US1965091A

US1965091A - Curtain fitting

Info

Publication number: US1965091A
Application number: US571309A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jacob M Wintrob
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-10-27
Filing date: 1931-10-27
Publication date: 1934-07-03
Anticipated expiration: 1951-07-03

Description

July 3, 1934a J. M. WINTROB 1,955,091

CURTAIN FITTING Filed Oct. 27. 193],

\ I NV EN TOR.

1 MMMMM Patented July 3, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention is for use with curtains which are adapted to be shifted by a drawcord and acts both as a support for the curtain and a suitable fastening for the drawcord.

The object of this invention is to produce a new and useful combination curtain holder and drawcord ring which can be economically produced and which can be readily attached or detached, both from the curtain and from the curtain rod without the use of additional fastening devices.

This invention also has for its object the provision of improved means for fastening the curtain to the curtain rod in such a manner that the curtain can be readily attached or removed without the use of needle and thread or similar fastenings so that when the curtain is removed, as for cleaning or the like, there will be no metal attached to the curtain to interfere with cleaning, storing or other handling of the curtain.

This invention also has for its object the provision of a fitting which makes possible the removal of the curtain from the curtain rod without disturbing the curtain rod. This removal of the curtain from the curtain rod can be accomplished without disturbing the curtain rod either by the removal of the curtain from the fitting or of the fitting from the curtain rod.

Another object of this invention is to provide a fitting which makes the removal and reinstallation of the curtain so easy that an unskilled person can easily accomplish same.

It also has for its object that provision of a curtain fitting which so simplifies the installation of curtains that they can be installed more rapidly and cheaply.

It also has for its object the provision of a combination curtain hook and drawcord fitting having the cord attaching portion so formed that tension of the drawcord tends to keep the curtain hook at a right angle to the curtain rod.

Another object of my invention is to provide a curtain fitting which in addition to serving as a means for attaching the curtain to the curtain rod, also provies a portion to which the drawcord may be fastened. and also serves to support the heading of the curtain.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following specification, and attached drawing and the appended claims:

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a curtain rod and curtain equipped with my novel curtain fitting. .In this view the curtain and the curtain fitting are shown in various stages of assembly to best illustrate the various advantages of my invention in facilitating installation and removal of curtains. I

Figure 2 is a curtain fitting with the curtain removed.

Figure 3 is a curtain fitting withthe curtain installed and with the curtain rod and drawcord being installed. V

Figure 4 is an enlarged section on line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a side view of a preferred form of my invention.

Figure 6 is a rear view of the curtain fitting shown in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a top View of. thecurtain fitting shown in Figure 5.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly Figure 2, it will be seen that my curtain fitting 1 consists of various portions preferably formed from a single continuous. piece of spring wire suitably bent and otherwise shaped to produce a curtain fitting which will accomplish the desired purpose. 2 is the point of the pin portion or heading support 3 which is adapted to be inserted into the heading of the curtain preferably adjacent to one of the seams back of the pleats when these pleats are present. 4 is the clamping portion which extends from the lower end of the pin portion 3 and serves to clamp the curtain and keep it in its correct position by friction. The bent portion 5 together with the pin portion or heading support 3 and the clamp 4 acts as a spring to press the portions 3 and 4 together and thus hold the curtain as has been described. To increase this holding effect, the portion 9 of the stem 3 may be indented as at 10' (see Figures 2 and 5). The portion 8 of the clamp 4 fits into this indentation 10 when no curtain is present and serves to press the curtain into the indentation 10 when the curtain has been installed. 6 is a curved hook portion which fits on the curtain rod 12 and which extends from the upper end of the clamping portion 4. The free end of the curved hook portion 6 extends in proximity to an intermediate part of the clamping portion 4, so as to provide the catch portion 11 which is so positioned that the curtain rod 12 cannot be inserted or removed from the hook 6 without springing the material of the hook portion 6. Therefore this hook portion 6 must be snapped on or off the rod 12 and when on the rod cannot be accidentally shaken therefrom. Referring to Figure 2 the curtain rod 12 is shown at 13 in dotted lines. and it here can readily be seen that it is too large to pass portion 11 without springing it aside. Referring to Figure 3 it will be seen that the portion 6 can be deflected sufiiciently to permit removal of the device from the curtain rod when desired.

This curtain fitting is provided with a loop portion at 7. This loop portion '7 serves as a means of attachment of the drawcord. It is pref erably made with its opening 17 somewhat smaller than the drawcord so that the drawcord can be snapped intoplace (see Figures 2 and 3) before being tied or otherwise secured thereto.

The pin portion 3, clamping portion 4, hook portion 6, and loop portion 7, are all preferably arranged in a common plane disposed at a right angle to the curtain rod when the device is mounted thereon. This arrangement greatly facilitates the manufacture and packaging of the devices.

In Figures 5, 6 and 7 is shown another modified form of my invention. This arrangement is preferred when it is important that the hook portion be kept at right angles to the curtain rod. Referring to Figures 5 and 6 it will be seen that the device there shown is identical with that shown in Figure 2 except that the portion 23 for attachment of the drawcord is made in a form wherein it has two

loops

25 and 26 and therefore has considerable width and also provision for tying the drawcord in two places as at 24. When the drawcord is so attached its tension keeps the two loops parallel thereto. Since the said loops are formed at right angles to the plane of the other portions and since the drawcord is located substantially parallel to the curtain rod the tension of the drawcord serves to keep the hook portion at right angles to the curtain rod.

Referring to Figure 1, here is illustrated the manner in which this fitting is applied to the curtain and the curtain rod. At 18 the hook has been snapped on the rod, but the curtain has not yet been inserted. At 19 the hook has been snapped on the rod, the curtain is partially inserted and the drawcord has been tied in place. At 20 the hook is on the rod, the curtain is in place and the drawcord has been tied. This is a complete assembly. At 21, the fitting has been inserted in the curtain but has not been put in its position on the curtain rod.

By referring to Figure 1 it can readily be seen that with the curtain fully installed it can readily be removed by an unskilled person and if desired the curtain hooks may be left on the rod as shown at 18 and 19. When the curtain is so removed the curtain hooks, drawcord and curtain rod are undisturbed and reasembly is an easy matter. On the other hand, it will sometimes be found advantageous to install the curtain by first mounting the devices in the curtain and then snapping the hooks on the curtain rods as shown at 20 and 21. The curtain may be removed in reverse manner.

It is to be understood that my invention may have its component portions differently arranged andorganized from that herein above described and illustrated in the attached drawing, without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

I claim:

1. A curtain hook device for mounting a drapery or curtain on a rod and adapted to have a drawcord associated therewith, said device being made of an integral strip of spring material having a pointed pin portion adapted to be embedded in the heading of a curtain, a clamping por tion extending upwardly from the lower end of the pin portion, a curved hook portion extending from the upper end of the clamping portion for mounting the device on the curtain rod, and a loop portion extending from the free end of the hook portion adapted to have the drawcord attached thereto, the free end of the hook portion extending in proximity to an intermediate portion of the clamping portion but separated therefrom a sufficient distance to permit the device to be snapped on and off the rod.

21A curtain hook device for mounting a drapery or curtain on a rod and adapted to have a drawcord associated therewith, said device being made of an integral strip of spring material having a substantially straight and pointed pin portion adapted to be embedded in the heading of a curtain, a straight clamping portion extending upwardly from the lower end of the pin portion substantially parallel thereto to a point intermediate the ends thereof, a curved hook portion extending from the upper end of the clamping portion for mounting the device on the curtain rod, and a loop portion extending from the free end of the hook portion adapted to have the drawcord attached thereto, the free end of the hook portion extending in proximity to an intermediate portion of the clamping portion but separated therefrom a sufficient distance to permit the device to be snapped on and off the rod.

3. Acurtain hook device for mountinga drapery or curtain on a rod and adapted to have the drawcord associated therewith, said device being made of an integral strip of spring material having a substantially straight and pointed pin portion adapted to be embedded in the heading of a curtain, a straight clamping portion extending upwardly from the lower end of the pin portion substantially parallel thereto to a point intermediate the ends thereof, a curved hook portion extending from the upper end of the clamping portion for mounting the device on the curtain rod, and a loop portion extending from the free end of the hook portion adapted to have the drawcord attached thereto, the free end of the hook portion extending in proximity to an intermediate portion of the clamping portion but separated therefrom a sufficient distance to permit the device to be snapped on and oif the rod, and the various portions of the device lying in a common plane disposed at a right angle to the rod when mounted thereon.

4. A curtain hook device for mounting a drapery or curtain on a rod and adapted to have a drawcord associated therewith, said device being made of an integral strip of spring material having a substantially straight pointed pin portion adapted to be embedded in the heading of a curtain, a straight clamping portion extending upwardly from the lower end of the pin portion substantially parallel thereto to a point intermediate the ends thereof, a curved hook portion extending from the upper end of the clamping portion for mounting the device on the curtain rod, the free end of the hook portion extending in proximity to an intermediate portion of the clamping portion but separated therefrom a suflicient distance to permit the device to be snapped on and off the rod, and a loop portion extending from the free end of the hook portion adapted to have the drawcord attached thereto, the part of the pin portion which extends above the upper end of the clamping portion serving to support the head ng of the curtain above the rod.

q 5,- A curtain hook device for mounting a drapery or curtain on a rod and adapted to have a drawcord associated therewith, said device being made of an intergral strip of spring material having a pointed pin portion adapted to be embedded in the heading of a curtain, a clamping portion extending upwardly from the lower end of the pin portion, a curved hook portion extending from the upper end of the clamping portion for mounting the device on the curtain rod, the free end of the hook portion extending in proximity to a part of the clamping portion whereby the device may be snapped on and off the rod; the pin, clamping, and hook portions lying in a common plane at a right angle to the rod when mounted thereon; and a pair of loop portions carried at the free end of the hook portion adapted to have the drawcord attached thereto and disposed in a plane at a right angle to the plane of the pin, clamping, and hook portions.

6. A curtain hook device for mounting a drapery or curtain on a rod and adapted to have a drawcord associated therewith, said device being made of an integral strip of spring material having a substantially straight and pointed pin portion adapted to be embedded in the heading of a curtain, a straight clamping portion extending upwardly from the lower end of the pin portion substantially parallel thereto to a point intermediate the ends thereof, a curved hook portion extending from the upper end of the clamping portion for mounting the device on the curtain rod, the part of the pin portion which extends above the upper end of the clamping portion serving to support the heading of the curtain above the rod, the free end of the hook portion extending in proximity to a part of the clamping portion whereby the device may be snapped on and off the rod; the pin, clamping, and hook portions lying in a common plane at a right angle to the rod when mounted thereon; and a pair of loop portions carried at the free end of the hook portion adapted to have the drawcord attached thereto and disposed in a plane at a right angle to the plane of the pin, clamping, and hook portions.

JACOB M. WINTROB.