US1849707A

US1849707A - Apparatus for stretching curtains

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Publication number: US1849707A
Application number: US365336A
Authority: US
Inventors: Isabelle M Clark
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1929-05-23
Filing date: 1929-05-23
Publication date: 1932-03-15
Anticipated expiration: 1949-03-15

Description

March 15', 1932. l. M. CLARK 1,849,707

APPARATUS FOR STRETCHING CURTAINS Filed May 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l (rx I @QE-.ww |F||||||||||||||1|||.||||

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APPARATUS FOR STRETCHING CURTAINS.

Filed May 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 tcd INVENTOR 4 TTRNEY i\ BY STATES ATENT FFICE ISABELLE M. CLARK, F CLEVELAND, OHIO UNITE APPARATUS FOR STRETCI-IING CURTAINS Application led May 23, 1929. Serial No. 365,336;

rThis invention relates to a method and ap- 7 are detail views showing the pins for separatus for stretching and drying curtains. curing the curtains in place.

The main object of the invention is to Referring now to the drawings, the device provide a method and apparatus for stretch- Consists essentially of a rigid, rectangular ing and drying curtains in which it is not frame comprising side bars 1 and 2 and end55 necessary to pierce the front and

bottom bars

8 and 4 which are secured together in edges of the curtain with pins. any suitable manner as by screws. Disposed Another object of the invention is to probelow the side bars 1 and 2 are a pair of bars vide a curtain stretcher of the character de- 5 and 6 which are spaced from the

bars

1 and 10 scribed which comprises a rectangular frame 2 by means of blocks 7 and 9. The bars 1 and -60 permanently secured together and having 2, the blocks 7, S and 9 and the side bars 5 comparatively few parts which are readily rand 6 may all be secured together by suitassembled and disassembled; and which is able screws or in any other manner desired. well adapted for quantity production at com- Connecting the bars 5 and 6 are a plurality paratively low cos of cross bars 10, l1, 12 and 13. Arranged A further object of the invention is to prowithin the frame and slidable longitudinally vide a curtain frame of the character set thereof is an adjustable end bar 14 `which is forth which is provided at one end thereof secured in position by clamps 15 and 16 havwith a portion adapted to receive and suping thumb screws 15 and 16. Extending port the fringe portion of the curtain. longitudinally of the frame and adjusted lat- 70 A further object of the invention is to erally thereof is a side bar 17 which is seprovide a curtain frame which is adjustable cured to the frame by means of U-shaped for dierent size curtains and which is proclamps 18 and 19 disposed at opposite ends vided with means for stretching the bottom thereof and adapted to be secured in position and front' hems straight without pin holes by thumb screws 20 and 21. rlhe end bar 4 of and without causing undesirable scallops. the frame is provided adjacent each end A still further object of the invention is to thereof with

upstanding pins

22, 23, and 24, provide a. curtain frame of the character de- 25, the purpose of which will hereinafter apscribed which is adapted to receive a pluralpear. Carried by' the side bar 5 of the frame ity of curtains of the same size thereon simulare a plurality of

clamps

26, 27, 28, 29 and 3() 80 taneously andA which is also provided with which are pivotally secured to the bar 5 as means for supporting a curtain while the shown most clearly in Fig. 4. The frame is same'is being secured to the frame. adapted to be supported in the horizontal A still further object of the invention is position by means of suitable legs, two of to provide a curtain stretcher adapted to be which are shown at 31 and 32. The frame is supported at such a height that the operator provided about its periphery with a suitable may use the same without bending over, the scale preferably calibrated in inches. rlhe frame being capable of extensive adjustment adjustable end member 14 and the adjustable to enable curtains of many different sizes t0 side member 17 are each provided on the up- 40 be Stretlled tllleOIl. per surface thereof with a scale which is also 90 Further and more limited objects of the preferably calibrated in inches. The side invention will. appear as the description promember 17 has secured along one side thereof ceeds and by reference to the accompanying a plurality of pins 33 which are adapted to drawings in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view be`moved to the position shown in Fig. 5, the of the preferred embodiment of my curtain bar being provided with grooves 34 in which 95 stretcher; Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation the pins vengr-.ge when moved to the vertical with a portion of the legs broken away; Fig. position.. rlhe adjustable end bar 14 is pro- 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3 3 vided with a plurality of pins 35 which proof 1; Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view ject upwardly from the upper face thereof, m on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and Figs. 5, 6 and as shown most clearly in Fig. 4. 'o

IVhen it is desired to place the curtain upon the. frame, the frame is lirst set up in horizontal position. The curtain is then placed, crowded together lengthwise, upon the frame and rests upon the bars l0, 11, l2 and 13, with the lowermost or fringe edge resting upon the end bar il. The front lower corner of the curtain is then secured over the upstanding pins 36 and 37, disposed adjacent one corner of the frame. The front edge of the curtain is then stretched along the surface of bar No. l. The adjustable end bar l is then set at top of the curtain and secured. The front top corner of the curtain is then secured over one of the pins 35 in the bar lil- A side bar 3S is then placed over this edge of the curtain and secured in place by the

clamps

26, 27, 2S, 29 and 80. rlhe bar 38 is corrugated on the under side thereof, as shown most clearly in Fig. Ll, to permitcirculation of air between the bar 88 and bar l to dry the curtain. This bar securely clamps one longitudinal edge of the curtain in place. The opposite longitudinal edge of the curtain is then secured to the pins 33 carried by the bar 17, which is placed on the frame about eighteen inches from bar l. The operator then grasps the bar 17 with both hands, spread far apart, and moves the bar laterally on the frame until the curtain has been stretched as wide as is possible to stretch it, and then secures the bar in place by means of the thumb screws 20 and 2l, this position being first determined by the scale on the end bars 3 and 4l.

In order to stretch the curtain longitudinally or lengthwise, a bar 39 is inserted through or within the lower hem of a curtain and the opposite ends of the same are placed between the

pins

22, 23 and 24, 25, as shown most clearly in Fig. i. The opposite end of the curtain is then secured to the adjustable end bar lll by fastening the same over the pins 35. The curtain will now be firmly secured in place and will be allowed to dry.

Then the curtain is taken off the frame there will be no pinholes or undesirable scallops along the bottom end or front edge of. the curtain, these edges being held in place by the

bars

38 and 39 respectively and will be straight like when new. The narrow hein or back edge of the curtain will be pierced by the pins 33 and the upper hem of the curtain will be pierced by the pins 35. and due to the manner in which the curtain has been placed on the frame, there will be straight hems or edges on three sides of the curtain. The top end of the curtain will have pinholes and scallops, but they will not be noticeable in the fullness when the curtain is hung at the window on the curtain rod. The pinholes in the long, back edge of the curtain vill not show, the pins having pierced the curtain about one-half inch from edge or very close to ma chine stitching holding the hem in place and when gone over with a hot iron after the curtain is taken olf the frame, the pinholes will be obliterated.

The end member l of the frame is of considerable width and provides a means for supporting the fringe of the curtain so that the same may be combed out straight while still wet or damp. The frame is quickly and easily adjustable to accommondate curtains of different sizes and there are no parts to add to or remove from the frame in order to stretch a very short or a very narrow curtain. rIhe member extending through the bottoni iem of the curtain and the clamping member extending along one edge of the curtain eliminates the difficulty and objection of pinholes and undesirable scallops along these edges.

Another advantage of my construction is that a number of curtains of the same di mensions can be stretched at the same time, the

use of the pins on two edges of the curtain combined Tith the clamped bars on the other two edges making this possible, and the perforated and uneven underside of the bars allowing the curtain hems to dry quickly.

rlie manner of securing the curtain on the stretcher also tends to reduce the probability of tearing or ripping the curtain or the hands, and even should there be a small tear in the curtain before it is put on the frame,

it will not be enlarged or stretched unduly.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction and in the manner of arranging and securing the various parts in position without departing from the spirit of my invention. It is also to be understood that the order in which the upper and lower hems of the curtains are secured in place may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention. The embodiment of my invention herein disclosed is to be construed merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense and it is understood that my invention is limited only in accordance with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. In a curtain stretching frame, side and end bars, a sliding side bar laterally adjustable with respect to one of said side bars,`

a slidinv end bar laterally adjustable with respect to one of said end bars, and cross bars under the other bars to prevent a curtain falling through said frame while being attached, said 'sliding bars being provided with a series of pins for holding a curtain by piercing therethrough, one end bar having means thereon for holding a strip passing through the hem of the curtain, and one side bar having means for clamping one edge of the curtain.

2. In a curtain stretching frame, side and end bars, a sliding side bar laterally adjustable with respect to one of said side bars, a sliding end bar laterally adjustable with 'Lit respect to one of said end bars, and cross bars under the other bars to prevent a curtain falling through said frame while being attached, said sliding bars being provided with a series of pins for holding a curtain by piercing therethrough, one end bar having means thereon for holding a strip passing through the hem ofthe curtain, and one side bar having means for clamping one edge of the curtain, said irst means comprising two pairs of pins between which the ends of said strip are received.

3. In a curtain stretching frame, side and end bars, a sliding side bar laterally adjustable with respect to one of said side bars,

a sliding end bar laterally adjustable with respect to one of said end bars, and cross bars under the other bars to prevent a curtain falling through said frame while being attached, at least one of said sliding bars being provided with a series of pins for holding a curtain by piercing therethrough, one end bar having means thereon for holding a strip passing through the hem of the curtain, and one side bar having means for clamping one edge of the curtain.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aix my signature.

ISABELLE M. CLARK.