US1128016A

US1128016A - Shade and curtain fixture.

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Publication number: US1128016A
Application number: US82628314A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arthur W Lyda
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-03-21
Filing date: 1914-03-21
Publication date: 1915-02-09
Anticipated expiration: 1932-02-09

Description

A. W. LYDA.

SHADE AND CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.2 1, 1914.

Llyjg, Patented Feb.9, 1915.

HMM m Attorneys THE NDRRIS PETERS C0.. PHOTO-LITHO, WASHINGTON, D. CA

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SHADE AND CURTAIN FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Application led March 21, 1914. Serial No. 826,283.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that l, ARTHUR W. LYDA, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Berlin, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Shade and Curtain Fixture, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shades and curtain fixtures.

An object ofthe present invention is to provide a fixture which may be easily and quickly secured to a window for the supporting of curtain rods, curtain poles and shade rollers.

A further object is to provide telescoping supports which rigidly engage the finish of a window frame and to which supports are detachably secured upstanding brackets for the support lof the curtain poles and rods and shaderollers.

A further object is to provide telescoping supports which may be secured to finish of different size and which supports include an outstanding bracket for the support of a shade roller.

A further object is to provide telescoping supports which engage a window finish and to which are detachably and adjustably secured upstanding brackets `for the support of curtain rods or poles or shade rol- 1ers, as the case may be.

A further object is to provide shade and curtain fixtures which may be raised or lowered while the curtains are supported therebetween so that the shades and curtains will be hung in a substantially horizontal manner and may be adjusted toward or away from the upper extremity of the window.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

ln the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a part thereof, the preferred embodiment of my invention has been illustrated, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a portion of a window with my improved shade and curtain fixtures attached thereto. F ig. 2 is a detail view in perspective of one form of the telescoping supports with an upstanding bracket affixed thereto. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal view in section of the foregoing, showing the manner in which the telescoping supports engage the finish of the window. Fig. 11 is a bottom plan view of the telescoping supports. Fig. 5 is a front View in elevation of a second form of telescoping support. Fig. 6 is a top plan View thereof in section. Fig. 7 is a fragmental view, illustrating the threaded connection between one of the brackets and the socket terminated arm.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 7 represents the finish of a window frame and to which my improved shade and curtain fixtures are secured. However, it is to be noted that the structure `herein disclosed may be attached to the frame of passageways or similar places for the support of portieres or curtains.

The telescoping supports as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 include the main supporting member 8 and the secondary supporting member 9, which is slidably mounted therein. The

supports

8 and 9 are polygonal in cross section, thus holding the same against relative rotation.` Extending longitudinally of the main supporting member 8 is the draw boltv 10,.the head 11 of which projects beyond the end wall 12 of the main supporting member and provides a wrench engageable surface for the rotation of the bolt.

The auxiliary supporting member 9 is provided with the open end 13 through which the bolt 10 extends and adjacent which end are the outstanding ears 14 re`- ceiving a nut 15 therebetween and holding the same against rotation. rlhe bolt 10 extends through and threadedlv engages the nut and is thus adapted to advance and -retract the auxiliary supporting member. Thus the supporting members may be forcibly telescoped to thus bring the outstand ing

ledges

16 and 17 with which they are provided. into forced contact with the finish. 7 which lies therebetween.

The auxiliary supporting or clamping member is provided with the longitudinally extending slot 19 which receives the shank of the locking member 20. The latter ex- Patentedlieb. 9, 19115.

tends through the aperture 21 in the main supporting or clamping member, being rotatably retained thereby, and is provided `With the head 22 which prevents the accidental displacement or detachment thereof.

The outstanding ledge 16 of the main supporting or clamping member is provided ymodified form of auxiliary supporting or clamping member is illustrated in Figs.

and 6, in which figures, the outstanding ledge 17 has been replaced by the foot 24: through Which a securing s'creuT or bolt 25 extends and which form isvused in those cases in which it is not practical to engage the side edges of the iinish between the two outstanding ledges. This may be due to the fact that the finishv is such that it prevents lthe clamping arms from contacting With both side edges .at the 'same time, or that the finish is of such Width as to render the same impractical.

vln order to support either one or more shade rollers the u pstanding brackets 26 are provided andare formed With the slots 27 which receives the head 28 oi the locking `'member 20 therethrough and which locking member when turned to bring the head transversely of the slot, securely locks the bracket to the supporting and clamping members.V The upstand-ing bracket is provided with the spaced arms 29 Which carry the shade roller or curtain pole receiving sockets 30. The number ot arms 29 Will depend u-pon .the number of shades to be supported las will bereadily appreciated. The bracket in Fig. v5 includes a single arm Whereas the bracket illustrated in Fig. 2 is provided With two arms. Such changes however, come clearly Within the scope of the invention.

'lhe bracket 31 illustrated in Fig. 1, has its outermost end oii'set as at 32, and to which offset portion is rigidly secured the standard 33, to Which latter is secured the curtain pole supporting arm 34. The uplstanding arm yor standard 33 can be removed .from the bracket Bland one of the arms 29 With its socket 30 inserted in lieu thereof. This change can be readily eti'ected by providing an aperture through which -a bolt 35 extends with a thread corresponding to the Ythread with which one of the arms 2,9 is provided, .such as illustrated in Fig. 7. The fixtures in Fig. 1 are right and left handed and illustrate the manner in which the right andleft-hand fixtures can lbe arranged upon a Window, so that one Will not in-terf'er'f Withthe other for the support of the curtain rods, curtain poles and shade rollers.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim is zl. A device of the class described, comprising telescoping clamping members, means for forcibly telescoping the same, a bracket adjustably secured to said clamping members, and a plurality of outstanding arms carried by said bracket and provided with oitset socketed ends, said sockets positioned one beyond the other and lying in substantially a horizontal plane.

2. A device ot' the class described, comprising telescoping clamping members, means for forcibly telescoping the same, a bracket adjustably and detachably secured to and carried by said telescoping members, said bracket provided with a threaded aperture extending therein, and a socket terminated arm provided with an offset threaded end adapted to detachably engage the threaded aperture of the bracket.

3. ln a device ot the class described, a main supporting member provided With an open end and a threaded bolt extending longitudinally thereof and with an outstanding ledge projecting therefrom, a secondary supporting member non-1'otatably telescoping Within the irst mentioned supporting member and provided with an open end, the Secondary supporting member provided at Vadjacent ends with outstanding ears, a nut non-rotatably and non-shii'tably secured between said ears and threadedly engaging said bolt, said secondary member provided with an oiisct ledge acting in conjunction with the iirst named ledge to form a pair oit' clamps, and a bracket adjustably secured to said supporting members and provided with means for securing a curtain pole thereto.

4. In a device of the class described, a main supporting member provided with an open end and a threaded bolt extending longitudinally thereof and With an outstanding ledge projecting therefrom, a secondary supporting member non-rotatably telescoping within the first mentioned supporting member and provided with an open end, the secondary supporting member provided at adjacent ends with outstandin ears, a nut non-rotatably and non-shiftably secured between said ears and threadediy engaging said bolt, said secondary supporting member provided with an o'fiset ledge acting in conjunction with the irst named ledge to Jrorm a pair of clamps, said main supporting member provided With an aperture extending therethrough, registering With a slot in the secondary supporting member, a locking member rotatably disposed Within said aperture 4and slot and projecting therebeyond, a bracket adjustably nand detachably engaged by said locking member, said bracket provided With means for securing a curtain pole thereto.

5. A device of the class described, oommy own, have hereto aixed my signature prising a supporting member, a bracket adin the presence of two Witnesses. justably secured thereto, and a plurality of outstanding arms carried by said bracket ARTHUR' W' LYDA' 5 and provided with offset coextensve sock- Witnesses:

eted ends.

JOHN A. REEMSNYDER, In testimony that I claim the foregoing as MILTON J. BRANCHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.