ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,922, issued on Dec. 16.
"Combined curtain rod and mounting plate system" was invented by Beth Smith (Pottsville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A curtain hanging system that includes a mounting plate with a front and rear surface, equipped with multiple apertures for securing the plate to a wall using various mechanical fasteners. A pair of symmetrical L-brackets are integrated to the front surface of the plate, each bracket includes a planar member affixed to the mounting plate and a transverse member that extends outwardly from the mounting plate. A rod member is attached to each transverse member and extends parallel to the pl...