US2537734A - Tie-back curtain - Google Patents

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Jan. 9, 1951 J. w. BUBEcK 21,537,734

TIE-BACK CURTAIN Filed July 19, 1948 Patented Jan. 9, 1.951

TIE-BACK CURTAIN Jeannette Walton Bubeck, Los Angeles, Calif. Application July 19, 1948, Serial No. 39,509

2 Claims. (Cl. 16o-123) The present invention relates to tie-back curtains in general, but has particular reference to a novel means to quickly and accurately determine the correct proportions thereof to ensure harmony and daintiness, in contra-distinction to the present practice of draping huge masses of bunched curtain material along the sides of a window and in such an over-hanging manner as to destroy the prime purpose of the window, which is of course to admit light and to permit of free vision therethrough.

Other than for a sense of privacy obtained by window curtains, their principal purpose is to frame the window opening in a pleasing, harmonious and colorful manner, and the material selected for this purpose usually reflects the taste of the home maker, but aside from these last mentioned considerations, there is still another which enters into the effect obtained by window curtains, and that is the matter of balance and proportion of the component parts or" the tie-back curtain, for it is clearly established that in curtains as in other matters, there is a denite balance and proportion to be sought when taken in consideration with the area enclosed by the window frame, that is proper and harmonious, and which if otherwise, is unconsciously recognized 2 Figure 4 is a view of a completed curtain laid out and proportioned after the method and lil as being awkward without being fully aware of y the cause of sensed discord.

Being aware 'of the afore-mentioned considerations, I have evolved a new and easily employed method of correctly proportioning the upper and side panels of a tie-back curtain, for any window size, which is compatible with those considerations of harmony which are based upon physical proportion.

To the above and such other objects, features and advantages thereof as may be noted in the accompanying drawing, the specification and claims, the present invention is directed.

In the drawing:

F'igure 1 is a rectilinear piece ofrcurtain material divided equally into four divisions, the portion thereof bounded by dotted lines upon three sides indicates material necessary to form an over-lap or loop through` which a curtain rod is adapted to be inserted for support.

Figure 2 is a view showing the upper row of segments of a curtain as delineated by middle and vertical dotted line in Figure 1, the inner and lower corners of the segments being rounded in equal radii.

Figure 3 is a View showing the segments disclosed in Figure 1 in functional relationship to side-panels of the curtain; and.

theory involved in this invention, the curtain here shown as well as the detail set forth in Figures l, 2 and 4 is that involved in making a curtain :for a window breadth.

Figure 5 is a view showing a curtain laid out within the teaching of this invention for a window having a greater length than breadth; and,

Figure 6 is a view of a curtain also laid out within the teaching of this invention :but sizedA for a window of greater breadth than height.

The present invention relates to a new and improved method for quickly, accurately and in harmonious proportion, laying out curtains for standard sized windows are not of standardY proportion but which on the contrary have been shaped to meet ay particular condition present in the structure of the building in which the window is situated.

In describing my invention, I will rst describe the method of laying out curtain material for the more unusual type of window as exemplied in Figure l which'represents a square window, that is, awindow of equal length and width. For a window of this type I take a piece of curtain materialhaving a width equal to'the width of the area to be curtained, and having a length of material to the length, as indicated by the dotted lines |0-|2 and I4 to allow for an over-lap I6 whereby an elongated pocket is formed for insertion of a curtain supporting rod I8 as shown in Figure 4. I next cut the rectangular piece of material 20 along the vertically disposed dotted line 22 and along the transversely disposed dotted line 24, thus dividing the piece of material 20 into four equally dimensioned pieces of curtain material except for such excess as may be personally desired for the curtain rod supporting pocket I6 afore-mentioned.

I then take the quarter pieces 3B and 32 and divide the width of each of these into three equal spaces along the lower edge 38, placing a mark 40 and 42 thereon to indicate location. Then using a radius 44 having a length equal to one third 0f the Width of the piece 30 or 32, I strike an yarcuate curve 45 tangential to the lower edge 33 and to the vertical edge 48 which is coincidental with the dotted line 22. The area of the material bounded by the dotted lines Iii-l2 and I4, and the full line I5 is turned over along line t5 to form the elongated pockets I6 in each of the having an equal length and l and for windows which 3 sub-pieces 30 and 32 as indicated in the several figures of the drawing.

The sub-pieces 5t and 52 previously cut from the material 2B are each gathered at their one end to a width equal to one third of the length of the lower edge 35 or 38 and are sewed to the pieces 3B and 32 along these lower edges 36 and 38 beginning at the lower and outer corners 54 and 56 and extending inwardly to the points fl as shown in Figure Se The lower ends E8 of what may now be termed the Side panels 5G" and 52' will naturally spread out as shown in Figures 3 and 4, and the curtain thus laid out may be hemmed along its edges for nish or may be provided with single or double ruflles as preferred, but regardless of detailed finish the end. product. of my invention establishes a curtain proportion substantially as shown in Figure 4, the essence of which is simplicity, neatness and balance Whilel'eaving a sufficient amount of the window free for passage of. light andv air to meet. the prime. purposes of. any window.

In Figure 5 I show a window o conventionalform that is, the window is of greater length than Wi`dth and. in this instance the afore-dee scribed procedure is like-wise followed, While in, Figure d an odd shaped window is shcwru being wider than its height, and in this instance also, the arbre-described. procedure isv followed, that is the total area of. the window tobe curtained, plus an over-l`ap as indicated by dotted lines Ill-l2 and ill, and. the full line l5 isk irst laid out as a rectangle and the piece of material is then cut lengthwise along line 22 or the length thereof regardless of this` dimension, and is then cut transversely across and media-ily of the length making allowance for the above referred to over-lap. This action divides the material into four pieces of equal size except again for the required over.- lap for the purpose of forming the afore-mentioned curtain rod pocket i5. lrornV this point on the curtain is completed as described inthe rst instance, and this is true regardless of the diof. the. Window under consideration.

From the description thus given of my invention` when taken inccnsideraticn with the drawingr it is believed that i-twill be apparent that. I havedevisedi a convenient and practical method o determining proportions for curtains which is promotional oi daintiness. and an esthetic sense not found in currently employed methods; of laying out. curtain material, and at this time I, wish; to point out that the method involved in the present invention is equally applicable to' curtain material formed of celanese,` nylon, silk, paper,

certain of the sheet plastic material and rubberized fabrics, as Well as to cotton prints, although it is recognized that the latter is the more commonly used material for curtain making.

Having thus described my invention in my presently preferred form, that which I desire to protect by Letters Patent, is:

I claim:

l. A two piece curtain, a said curtain being formed q-,uarter panels, certain of' said quarter panels having rounded adjacent lower corners tangential to the bottom edges thereof and to the adjacent inner side edges thereof, and others of said panels, said last mentioned panels being gathered at their one end to a width equal to one third the width thereof, said gathered panels being served at their gathered ends to the others of said panels beginning at the lower and outer corners; of each thereof and extending inwardly one third the width thereof.

2;. A. curtain for a Windew opening, said curtain. being' formed of dissimilar pair of quarter panels ot curtain material, one panel ot eachpair ot panels being matable with a panel or the other of. the: pairs thereof,J the panels of one ot the thereof being dened by a rectilinear con-figurartiort modied bay d-iizergently curved lower adjacent corners, andthepanels of theY other of the pairs' thereof` being rectilinear in configuration and` having; an upperv edge gathered to: amnozrjsn mately one third the Width of each of the panels ot the: irst mentioned pair thereof and` being sewed to the lower' edges of said -rst mentioned panels in. lateral spaced relationship withrespect tox one another wherebyv when so assembled'the panels thereof form a: recessed. covering` forl the upper portion of a win-dow and. al nou-nocd border. along the sides of thelower'portion or the window-1,

WMZTON BUB-ECE.

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