US1265044A

US1265044A - Shade and curtain-pole fixture.

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Publication number: US1265044A
Application number: US22511118A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph F Bruederly
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1918-03-27
Filing date: 1918-03-27
Publication date: 1918-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 1935-05-07

Description

J. F. BRUEDERLY. SHADE AND CURTAIN POLE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION man luLYzs. 191e. Renewal) MAH. 27. sels,

2 ySHEETS-SHEET l.

J. F. BHUEDERLY.

SIIADE AND CURTAIN POLE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION Flu-:D 1uLY26,191s. nENEwI-:n MAR. 27, 1918.

Il ,@@wb Patented May 7, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JOSEPH l?. BRUEDERLY, 0l? Phill.

DELPHllr-i, PENNS'SIVANA.

SHADE AND C`LTRTAIN-POLE FIXTURE.

To all whom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that l, Josnrri F. Bn'unDEnLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful improvements in Shade and Curtaindjole Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

rllhe present invention relates to shade and curtain fixtures, and has for its object to provide a fixture which may be formed of light met-al, and yet have the necessary rigidity; in which it isnecessary to provide only a single screw to secure it in place so that a minimum of damage to the wood work will occur; which may be vertically adjusted by simply loosening the single screw which holds the bracket plate, and in which a wide range of adjustment, both for diierent lengths of shades and for the position of the curtain pole, is secured.

The objects set forth are secured wit-hout unduly increasing the size of the supporting bracket, and a relatively compact relation of the parts results, and at the same time the construction is such that the shade support may be adjusted between its two. extremes without interference with the curtain pole support.

ln the drawings herewith ll have illustrated one embodiment of my invention, and in said drawingsr- Figure l is a perspective view of the supporting bracket with the shade holder and curtain pole holder in position, the shade holder being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the bracket in section, the parts being shown in elevation for clearness.

Fig. 8 is a rear view of the supporting bracket showing the shade holder in position, the dotted lines indicating the position taken by the shade holder when it is being adjusted.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the shade holder to show the locking lugs thereon.

Fig. 5 is a detail view in section of the rear end of the curtain pole support.

Fig. 6 is a view in section of the bracket showing a slightly different form of curtain pole support.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the curtain pole support shown in 6.

Referring to the drawings by numbers, like numbers indicating like parts the Specification of Letters atent.

Patented 1litany 7, llild.

Renewed March 52,7, 1918. serial No. 225,111.

several views, l0 indicates the bracket proper, which is formed of thin metal and is stiffcned by having struck up the rib ll. rlhe said plate l0 is bent at 12 so as to cifset the upper portion slightly with respect to the lower end in order to give clearance behind .the bracket plate for adjustment of ythe shade support, without danger of scratching or niarring the wood work behind the bracket. The depending lower portion or lug of the bracket proifided with the slot i3 to receive a screw eye lo, as shown in Fig. 2, by means of which the bracket may be secured in place,v and its 'vertical adjustment is, of course, simple, for by loosening the screw eye it be shifted up or down, may be desired, without the necessity of completely removing and resetting` it. lll hen it is desired to remove the bracket it is necessary only to turn the screw eye to the position shown in dotted lines in iE ig. in which position it will be in line with tie slot ld, and the bracket may then be readily taken oilA without the necessity of entirely removing the screw. ln Fig. 3 l have shown the bracket adapted for use with the ordinary wood screw, and in that form of the invention the slot i3 is provided at its lower end with an enlarged opening 13a so that if the screw lo be loosened, and the bracket shifted to bring the enlarged opening` 13a opposite the screw, it may be taken off over the head of the screw, it being obvious that adjustment of the bracket vertically may be made in the same manner as described in connection with the construction shown in F 9..

The upper part of the plate which, as will be observed, is wider than the slotted leg portion se as to give an approximate inverted l. shape to the fixture, is provided with a slot 141.- in which is mounted the shaft bracket l5, the slotn le having serrations 17, preferably along its lower edge, which are engaged byA the reduced portion or neck i8 at the rear end of the sha t holder l5, the shaft holder being bent at the neck i8 so as to provide a locking plate i9 having outstanding lugs, which, as shown in Figs. 2 3, bear against the back of the plate l0 so that the shade support i5 is held firmly in its adjusted position, the lugs 19, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, bearing against abutments formed by the struck-up metal, so as to hold the shade roller holder from tilting. Bv

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simply rocking the support l5 atright an? llO ' lrling strains, the rear end of flared downwardly, as shown, to i'orni a gles to the plane of the slot the lugs i9 will be thrown up from under the abutments and the holder may be adjusted.

Above the slot 14 provide an outstanding loop or clip 2O which is preferably strnclt up to about the same height as the stiiening rib 11 heretofore referred to, this open loop being` adapted to receive the downwardly turned `foot 21 of the curtain pole holder 22. The holder 22 is made of thin metal, and preferably has the edges 23 turned downwardly so as to give rigidity against bucthe rib being brace 24E which, when the holder is in position, will bear against the Jrace ot the clip and brace the curtain holder against downward strain. The holder 22 is provided in its body with holes 25 at suitable intervals, which holes are engaged by the upturned end 26 of a. rod 27 which passes through a hole in the downwardly turned forward end 28 ot the holder, and terminates in a suitably formed seat or hook 29 to receive the curtain pole. The pole-supporting rod 27 may be readily adjusted so as to lengthen or shorten the fixture, and it may be readily removed by simply disengagiug` the hooked end 26 from the opening 25, and removing it through the hole in the downwardly turned end 28. i

As will be seen -from Fig. 2 the offsetting of the fixture-supporting plate by the bend 12 serves to throw that portion ot the plate away from the window casing, this being in addition to the plate, so that a relatively wide space is left between the plate and wall, and ample room provided for manipulating the curtain and shade fixtures, particularly the latter, without danger of scarring or mutilating kthe wall in rear of the fixture, and without any likelihood of jamming of the fixture l5 in moving it from one position to another.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 the bracket and shade roller support are identical with the construction heretofore described, but a slightly diii'erent Jform of curtain pole support is shown, the adjustable 'feature of the curtain pole support heretofore described being eliminated, and the support being fixed as to its length, retaining, however, the other Jfeatures of mounting inthe bracket and bracing against the weight of the curtain pole.

The support 30 is formed or" a single sheet of metal having the pole supporting hook 31 at :its outer end, and being ribbed throughouta portion of its length at 32, in order to stiften the relatively thin meta-l of which it is termed. rljhe rear portion of the support .30 is downwardly bent to form the downwardly turned .foot 33, similar to the foot heretofore described, to engage the struck up'l'oop in the bracket.

the oisetting due to ribbing In order to properly brace this support against the weight of the gages the hook fill, the rear end oit the support has a section 3a stamped out oi the metal and downwardly bent, as shown, the inclination of this brace being` such that it engages the shoulder 85 on the bracket, as shown in Fig. l, and elifectively braces the support 30.

It will be understood that variations of the construction may be made without de,- parting from the spirit or my invention.

l claim l. ln a shade and curtain polel iixture, and in combination,A a supporting plate hziving a slotted depending lug ifor the reception oi' a fastening screw, a laterally extending median section having a slot 'therein provided with a notched edge, und :in upwardly extending member havin" :i horizontally disposed loop thereon, said loop being mounted substantially directly above the notched edge; a shade-roller holder adjustably mounted in said slot, und a longitudinally adjustable curtain-pole support mounted in said loop and so disposed relative lo said slot as to permit ilree lateral adjustment oif said shade-roller holder in f-'ni d slot.

2. ln a shade and curtain pole fixture, and

in combination, a supporting plate having a,

receiving loop, a curtain pole support termed of thin metal and having a loop-engaging leg, the edges of said support being bent downwardly to form braces to engage the outer face of said loop and sustain said support against downward strains.

3. In a shade and curtain pole fixture, and in combination, a supporting plate having a receiving loop, a curtain pole support formed of relatively thin metal and having a loopreceiving leg at one end, the edges olE said support being turned downwardly and of increased width adjacent said leg to bear upon the tace of said loop and sustain the support against downward strains, a downwardly turned perforated ,leg at the other end of said support, a pole-receiving meniber passing through said perforated leg, and means to secure said member in various positions of adjustment relative to said Support.

4i. In a shade and curtain pole ixture, and in combination, a supporting plate having a receiving loop, a curtain pole support formed of relatively thin metal and having a loop-engagingleg at one end and a series of openings lengthwise its body, the edges of said support being turned downwardly and of increased width adjacent said leg to bear upon the face of said loop and sustain the support against downward strains, a. downwardly turned perforated leg at the other end of said support, a polereceiving member passing through said perforated leg and having an engaging hook at its rear fend to enga-'ge the perforations in pole which ensaid pole support, and means to secure said member in various positions of adjustment relative to said support.

5. A supporting plate for shade fixtures having` an attaching section adapted to be securedvto the wall, and a ixture-receiving section laterally offset 'from said attaching section so as to give clearance between the fixture-receiving section and the wall to which the supporting plate is fastened.

6. In a shade and curtain pole fixture and in combination, a supporting plate having a slotted depending lug for the reception of a fastening` screw, said plate being removable over said screw when brought to a predetermined relative position, a median section extending laterally from Said plate and having a slot therein provided with a. notched edge, a member extending upwardly from said plate and having a hori- Zontally disposed loop thereon, a shade roller holder adjustably mounted in said slot, and a curtain pole support mounted in said loop and so disposed relative to said slot as to permit free lateral adjustment of said shade roller holder in said slot.

7. ln a shade and curtain pole fixture and in combination7 a supporting plate having a receiving loop for a curtain pole support, a curtain pole support having a loop engagteptes el? this; patent may te ehtaincf :ter five cents cach, by addressing the Gommissicner ing leg, and a downwardly inclined brace struck out from the metal of said support to engage the bracket plate and sustain said curtain pole support against downward strain.

8. A curtain pole support formed of a single piece of sheet metal and having a pole sustaining loop at one end and a bracket engagii'ig leg at the other end, and a downwardly inclined integral brace stamped out of the metal of said support to engage a bracket and sustain the curtain pole support against downward strain.

9. A curtain pole support formed of a single piece of metal having a bracket engaging lug at one end and a pole sustaining loop at the other end, the edges of said support being turned downwardly and of increased width adjacent said bracket engaging lug to bear upon the face of a bracket and sustain the support against downward strains.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH F. BRUEDERLY.

Witnesses:

MARTHA E. GOODMAN, MALINDA SMOKER.

of Patents,

Washington, B. G.