US1220158A - Curtain-rod. - Google Patents

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W. H. EDSALL & H. E. CHASE.

CURTAIN ROD. APPLICATION FILED ocT. 5. 1916.

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

WILLIAM H. EDsALL AND HENRY vEDWARD CHASE, E WAELINGEOED, coNNEcTIcu'r, AssIGNoBs To THE H. I.. JUDDcoMrANY, 0E NEW YoEmfN. Y., A VcoEPoEATIoN or EW YORK.

Y To all lwhom it may conce/fn:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM H. EDSALL l and HENRY EDWARD CHASE, citizensof the lfollowing is a specification. Our invention relates to animproved curtain rod and bracket construction, the object being. to provide in such a device features of construction whereby a curtain rod may be easily applied to or,removed from its bracket supports, and whereby when said -rod' is in-place it will be securely held against accidental displacement or detachment. The device also embodies various other features of advantages that willbe apparent to the mechanicskilled in the art from a reading of the following ldescription and an keX- amination of the accompanying drawings.

'In the drawings:

Figure 1 is 'a plan view partly in section of our rod and bracket, theformer being broken away at the center,

Fig. 2 shows an end and a side elevation of the bracket.

Fi 3 is aview of the inside of one end of the rod with the bracket'shown in section, the parts being assembled in their operative poS'tion.

Fig. 4 illustrates a modification.

v1 2 represent two telescopic sections of a curtain rod, said rod` being preferably made telescopic so as to be adjustable to wdow or door passages of different widths. The rod in cross section in its preferred form is sub Y stantially flat with the two edges turned in of brackets. The brackets each comprise` an outwardly extending arm 4 which may YbeV secured to the window casing -in any desired manner. In this instance, each bracket includes abase or foot 5 which may be pro.

*v i ed with one or more screw holes so that the bracket may be secured to the casing by means of screws 6 6. 7 is a stud or a me chancally equivalent device at the inner side of the arm 4 which is adapted to pass through a key-hole 'slot 8 in the side of the curtain rod. 9-9 are guides fonsteadying the ends of the rodwhenthe latter is in its operative position, as shown in Fig; 3.

Specication of Letters Patent.

lApplication led October 5,

vCURTAIN-E01).

Patented Mar. 20,1917.

191.6. Serial No. 123,816.

bracketthan the stud 7 and hence coperatel with the stud in supporting the rod in its operative position. vIn this particular instance, the guides 9-9 are between the base 5 and the stud 7, which construction is ,pre-v 65 ferred. Any suitable means may be provided to secure aufriction fastening for the rod and bracket to hold the latter in its operative position. In the present instance we may provide a detent 10 in the side of 70 each arm 4 which snaps into'the enlargedend of the keyhole slot 8 when the rod is in its home position, as shown' in Figs. 1 and 3. In applying the rod each end of the rod is first slipped over the stud of its respective bracket, the end of the rod clearing the guides 9-9 at such a time. The rod is then. swung into the plane indicated in the horizontal dotted lines shown in Fig.2 andl then pushed rearwardly so as to force the end of the rod lbetween the guide ears9-9 and so as to bring the larger end of the key-` hole slot into position to clear the detent 10, which detent snaps intothe slot as best seen in the right hand sectional portion of Fig. l, in which position said detent serves to pre# vent the outward movement of the rod un-4 less sufficient force is applied thereto to effect an intentional .disconnection of the parts. Obviously, the brackets are adapted for either right or left ,hand use thus making it impossible-to err in the assembling or setting up of the device.

It will be appreciated that we have shown our invention as to its Fvarious' details of construction only in its preferred form, and

Vthat yarious modifications may be made as tofsaid features without departingy from the spirit and scope of the invention.

' For example, in Fig. 4, we have shown the detent 10il formed by slitting the plate 4 so as to form a spring tongue having a hump near its vfree end.

Our present construction makes it a comparatively easy matter to attach the rod, the rst act is to hitch one end lof the rod to the stud Z allowing the rod to hang in the position shownin vertical dotted linesof Fig. 2. The rod is then adjusted so that the other end may be similarly vhooked over. the'stud of the other bracket, the head of the stud on the first 'bracket preventing the disengagement of the end first` applied. The operator then swings the rod bodily into the horizontal position and pushes both ends rearwardly into the final operative position where they are engaged by the guides.

hat we claim is:

l. In a bracket for a curtain rod comprising an outwardly projectingmember, a stud projecting laterally therefrom near one end thereof, a guide near the other end, a rod having a slot adaptedt'o slip over said stud by a lateral movement thereof and to be engaged with said guide by a longitudinal movement thereof.

2. In a bracket for a curtain ing an outwardly projecting member, a stud projecting laterally therefrom near one end thereof, a guide; near the other end, a rod having a slot adapted to slip over said stud by a lateral movement thereof and to be engaged with said; guide by', a longitudinal movement thereof, and means for frictionally holding said rod from accidental disengagement from said guide when the parts are assembled.

3. In a device of the character described, a

curtain rod having a slot in its side near one end, a bracket including a plate, a headed stud on said plate near the outer end thereof, a guide on said plate toward the rear end thereof, one part of said slot being sufliciently large to pass over the head of said stud whereby said rod may be engaged therewith, a portion of said slot extending outwardly from said enlarged portion whereby said rod may be pushed rearwardly into engagement with said guide.

rod compris- 4. In a device of the character described, a curtain rod having a slot 1n its side -near one end, a bracket including a plate, a headed st ud on said plate near the outer end there-- of, a guide on said plate toward the rear end thereof, one part of said slot being sufficiently large to pass over the head of said stud whereby said rod may be engaged therewith,

,a portlon of said slot extending outwardly from said enlarged portion whereby said rod may be pushed rearwardly into engagement with said guide, saidguide being constructed to prevent movement 'of said rody 6. In a curtain rod and bracket, a rod having a key-hole slot near one end thereof, the larger part of said slot being nearest the end, a bracket comprising a plate, a'headed stud projecting ylaterally from said plate' near the outer end thereof, a guide on said plate nearer to the )rear end thereof than said stud, said guide being constructed to embrace the upper and lower side of said rodl when the lat- .ter 'is in its operative position, and means to hold said rod againstaccidental disengagement from said guide.

WILLIAM H. EDSALL. HENRY EDWARD CHASE.

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