Cubicle Curtains Anyone?

Choosing Cubicle Curtains and Tracks

2011-04-30T11:12:00.000-07:00

Healthcare facilities, laboratories, small doctors offices, class space or a home, needs tracks and curtains to monitor spacing. Selecting and setting up curtains and curtain tracking just isn't rocket science, but it doesn't hurt to have some pointers to smooth the procedure.
The first step is choosing a curtain. You should inquire your self what you want your curtain to accomplish. If it is necessary to block out light, then a blackout cloth should be chosen. If there are state and federal business fire codes to be met, then a mesh header on curtains will be necessary to allow for the sprinkler systems to function properly.

Top quality cubicle and hospital curtains are created with inherently fire retardant supplies which are durable, safe, and last throughout the lifetime with the cubicle curtain. Now a days the demand for "antimicrobial and stain resistant" finishes are a requirement to combat bacteria. There are many colors and styles of materials to choose from; including strong colors, striped, textured, patterned and much more.

As soon as a design is selected, the width and height of the curtain is determined based on the length of the track and the height of the ceiling. Armed with this information, the manufacture will add 10-15% to provide the fullness of the curtain, and subtract 12-15" from the height of the ceiling to establish the curtain height.

Though some of these manufacturing details are set in stone for some manufacturers, it is important to know that there are a few manufacturers such as Imperial Fastener Company who actually custom make the curtains to fit each individual facilities particular requirement.
The cubicle tracks can be attached to solid or false/drop down ceilings employing screws or clips. Attaching the monitoring to a strong ceiling demands using screws; screw directly into ceiling studs every time achievable. Holes will need to be drilled in to the tracking at every attaching point.

Suspension tubing may be used with large ceilings or if current obstructions prevent the tracks from being mounted straight to the ceiling. Suspension tubing is produced with 7/8" O.D. hollow aluminum tubing. Suspension tubing could be attached straight to sound ceilings or to a drop down/false ceiling. A screw insert is then put in the bottom from the suspension tubing allowing the cubicle track to become connected. Suspension tubing should be placed each four feet along with the tracking ends might be connected to a wall with a nylon wall bracket.

Anodized aluminum splicing clamps join several pieces of monitoring to make certain appropriate alignment from the channels. This can permit the carriers/rollers to move freely from 1 piece of tracking towards the next. Clear and smooth the ends of each and every piece of track just before assembly; burrs may possibly cause the carriers/rollers to hang up.

An end-stop need to be placed at each ends the curtain track. Curtain tracking end-stops are utilized to avoid curtain carriers from slipping out. 1 end really should include a snap out fitting to permit for simple set up and replacement of curtain carriers. Snap out fittings sit inside an end-stop and therefore are effortlessly eliminated. Removal is required to install or exchange your curtain carriers without having taking away the curtain tracking from your ceiling.

Drop chains and PVC drop strips are offered for use when ventilation space is necessary and when a mesh top curtain isn't a choice. A drop chain is 18" long with customized lengths available; it can be produced of nickel-plated steel. A PVC drop strip is 18" long having a hole on top which slips more than the curtain carrier; a plated hook at the bottom connects to the cubicle curtain.

For more help and information, I do suggest calling on the experts at Imperial Fastener Company to assist you with your requirements.

Let's Talk Suicide Prevention

2011-03-31T17:55:00.000-07:00

Ok, since cubicle curtains have been one of the greatest inventions since slice bread (exaggeration), giving privacy to patients (a most definite improvement in hospitals, clinics and schools). A new, well...not so new request for curtains that will not hold up to a persons weight in the case that they should try to use it as a rope to end their life, has brought forward the "Break-A-Way" system.

Imperial Fastener Company has met the challenge of providing such an innovative system that allows for privacy, security and safety. Across the US, several correctional facilities have been making use of this "Break-A-Way" system in the showers, and Psychiatric Hospitals have also benefitted from the use of these shower curtains, but have also been a fan of the "Break-A-Way" drapery system.

The "Break-A-Way" shower curtain system is fabricated to suit each individual facility's requirements, with options for clear panels at the top, bottom or both for security purposes in the prisons. The mesh at the top on some of the curtains is not only used for ventilation but when made wide enough, allows for accountability of the individual(s) in the shower stall.

Since the inception of the "Break-A-Way" system, Imperial Fastener Company has shown that versatility in the cubicle curtain industry is not just limited to hospitals alone.

Well done.

A "Break-A-Way" from the ordinary

2008-07-30T15:49:00.000-07:00

On July 25th of 2007, Safety and Justice.org reported the Salem Statesman Journal ran a series of investigative stories about suicide in Oregon's prisons. To encourage the Oregon Department of Corrections to protect its prisoners, the paper also ran an editorial: More changes needed to curb prison suicides.

The S & J also reported that the week before, twenty-one year Nathan Bashaw killed himself at Snake River Correctional Institution. He was the fourth person to commit suicide in Oregon's prisons that year. In the past ten years, twenty-six people have killed themselves in Oregon’s prisons.

About eight years ago, Imperial Fastener Company had creatively fabricated a "Break-A-Way" cubicle curtain system, geared towards the safety of psychiatric patients who had a tendency to harm themselves, or commit suicide. The purpose of this curtain was to prevent the patients from trying to hang themselves. It eliminated the use of pins or hooks that tend to hold the curtains securely in place. The system instead uses "Safety Tabs" that allows the curtain to safely break away from the track under pressure.

The "Break-A-Way" system became a success in the psychiatric hospitals, and about a year later, the same system was introduced to the correctional facilities. Today, several state correctional institutes have implemented the use of Imperial's "Break-A-Way" shower curtains and tracks in their facilities as the system has become a well-known suicide prevention material.

As usual, Imperial Fastener Company's ability to custom make their curtains to suit any situation is applied to each individual facility's requirements regarding security and safety. The "Break-A-Way" shower curtains can be made with or without mesh tops for ventilation, and with or without a clear top or bottom panel for security/accountability of prisoners. The fabric used is anti-bacterial and mildew resistant, flame retardant, and is very durable.

I recommend that all correctional facilities, who have not yet taken to this product, to give it a second look, especially if safety in the prisons is a concern.

Curtains for all

2008-07-29T17:02:00.000-07:00

If you or anyone you know has ever been to the hospital, a clinic, or even to the nurses' office in a school, you have seen one. It provides privacy, it is decorative, and is quite useful.

The cubicle curtain, medical curtain, or hospital curtain, whichever name you choose to call it, creates a make-shift individual room for patients in a multiple occupancy setting where walls are not provided. There are several manufacturing companies that makes the cubicle curtains, several mills that provides the different designer patterns for these curtains, and thousands of contacts through which you can obtain these alternative walls.

Ok, so you know they exist, but do you know that they are not limited to just the hospitals, clinics and schools? A cubicle curtain is usually made with a mesh top, this particular fabrication is preferred in medical settings, it allows the sprinkler systems in these facilities to function properly in the case of a fire, however the same cubicle curtain can be made without a mesh top, with this slight modification, the curtain can be used as a room separator in the home, or as a window curtain.

How's this for an idea? For parents with kids that share a room with their siblings, a curtain can provide each child his or her boundary from each other, offering them that separation when they feel it is important to have some privacy. My daughter was interested in changing the look of her room, so I ordered the cubicle track and cubicle curtains, without mesh, from a company called Imperial Fastener Company, they custom made the cubicle curtains to the size I requested, and had them delivered in a short time thereafter, needless to say, she loves her new decor. I loved it because the budget was right and it looks great.

What about the living room vs. the dining room? most apartments or condos have a combo which people sometimes find clashing. A partial room separation with a decorative curtain on a cubicle track can do the trick. With so many mills, the selection of a pattern to match your room decor is boundless.

So tell me, how many of you now think that you can use a cubicle curtain? By the way, a cubicle curtain track, which is also provided by Imperial Fastener Company, is a great substitute for the drapery track. Just so you know...seriously...it costs much less. They also custom make shower curtains. Hmmm....now I have ideas for re-doing my bathrooms.

Well...that's if for now. Let me know your cubicle curtain ideas, or if you need to know anything about where you can get these cubicle curtains, feel free to ask me.