US1882549A - Curtain plaiting and hanging device - Google Patents

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B. WILSON.

' CURTAIN PLAITING AND HANGING DEVICE Filed Aug. 3. 1927 Patented Oct. 11, 1932 were!) srA'rs BROADUS WILSQN, 0F RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA CURTAIN PLAITING AND HANGING DEVICE Application filed August 3, 1927. Serial No. 210,437.

My invention relates to improvements in curtain plaiting and hanging devices. Hereto'fore curtains and draperies, which were to be hung in plaits or folds, have had the folds or plaits sewed in and then a hook, plate, ring, or other device for attaching to rod or rings on a rod, sewed on each fold or plait. This has been a time-consuming operation in curtain work rooms, and hence very expensive. Also, the various types of attaching means now on the market have disadvantages in handling, as a great many of them have sharp points or edges which are apt to tear the curtains when laundering, cleaning, etc. and it is very diflicult to sew such means on curtains so that the resulting plaits will be uniform.

The principal object of my invention is to afford improved devices for holding plaits and hanging curtains which will overcome many of the disadvantages of present devices and also to afford mechanical means for attaching these devices to curtains and draperies without the necessity of sewing.

Fig. l is an end view of the combined plait holding and hanging clamp plates, showing the relation of the cloth after being placed between the clamping plates before clamping together, also showing one of the preferred shapes of these pieces.

Fig. 2 shows a type of the plait holding and curtain hanging device for heavy curtains made to be fastened together by rivets as well as clamping, as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the plait clamping and curtain hanging plates.

Fig. 4 shows the improved ring adapted to receive curtain hanging plates.

Fig. 5 shows a plurality of the combination of these devices supporting a curtain on a rod.

Fig. 6 is an end view of the combined devices holding a curtain on a rod.

Fig. 7 shows form of plates adapted for use with thin or silk curtains which would be too light for use with plates shown in Figs. 1 and 2. 1

Coming to the explanation of figures: 1 is a rod which may be either round as shown or any other desired shape and size, around the rod rings 2 of a suitable size and shape preferred as shown in Fig. 4. 3 is the our.

tain to which is fastened by clamping the sides of plait 9 with a rectangular plate 4, having a button 5 and another rectangular plate 6 shaped to hold the plate a when the two are clamped together, forming a plait 9 Fig. 1 and Fig. 5. The button 5 is inserted in the hollow 12 formed by the upturned portion 7 of the ring 2 and the curtain is held upright by the weight of the drapery.

The plate 4 may be made either with the button in the position as shown in Fig. 5 so that the curtain will be held above the rod, or it may be in the position shown in Fig. 3

in which the curtainwould only cover the bottom of the rod or any other desired position along the plate 4. In any case a zone of rigidity is produced near the top of, the drapery which holds the folds in place.

For heavy draperies plates 4 and 6 may take the form as in Fig. 2 which are the same as in Fig. 1 except that rivet-s or eyelets 10 in plate 6 fit in holes 11 in plate 4: so that they may flattening the ends of eyelets 10 as well as clamping the sides. For very thin or silk draperies a form of plates 4. and 6 as shown in Fig. 7 may be used, held together only by flattening the rivets 10 after pushing through holes 11 in plate 4 with the folds of the curtain 3 being held together by the corrugations in the plates and the pressure of the rivets. Small holes are also provided in this form so that plate might be sewed on if for any reason clamps become disengaged.

Coming to the explanation of the operation of these devices, after being attached to draperies Fig. 4 shows the improved type of ring which is very inexpensive to manufacture and is new in that the bent portion 7 which forms the hollow 12 to receive'button 5 is bent in a plane at right angle to the plane of the ring and on the side thereof and button 5 is attached as shown in Fig. 6 simply by inserting in hollow 12. Ringsin suflicient number to take care of the number of plait holders attached to curtains are threaded on the pole which may be either round, flat, or any other desired shape and be clamped together by y pose.

the curtains hung on as shown in Fig. 5 by inserting the button '5 in the hollow 12 in each ring. Plait clamps may be made with the button 5 in any desired position so that curtain may be held above the rod and fixtures as in Fig. 5 or button may be near the top of fixture so that curtain hangs under the rod; This type of fixture is equally well adapted to curtains which are made with traverse cords or made to hang stationary.

Of course, it wouldbe possible to make 1 these clamping devices in a great variety of different forms and shapes as even would partially accomplish the same purparticular forms as shown in the; drawing. as these might be made in a wide variation with-,- out departing from the scope of my inventicn. It will be readily appreciated from the above description that this type of fiX- tare-has a great many anvantages over equip ment in use at present, aside from: the reat saving 111 time 1n form-mg and holding plaits.

,. For instance, when curtains are taken down either to store or to clean, the button 5 will: be very much less aptto damage the curtains than a hook, ring,or ferrule. Then, too, these fixtures hold French headings above a the rod by the simple welght of the curtain 1 formed for en a 'ement in the flan es on, the

. I: C) D first member and adapted to hold'said plait in fixed position when the said flanges are clamped together over asecond substantially rectangular member.

2. In a device of the hind described two rectangular plates, thebody of at least one'of said plates raised from the plane of two of its opposite edges, means integral with one of the plates corresponding to and engage i able thru= perforations in the otherplate and adapted to hold the-two-plates over the folds of a plait.

3. The combination of two springable plates, two opposite edges of one of said plates adapted to engage corresponding op posite edges of the other plate; the body portion of at least one of said plates bent from. the plane of the said opposite edges, with means adaptedto hold the two plates together in sprung position over the folds of a plait.

fiat plates held together with rivets as shown in Fig- 2.

So that I do not limit myself tothe- 4. A drapery supporting means oomprising in combination a member adapted to be enclosed in a plait, a second member, raised portions on said first member engageable thru perforations in the second member, supporting means on the outside of said plait coacting with said second member to support a drapery secured between the two said members.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

7 BROADUS WILSON.

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