If you need drapery to slide past a bracket, the answer is yes.
C-Rings work with our Bypass Brackets to allow smooth, easy sliding of drapery past the bracket arm:
- From the front, a C-Ring looks just like a regular round ring. The only difference is that on the back side (facing the wall), a small section has been removed that allows the ring to slide past the arm of the Bypass Bracket.
- From the front, a Bypass Bracket looks very similar to a regular Standard Bracket. The only difference is a slightly altered cup shape and arm placement specially designed to allow easy passing of the C-Rings.
How many will I need?
- Bypass Brackets: Any bracket which you must slide rings past will need to be a Bypass Bracket.
- C-Rings: Only the rings that will actually be sliding past a bracket will need to be C-Rings. For example, if doing a Left-Right Draw with two middle Bypass Brackets then only 1/3 of your total rings need to be C-Rings. We usually recommend ordering just a few extra to be safe. For all the rest of the rings you can order the same size standard Round Ring.
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If you need bypass hardware, then it is highly recommended to get the rod, bypass brackets, and C-rings from us. Bypass parts are precision aligned and mixing parts from different manufacturers will not normally work.