Curtain Pleat Apparatus and Methods of Using the Same

Abstract

Curtain pleat apparatuses comprise a cylindrical body with a passage therethrough longitudinally, and one or a pair of connectors on terminal ends thereof. The connectors are configured to connect to ringlets within a curtain, thereby maintaining a pleat within a curtain as it hangs on a curtain rod. A plurality of apparatuses maintains a plurality of regularly sized and shaped pleats within the curtain.

1 . A curtain pleat apparatus comprising:
 a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end and a passage therethrough that is configured for a curtain rod to pass therethrough; and   a first clip extending from the first end of the cylindrical body, the first clip configured to engage a first ringlet of a curtain that is disposed on the curtain rod when the curtain rod is disposed through the cylindrical body.   
     
     
         2 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the cylindrical body is configured to be disposed on the curtain rod between a first pleat of the curtain adjacent the first end of the cylindrical body and a second pleat of the curtain adjacent the second end of the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         3 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a second clip extending from the second end of the cylindrical body, the second clip configured to engage a second ringlet of the curtain that is disposed on the curtain rod when the curtain rod is disposed through the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         4 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a first flange extending from the first end of the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         5 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 4  further comprising:
 a second flange extending from the second end of the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         6 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a first flange extending from the second end of the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         7 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the cylindrical body is configured to telescope to change its length. 
     
     
         8 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 the curtain rod disposed through the cylindrical body and a curtain disposed on the curtain rod; and 
 a first pleat in the curtain extending from the first end of the cylindrical body to the second end of the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         9 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a second pleat in the curtain disposed adjacent the first end of the cylindrical body; and 
 a third pleat in the curtain disposed adjacent the second end of the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         10 . A curtain pleat apparatus comprising:
 a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end and a passage therethrough that is configured for a curtain rod to pass therethrough; and   a first flange extending from the first end of the cylindrical body configured to be positioned adjacent a first ringlet of a curtain disposed on the curtain rod when the curtain rod is disposed through the cylindrical body.   
     
     
         11 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 10  wherein the cylindrical body is configured to be disposed on the curtain rod between a first pleat of the curtain adjacent the first end of the cylindrical body and a second pleat of the curtain adjacent the second end of the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         12 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 10  further comprising:
 a second flange extending from the second end of the cylindrical body configured to be positioned adjacent a second ringlet of the curtain disposed on the curtain rod when the curtain rod is disposed through the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         13 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 12  further comprising:
 a first clip extending from the first end of the cylindrical body configured to engage a first ringlet of a curtain that is disposed on the curtain rod when the curtain rod is disposed through the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         14 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 13  further comprising:
 a second clip extending from the second end of the cylindrical body configured to engage a second ringlet of the curtain that is disposed on the curtain rod when the curtain rod is disposed through the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         15 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 14  further comprising:
 a first clip extending from the second end of the cylindrical body configured to engage a first ringlet of a curtain that is disposed on the curtain rod when the curtain rod is disposed through the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         16 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 10  further comprising:
 the curtain rod disposed through the cylindrical body and a curtain disposed on the curtain rod; and 
 a first pleat in the curtain disposed between the first end of the cylindrical body and the second end of the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         17 . The curtain pleat apparatus of  claim 16  further comprising:
 a second pleat in the curtain disposed adjacent the first end of the cylindrical body; and 
 a third pleat in the curtain disposed adjacent the second end of the cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         18 . A method of attaching a curtain pleat apparatus to a curtain rod to create a pleat in a curtain, comprising the steps of:
 providing a curtain pleat apparatus comprising a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end and a passage therethrough that is configured for a curtain rod to pass therethrough, and a first clip extending from the first end of the cylindrical body, the first clip configured to engage a first ringlet of a curtain that is disposed on the curtain rod when the curtain rod is disposed through the cylindrical body;   providing a curtain rod and a curtain with a plurality of ringlets;   disposing the curtain on the curtain rod;   placing the curtain pleat apparatus on the curtain rod such that the curtain rod extends through the cylindrical body of the curtain pleat apparatus; and   clipping the clip on the first end of the cylindrical body to a first ringlet of the curtain.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising:
 disposing a first pleat of the curtain between the first end of the cylindrical body and the second end of the cylindrical body 
 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising:
 disposing a plurality of curtain pleat apparatuses on a curtain rod; and 
 forming a plurality of pleats in the curtain with the plurality of curtain pleat apparatuses on the curtain rod.