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UNTED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT E. KEELER, OF NEW YORK, AND HARRY L. DUNCAN, OF BROOKLYN,

NEW` YORK; SAID DUNCAN ASSIGNOR TO SAID KEELER.

FIXTURE.

ePEcIrxcATIoN forming part of Letters :Patent No. 689,195, dated December 17, 1901.

Application filed August 9, 1901.

To all whom it muy concern:

Be it known that we, HERBERT E. KEELER, a residentof the city and county of New York, and HARRY L. DUNCAN, a resident of Brocklyn, county of Kings, State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures and Processes of Making the Same, of which the following is a specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference characters refer to similar parts in the several figures. l Y

This invention relates to curtain-fixtures which are adapted to be applied to curtains more especially used in car-windows, so that such curtains may be readily raised .or lowered'and may be held securely in any desired position.

Figure 1 is a front side view of this fixture as applied to a curtain. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view through the fixture. Fig. 3 is a front view of part of the fixture. Figs. A4 and 5 are `transverse sectional views, on a larger scale, taken on the lines 4 4 and 5,5 of Fig. 2. Figs. 6 to 9 indicate the method of assembling this fixture. Figs. 10 to 14 show details on a larger scale.

The curtain A, of any suitableexible material, is formed with a fringe or bottom A2, so that it may be readily grasped for the purpose of raising or lowering it. The pocket Y A', formed near the bottom of the curtain,

serves to support the tube B, formed of iron or other suitable rigid material. This tube should extend substantially the whole width of the curtain. This tube is formed with an elongated tube-opening near the center of the' tube, extending along one side of the same. This ltube-opening comprises an elongated tube-slot B2 and also a tube-notch B3, which when the fixture is assembled is in the center of the openingA8 in the pocket of the curtain.

Upon thefront of the curtain-pocket is rigidly secured the escutchecn C, having, if` desired, sharp inwardly-projecting points at its corners to more lirmly engage the curtain and formed of sheet metal-such as, for instance, brass. l, It is formed with the `escutcheon-slot C', extending longitudinally of the tube, also with'the escutcheon-notch C2, which registers vside of this depressed portion.

Serial No. 71,433. (No model.)

with the tube-notch B5 directly below it, and also with the handle-opening C3, as is shown in Fig. l0. The center block D is rigidly secured in position, passing through the es cutcheon-notch and the tube-notch, by means of the screw D2, which engages the threaded hole B4, formed in the rear side of the tube. This screw serves to hold all of these parts in proper position, clamping the escutcheon and tube firmly together and securing these parts to the curtain. It will be noted that the center block is formed with the outwardlyprojecting lugs D, which serve to engage the escutcheon, as is shown in Fig. 4, and vthis block is suitably perforated with the hole .D3

for the screw D?. y The center block may be plate I)5 extends over the handle-opening in theV escutcheon, as is indicated in Fig. 12. When assembled,the depressed portion of the center block engages the escntcheon-notch and holds the escutcheon in proper position with respect to the tube. If desired, the center block having a cover-plate may be formed to engage both the escutcheon-notch and the tube-notch to hold these parts more rigidly in position.

Within the Lube are the rods E, which in this curtain-fixture are preferably rigidly and permanently secured to the handles E3, although the rods may be connected to the handles in any desired way to make a firm connection between these parts while they are in operation. The shoulders E', formed, if desired, on these handles, engage the inner surface of the tube and are guided thereby as they reciprocate along the tube. The handles adjacent the shoulders, as indicated by E2, engage the tube-slot B2 and are guided thereby as the handles reciprocate in the tube. It will be noted also byV reference to Fig. 5 that the escutcheon-slot C', and' also the opening in the curtain-pocket, are formed wider than The coveri ed on the tube, as is indicated.

the tube-slot at this point, so that the handles are free from the escutcheon and curtain and are guided by the tube-slot. this construction it may be desirable in some cases to form the escutcheon slot so that it will be of the same width as the tube-slot, or even narrower in some cases, so that the escutcheon -slot may act as the guidefor the handles in their reciprocation.

To each one of the rods E is secured a guiding member G, which engages a suitable vertical guide and serves in this way to guide the lower end ofthe curtain in its movement, asis well known in this art. As is seen by reference to Fig. 2, the spindle F, attached to each guiding member or foot, is formed with a threaded hole F', and the end of the rod at E4 is threaded and engages the hole F. The foot therefore may be adjusted in position by this means relative to the rod on which it is mounted, so that the distance between the feet of this fixture may be readily adj usted to properly engage the guide. Each foot is pressed outward by a spring E5, this spiral spring engaging thev inner end of the footspindleF and also the internal collar B', form- The foot is composed of the cross-head, integral with the spindle F and carrying-at its outer extremities the pivots F3, upon which the rolls F2 are mounted. The casing G has rigidly secured to the same the pivot F4,which `is mounted in a suitable bearingin the cros`s-head, as indicated in Fig. l, so that the casing may turn about at this point. Rigidly secured to the casing G is the frxiction'- shoe G', extending nearly the whole length of the foot and bearing against the guide in which'the foot runs. The shoe ends G2, preferably turned outward slightly at their extreme outer portions, are also rigidly secured to the casing G and are adapted to bear against the guide.V As will be noted by reference to Fig. 2, the side plates of the casing G also bear on the guide, and in some cases it may be desirable to omit the friction-shoe G', since a sufficient frictional bearing would be obtained by the shoe ends and by the side plates of the casing G, which engage the guides. In some cases the side plates may be formed so as not to engage the guide. The openings G between the shoe ends and the friction-shoe G' are formed to allow the rolls F2 lto come in contact with the guide in case the fixture is tilted from its proper horizontalposition. In such a case as soon as the fixture has been displaced from proper horizontal position in the guides suiiiciently to bring the rolls in contact with the guides the very slight friction of these rolls against the guides at once allows the shade-roll to which the curtain is attached, as is Well known in this art, to raise the fixture on the side which is farther down, so as to at once automatically restore the fixture to its proper horizontal position. As soon asfthis occurs the friction-shoes andshoe ends are restored to contact with the guides, and the roller is no Instead of` esaie longer sufficiently strong to move the fixture against the friction caused by the springs E5. It will be noted that this form of self-righting foot is very desirable, since the casing G serves to entirely cover the rolls and crosshead and also since the shoe ends, which may, if desired, be formed longer than is indicated in the drawings, serve to readily give a long The curtain-pocket is formed in the lower end of the curtain and the opening A3 cut in the center part of this pocket. A tube Bis inserted into the pocket, as is indicated in Fig. (i, so that the end of the tube-slot B2, which, as is shown, is considerably longer than the `opening A3 in the pocket, comes into alinement with the end ofthe openingin the pocket. The rod E is then inserted from the side of the opening A3 which is in alinement with the end of the tube-slot into the tube, as indicated, the rod displacing the flexible material of the pocket, as indicated in this figure, or since the rod is usually of flexible material the rod may bend sufficiently to allow the ready insertion of the rod into the tube. The internal collars B on the tube B are formed with a tapering inner surface, as is indicated, so that the end of the rod E is guided past these collars as the rod is inserted.- Then.

' when the shoulder E slips down into the opening A3 the tube is pushed intona central position, as shown in Fig. 7, and the shoulder is then inserted through the tube-notch Ba into its position within the tube. The tube is now pushed in the other direction, so that the opposite ends of the pocket-opening A and the tube-slot B2 come into alinement, the handle being pressed to this end of the slot, as indicated in Fig. 8. The second rodE is now inserted, as indicated in that iigure, in a manner similar to the first rod, the shoulderE being slipped around the handle Efirst inserted, so that the shoulder drops down into the opening A3 in the pocket. Thereupon the tube is restored to the central position (indicated in Fig. 9,) the shoulder E" being inserted into the tu be-notch B3 to its central position Within the tube. The handles E3 are now pressed together and the escutcheon put in position IOS) IID

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by passing the handles through the handlefixture, the springs having been previously inserted,and the feet are adj usted into proper position, so as to engage the guide-grooves to the desired extent. n

Numerous modifications may be made by those skilled in the art and without departing from the spirit of this invention. We do not, therefore, wish to be limited by the disclosure which we have made in this case; but what we wish to secu re by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.

1. In a curtain-fixture, acurtain having a pocket formed at itslower portion, there being an openin g formed in the side of the curtaincommunicating with said pocket, a tube having an elongated tube-slot formed therein and a central tube-notch, rods having handles permanently secured thereto to be inserted into said tube through said tube-slot, an escutcheon formed with an escutcheonslot, with an escutcheon-notch and with a handle-opening, and a center block formed witha cover-plate to cover said handle-opening and clamped ,in position in engagement with said escutcheon-notch to secure said escutcheon in alinement with respect to said tube, and a shoe-spindle having a-threaded connection with each ot' said rods to adjust the position of said shoe upony said rod, springs to Vforce said spindles outward, a easing pivotally connected to said spindle, a friction-shoe and shoe ends secured to said casing to frictionally engage a guide, a crosshead formed on said shoe-spindle and rollers pivoted to the ends of said cross-head to project between said friction-shoe and said shoe ends to form a self-righting foot.

2. In a curtain-xture, a curtain formed with a pocket in its lower portion, there being an opening in said curtain communicating with said pocket, a tube formed withan elongated tnbe-slot and with a tube-notch,

rods permanently secured to handles to be inserted into said tube through said curtainopening and said tube notch, shoulders formed on said handles to be guided bysaid tube-slot in reciprocating longitudinally of said tube, an escutcheon formed with an escutcheon -slot, au escutcheon notch andV a handle -opening and a center block formed with a cover-plate to be clamped in position in said escutcheon-notch by a screw engaging said tube, a friction-foot having a screw connection with each of said rods to adjust the position of said foot, and springs to force said feet outward.

3. A curtain-fixture, a curtain formed with apocket extending across the lower end of the same, there being an opening communicating with said pocket, a tube inserted in said pocket, there being a tube-notch and an elongated tube-slot formed in said tube, rods having handles permanently secured to the same to be inserted into said tube through said opening and said tube-notch, an escutcheon formed with an escutcheon-slot, an escutchecn-notch and a handle-opening, a center block engaging said escutcheon-notch and said tube-notch and secured to said tube to clamp said escutcheon in position, friction feet adjustably secured to 'said rods and means to yeldingly press said friction-feet outward.

4. vIn a curtain-lixture, a curtain, a pocket formed across said curtain near one end of the same, there being an opening formed in `serted into said tube through said tube-opening,guiding members secured to said rods and means to press said rods outward.

center portion of said tube, rods having handles permanently secured to the same and having shoulders formed on said handles to be inserted into said tube through said slot,

said shoulders entering said tube through said notch and being guided within said tube in reciprocating longitudinally of the same, guiding members secured to said rods and means to force said rods outward.

8. In a curtain-fixture, a tube formed with an elongated tubeslot and with a tube-notch near the center portion of the same, rods having handles permanently secured to the same to be inserted into said tube through said slot, an escutcheon formed with an escutcheon-slot, an escutcheon-notch, and with a handlefopening, a center blockA having a cover-plate secured thereto engaging said escutcheon-notch and said tube-notch to hold said escutcheon in position and guiding meinbers adjustably secured to said rods.

9. In a curtain-fixture, a shoe-spindle, a cross-head formed integral with said spindle, rollers pivoted to the ends of'said cross-head, a casing pivotallyconnected to said crosshead, a friction-shoe and shoe ends secured to said casing,l said rollers being mounted to project between said friction-shoe and said shoe ends. l

10. In a curtain-fixture, a shoe-spindle, a cross-head secured to 'said spindle, rollers IOO IIO

mounted in said cross-head, a casing in'closing said cross-head and pivoted to said crosshead near the center of the same, shoe ends secured to said casing to frictionally engage a guide, there being openings in said casing through which said rollers may project into contact with said guide.

11. In acurtain-tixture, a spindle, a crosshead secured to said spindle, rollers mounted at the ends of said cross-head, a casing inclosing said cross-head and pivotally secured to the center of said cross-,head and shoe ends secured to said casing beyond said rollers, the side members of said casing and the shoe ends engaging a guide.

12. In a curtan-xture, a shoe-spindle, a crosshead secured to said shoe-spindle carryingw rollers at tsouter ends, a casing inclosing said cross-head and pivoted to said cross-head, shoe ends formed on said casing to. engage a guide beyond said rollers, there beingopenings in said casing through which said rollers may project into contact with said guide.

13. In a curtain-fixture, a spindle, a crosshead secured to said spindle, antifriction members mounted at the ends of said crosshead, a casing inclosing said cross-head and movably mounted on said cross-head, shoe ends secured to said casing to engage a guide beyond said antit'riction members, there being openings in said casing through which said antifriction members may project| into contact with said guide.

11b In a curtain-fixture, a cross-head, rollers mounted in said cross-head, a casing inclosingsaid crosshead and pivotally connected to the center of the same, shoe ends secured tovsaid casing to frictionally engage a guide, there being openings in said casing through which said rollers may project into contact with said guide.

l5. In a curtain-fixture, a cross-head, roll- `ers mounted at the ends of said cross-head, a

casing inclosing said cross-head, said crosshead being pivotally secured to the centerof the same and shoe ends secured to said casing beyond said rollers, the side members of said casing and the shoe ends engaging a guide.

16. In acurtain-fixture, a tube formed with an elongated tube-opening, a rod having a handle permanently secured thereto to be inserted into said tubethrough said tubeopen ing, a guiding member secured to said rod, means to press said rod outward and a guiding member mounted in the opposite end of said tube. i

17. In acurtain-ixture, a tube formed with a tube-slot and a tube-notch therein near the center of said tube, a rod having a handle permanently secured to the same and having a shoulder formed on said handle, to be inserted into said tube through said slot, said shoulder entering said tube through said notch and being guided within said tube in reciprocating longitudinally of the same, a guiding member secured to said rod, a guiding member connected with the opposite end of said tube and means t0 force said rod outward. n f

18. In a curtain-xture, a curtain formed with a pocket extending across the lower end of the same, there being an opening communicating with said pocket, a tube inserted in said 'pocket there being an elongated tubeopening formed in said tube, a rod having a handle permanently secured to the same to be inserted into said tube through said openings, a guiding member secured to said rod, a guiding member connected with the opposite end of said tube, and means to force said rod outward.

19. The process ot' assembling the parts of a curtain-fixture and of connecting the same to a curtain, which consists in inserting a tube having a tube-openinginto the pocket ofa curtain having an opening adapted to register therewith, in inserting intothe tube through the registering openings rods having handles secured thereto, and in connecting guiding members with said rods at the outer ends Vot said tube.

20. The process of assembling the parts of a curtain-fixture and of connecting the same to a curtain, which consistsin inserting a tube having a tube-opening near the central part of the same into the pocket of a curtain hav-Y to, in securing an escutcheon-plate to said curtain and said tube by. a center block, and

vin connecting guiding members with said rods at the outer ends of said tube.

21. The process of assembling the parts of a curtain-xturmwhich consists in inserting rods having handles connected thereto into a curtain-tube having a tube-opening near the center of the same through said opening, and in connecting guiding members to said rods at the outer ends of said tube.k

22. The process of assembling the parts of a curtain-fixture which consists in inserting a rod having a handle secured thereto into a curtaintube having a tube-opening near the center of the same through said opening, .in connecting a guiding member to said rod at the outer end of said tube and in mounting a guiding member at the opposite end of said tube.

HERBERT' E. KEELER. H ARRY L. DUNCAN.

Witnesses:

JEssIE B. KAY, `JOHN N. MOORE.

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