US2452680A - Curtain and shade support - Google Patents

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Nov. 2, 1948. R. E. RATCLIFFE 2,452,680

CURTAIN AND SHADE SUPPORT Filed Nov. 25, 1944 v I 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1948- R. E. RATCLIFFE 2,452,680

CURTAIN AND SHADE SUPPORT Filed NOV. 25, 1944 I I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /P, 5, m4 Ta IFFE Patented Nov. 2, 1948 E UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CURTAIN D SHAPE SUPPORT Robert E. Ratcliffe, Dallas, Tex.

Application November 25, 1944, Serial No. 565,088

1 This invention relates to a combined curtain and shade support and it is one object of this invention to provide a support consisting of a main bracket adapted to be mounted against a window casement or frame, and an auxiliary bracket carried by the main bracket and extending upwardly therefrom, said brackets being 1 formed of plastic, metaLor'other suitable material, by moulding, extruding, casting, or in any other suitable manner and of such formation that the Another object of the invention is to so form the seat for the fiat curtain rod that when the rod is fitted within the seat it may be firmly held therein.

Another object of the invention is to so form the main bracket that Venetian blinds may be suspended between them.

Another object of the invention is to provide a main bracket so formed that its rear end portion may fit within the upper portion of a track for the lower sash and have associated with it a bracket for mounting a shade roller.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanyin drawings, wherein;

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the improved curtain and shade support mounted upon a window frame,

Fig. 2 is a view showing the upper portion of the window frame in vertical section and the improved curtain and shade support in side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the auxiliary bracket. J

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of the main bracket.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the auxiliary bracket applied to the main bracket.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the auxiliary bracket with a fiat curtain rod applied thereto.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a portion of the auxiliary bracket with a flat curtain rod mounted in another position.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a bracket for carrying a shade roller.

This improved curtain and shade support is used for supporting shade rollers, Venetian '2 Claims. (Cl. 248-252) blinds, and various types of curtain poles and rods across the upper portion of a window frame F, the supports being mounted at opposite sides of the frame, as shown in Fig. l. The supports are of duplicate construction and each includes a main bracket l' and an auxiliary bracket!- detachably applied to the main bracket, the main bracket also having associated with it a bracket 3 for carrying a shade roller. The brackets are preferably formed of plastic but it will be understood that metal or other materials found suitable may be used and that the bracketsm'ay b'e formedby moulding, extruding, casting or in any other practical manner.

The main bracket hasla shank 4 which has its rear portion bent laterally, as shown at'5,

to provide an offset rear end 6 formed'with openings l to receive securing screws 8 by means of which this "attaching portion 6 is firmly s'e cured in the track 9 for the inner sash of the window. An arm [0 'projects transversely from the frontend of the shank for extending across the adjacent side'portion of the frame F. A tongue I I is spaced forwardly from the arm 10 "iii substantially parallel relation thereto and, at its outerend, is connected with the arnrby an nd bar iz'earrymg a'boss I3 formed with a bore I4, through which the shank of a bracket for carryingfovrdraperies may be mounted. There has also been'provided a web 15 extending between the arm and the tongue in spaced relation to the end member l2 and constituting a wall for a socket IE to receive the lower end of the auxiliary bracket 2 and removably mount the auxiliary bracket in upright position over the outer end of the main bracket.

The auxiliary bracket 2 is also formed of plastic or other suitable material and has a shank H, the lower end of which is formed With a U- shaped foot I 8 of such dimensions that it fits snugly into the socket l6 of the companion main bracket. A tongue l9 extends from the free arm of the foot for resting upon the portion of the arm In which forms the rear arm of the socket l6 and opposite this tongue the shank carries a rib 2D for resting upon the front wall of the socket. The tongue and the rib will serve very effectively to limit downward movement of the foot l8 into the socket l6 and also to prevent the auxiliary bracket from tilting forwardly or rearwardly out of a perpendicular position. Since the material at the bottom of the foot is comparatively thick the foot will not be liable to be broken. At its upper end, the shank terminates in a forwardly curved bill 2! and in spaced relation to its upper end, the shank carries a forwardly extending upwardly curved arm 22 which cooperates with the upper portion of the shank to form a head having front and rear forks and adapted to receive a curtain pole 23 and removably support the pole across the window frame.

The arm or front fork 22 terminates in fingers 24 terminating in rearwardly bent ends 25 for engaging across the pole 23, and through the bent ends or. the fingers: are "formedopenings 26 throughWhich the "shank of a hook 21 'may be passed, as shown in Fig. 8, to engage the pole and assist in preventing accidental dislodgement of the pole. The hook 21 serves as'zacarrier for a ring 28 which serves as an anchor for a curtain and the hook will serve to prevent accidental-dislodgement of a fiat curtain rod-'29-snapped into place between the fingers and supported across the window frame, as shown in Fig. 9. '-Instead of mounting the flat extensible curtain rod 29 between the fingers 24, it may be mounted-under the' fork 22 and rest upon a bill- 30 where it :will

betgripped by the bill'and the fork or arm and firmly held in place. Referring again to Fig. 8, -it-will be seen that the flat curtain rod 29 may be. mounted between the tongues ll of the two brackets with the tongues wedged into ends of therods, as shown inFig. 3, where the-rod is indicated by dotted lines and the tapered tongue .shown wedged into the rod.

.Thebracketd for mountinga shade. roller is disposed in the uppenpor-tion of the track 8 for the inner or lower window sash and has -a head or body 3| formed with transverse ribs 32 defining a seat 33 to receive the rear. end portion 6 of the main bracket. Openings 34 are formed in the head 31 to register with the openings I and. accommodate the screws 8 so that the screws serve to secure the bracket 3 as well as the mainbracket .l; -A tongue 35-projects downwardly from the 1-body portion of thebracket 3 and, at its lower Z end,.carries a-soCket-BB formedvrith an opening 31 whichmay be circular, as shown in Fig. 11,

-to receivethe-pintle of a shade roller, or rectangular in order to receive the keyior the spring of the roller.

Iii-addition to serving as supports-for window shades and curtain rods or poles,- the brackets may also serve as means .for --mounting Venetian blinds, such use-being illustrated-inFig. 8, where the head bar 38 of Veneprising a main bracket adapted to be secured to a -window frame and provided with a socket open at upper and lower ends, and an auxiliary bracket 'over the' main bracket including a vertical shank having its lower-end removably engaged in said socket, front and rear forks carried by said shank and" curved towards each other for fitting about the curtain pole, and one fork terminating in innerand outer fingers formed with openings 'fOI' --receiving a fastener to hold a curtain r-od' between the fingers and projecting from the inner 'finger 'to engage a curtainpole and hold the same between the forks.

1 2..A support of the character described comprising a main bracket adapted to be secured to .a-window frame-and provided with a socket open atupper-an-d lower ends, and an auxiliary bracket over the mainbracket including a vertical shank having its lower end removably engaged in said :socket, forks carried by said shank for receiving a curtain pole, said forks having-upper portions curved toward each other. and a bill-projecting forwardly rand upwardly from saidshank under one fork and cooperating therewith for holding a curtain rod. 1

ROBERT E. -RATCLIFFE.

" file of i thispatent:

' UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 506,301 Bonney Oct) 10, 1893 506,346 Stearns Oct." 10, 1893 542510 Williams July 9,1895

Ratcliffe Mar. 4, 1941

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