US753821A - Curtain-pole. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTBD MAR.. 1, 1904.

D. BREHM.

CURTAIN POLE.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 1a, 1903. No Monm.. z SHEETS-SHEET 2.

l NVENTO? UNITED STATES li'atented ltarclrflv 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

DANIEL BREHM, OF HAZELTON, PENNSYLVANIA-ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO A. F. WENDEL, OF HAZELTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent N0. 753,821, dated March 1, 1904. Application filed August 13, 1903. Serial No. 169,375. (N0 model- .To a/Z whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL BREHM, residing at Hazelton, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and 'useful Improvements in Curtain- Poles, of which the following is a specification. i

My invention relates to improvements in curtain-poles; and it more particularly refers 1o to that class of poles adapted for use to hang lace curtains, lambrequins, portires, and the like and applied thereto without the use of tacks, hooks, pins, rings, screws, or other similar fastening devices, and therefore be I5 suspended without the danger of tearing or damaging said curtains in the least.

Such invention primarily has for its object to provide a curtain-pole of this character of a simple, cheap, and economical construction,

zo which can be easily manipulated and which will effectively serve its intended purposes.

My invention also has for it's object to provide a pole or this character consisting of a main pole portion having pivotally-mounted curtain-receiving bars thereon which canbe easily and readily attached to or detached from the main pole portion to hang or remove the curtain therefrom.

With other objects in view, which will here# 3o inafter be more fully described, the invention consists in the peculiar combination and novel arrangement of parts, which will be first described in detail and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims, referencev being 3 5 had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view illustrating my invention as applied for use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, on an enlarged scale, of the pole, one of the curtains being shown thereon in dotted lines and the other being shown in full lines detached. Fig. 3 is a cross-section thereof on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the pole with all of the bars detached. Fig. 4a is an enlarged view of one A end of the pole shown in Fig. 4. Fig.'5 is' a detail perspective view of a slightly-modied form of my invention. Fig. 5 is a similar view of thepole shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 6 is a cross-section thereof on the line 6 6 of Fig.

5. Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic View,r hereinafterk nection with the pole shown in Figs. l to 4a.

Figs. 10 and l1 are similar views of the bracket members used :in connection with the pole shown in Figs. 5 and 6, inclusive.

Referring now @to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals and letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures, A designates the curtain-pole, which consists, essentially, of a pole proper, l, having a right-angle flange l on the front face thereof, and to which poleat suitably-spaced intervals are attached the bracket members 2 2, hav-v ing slot portions 2c to receive the lugs 3*L 3a of the longitudinally-disposed curtain-receiving bars 3,two being shown in the drawings. However, I may use but one bar 3, or I may use more than two bars 3, if found desirable, it being understood that whenever more than one bar 3 is used the intermediate bracket or brackets 2 have a pair of lug-receiving portions 2X to receive the end lugs 3*L of thebars 3, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. .The bars 3 have their lugs 3a so arranged relative to the center longitudinal axial line of the said bars that when the bars 3 are in position on the pole proper only the lower edgeB of the said bars will abut the flange l, and the said bars will serve as cam members, whereby thev greater the downward pull on the curtain the tighter it will be held by the said bars in the mannerclearly shown in diagram in Fig. 7

So far as described the manner in which my Q8 invention operates can be best explained by reference to Figs. l, 2, and 7 of the drawings, from which it will be seen the operator throws thecurtain end over the bar 3, after which the bar 3, together with the curtain C, isl -placed in position on the pole l, the curtain C now being in the p osition shown in full lines in Fig. 7, after which the f ree end c of the curtain C may be brought up. in back of the curtain-pole in the direction of the arrow and draped over the front and ends of .ther Fig. l and in dotted;4

pole,` as clearly shown in lines in Fig. 7.

By constructing the pole in themanner shown and described it will be readily seen by reference to Fig. 7 that the downward pull of the curtain (see arrow y) will serve to tightly bind the curtain by reason of the lower edge of the bar 3 engaging with the right-angle flange la, and thereby prevent the curtain becoming loose and twisted.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a slightlymodified form of my invention in which I use a round pole 1, having a fiat portion 1m and a slot l, into which is placed a sheet-metal strip to form the right-angle flange la, and the said metal strip has its exposed edges and ends curled or bent, as at le, to prevent tearing or injuring the curtain fabric.

While I have shown hooks E having rightangle portions adapted to fit in apertures a in the pole portion 1 as a supporting means, yet I desire it understood that any suitable form of pole support or bracket may be used to hold my improved pole in position on the window-casing, as the means of supporting the pole forms no part of my present invention.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I provide a pole which can be easily and cheaply manufactured and which is so constructed that the curtain can be readily attached thereto or detached therefrom and almost instantaneously. Furthermore,by constructing the parts as shown and described the curtain after it is hung with the bars 3 in place on the pole proper can be more easily adjusted and draped to suit the `tastes and wishes of the operator than is possible in the ordinary form of curtain-pole using hooks,

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the advantages and complete operation of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art towhich it appertains, and I desire it specifically understood that slight changes and modifications in the structure and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A curtain-fixture comprising a main pole or supporting member, and a supplemental member pivotally mounted upon and projected upward from the main pole adapted to form a support for one portion of the curtain and to clamp another portion of the curtain against the main pole or supporting member, for the purposes set forth.

2. In a curtain-pole, an elongated member, brackets fxedly secured thereto, supplemental bars pivotally and removably mounted in i said brackets and projected vertically therefrom parallel with the elongated member, and adapted to receive a curtain, said bars having their lower edges in engagement with the elongated member to clamp said curtain.

3. As an improvement in curtain-poles, a main bar having a rightangled seat in its outer edge, a flat curtain-carrying bar pivotally supported on the main bar in an approximately vertical position with its lower edge in engagement with the aforesaid seat in the main bar, whereby the said curtain-carrying bar is sustained in an approximately vertical position with its upper end projected over the front face of the main bar to support one part of the curtain and to clamp another part of the curtain against the angled seat in the main bar,l as set forth.

4. In a curtain-pole, an elongated rod or bar having a right-angled portion, bracket members secured to said rod or bar, supplemental rods or bars fulcrumed at their ends in said bracket members, said bars being adapted to receive the curtain and being so arranged as to form a cam member to clamp the curtain against the elongated rod or bar, for the purposes specified.

5. Irra curtain-pole, an elongated rod o'r bar having a flange, bracket members mounted on said rod or bar, curtain-holding bars removably and pivotally held in said brackets with their lower edge adapted to engage the iange of the bar, for the purposes specified.

6. In acurtain-pole, an elongated rod or bar having a flange, bracket members mounted on said rod or bar, curtain-holding bars removably and pivotally held in said brackets, said curtain-holding bars at their lower edges being adapted to clamp said curtain against the flange of said elongated bar, for the purposes specified.

7. In a curtain-pole, an elongated rod or bar having a fiange, bracket members mounted on the said rod, curtain-holding bars removably and pivotally held in said brackets, said bars being so arranged as to hold said curtain in engagement with the iange portion of the elongated rod or bar, for the purposes specified.

8. In a curtain-pole, an elongated rod or bar having a flange, bracket members mounted on the said rod, curtain-holding bars removably and pivotallyheld in said bracket members,said bars being so arranged as to form cam members to hold said curtain in tight engagement with the elongated rod or bar in the liange portion, for the purposes specified.

9. A curtain-fixture of the character described, which comprises in combination, a bar having a right-angled groove at its front edge, brackets at the end of the said banthat IOO IIO

projectr transversely thereof, and a supplemental bar pivotally supported in the said l0. A curtain-xture which comprises a iiat bar provided with a right-angled recess in the A front edge that extends the full length thereof, brackets mounted upon the said bar and projected transversely thereof beyond the said recess, a supplemental barl pivotally mounted in the said brackets and disposed vertically With respect to the main bar and With its lower edge held in the said recess of the main vbar for the purposes specified; Y

vll. A curtainfixture Which comprises a main bar or pole having a Hat front face and a horizontal ange projected at right angles from the said fiat front face, horizontal brackets secured to the main pole and adapted to project beyondthe at face thereof, and a supplemental member pivotally mounted in the said brackets With its lower edge adapted to engage With the horizontal extension on the main pole and With its upper end projected beyond the said front face of the main pole, the said supplemental member being arranged to have the curtain loop entirely over it and to support the same pendently over the front face of the main pole and to clam-p the portion thereof against the'said front face of the main pole as set forth.

12. In a curtain-pole, an elongated rod or bar,

f slotted bracket members mounted on said rod or bar, curtain-holding bars removably and pivotally held in said slotted bracket members With their lower edge in engagement With the bar, for the purposes specified.

v DANIEL BREHM.

Witnesses:

JOHN KEMP, JOHN J. KELLEY.

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