US2497446A

US2497446A - Bracket for curtains and draperies

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Publication number: US2497446A
Application number: US682874A
Authority: US
Inventors: Golding James Leonard; Irwin C Bowman; William H Comerford
Original assignee: ANN GOLDING; EVELYN L GOLDING; LEONARD GOLDING J
Current assignee: ANN GOLDING; EVELYN L GOLDING; J LEONARD GOLDING; LEONARD GOLDING J
Priority date: 1946-07-11
Filing date: 1946-07-11
Publication date: 1950-02-14
Anticipated expiration: 1967-02-14

Description

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BRACKET FOR CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 11, 1946 on line -5 of Pig. 2. fastened in the center of parallel bar frame 5 Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the is a slotted plate i3, extending rearwardly and V assembly of draperies and bracket with a decoraon a horizontal plane with bars 5, to which is tive member. 35 slidably mounted an L-shaped member H, which the window frame to which brackets 2 are permathe bracket 2 may be firmly held in any extended Patented Feb. 14,1950

UNITED s'rA'rss PATENT orrlca annexe-r ron CURTAINS AND nnaramns James Leonard Golding and Irwin .C. Bowman,

Chicago, and William H. Comerford, 'Bellwood, IlL, assignors to J. Leonard Golding; Evelyn L. Golding, and Ann Golding, doing business as Plasti-Glo Manufacturing Company,apartnership Application July 11, 1946, Serial No. 682,874-

BOlaims. (01.211-89) This inventionrelates to a bracket for attachmember having sp g effect, which will give when merit to window frame or wall, and more particufolds, of curtains or draperies. are inserted. larly, refers to a bracket which, when associated The prongs I and ll of fingers I are crinkled so w th draperies or curtains, will cause them to as to provide several points of contact [8 with as ume a pleated position. 5 each other. The arrangement ofprongsfl and I One object of this invention is to provide a are such that one rigid prong I and one unimpi easyrmethod of draping curtains or draattached prong 8. is disposed on opposite sides D f es. in uniform folds by means of a bracket of interstices 6. It will thus beseen that the having spaced slots to receive said folds. combination ofprongs. I and 8 serve the dual Another object of this inention is to provide 10' function of allowing flexibility for the insertion a bracket capable of receiving folds of draperies of various sizes pf curtains and draperies, and and curtains of-.:varyingthicknesses and mainsimultaneously=provide tension on said folds of taining said folds under constant tension. draperies, so as to maintain them in position and A further object of this invention is to provide prevent slipping or loosening. The tension is not 8 k a p e of being readily positioned at sufilciently great to bind, and thus, allows the a forty-five degree angle to facilitate draping user to make any adjustment desirable in arcontinuous curtains or draperies around a winranging the folds with ease. One end'of the dow frame. parallel bar 5 has permanently attachedto it a In the figures on Sheets'l and 2, identical member 9, constructed, of thicker metal prefletters and numerals indicate like parts. erably 11 gauge wire, which is parallel and adja- Referring to the drawing, cent to flexible prong 8. Said member ii has a Fig.1 is a perspective view showing a complete function of providing aperture ill for the inserassembly of the drapery associated with two tion of drapery material, as well as means for de-- brackets permanently attached to the window tachably mounting decorative member, more fully frame. 5 illustrated in Figs. 6 and '7. At the opposite end Fig. 2 is a plan view of thebracket. of parallel bars 5, extending rearwardly and Fig. 3 is a front; sectional view of the bracket parallel with fingers 4 is spacer member ll. Memtaken along the lineHof-Fig'l" ber ll provides a means for holding in p ace Fig. 4 is-a front elevationalview of the bracket the top end of the draperies or curtains. Eyelet attached to the window frame. i2 on member I I may be used to secure the top Fig. 5 is a section view-of the bracket taken end of the drapery or curtain. Permanently Fig. 'l is a planview of a section of the bracket is permanently fastened to the wall'by means of with decorative member attached thereto. screws i5. Slotted plate i3. may be forwardly Referring to Fig. 1' of .thedrawing, i designates or rearwardly extended the length of slot i'Land nently attached at the top corners thereof and 4 position by tightening nut and bolt It at any are disposed at an angle of forty-five degrees to point within the slot l1, thereby allowing the the horizontal plane. Associated with brackets user to set his curtains and draperies from the 2 is drapery [inserted in slotsof bracket 2, more wall. L-shaped member ll has a downwardly fully illustrated in Fig. 2 to form uniform folds punched lug 2|,which projectsinto slot i1, .i'hus surrounding window frame I. 5 keeping both the slotted plate I; and L-Shaped I Fig. 2 illustratesindetail bracket 2 with aselies member is parallel with each other. L-shaped of fingers 4, preferably. made of metal of member is also has an upwardly punched lug approximately thirteen gauge wire, the ends of 22 to preclude a rotation of the nut on'bolt i6. which are inserted between two parallel bars 5. This can be clearly" seen in Figs. 2 and 5. The The fingers I are adjacent each other and spaced 5 adjustment can be made by a screw driver, and it to provide interstices 6, into which the folds of is not necessary to use pliers or a wrench. the draperies are inserted. Only oneprong l of Fig. 3 is a section view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 each finger l is rigidly fastened to the lower bar and illustrates in greater detail the construction I. The other prong 2 of'flnger 4 is unattached of parallel bars 5 and prongs 1 and 8.1Member to parallel bars i, thereby providing a flexible u H is of greater thickness, preferably 13 gauge wire, than prongs 1 and 8. Member II and prong I are inserted between parallel bars I and are permanently afiixed to the parallel bars 5, by spot welding, whereas, prongs 8 of fingers l are unattached and free to flex, as more fully explained heretofore.

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of brackets 2 and illustrates the manner in which said bracket 2 is mounted on the wall. L-shaped member I l terminates in a V-shape in such fashion that the sides i! are at a. forty-five degree angle. In many instances. it is desirable to adjust the brackets 2 to the fram so that the fingers 4- are disposed in a plane, which is'fortyfive degrees from the horizontal. To eliminate the necessity of measuring this angle by means of a protractor, all that is required is to place one of the edges is parallel with the window frame. In most instances, all that is necessary is to place the edge I! upon the upper vertical moulding, thereby assuring an accurate disposition of the bracket and eliminating any guess work. This also assures correct alignment of the two brackets disposed at the upper corners of the frame as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 6.

Fig. 5 is a section view of the bracket taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2 and shows in greater detail the construction of L-shaped member I in cooperation with slotted plate ii. The downwardly punched lug 2| of L-shaped member it projects into slot ll ofplate l3,-.the edges of lug 2| being flush with the edges of slot ll, thereby preventing side to side motion of L-shaped member ll. Adjacent the II for nut and bolt i6 is an upwardly punched lug 22, spaced so that said lug 22 is flush with one edge of nut it, thus preventing the rotation and loosening of nut and bolt l6 and providing a facile method of the screws adjustment by the use of only a screw driver and dispensing with pliers and a wrenc In Fig. 5 can also be seen the manner in which L-shaped member I4 is permanently attached to window frame I by means of screw i5. It can also be seen in Fig. 5 that the special extension of the bracket from the window frame I may be easily adjusted within the confines of slot I! by screw adjustment Ii.

Fig. 6 illustrates a drapery assembly with decorative member 20 with the brackets 2, thereby lending a more aesthetic appearance to the entire assembly.

In Fig. 'I can be seen the means of inserting decorative member 20 in the aperture It provided by the member s and prong 8 of finger 4. This provides a simple and expeditious means for the user to insert the decorative member 20.

While we have shown and described a few embodiments of our invention, this is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope of our invention. Our invention is limited solely by and in the following claims, in which we wish to claim all novel features inherent therein.

We claim:

1. A bracket adapted to drape curtains and draperies which comprises two parallel spaced permanently fastened together, a series of crinkled U- ped fingers disposed adjacent one another, each finger having its prongs inserted between the parallel bars with alternate prongs attached to a bar, and the other prongs unattached and free to fiex, thereby having pairs of adjacent prongs consisting of one attached and one unattached in such manner that the adjacent prongs are adapted to maintain tension on drapery inserted between them, an end memhole provided in member her secured at one end of the bar adjacent an unattached prong and parallel to and extending forwardly in the same direction as the fingers and means for mounting said bracket on a wall.

2. A bracket adapted to draperies which comprises two parallel spaced bars permanently fastened together, a Series of crinkled U-shaped fingers disposed adjacent one another, each finger having its prongs inserted between the parallel bars with alternate prongs attached to a bar, and the other prongs unattached and free to flex, thereby having pairs of adjacent prongs consisting of one attached and one unattached in such manner that the adjacent prongs are adapted to maintain tension on drapery inserted between them, an end member secured at one end of the bar adjacent an unattached prong and parallel to and extending forwardly in the same direction as the fingers, a spacer member secured at the other end of the bars parallel to and extending rearwardly from the direction of the fingers and means for mounting said bracket on a wall.

3. A bracket adapted to drape curtains and draperies which comprises two parallel spaced bars permanently fastened together, a series of crinkled U-shaped fingers disposed adjacent one another, each finger having its prongs inserted between the parallel bars with alternate prongs attached to a bar, -and the other prongs unattached and free to flex, thereby having pairs drape curtains and of adjacent prongs consisting of one attached and one unattached in such manner that the adjacent prongs are adapted to maintain tension on drapery inserted between them, a spacer member secured at the other end of the bars parallel to and extending rearwardly from the direction of the fingers and mea for mounting said bracket onawali.

4. A bracket, adapted to drape curtains and draperies which comprises two parallel spaced bars permanently fastened together, a series of crinkled U-shaped fingers disposed adjacent one another, each finger having its prongs inserted between the parallel bars with alternate prongs attached to a bar, and the other prongs unattached and free to fiex, thereby having pairs of adjacent prongs consisting of one attached and one unattached in such manner that the adjacent prongs are adapted to maintain-tension on drapery inserted between them, an end member secured at one end of the bar adjacent an unattached prong and parallel to and extending forwardly in the same direction as the fingers, a decorative member detachably mounted on said bracket by means of an extended member'on said decorative member inserted between said end member and the prong adjacent thereto and means for mounting said bracket on a wall.

5. A bracket adapted to drape curtains and draperies which comprises two parallel spaced bars permanently fastened together, a. series of crinkled U-shaped fingers disposed adjacent one another, each finger having its prongs inserted between the parallel bars with alternate prongs to a bar, and the other prongs unatand free to flex, thereby having pairs of adjacent prongs consisting of one attached and one unattached in such manner that the adjacent prongs are on drapery inserted between them, an end mem ber secured at one end of the bar adjacent an unattached prong and parallel to and extending forwardly in the same direction as the fingers, a spacer member secured at the other end of adapted to maintain tension the bars parallel to and extending rearwardly serted to engage the slotted member and the from the direction of the fingers, and means L-shaped member, an upwardly punched lug adfor mounting said bracket on awall. jacent the hole in said L-shaped member and 6. A bracket adapted to drape curtains and flush with the nut screwed. on said bolt, said draperies which comprises two parallel spaced L-sha ed member terminating in av-shape with bars ermanently fastened together at their ends, both sides of the V at a forty-five degree angle, a series of crinkled U-shaped fingers disposed and a decorative member detachably mounted adiacent one another, each finger having its on said bracket by means of an extended memprongs inserted between the parallel bars, with ber on said decorative member, inserted between alternate :prongs attached to a bar, and the other said end member and the prong adjacent thereto. prongs unattached and free to flex, thereby hav- JAMES LEONARD GOLDING.

ing pairs of adjacent prongs consisting of one IRWIN C. BOWMAN.

attached and one unattached in such manner WM. H. COMERFORD.

that the adjacent prongs are adapted to maintain tension on drapery inserted between them, REFERENCES CITED an end member secured at one end 0f the bars The following references are of record in the and parallel to and extending torwardlyin the fil of this patent; same direction as the fingers, a spacer member secured at the other end of the bars parallel to U ITED STATES PATENTS and extending rearwardly from the direction of N be N the fingers, said spacer member terminating in 2. 5 N f' M g' 89 an eyelet, a slotted plate attached to and ex- 1701 51 tending rearwardly from the center of the bars, 1989257 "3 1935 an L-shaped member slidably mounted to said i 8". i 1939 slotted plate, said L-shaped member havin a 2'321196 G g: 1943 downwardly punched lug projecting into the slot 2386691 i 3:: 1945 to prevent side to side motion, a hole in said L-shaped member through which a bolt is in-