US1054914A - Combined window-shade and curtain bracket. - Google Patents

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I j liufLl-gAsoI.- V COMBINED WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

y l APPLIQAT1ON1'PILEDFLB-28, 1'912. y .11:50541914, Patented Mar`.4,19`13 To all whom t may concern;

UniTnD STATES PATENT ormoni.

MART-IN H.. GLiiAsoN, or -F I'TCHBURG, MAs'sAcH'Us'ETTm coMBINIEnfWNDoWfsHADE AND @ummm BRACKET..

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n Be it, known that LMAJTIN GLnjsoma citizen of the United States, gfijesiclfing at 'Fitchburg in the county pf Worcestrand State of Massachusetts?have. invented ieiw and useful l'inproi'enientsVini Cqmbined il'indowrthzide and Curt-ainlrfleliets` ofi which the following ir; a speeitieatioii ThisI inventiony provides a iiiidoW-shade linture which ma;Y be placed in pq4 'y on or removed vfroiii. `tlicA window fraiiiwwithout inarringthe trimming' or caseinc/iit in ,any

manner. said fixture heilig" adjustable lto ad.

`appended claim. I v I deferrn'ig to the drawing7 foriningaa part:l

of the specification, Figure 1 .is a gperspe- Itive View of a combined Window-shade.and'

curtain pole tixture embodyingl the invenf tion. Fig. 2 is'a perspective 'View of the, lixture. havingfthe parts separated. i 3 is a perspective View of a modification.V Fig. et is a detail 'View-of t-he jointfornied' befI tnjeen the parts comprised in-- the niediication. Fig. 5 is' a sect-ion on t-heflinel @aLl/eo Fie'. i

orresponding, and like pa i'ts..`are referred. toin the follow/Ying-` deseription,.'and indicated in allthetviews ffthedrawing;r bythe saine-referenee'clittracfers The-'fixture embodies ineir 1, 'and and a bracket 4, the latter being of ordii'iary construction .so as to receive the 'journalff'of -the shade roller?V "'The 'members Q andare:t pivotallyconnected 'at t-heirinner or Iopposing' ends to the innerendof theibracket- 4;

WV-lien the viiziture is in proper `position the ,end portions 'of the members Q and 3 overlap7 as indicated most clearly in Fig. 1. The inner end of the :bracket et has a .iange 5 which' rextends' therefrom 'about at `a right angle. vT h'e meniber 3 is pivotally connected.

to the appel-*end oft-lie. flange ,as indicated as, una. semi No. e's'oie.

` at 6. llli'e inein'lier 52 'is pivotallv connected r, l to the flower end lofthe flange o, as indicated `at a.

'line with the members 2 and and to cause to overlap the said inembersare drawn to tremitiesl of the members 1 "and 3 to grip to penetrate the trimming of thewind'o-wframe and prevent slipping,

The members- 1 and 2 are relatively adj-ustableto admit of lengthening or shortening` the fixture according to'the trimming' or part S to vwhich to be attached.

the fixture is member l has a projection lllto engage one ofthe openings 11 'to hold theY and 2 in the adjusted position.` A slide 13 ni'entthereoiaftenthe. projection 1Q has been engaged with one of the openings 11. The. curtain pole bracket consists of a 'shank i4, alxook `15 at one. end of the shank and a Alateral extension 1G at the opposite 'end of the shank, said extension .being adapted to engage a keeper 17 near the upperend 'of' the member 1. The construction such ias to admit ofthe curtain p ole bracket beingeasily placedin position when required Vfornse or tobejremovedwhen the curtain poleis not required for use.

-fore described in detail. -The bracket #Fis and 3 and has 'a member 1S which is' adjustibly' .connected 'to a member 1%)` the vlatter l iin g' an extension :Z0 -which'isl p irotally and 3 'by pivot fasteninge T and (tin -substantialli1 -thc saine inaimei' .as said members are pitotally c'cmnccted to 'the flange ofthe bracket 4. The member. 1S hasa pho basa-projectionQyu'hich -i.; adapted to eiitcr .Patented nar. ig'iaisz.

`Srether. therebycausin'g the nhooks` at the ex rlflie outer end o't the member-3 has a hook 10 correspondii'igwfith the hook D and for alike purpose.

width of the is slipped ,over the overlapped portions-of' vthe members 1 and' 2 to prevent#displace- Inttheinodifieation shown in lf`i 9 I-'the members 1,f 2' Vand are' substantially the sa-ine asthe ,corresponding parts hereinbe-.

adjustable with reference to the parts 1-2` connected te the inner ends of the members' rality. ofopeniiigrsfl and thefnicuilulr 1.)

.J f ,i when the bracket l is turnedthe-VV meiibers and 2% aie-iiiovedapart and upon. `tiirnin A the bracket to bring' the Haugen in'.

f1the iiiner or opposingl ends of 'saidmembers edge portions of the n"i ndo\i'-frame' 8 or .like part. 'The outer end of .the member 1 has aA f hook S), the edge of which is toothed so asd The member f2 has a plu-* rahtyv ot openings l1 in itsy length and the members 1 loo one of the openings4 21 to hold the members t which engage thev edges of the members 3- and 2, thereby limiting' the'movement of the parts when the members' and 3 are in atineinent and the members 18 and'19 are in herizontal position.- vWhen the bracket 4 is srvung upwardly, as indi-cated'bythe dotted lines in Fig. 3, the-hboked ends) and 10 of the members 1 and 'are moved apart and when said bracket isgmoved togbring' thel members 18 and 19 into horizontalposition, as indicated by the full lines inFig, 3, th'e hooked ends 9 and 1() are drawn together `and caused to grip the edgesof the trinr.

mingor support S, thereby flioldifng'the iixtire in position This lform of iixtnre admits of mijns-ting the' bracket 4a, outwardl)lv or inwardly without disturbing the members 1 and after the iixtnre has been secured to the. Window-'frame or trimming thereof.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying dra'wingA` the advantages 'of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily 51131` parent lto those` skilled in the art itonfhich ythe invention appertains, and While l have I described the principle of operation"'of"the`" invention` together with tihelevice which l nonr consider vto be the best embodiment thereoll'desire tohave 1t understood that .the device' sho-Wn is merely1 ilh-istrative, yand that'snch changes may be made *when .desired yas are Within the' scope of- .the claim appended hereto. i Havingr thus described the. in'vention what is claimed as neW,'is

A Window shade' fixture :comprising a4 .shade yroller bracket having an oti'standing lflange atl @nee/'nd and two members pivot ally connected to ,opposite Iend lporti-ons of the flange cisaid bracket. and haring engaging elements at their, outer ends, said members ,being drawn .together olr moved apart by turning` the shade roller bracket, said members being;r held 1n alinement When

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