heading portion connected to said rear curtain rod such that said rear drapery hangs downwardly to cover a rear side of the tabletop;    a left drapery having a heading portion connected to said left curtain rod such that said left drapery hangs downwardly to cover a left side of the tabletop; and    a right drapery having a heading portion connected to said right curtain rod such that said right drapery hangs downwardly to cover a right side of the tabletop.    
     
     
         2 . The curtain assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said mounting brackets includes an upright rear plate portion that is adapted to abut against the rear edge of the tabletop, and an upright side plate portion that extends in the first direction from said upright rear plate portion and that is adapted to abut against a respective one of the left and right edges of the tabletop.  
     
     
         3 . The curtain assembly as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said opposite ends of said rear curtain rod are mounted on said rear plate portions of said mounting brackets, and said rear end of each of said left and right curtain rods is mounted on said side plate portion of the respective one of said mounting brackets.  
     
     
         4 . The curtain assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a bridging rod that extends in the second direction and that interconnects lower ends of said mounting brackets.  
     
     
         5 . The curtain assembly as claimed in  claim 2 , further comprising a bridging rod that extends in the second direction and that interconnects lower ends of said rear plate portions of said mounting brackets.  
     
     
         6 . The curtain assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said mounting brackets are adapted to be mounted adjustably on the rear left and rear right corner portions of the tabletop so as to permit height adjustment of said rear, left and right curtain rods relative to the tabletop.  
     
     
         7 . The curtain assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said mounting brackets is formed with a vertically extending slot, said curtain assembly further comprising a pair of screw fasteners, each of which extends through said slot in a respective one of said mounting brackets and is adapted to secure the respective one of said mounting brackets to the tabletop.  
     
     
         8 . The curtain assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said rear, left and right draperies is formed with a plurality of vertically extending slits, thereby configuring each of said rear, left and right draperies with a plurality of vertically extending shade portions that extend downwardly from said heading portion.  
     
     
         9 . A workbench comprising: 
 a base member;    a rectangular tabletop mounted on top of said base member, said tabletop having opposite front and rear edges that are spaced apart in a first direction, opposite left and right edges that are spaced apart in a second direction transverse to the first direction, a rear left corner portion and a rear right corner portion; and    a curtain assembly including 
 left and right mounting brackets mounted respectively on said rear left and rear right corner portions of said tabletop so as to extend uprightly from said tabletop, said mounting brackets being spaced apart from each other in the second direction,  
 a rear curtain rod extending in the second direction and having opposite ends mounted respectively on upper ends of said mounting brackets,  
 a left curtain rod extending in the first direction and having a rear end mounted to said upper end of said left mounting bracket,  
 a right curtain rod extending in the first direction and having a rear end mounted to said upper end of said right mounting bracket,  
 a rear drapery having a heading portion connected to said rear curtain rod such that said rear drapery hangs downwardly to cover a rear side of said tabletop,  
 a left drapery having a heading portion connected to said left curtain rod such that said left drapery hangs downwardly to cover a left side of said tabletop, and  
   a right drapery having a heading portion connected to said right curtain rod such that said right drapery hangs downwardly to cover a right side of said tabletop.    
     
     
         10 . The workbench as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein each of said mounting brackets includes an upright rear plate portion that abuts against said rear edge of said tabletop, and an upright side plate portion that extends in the first direction from said upright rear plate portion and that abuts against a respective one of said left and right edges of said tabletop.  
     
     
         11 . The workbench as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein said opposite ends of said rear curtain rod are mounted on said rear plate portions of said mounting brackets, and said rear end of each of said left and right curtain rods is mounted on said side plate portion of the respective one of said mounting brackets.  
     
     
         12 . The workbench as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein said curtain assembly further includes a bridging rod that extends in the second direction and that interconnects lower ends of said mounting brackets.  
     
     
         13 . The workbench as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein said curtain assembly further includes a bridging rod that extends in the second direction and that interconnects lower ends of said rear plate portions of said mounting brackets.  
     
     
         14 . The workbench as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein said mounting brackets are mounted adjustably on said rear left and rear right corner portions of said tabletop so as to permit height adjustment of said rear, left and right curtain rods relative to said tabletop.  
     
     
         15 . The workbench as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein each of said mounting brackets is formed with a vertically extending slot, said curtain assembly further including a pair of screw fasteners, each of which extends through said slot in a respective one of said mounting brackets so as to secure the respective one of said mounting brackets to said tabletop.  
     
     
         16 . The workbench as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein each of said rear, left and right draperies is formed with a plurality of vertically extending slits, thereby configuring each of said rear, left and right draperies with a plurality of vertically extending shade portions that extend downwardly from said heading portion.