US 12,133,605 B1
Metal-reinforced curtain glide
Bryan John Luedeke, Augusta, KS (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Aviation Inc., Wichita, KS (US)
Filed on May 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/312,131.
Int. Cl. A47H 15/04 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01); E06B 9/36 (2006.01)
CPC A47H 15/04 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0023 (2013.01); E06B 9/362 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A curtain glide configured to be removably coupled to a curtain and to slide within a track having a longitudinally extending bore, the curtain glide comprising:
a spherical metal core coupled to a linkage;
a hemispherical polymer cup having an inner hemispherical concave surface formed to fit a base of the spherical metal core such that the spherical metal core nests inside and contacts the inner hemispherical concave surface, the polymer cup having an opening and the linkage extending therethrough; and
an eyelet coupled to the linkage;
wherein the curtain glide remains functional if the polymer cup fails.