US2115593A - Heading support - Google Patents

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April 26, 1938. E. STRUBE HEADING SUPPORT Filed July 16, 1937 WITNESSES 5 R Y 0% E T L N T m Wm w Is A M W Patented Apr. 26, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE READING SUPPORT Emma Strube, New York, N. Y.

Application July 16, 1937, Serial No. 154,004

4 Claims.

This invention relates to heading supports and particularly to an improved support for curtains, draperies and the like whereby they may be properly held in position.

An object of the invention is to provide a heading support which may be readily applied to curtains, draperies and the like and which will function to not only hold the curtains in proper position but at various elevations as may be desired by the operator.

Another object of the invention is to provide a heading support utilizing an apertured folded strip of fabric for receiving at different heights a hook or similar supporting member.

Another object of the invention is to provide a heading support which utilizes an apertured supporting folded strip of fabric which may be used in connection with a hook or in connection with a looped wire associated with a ringan hook.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of part of a window frame with a portion of a curtain having an embodiment of the invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view of a heading support in position illustrating the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through Fig. 2 approximately on the line 3-3;

0 line 4---4;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a support embodying the invention before it has been applied to the curtain;

Fig. 6 is an elevation of a. modified form of supporting hook to that shown in Fig. 3, the same being illustrated in connection with a bar.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, l indicates a window frame or other part of a building to which is secured a curtain pole 2 of any desired kind. The pole 2 is adapted to support the curtains or draperies 3 and in order to properly support these members at a desired elevation there has been provided a special heading'support 4 coacting with a hook 5 which hooks over the pole 2. The hook 5 has a comparatively long stem 6 bent back upon itself at 'I to form the return bar 8. The support 4 is a folded piece of fabric as shown in Fig. 5 and is formed with a number of apertures 9 at the point of folding. A line of stitching I0 is spaced a short distance from, the apertures and by this means there is provided a tubular formation for the reception of the return bar 8 of hook 5.

As shown in Fig. 1 the hook 5 is associated with Fig. 4 is a sectional view through Fig. 2 on the the center aperture 9 but it could be associated with the top aperture or the bottom aperture according to the height at which the curtains 3 are to be hung. It will also be evident that more or less apertures 9 could be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. When the support 4 is to be applied the curtains 3 are provided with the usual folds I l or any other desired folds and the web portion l2 of the support 4 is inserted into the fold and stitched in place by the stitching 13 as shown in Fig. 4. It will be noted that the stitching l3 not only holds the various folds II in place but holds the support 4 in correct position. After the support 4 has been secured to the curtain the various hooks 5 are ap plied and then these hooks are. placed over the pole 2.- If the curtain should be hung in this manner at too great an elevation or too low an elevation the hooks may be adjusted along the support 4 until the desired elevation is secured.

In Fig. 6 a slightly modified form of hook 5' is presented wherein the return bar 8' is much longer than bar B'and also wherein the hook portion is bent at l4 so as to readily receive a small eye in a large ring.

I claim:

1. The combination with a curtain having a folded portion, of a folded piece of fabric fitting between the folds of said curtain with the line of folding projecting from one surface of the curtain presenting a tubular formation, stitching for connecting said fabric to said curtain so that said tubular formation will be on the face of said curtain, and a hook having a U-shaped shank positioned so that one part of the shank will extend into said tubular formation and the other part exterior thereof.

2. A heading support including a folded strip of fabric presenting a tubular formation along the line of folding, said strip being provided with a row of apertures along said tubular formation, means for securing said strip of fabric to a curtain so that said apertures will be exposed on the face of the curtain, and a curtain pole receiving hook having a shank formed to extend through one of said apertures so that the shank will be in said tubular formation and the other part exterior thereof.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a curtain having a plurality of folded parts, a heading strip for each of said folded parts, each of said heading strips being formed as a folded piece of fabric having at the line of folding a tubular formation and a line of stitching spaced back from said line of folding arranged parallel with the line of folding, a second line of stitching parallel with the first-mentioned line of stitching for connecting the folded strips of fabric in the folds of said curtain so that said tubular formation will be on the face of said ourtain, and a hook for each of said strips of fabric, each of said hooks having a shank extending into said tubular formation.

4. A heading support including a piece of folded fabric, means spaced from and parallel to the line of folding for connecting portions of the fabric together so that the portion of the fabric adjacent said line of folding will present a tubular formation, and a hook having a shank positioned in said tubular formation for supporting said folded fabric.

EMIMA STRUBE.

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