US1361058A - Curtain-fixture - Google Patents

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S. C. HILLS.

, CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-12, 1919.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

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SIDNEY C. HILLS, OF TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE. TURNER &

SEYMOUR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT, A COR- PORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

Application filed November 12, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY C. HILLs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Torrington, county of Litchfield, State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in curtain fixtures and has for its object to provide a curtain fixture having a bar composed of a sheet metal body portion and reinforcing inserts combined with brackets for holding said bar, the object being to provide means for engaging said reinforcing members so that they can be easily disengaged by a vertical movement. It further has for its object to provide a duplex supporting rod having these features.

The following is a description of an embodiment of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 shows a plan View of a curtain fixture embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 shows a section on the line 2-2,

Fig. 1;

1g. 3 shows an enlarged sectlonal detail on the line 3-3, Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 shows a modification in which there are duplex rods and supports therefor, the same being a section on a line corresponding to 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 and 2 are telesco ing sheet metal members constituting the body portions of a flattened bar. 3-3 are reinforcing inserts in the edges thereof formed of wire and extending to the points 4 4;, the ends projecting slightly from the ends of the sheet metal portions 1 and 2. These inserts are preferably U-shaped and their exposed ends are bent slightly as at 5 so as to provide portions which lie outside the vertical plane of the ends of the bar. Where the inserts are U-shaped, these bends constitute displaced portions of the metal between the legs of each U and the plane is common with the two legs of the U-shaped inserts at points adjacent to the ends of the sheet metal portions. The bends 5 constitute stops for the purposehereinafter described.

6-6 are brackets projecting from base portions 7 adapted to be secured to the window casing, the portions 6 being relatively Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Dec. *7, 1920.

Serial No. 337,523.

thin vertical members provided with vertical slots 8 adapted to receive portions of the two legs of the U-shaped inserts. The spaces between the stops and the sheet metal portions from which the U-shaped inserts protrude are slightly greater than the thick ness of the vertlcal portions 6.

With this construction all of the advantages of the sheet metal body portions of the rod are maintained and furthermore the rod, while securely held while in use, can be easily dislodged from the brackets by a slight vertical movement whenever desired, thus making it unnecessary to climb up to the bracket or to use a tool for the purpose of removing the rod. The stops 5 prevent any longitudinal movement of the bars such as might result in a disengagement of the parts and also prevent the telescoping members 1 and 2 from sliding outwardly upon one another.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4: two curtain rods are provided, having the advantages of the single curtain rod of Fig. 1, and are both supported by a single bracket at each end, the brackets being each provided with two parallel slots 8--8 in connection with which the individual rods function in the manner described in connection with Fig. 1.

I prefer to have the reinforcing members each made up of two inserts located at the outer edges of the bar and connected together to form a U-shaped structure or double insert, since this adds to the rigidity and also presents a neater appearance, and have accordingly so illustrated the embodiment in the drawing. I also prefer to have the rod curved, as shown, so that the two ends oppose one another, since this is an embodiment of my invention which has been favorably received. As will be evident, however, my invention permits of various modifications without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a curtain fixture, a rod having a sheet metal body portion provided with reinforcing inserts in the edges thereof and brackets therefor, said inserts having projecting ends, said brackets having vertical slots in which said projecting portions of said inserts are adapted to fit and said inserts having lateral projections out of alinement with said slots and constituting stops enga ing said brackets.

2. n a curtain fixture, a rod having a sheet metal body portion provided with U- shaped reinforcing inserts in the edges thereof and brackets therefor, said inserts having projecting ends, said brackets having vertical slots in which said projecting portions of said U-shaped inserts are adapted to fit, and said inserts having lateral proj ections out of alinement with said slots and constituting stops engaging said brackets.

3. In a curtain fixture, a rod having a sheet metal body portion provided with U-shaped reinforcing inserts in the edges 15 thereof and brackets therefor, said inserts having projecting ends and stops on the ends, said brackets having vertical slots in which said projecting portions of said inserts are adapted to fit, said stops being 20 closely adjacent to the sheet metal portion and consisting of displaced portions of the metal between the legs of the U.

SLUNEY C. HILLS.

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