US1569629A - Adjustable shade-roller support - Google Patents

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' Jail.- 12 ,1926; 1,569,629

I J. D. GOOD 212 Z f: f

5 Q INVENTOR ATTORREY Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

* UNITED star-es JOHN D. Goon, or HOBOKEN, .Tririsnv.

ADJUSTABLE sHADE n'dLLEn snrron'r.

*Ap neamnmea September 29, 1924. *seriai' no; won-vs.-

of NewJerse'y,'h-ave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Shade R'oller Supports, of which the following is a specification,- such as will enable thoseskilled in the art to which it appertainsit'o ni'akeand'use the-same.

This invention relates to shade roller supports and particularly to the provision of means for adjusta-bly supportingthe roller longitudinally of the window opening and to support the roller in predetermined positions ofadjustment, and the object of the invention'is toprovide a supporting device of the class specified by means of which the roller of'a shade may be movedintoseveral positions from the top ofa windo'wflframe to a pointsubstantiall midway ofthe window opening whereby the shade may be drawn down to form-a 'closure for the major p'ortionbf the window opening and whereby the top windowmay bedrawn dow'nanda room ventilated; a still further object being to provide adevice of the class -specified whereby when the, window isopened from the top and the shade roller moved to a point below the open "portion of the window the-rattling ofthe shade is-obviat'ed; a further ohject being to providemeans for raising and loweringthe shaderoller supporting means as Well as to providemeans for iel'easin'gfthe supporting devices to permit of the movement of the supporting means into different'positions; a still further object being to provide means for adjusting the device to windows of "different width and to suit rollers of difi"erent-'lengths; and with these and other obj ects' in View the invention consistsi'n a device of the class'a'nd for the purposefsl'pecified which 'is simple in construction, efficient in use and which is con structed as hereinafter 7 described and claimed. v v f The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofiwhich "the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate 'pa-rtsof my improvement are desig- 'nated by suitable deference fcharactersfin sash- 01i the views, and i-nivhich 2- Fig; 1 is an-inside view "of'the top portion of amass eia -raiem aaeaii-y illustrating fi nfpid dev se mounted in enil t on therewith and illustrating the method "of its use;

Fig. 2' is a partial transverse section throughithe window' frame showing one side of my supporting device; v

Fig. 3 is a detail face View of a the construction which I'empl'oy;

Fig. tie a partial sectiononthe line le of'Fig. 2; and, i

Fig. 5 tie a sectional the rails which I employ.- I

' InFi 1 of the drawing I have'diagrammatic ally illustrated my invention mounted inconnection 'with a window, construction lO and in' sai'd figurell represents the'top sash, M

detail view of one" of 1 s 12 the bottom sash, and-13fthe roller 'of'a shade.

My improved device coni irises two'guide rails 14 which are of similar construction throughout and on which" are slidably mounted frames '15 also of similar construction. -The rails-14 ar'eof Lbeam formation in'cros's section-as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawing andare provided with flanged ends 16and 17, the flange '16 being on the outer face, and said rails are tubular-in form -as clearly shown in 'Figsu-Q- and 5 of the drawing; The frames 15v consist of substantially L-shaped members 18, the extensions of which are of rodeformatio n and to the ex- 8 tensions 19 are secured two -channel'edshoe members -20 Which interlock with the flanges 16 of the rails 14 as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and'Zr-of the drawing,the'otherextensions 21 are provided in their top faces with longitudinal grooves 22, see "Figs. 2 and 4,'and are adapted to extend into an intermediate tubular section 23 {and to telescope"relatively thereto; Mountedon the extension "21 are tWo 's'lidable blocks 24 which are keyed to the said extensions by keys 25 operating in the grooves '22 and in threaded engagement with said blocks is anadjustment rod'26 having left and right hand threads at its end whereby the blocks may be adjusted into predetermined positions on the; members of the frames 15 to "suit'shade' *rolle'rs of pre'cleterminedlength; The usual shade roller supporting brackets 27 are mounted in connection witlrthe blocks24 as clearly 5 around pulleys 29 at the top of the window frame and then around a dual pulley provided and the frames '15 cannot be jammed, and it will be understood that said frames will drop by gravity but will be raised by a pulley on the cord 31 which will be spaced at one side of the window frame, the illustration in Fig. 1 of the drawing being only diagrammatic.

Slidably mounted in the rails 14 are bars 33 having at spaced intervals elongated apertures 34 arranged at an inclination. Coupled with said bars are stop and snpporting members 35 having pins 36 operating in the apertures 34 whereby when the bars 33 are in a lowered position the stop members 35 project through the front faces of the rails 1 which serve to limit the downward movement of the frames 15 but by pulling upwardly on said blocks the members 35 are moved inwardly to permit the free sliding of said frame. The upper ends of the bars 33 are coupled to gether by a cord or wire 37 which passes around two pulleys 38 and a pull string 39 is coupled with the cord or wire 37, whereby a downward pull thereon will move said bars upwardly and the members 35 into an inoperative position. In the diagrammatic illustration of Fig- 1 two of the members 35 are shown, and it will be understood however that any number of these members may be employed in the separate rails.

In mounting the rails in connection with the window frame I employ two channelshaped plates 40 toreceive the flanges 11 of the rails lt and'the lower ends of said plates being bent outwardly as shown at 41 in Fig. 5 of the drawing to limit the downward movement of the rails 14: and to form a stop for the frame 15 in its lowermost position. The extensions 41 may have spring ends as shown at 12 to engage flanges 43 on the rails to prevent their displacement, while screws 44- are passed through the plates 40 into the window frame in mounting the same in position.

It will be understood that in assembling my improved device and in the use thereof,

the plates 40 are first secured in proper position to the window frame or the side rails thereof, after which the rails 14- with the bars 33 therein are mounted in position, after which the frame 15, or the me1nhers 18 thereof, coupled together through the tube 23 are passed over and slid downwardly on said rails and the blocks 24- are a justed o supp ap ed term ned' harla roller, or a shade roller suitable for the window in connection with which the device is employed. The pulleys 29, 30 and 38 will be then properly positioned and the cords or wires coupled with the several parts and the device is ready for use. Normally the shade roller 13 will be supported adjacent the upper end of the window frame in the usualmanner, the shade may be moved upwardly and downwardly in accordance with the present custom, However, if it is desirable to have the shade drawn fully at the lower'end portion of the window opening and yet admit air into a room, the roller 13 may be dropped a predetermined degree and the top sash 11 opened, and the downward adjustment of the shade roller 13 will be to a point substantially mid-way of the window opening. In raising the shade roller from its lowermost position the pull cord 35) is drawn downwardly to more the members 35 inwardly and the cord 31 pulled downwardly to raise the frame 15 and the roller 13 mounted thereon. i

It will be understood that while I have shown certain details of construction for carrying my invention into effect, that I am not necessarily limited to the structural details herein shown and described, and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of myinvention or sacrificing its advantages. 1

Having fully described my invention, what- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: j i

1. A device for adjustably supporting shade rollers comprising spaced guide rails, a substantially U-shaped frame, the side members of which are provided with bear ings movable loi'igitudinally of said guide rails and the crosshea-d of which is composed of telescoping parts to compensate said frame for the size of the shade roller, shade roller supporting members adjustable on the crosshead of said frame and keyed against rotation thereon, a rod in threaded engagement with said members and adapted to couple the same together and to adjust said members toward and from each other.

2. A device for adjustably supporting shade rollers comprising spaced guide rails, a substantially U-sl1aped frame, the side members of which are provided with bearings movable longitudinally of said guide rails and the crosshead of which is composed of telescoping parts to compensate said frame for the size of shade roller, shade roller supporting members adjustable on the crosshead of said frame and keyed against rotation thereon, a rod in threaded engagement with said members and adapted teeoilp ethe sarnetogether andto adjust said members toward and from each other, and means involving pulleys and a single pull cord for moving said-frame and a shade roller mounted thereon longitudinally .of said guide rails.

3. A device for adjustably supporting shade rollers eomprising spaced guide rails, a substantially U-shaped frame, the side members of which are provided with bear-' ings movable longitudinally of said guide rails and the crosshead of which is composed of telescoping parts to compensate said frame for the size of shade roller, shade roller supporting members adjustable on the crosshcad of said frame and keyed against rotation thereon, a rod in threaded engagement with said members and adapted to couple the same together and to adjust said members toward and from each other, means involving pulleys and a single pull cord for moving said frame and a shade roller mounted thereon longitudinally of said guide rails, and stop bolts movably mounted in said rails for supportin said frame in predetermined positions on saidrails.

A device for 'adjustably supporting shade rollers comprising spaced guide rails,

a substantially U-shaped frame, the side members of which are provided with bearings movable longitudinally of said guide railsand the crosshead of which is composed of telescoping parts to compensate said frame for the size of shade roller, shade roller supporting members adjustable on the crosshead of said frame and keyed against rotation thereon, a rod in threaded engagement with said members and adapted. to

couple the same together and to adjust said members toward and from each other, means involving pulleys and a single pull cord for moving said frame and a shade roller mounted thereon longitudinally of said guide rails, stop bolts movably mounted in said rails for supporting said frame in 'predetermined positions on said rails, and

means movably mounted in said rails and manually controlled for moving said bolts into inoperative osition. I

5. A device or adjustably supporting shade rollers comprising spaced guide rails, a substantially U-shaped frame, the side guide rails, stop bolts movably mounted in said rails for supporting said frame inpre' determined positions on said rails,'means movably mounted in said rails and manually controlled for moving said bolts into. in-

including pulleys, and a pull cord;

6. A device for 'adjustably supporting V f operative'position, said last named means shade rollers in connection with window frames, said device comprising two guide rails mounted in connection with the side' members of the window frame, a member provided with spaced bearings on theseparate rails and mounted to freely slide longitudinally of said rails, means for supporting ing, said last named means being movable into operative and inoperative positions.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I as my invention I have signed my name.

JOHN D. GOOD.

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