US1746143A - Curtain spreader - Google Patents

Description

Feb. 4, 1930. C. w. CALLAHAN 1,746,143

CURTAIN SPREADER Filed May 4, 1929 10. their lowerV ends, the hooksqembracing-por- Patented Feb.plr4, 1939 l www Stef-leem i Applicationl mea May 4, 1929.-serialno.v :1150,509.-I

-rl`his invention relates to ya devicedesigned.

for spreading window curtains., ,portires yor .the like, and laims to provide novel means whereby a person may spread the curtainsor portieres evenly, while standing at apoint adjacent to one side of the curtains or por- .ftires -Another object ofthe invention isto pro d Y with",*theiflexblemember'ibeng preferably 57Vvide arms having curtain engaging hooks -at the construction ofthe armsuand gearsbeing Y i y such that they willbe invisible from a point 15 withinthe room.V

i' A still furtherobject of the invention is toprovide a device" of this character which may be readily and easily installed without 'the 'necessity of making alterations in the i d 20 windowor frame construction to install the device. y y

`With the foregoing `and viewwhich will appear as proceeds, the invention resides `in the combination and arrangement of parts ,and in the details 'of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that'chang'es other objects in in the precise embodiment of the inventionA herein disclosed, may be .made within the vscope 'ofwhatis claimed, withoutdeparting from the spiritof the invention.

f Referring to the drawing: t

' Figurel is an elevational view illustrating curtains equipped with a curtain spreader .y i constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a detail view of the operating gears. Y i Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on `line 3-3 of' Figure 2. v.

` 40 v'Figure 4 is a sectional viewtalien on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referringto the drawing in detail, the reference character. 5 designates curtains or portires of the hanging type, the same being i secured along the upper edge of va'window Y frame or closure framein the usual and well known manner.` f

A 'The device'forming the'su'bject,y matter of Vthe invent-ion includes aV supporting p1ate16 to which the segmental gears 7 are secured,

the description i tains have may b tains, and means gears being 1 mounted ,i rotary-ff moveif: i jment and-'so arrangedwithfrespectfto eachv t 'otherthatfthe teethlthereof willmesh. j 'i f f n The*referencecharacter8 designates a. pinvion;'supported.on thenplatej 6, whichpiniong` V is supplied .with ,anarrn `9 `which is formed.A Wthlan opening to permit one end of pthe. y y flexblefmelnbrf -1L0 to ,beionnected there,

.V in the form of a' cord. This flexible member o0 Y 'tions of the curtainsfthere being provided "operates over a pulley 11 -which is secured to gears for operating'the arms simultaneously,

the window frame so that adownwardpull` l on the flexible member lO'will-swing the arm'y 9 in Zsuch a Vwayfasfto;rotate"fthe pinion 8,

which is in meshwith one of thesegmental e5 'Y gears 7, to impart movement thereto". Secured tothe pinions?, are substantially y curtains. XA curtain engaging hook is M formed at the lower end of each arm, the o, hooks extending laterally andembracing vpofr- 1 j tions of thefedges ofthe curtains, asclearly shown Aby Figure 4c of 'thevdrawing l From the foregoing it will be seen that `v due topthis construction, a pull on the Hexible member l0 'will cause'the arms 12 to,

swingV away from each other vseparating the, ,A Y

adjacent edges'of the curtain. After the cur- A80' been spread` the flexible-member t e secured to hold'the,` lcurtainsinsuch position against the weightof the curtains.

Itl will of course lbe understood that the l w supporting plate which supports the kpinions l,55 and arms,l is secured to thewindow frame acent to the upper portion thereof, and at y a point intermediate the side edgesl of the' frame, Aas shown by the drawing. y'

I claim: t A, t 1. A device for spreading curtains, comY prising gears, substantially rigid members' carried by the gears and engaging the cur'- v for rotating the gears to swing the rigid memberslaterally to sepaj 95. rate the curtains. A "l 2. Adevice forspreading curtains, com'- y yp risinga. supporting plate, a pair of gears, the teeth of the gears meshing, arms carried bythe gears and, engaging the curtains to QM f iaaaii I' swingthe curtains laterally, and a pinion in mesh With one of the gears for rotating the gears to move the arms. l

3. A device for spreading curtains, comprising a supporting plate, segmental gears pivotally mounted on the supporting plate andbeng in mesh with eachother, Yarms connected with the segmental gears, said arms having curtain engaging hooks, Aa pinion mounted on the supporting p late and inmesh With one ofthe gears to rotate the gears, and

means for operating the pinion.

4. A device for spreading curtains, com-` prising a supporting plate, movable .members on the supporting plate, a pair of arms mounted on the movablemembersandengaging the curtains, a pinion for operating Vthe movable members, an arm on thepinion, and a flexible member connected With the arm for operating thevlarm to rotateY the pinion to move the first mentioned arms.

In testimony that I claim `the foregoing as "my'owml have hereto aiixed my signature.

Y oLENoNv W. -CALLAHAR

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