US1266559A - Shade-roller and curtain bracket. - Google Patents

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C. DAVIS & B. OGRAM.

SHADE ROLLER AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-20.1917.

1,266,559. I Patented May 21,1918.

|NVENTOR6 ATTORNEYS CHARLES DAVIS AND BYRAN OGRAM, 0F WARREN, OHIO.

SHADE-ROLLER AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1918.

Application filed September 20, 1917. Serial N 0. 192,372.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLEs DAVIS and BYRAN OGRAM, citizens of the United States, residing at Warren, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade- Roller and Curtain Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to curtain shade roller brackets and the primary object is to provide a simple and adjustable bracket which may be attached to a window casing at either side of a window sash to support the ends of the shade roller and curtain pole.

The primary object is to construct a sheet metal device that may be easily put together and possess sufiicient adjustments to regulate the distance between a pair of the brackets so that shade rollers and curtain poles of different lengths may be accommodated.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a curtain shade roller which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction, but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of our invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device showing it mounted upon a fragmentary portion of a window casing.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 44 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, wherein is illus-' trated the preferred form of our invention, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the window casing A, only a fragmentary portion of which is shown, is employed for mounting the device so that it will be held at either side of the window sash. A base plate 1 is of substantially rectangular formation and has one end bent at right angles to form an attaching flange 2 through which fastening screws 3 are extended and the same may be embedded in the window casing to support the brackets when it is in position. This base plate 1 supports a housing 4 which, as shown to advantage in Fig. 2 of the drawings, is constructed of a thin plate of metal 5 having its edges folded upon themselves to provide a spacing block 6 and these are soldered or otherwise secured to the front surface of the base plate 1 thus providing a space between the proximate surfaces of the base plate and the plate 4, the width of the space being regulated by the width of the space between the spacing blocks 6. The'length of this housing is substantially equal to half the length of the base plate 1 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing and this space embraced by the housing receives the adjustable retaining plate 7 the end of which is slidably mounted in the housing. The thickness of the plate 7 is about half the width of the space in the housing thereby permitting the accommodation of two plates of substantially the same thickness. The other plate indicated at 8 is also a retaining plate and acts in conjunction with the plate 7 to provide an adjustable double supporting element for the curtain bracket and pole. The outer terminal of the plate 7 is fastened rigidly to a supporting hook 9to which curtain poles may be attached and the terminal of the plate 8 is bent upon itself as indicated at 10 from which the plate extends toward the housing to provide a spacing plate 11 and the end of this spacing plate is bent at right angles thus forming the supporting arm 12. It will be noted that both of the plates 7 and 8 are independently adjustable longitudinally through the housing 4. One may be moved for the purpose of adjusting a bracket for the curtain pole, the other may be moved for the purpose of adjusting the distance required by the shade roller. The plates may be also simultaneously adjusted and it will be obvious that the housing 4 may be lengthened to permit a greater scope of adjustment.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durable curtain bracket has been provided, and the details of which embody the preferred form. We desire to be understood, however, that slight changes in the minor details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

We claim:

1. In a window shade roller and curtain bracket the combination of a plate having a housing formed thereon, the said housing including a plate having its edges folded upon themselves to provide spacing blocks, means for attaching the spacing blocks to the said plates, a flange formed on the base plate for supporting the latter, and a pair of independently adjustable supporting plates received in the said housing and having melans to support a shade roller and curtain o e. v p 2. In a Window shade and curtain bracket the combination of a base plate having a housing mounted on one end. thereof, the said endalso being provided With the flange, the fastening elements attached to said flange to support the said plate and housing, a retaining plate longitudinally adjustable in the said housing, a second retaining plate Copies of this patent may be obtained for also mounted in the housing and adapted to be independently adjusted or simultaneously adjusted with the said first mentioned plate, a hook carried by the said first mentioned plate to support the second, and a supporting arm carried by the second mentioned plate and adjustable When the said plate is adjusted.

In testimony whereof We atfix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES DAVIS.

BYRAN OGRAM.

lVitnesses:

F. J. FREEB, CLARENCE DAVIS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

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