referring to the drawings in greater detail and by reference characters thereto , there is illustrated in fig1 a drapery hanging device generally designated by reference numeral 6 and a holder generally designated by reference numeral 8 . drapery hanging device 6 includes a first member which is generally designated by reference numeral 10 . first member 10 has a first section generally designated by reference numeral 12 and a second section which is generally designated by reference numeral 14 . as may be seen in fig1 first section 12 is formed of a first section first arm 16 , a first section second arm 18 , and a first section connecting segment 20 extending between arms 16 and 18 . thus , first section 12 has an overall inverted v or u shaped configuration . second section 14 is formed of a second section first arm 22 , a second section second arm 24 , and a second section connecting segment 26 . in a manner similar to first section 12 , second section 14 likewise has an inverted v or u shaped configuration . it will be noted , however , that second section 14 is substantially smaller than first section 12 . as seen in fig1 first section first arm 16 and second section first arm 22 are connected by a transition segment 28 while first section second arm 18 and second section second arm 24 are connected by a transition segment 30 . drapery hanging device 6 also includes a second member generally designated by reference numeral 34 . second member 34 is formed of a second member first arm 36 , a second member second arm 38 , and a second member connecting segment 40 extending between arms 36 and 38 . at the distal end of second member first arm 36 and second member second arm 38 , the arms are formed into loops 42 and 44 respectively . thus , as may be seen , second member 34 is connected to first member 10 by means of loops 42 and 44 encircling second section connecting segment 26 to thereby permit pivotable movement between the first member 10 and second member 34 . defined between the lower portion of first section 12 of first member 10 and second section 14 is a drapery receiving portion generally designated by reference numeral 46 . drapery receiving portion 46 also includes that area between the upper portion of first section 12 and second member 34 . as aforementioned , the drapery hanging device 6 is designed to be used with a holder 8 . holder 8 includes a body portion 50 of a generally rectangular configuration which has an elongated slot 52 formed therein . at the other end of holder 8 , there is provided a first indented v shaped recess 56 having a tab 58 extending partially thereover . there is also provided a second v shaped recess 60 with tab 62 . in use , and as shown in fig2 holder 8 may be secured to a substrate s by means of a screw 66 . initially , connecting segment 40 of second member 34 is placed within v shaped recess 56 . first member 10 may then be lowered and the drapery material d arranged . when arranged to achieve the desired effect , first member 10 is moved upwardly and connecting segment 20 is placed within v shaped recess 60 . in the arrangement of fig3 there is illustrated a holder 8 ′ which is similar to holder 8 . however , holder 8 ′ is provided with a downwardly extending portion 54 ′ such that it may be secured to a ceiling and still provide access to v shaped recesses 56 ′ and 60 ′. in fig8 there is shown a different type of holder — an l shaped holder generally designated by reference numeral 70 . l shaped holder 70 includes a first leg 72 having an aperture 74 formed therein and leg 76 having aperture 78 formed therein . within leg 76 there is provided a channel 80 which , as seen in fig1 , is sized to receive and retain connecting segments 40 and 20 . l shaped holder 70 may be attached to a wall by means of screw 82 or alternatively , to a ceiling through aperture 78 . a standoff member 86 is illustrated in fig9 and comprises a body portion 88 having apertures 90 and 92 formed therein . a rod 94 extends outwardly from body 88 . as shown in fig1 , standoff member 86 may be used in conjunction with l shaped holder 70 wherein body 88 is secured to a wall or the substrate by means of a screw 96 . in turn , member 86 may receive l shaped holder 70 . it will be understood that the above described embodiments are for purposes of illustration only and changes or modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention .
a drapery hanging device which has first and second members , the members being formed of an elongated rod material , the first and second members being pivotably connected with a drapery receiving section therebetween . the arrangement permits easy mounting of the drapery fabric and also permits adjustment thereof .