US1268810A - Curtain-bracket. - Google Patents

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E J. AMO. CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-29. [9!6. 1,268,810, Patented June 11, 1918.

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CURTAIN-BRACKET.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 191..

Application filed August 29, 1916. Serial No. 117,538.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL J. Auto, a citizen of the United States, residing at Malone, in the county of Franklin and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Brackets, of whlch the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to curtain supporting devices, and has for an object to pro vide brackets in various-forms adapted to be disposed at opposite sides of a window casing, to support one or more elastic ele ments stretched between said brackets and upon which element or elements the curtains are designed to be supported in ordinary or colonial style. y

Another object is to provide brackets held in place by curtain supports and designed to hold themselves securely against overturning with the weight of the curtain.

Another object of the invention is to provide brackets of the character set forth which are adapted to support the curtains in such manner that the space usually occurring between the curtains and window casing at the sides is closed.

Another object of the invention is to provide in combination with. the brackets and supporting elements an intermediate bracket, adapted to be secured to the window frame for holding the intermediate portion of the curtain supporting element when the same are unduly long and to prevent sagging thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a flexible and resilient curtain support adapted to be disposed between brackets as above described, said flexible support having a new and novel bracket engaging member located at each end, said bracket engaging members being removable and replaceable when the length of the flexible elements are varied.

In addition to the foregoing, my invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the append:

ed claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are designated by the same characters of reference throughout the several views in which they appear I Figure 1 is a view in-front elevation of one form of curtain supporting bracket constructed after the manner of my invention.

F g. 2 is a view thereof in plan.

Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation of the intermediate support.

Fig. 4 is a view of the port in plan.

Fig. 5 is a view in front elevation of a modifiedform of curtain supporting bracket.

Fig. 6 is a view of the modified form of bracket in plan.

Fig. 7 is a View in side elevation of the form of curtain supporting bracket just 'described.

Fig. 8 is a view in side elevation of the :lfiorm of curtain supporting bracket shown in Fig. 9 is a view in perspective of a still further modified form of intermediate supintermediate support.

Fig. 10 is a view partlyin section of a portion of flexible curtain support and its bracket engaging member.

Fig. 11 is a view in vertical section of the ipirm of intermediate support shown in The present invention constitutes an improvement in a co-pending application, filed Nov. 13, 1915, and bearing Serial No. 61,387, in which that type. of curtain support is illustrated comprising a flexible curtain supporting member proper, and brackets for supporting the ends thereof and adapted to be engaged upon the window frame. The principles of the flexible curtain supporting element and brackets are embodied in the present invention, and are carried out to a further extent as will hereinafter appear.

To proceed with a detailed description of my invention, and with reference to the drawings, particularly Figs. 1, 2 and 8, a

form of supporting bracket is illustrated, comprising substantially parallel spaced frame members 10, adapted to lie against the side stile A of a window casing, and members 11, projecting from the members 10 and converging from their point of connection to the members 10, toward their ends, where they form an integral connection with a curved member 12, provided with a longitudinal groove 13, which in the present in stance is formed by curving the metal transversely. The member 12-is connected at its opposite ends, by means of rivets 14 or other suitable fastenings, to a bar 15, which forms a connection between the ends of the side members 10. The ends of side members 10 of the brackets are prolonged to form sharpened claw-like members 16 with the points thereof directed toward the opposite ends of the members 10. The grooved member 12 is prolonged at the point of connection with the member 15 to form an extension 17, which may be formed into a hook 18. The metal of the brackets at the point of connection of the members 11 and 12, is formed with an extension 19, bent inward and secured at its intermediate portion, as at 20,

to the member 12, the terminal of the extension being bent to form a book 21.

In practice, a bracket of the form just described is disposed at each side of a window casing, the members 10 of the brackets bearing against the face of the window casing and the sharpened claws 16 engaging the edges of the window casing, as illustrated in Fig. 2. A flexible curtain supporting element is provided, which comprises a strong, closely coiled spring 22 of a length when slightly tensioned to extend across the window, and at each end of the spring an eye 23 formed with a shank 24 having a threaded portion 25, of a size sufficient to closely fit within the end of the members 22 and to mesh with the convolutions thereof. Each end of the flexible member 22 is disposed within the groove of a bracket member 12, and the eye 23 is passed over the hook 18. Thus it w1ll be seen, the flexible curtain supporting element is suitably supported at either end, and its tension exerted upon the brackets serves to hold them upon the win dow casing, and to cause the claw members 16 to enter the wood.

The flexible supporting members are designed to pass through tubular hems, provided at the top of the curtains after the usual fashion, and the curtains are furthermore designed to be clamped within the groove of the bracket member 12, thus securely holding the curtain in place and at the same time displaying an ornamental rounded effect, and closing the space which usually exists at the sides between the curtain and window casing. Where double cur tains are to be used, a second flexible member 26 similar to the member 22 is disposed between the brackets, and the eye 27 at each end thereof engaged upon the hook members 21. The flexible curtain supporting members 22 and 26 are thus disposed in horizon tal alinement and in parallelism for supporting double curtains of the colonial and other well known types.

In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings, I have illustrated a modified form of curtain supportin brackets constructed substantially after t 1e manner of the form just described, but differing in that no curved grooved member is provided. In this form of bracket, pairs of side members 28 and 29 are provided, disposed at substantially right angles to each other, the free ends of the members i their meeting corners by means of an integral portion 34, prolonged along the lines of the members 29 to form an extension 35, which is curved to form a hook 36. The member 34 is likewise prolonged in an opposite direction to form an extension 37 which is curved to form a second hook 38.

In practice, this form of bracket is disposed one at each side of a window casing, as previously described. A flexible curtain support 40 similar to the members 32 and 26, and having eyes 41, and is engaged by means of said eyes over the hooks 36 of the brackets. Where a double curtain is used, a

second supportingmember.42 having eyes 43 is mounted between the hooks 38. The members 40 and 42 are thus disposed in horizontal spaced relations and in parallelism.

Where flexible curtain supporting ele-r ments span long distances, the intermediate portion of the supporting element will sag unless supported. To that end, I have designeda vertically adjustable bracket, shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 11, which comprises a vertical member or bar 44 having a recurvate upper end 45 formed with a downwardly extending point 46 adapted to engage the lintel B of the window casing. A cantaliver supporting member 47 is mounted upon said bar 44 for vertical adjustment thereon and extends horizontally and at right angles to the window to support the intermediate portion of the flexible curtain supporting element. The bar member 44 is provided at its forward edge with ratchet teeth 48. The cantaliver 47 is preferably formed of sheet metal and in one piece, and

comprises a web formed of spaced members 49' formed by doubling the metal. The upper parts of the members 49' are then bent outwardly, forming flanking portions 50, designed to rest against the window casing and hold the bracket against rocking. The rear end of the members 49 are connected at the top, as at 51, to preclude separation from the bar member 44, and the fold between the members 49 is cut away to form a lip 52, which is adapted to rest upon any one of the teeth 48, as the member 47 is vertically adjusted. The outer end of the member 47 is provided with an upstanding extension 53 which retains the flexible curtain supporting member in place. To adjust the cantaliver member 47, it is only necessary to raise its outer end, so as to disengage the lip 52 and the teeth 48.

I have illustratedin Fig. 9 a modification of the intermediate supporting element, which comprises a portion 54, adapted to be disposed horizontally, having a base 55, adapted to be fastened to the horizontal member of the window frame. A brace 56 is placed between the members 54 and 55. The extremity of the members 54 is formed at opposite edges with pairs of hook members 57 and 58, disposed in transverse alinement, and the extremity of the member 5& if desired may be provided with an ornamental stud 59.

In the use of this device, the flexible curtain supporting elements 60 and 61 are formed in two alined sections, instead of one, as in the case of the previously described bracket, and provided at their ends with eye terminals engageable with the hook members 57 and 58. This form of intermediate support is not adapted for vertical adjustment, but must be first disposed at the proper height before permanently securing it to a window casing, but has the advantage that it may be used to turn the curtain support in either an inside or an outside corner.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided curtain supporting brackets adapted to hold flexible curtain supporting elements, singly or in pairs, said brackets being automatically held in place subsequent to vertical adjustments without the use of separate securing means.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, it is obvious that, in practice, various alterations may be made, and I therefore reserve the right of, changing the details of construction and altering the arrangement of the parts, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. A curtain supporting device including brackets at opposite sides of a window casing and of substantially triangular conformation, having one side inclined to the window casing, said brackets being disposed with their inclined sides remote from each other, and a flexible and resilient curtain support extended between said brackets, and having each terminal extended along the inclined side of each bracket and secured to the remote corners thereof.

2. A curtain supporting device including brackets at opposite sides of a window casing, said brackets each having a base placed against the window casing, means at one end of the base engaging the outer edge of the casing, members projecting perpendicu lar to the casing at the inner end of the base and a part supported by said members curved longitudinally and transversely, and a resilient curtain support stretched between said brackets, disposed in the grooved portion of each and. connected at its ends to the remote corners of the brackets, the brackets and supports being parallel.

3. A curtain supporting device including brackets at opposite sides of a window, said brackets being substantially triangular and disposed with one side of each bracket against the face of the window casing and one side projecting therefrom to dispose the inclined side of the brackets outwardly, the said inclined sides being convexed and curved transversely to form longitudinal grooves, a sharpened claw member at the outer corner of each bracket adapted to engage the edges of the window casin a curtain support adapted to be disposed between the brackets to lie within the grooves thereof, means on the remote corners of the brackets for engaging and securing the ends of said curtain support, a second curtain support, and means on the adjacent portions of the brackets for engaging the ends of said curtain support, to dispose both of sa1d curtain supports in parallelism.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presencepf two witnesses.

- EARL J. AMO. Witnesses:

DELIA MAOHAN, EVA K. DU PRE.

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