US1509098A - Curtain hanger for casement windows - Google Patents

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Se t; 23., 1924. 1,509,098

M. N. CALLENDER CURTAIN HANGER FOR CASEMENT WINDOWS Original Filed 22. 1921 Patented Sept. 23, 1924-.

v NITED srares MONROE N. OALLENDER, OF LOS ANG-ELES, CALIFORNIA.

CURTAIN HANGER FOR CASEMENT WINDOWS.

Application filed November 22, 1921, Serial No. 516,948.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MONROE N. CALLEN- ieni, a'citizen of the United States, residing 'at Los Angeles. in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain Hangers for CasementiVindows, of which the following is 'a specification.

This invention has to do with a curtain hanger for a door or for a window such as is ordinarily known as a casement window. In the following specification I refer to the invention as applied to a typical casement window but do not thereby limit the invention to such application as it is obviously aplicable to various other situations as, for instance, to'doors, covers of various kinds, etc.

Heretofore curtain hangers for casement windows have been carried wholly by the swinging part or window. It has been impractical to extend a hanger so that the curtain extends over the casing which carries the window as it would interfere with the opening of the window.

The present invention provides a curtain hanger for a casement window, or the like, which will carry a curtain so that it covers the window and also extends over the casing in which the window is carried, and which does not interfere in any way with the operation of the window. The device comprises a rod part which carries the curtain, brackets for the rod part, one mounted on the window and one mounted on the casing, means for allowing mo -rement between the rod member and brackets so that the supporting of the rod member by the brackets is not affected bvmoving the window so that the spacing of the brackets varies, andmeans for holding the window against operation.

A distinctive feature of the invention is the extreme simplicity of the device both as to construction and operation. The device comprises a very few simple. inexpen sive partsand operates very simply without disturbing the curtain carried by it.

The various objects and features of the invention will be best and more fully under stood from the following detailed description of a typical preferred embodiment of the invention throughout which reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which- 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a casement window including a Renewed August 5, 1924.

window hinged in the casing, and showing a curtain hanger embodying one form of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a view similar to 1 showing another form of the invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken as indicated by line 2-2 on Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section taken as indicated by line 3--3 on Fig. 2; Fig. 4; is an enlarged detailed sectional view taken as indicated by line 44 on Fig. 2; Fig. is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the other form of construction; and Fig. 6 is a view taken as indicated by line 6 6 on Fig. 1

In the drawings numeral 10 designates the window casing and numerals 11 designate windows which are mounted or hung in the casing 10. The window 11 are mounted in the casing 10 by hinges 12 so that they swing about vertical axes. The construction and arrangement which I have illustrated in the drawings is one more or less common to ordinary casement windows, to French doors, and the like. The windows 11 which I have shown in the drawings each comprise a frame or sash 13 and a glass panel 14 carried in the sash 13. It is one of the vertical or side parts of the sash of each window that is connected to the casing 10 by the hinges 12.

The form of curtain hanger shown in Fig. 1 comprises, generally, a curtain carrying rod 16, a bracket 1711101111118Cl on the casing 10 to support one end of the rod 16, and. a bracket 17 mounted on the sash 13 of the window to support the other end of the rod 16.

'The rod 16 is preferably formed of two telescoping parts 18 and 19. The rod 16 is formed in this manner so that it can be adjusted as to length or so that it can vary in length 'upon operation of the window as hereinafter stated.

The bracket 17 shown in. Figs. 1, 2 and 3 comprises a plate part 20 adapted to be attached to the casing 10 by suitable screws 21, or the like, and a flange 22 which projects outwardly from the plate 20. In accordance with the invention rod 16 is connected to the bracket 17 so that it can be swung rela-. tive to the bracket by a vertical. axis. The flange 22 is formed with a round opening 23 and a projection 24 extends from the rod 16 in a direction transverse of the longitudiual axis of the rod and is arranged to xtend downwardly through the opening 2 111 proje tion. 24 urns in the p ng upon opeifation of the window as hereinafter described. In practice the projection 21 may be formed by simply bending the end portion of one of the parts of the rod 16, say the part 18, so that it extends transversely of the longitudinal axis of the rod, as clearly illustrated throughout the drawmg.

The bracket 17v comprises a plate part 26 attached to the sash 1.3 01" the door or win dow 11 by suitable screws 27, and a body part 28 preferably formed integrally with the plate 26 and provided with a vertical opening 29. A. rod 30 is slidably carried in the opening 29, and hook 31 is carried by the rod 30. The rod 36 is adapted to be adjusted longitudinally or vertically in the opening 29 and can be set in any desired position by a suitable set screw carried in body part 28 ot' the bracket, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 ot the drawings. The hook 31 is preferably formed at the upper end of the rod 30 and faces upwardly to carry an arm 36 attached to the rod 16. The arm 36 is spaced from and extends parallel to the rod 16 and may be attached to the rod 16 by a suitable connectingpart 3.7. The arm 36. it will be noted. is at the end of the rod 16. opposite to. that at which the. projection 24. is located. The hook 31 may be formed by suitably shaping one end portion of the rod 30 and is shaped so that it securely carries the arm 36 yet allows it to slide freely in a horizontal direction and to pivot the necessary amount. In accordance with the preferred form of the invention the parts 18 and 19 of the rod 16, although slidable relative to each other, fit together tightly enough so that considerable force is required to slide them relative toeach other to adjust the length oi the rod 16. With the projection 24 fitting the opening 23 more or less closely, and the two rod sections Iitting together more or less tightly as just described. the rod section 19, which carries the arm 16'. remains in the proper position and will not rot-ate relative to the rod section 18. which carries the projection 24.

It will be obvious that the bracket 16 may be attached to any desired part of the casing 10, that is, at any desiredheight and at a point near the outer edge of the casing 11) or comparatively close to the window, and that the brac :et 17 may be attached to any: suitable part 01. the window at substantially the same height as the bracket 17. ld ith the bracket 17 mounted at approxi mately the same height as the bracket 17, the rod' 30 can be adjusted so that the rod 16 is level. To arrange hangings or a curtain on the rod 16 therod may be detached from the brackets by lifting; the arm 36 out of the hook 31 and the projection 24 out of the opening 23;. Then the curtain is on. the rod,

' the red a be e y asily a dwiwen r replaced by lowering-- the projection into the opening 23 and replacing the arm 36 in the hook 81. lVith the brackets located substantially as illustrated in the drawings a curtain carried by the rod 16 may be arranged to extend completely across the window and to extend across av portion of the casing 10. When the window is swung on its hinges 12 the projection 24 turns in the open ing 23 and the arm 36 slides in the hook 31. The rod 16 does not vary in length when the window swings, the variation in distance between the brackets being allowed or compensated for by the sliding of the arm 36 in the hook 31, so the curtain carried by the rod is not disturbed in any way. It may be here pointed out that in accordance with the broader aspect of the invention the bracket. 17 might be a bracket similar to the bracket 17 and the two parts of the rod; 16 might be freely telescoping, in which case the variation in distance between the brackets upon. swinging of the door would be allowed by telescoping of the parts of the rod.

The preferred form of the invention provides means in the curtain hanger for holding' the window in whatever position it may be left. This means may be provided in connection with either or both of the brackets which support the curtain rod. In'Fig. 5 and in connection with the window at the right in Fig. 1 I show a spring clip 40 carried by the rod 30, which is adjustably car ried by the bracket 17 in place of the open hook illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. The clip 10 may comprise two pieces of spring metal, or the like, connected by a screw 11 and having oppositely curved jaw parts 42 adapted to grip and hold the arm 36 of the rod 16, and oppositely curved parts 13 which form a socket for the reception of the upper end of the rod 30. The arm 36 is adapted to be carried more or less tightly between the jaws 42 of the clip 40 so that sliding of the. arm in the jaws, and thertore movement of the window, is yieldingly resisted.

In Figs. 1 and 6 I show a form of brackct 19 which may beemployed in place of the form 01 bracket 17 hereinabove described. The bracket 17, proper, has a plate part 20 adapted to attach to the casing 10 and two spaced flange parts 22 and 22". The upper flange 22 is provided with an opening: which rotatably carries the pro jection 24 which extends from the rod 16. while the lower flange 22 is formed with a square opening! which slidably carriesa square rod 50. A plate 51 is secured to the end of the projection 24- so that it faces downwardly and a plate 52 is secured. to the upper end of the rod 50 so that it facesupwardly. A. spring; 55 is arranged between the fiana'e 22" and the plate 52 so that the plate 52is. normally yieldingly held up in engagement with the plate The engaging faces of the plates 51 and 52 may be formed with teeth 56 as I have illustrated in the drawings. The lower portion of the rod extends downwardly from. the flange is normally holding the plate 52 in en gagement with the plate 51 causes the proection 24 to be held against rotation in the flange 22 and therefore holds the window against being swung. In practice the con struction just described can be made to either positively hold the window against being swung or to yieldingly hold it against being swung. It it is desired to positively hold the window against being swung the teeth 56 on the plates 51 and 52 can be made so that the plates cannot slip relative to each other and the spring 55 can be made strong enough so that the plates will not become separatedunless the rod 50 is positively pulled down by the operator. If it is desired that the window be yieldingly held against being swung the teeth 56 may be eliminated or may be made so that the plates can slip relative to each other and the spring 55 can be made so that the plates are held together in a manner to offer the desired resistance. At any time when it is desired to swing the window freely the operator can release the holding means by pulling the rod 50 downwardly against the resistance spring 55 so that the plates 51 and 52 are disengaged. It will be obvious of course, that either the construction shown in Fig. 5 or that shown in Fig. 6, or both the constructions shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6. may be used as may be desired or as circumstances may require.

The screw 41 is preferably a clamping screw which can be operated to set the jaws on the arm so that the arm 36 cannot be moved. In other words the screw 41 forms means-for setting the clip on the arm 36 and for regulating the gripping of the arm 36 by the clip.

In practice the various joints in the device may be made more or less tight so that they resist movement and thereby act to hold the window against movement. For instance, a form of the invention such as I have illustrated Fig. 1 can be made to hold the window against being freely moved by making the projection 24- fit rather tightly in the opening 23 and by making the arm tit rather tightly in the hook 31.

Having described only a typical form of my invention, I do not wish to limit myself to the details hereinaloove set forth, but wish to reserve to myself any changes or variations that may appear to those skilled and that may fall within the scope of the following claims.

Having described a preferred form of my invention, I claim:

l. A curtain hanger adapted to be used in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing including, two brackets one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window, a curtain rarrying rod movably carried by the brackets to allow swinging of the window, and leasable means for holding the rod against movement relative to the brackets.

2. A curtain hanger adapted to be used in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing including, two brackets, one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window, a curtain carrying rod, means pivotally attaching the rod to one bracket, and means slidably attaching the rod to the other bracket, said last mentioned means comprising, a horizontal arm attached to the rod so that it is spaced from the rod and extends parallel to the rod, and a part carried by the bracket to slidably carry the arm.

3. A curtain hanger adapted to be used in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing including. two brackets, one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window, a curtain. carrying rod, means pivotally attaching the rod to one bracket, and means slidably attaching the rod to the other bracket. said last mentioned means comprising, an arm attached to the rod so that it is spaced from the rod and extends parallel to therod, and a clip carried by the bracket to trictionally grip the arm.

4. A curtain hanger adapted to be used in combination with a casing and a window Ifivotallymounted in the casing including, two brackets. one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window. arcurtain carrying rod. means pivotally attaching the rod to one bracket. and means slidably attaching the rod to the other bracket. said last mentioned means comprising, an arm attached to the rod so that it is spaced from the rod and extends parallel to the rod. a supporting rod adjustably carried by the bracket, and a part carried by the supporting rod to slidably carry the arm.

5. A curtain hanger adapted to be used in combination witha casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing including, two brackets, one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window, a curtain can rying rod, means slidably connecting the rod to one of the brackets. the other bracket having a flange with an. opening, a pro jection on the rod rotatably carried in the opening, and releasable means for holding the projection against rotation in the opening.

6. A curtain hanger adapted to be used int) in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing includlng, two brackets, one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window, a curtain carrying rod, means slidably connecting the rod to one of the brackets, means rotatably connecting the rod with the other bracket, and means at the last mentioned means for releasably yieldingly holding the projection against operation relative to the brackets.

7. A curtain hanger adapted to becuserl in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing including, two brackets, one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window, a curtain carrying rod, means connecting the rod to one of the b'ackets and'means rotatably con necting the rod with the other bracket ineluding a projection on the rod rotatably carried in an opening in the bracket, two plates, one attached to the projection, an operating rod carrying the other plate so that it is engageable with the first mentioned plate, the operating rod being movable longitudinally only, and a spring normally holding the plate carried by the operating rod so that it is in engagement with the plate carried by the projection.

8-. A curtain hanger adapted to be used in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing including, a bracket mounted on the window, a member adjustably carried by said bracket, a spring clip carried by said member, a bracket mounted on the casing, said last mentioned bracket having a vertical opening, a curtain carrying rod, an arm connected to one end of the rod so that it is spaced from and extends parallel to the rod, the arm being slidably frictionally gripped by the clip, a projection at the-other end of the rod extending downwardly through the opening in the last mentioned bracket, a plate mounted on the projection so that it faces downwardly, a vertically disposed operating rod carried by said last mentioned bracket below the projection and so that it is movable longitudinally only, a plate mounted on the upper end of the operating rod, and a spring arranged to normally hold the operating rod up so that the plate carried by it bears against the plate carried by the projection.

9. A curtain hanger adapted to be used in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing including, two brackets, one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window, a curtain carrying rod, means pivotally attaching the rod to one bracket, and means slidably attaching the rod to the other bracket, said last mentioned means comprising, an arm attached to the rod so that it is spaced from the rod and extends parallel to the rod, a clip carried by the bracket to frictionally grip the arm, and means for regulating the gripping action of the clip.

10. A curtain hanger adapted to be used in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing including, two brackets, one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window, a curtain carrying rod, means pivotally attaching the rod to one bracket, and meansslidably attaching the rod to the other bracket, said last mentioned means comprising, anarm attached to the rod so that-it is spaced from the rod and extends parallel to the rod, a clip carried by the bracket to frictionally grip the arm, and a clamping screw in connection with the clip for regulating the gripping action of the clip.

11. A'curtain hanger adaptedto be used in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing including, two brackets,- one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window, a curtain carrying rod movably carried by the brackets to allow swinging of the window, and releasable means for holding the rod against movement relative to the brackets, said means including a releasable friction device at one of the brackets.

12. A curtain hanger adapted to be used in combination with a casing and a'window pivotally mounted in the casingincluding, two brackets, one mounted on the window and one mounted on the casing, a curtain carrying rod, means whereby the rod is supported by the brackets, one of said means including a horizontal arm attached to the rod, said arm being sliolably carried by the bracket. c s

13. A curtain hanger adaptedto be used in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing includin two brackets, one mounted on the window and one mounted, on the casing, a curtain carrying rod, means whereby the rod is supported by the brackets, one of said means including an arm attached to the rod at one end of the rod and having a horizontal part spaced from the rod and extending, parallel to the rod toward the other end of the rod, said part being slidably carried by the bracket.

14. A curtain hanger adapted to be used in combination with a casing and a window pivotally mounted in the casing including, two brackets, one mounted on the casing and one mounted on the window, a curtain carrying rod, means connecting the rod to the brackets, one of said means including a part in connection with the rod rotatably carried by the bracket, and releasable means for holding said part against rotation.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 14th day of November, 1921.

MONROE N. CALLENDER.

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