US834113A - Combined shade and curtain support. - Google Patents

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om 834.113. PATENTED OCT. 23,1906;

P. EGKERT. I COMBINED SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 28, 1906.

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.To all whom, it may concern: i

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

FRED EGKERT, OF CONNEAUT, OHTO. COMBINE D SHADE AND CURTAIN-SU PPORT.

' Be it known that I, FRED ECKERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Conneaut, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Shade and Curtain Support; and I do declare the follow-' ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in combined-shade and curtain supports. 7 v The object of the invention is to provide a skilled theart to which it appertains to" combined shade-bracket and curtain-support adapted to be'quickly secured to the windowframe without the useof nails or other separate fastening devices.

- A-further object is to provide a device, of this character which will be simple, strong, and durable in construction, and in which the curtain-pole support is adjustably mounted to provide for draping the curtain at any desired distance from the window.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claime In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shade-bracket and curtain-support constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through a portion of a windowcasing, sh owing the manner of attaching the device thereto, the curtain-pole support being shown in full lines in aretracted position and in dotted lines in an extended position; and Fig. 3 is a detail cross-sectional view through the horizontal bar of the bracket, showing the manner in which the inner end of the adjustable curtain-pole support is slidably connected thereto.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the curtain-shade bracket, said bracket being preferably formed from a single strip of metal bent to form an upper horizontal bar 2,.the outer end of which is bent downwardly at right angles for a short distance, as shown at 3, and thence is' bent rearwardly to form an inclined brace-bar 4. At the lower end of the bar 4 the strip is doubled upon itself and bent upwardly to form a vertically-disposed frame-engaging bar 5, the

I Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 28,1906. Serial No. 319,203.

Patented Oct. 23, 1906.

upper end of which is provided with tongues 6, adapted to enter apertures in the-upper horizontal bar 2 and to be upset or headed in said' apertures, thereby securely holding the opposite ends of the strip together. If desired, the brace-bar may be twisted, as shown at 7, to form an ornamental construction.

The innerend'of the upper horizontal bar 2 extends beyond its connection with the vertical frame-engaging bar 5, said extended end being provided with downwardly-projecting right-singularly bent teeth orprongs 8, which when the bracket is in place are adapted to beforced into the upper edge of the'wind owframe, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The inclined brace-bar 4 of the bracket is provided near its inner or lower end with an eye ,to receive the journal of the shade-pole, it beslidably mounted a curtain-supporting rod 10, the inner end of which is flattened and is riveted or otherwise secured to a clip 12. The ends of the clip 12 slidably engage the edges of the bar 2,-and thereby adjustably support the inner end of the rod. The outer end'of the rod 10 is bent, to form a loopshaped rest 13, adapted to receive the end of a curtain-pole, said pole being held in the rest 13 by means of aset-screw 14, arranged in the threaded aperture formed in the flattened upper end of the pole-rest, as shown. The set-screw 14 is preferably provided with an ornamental head 15.

In applying the brackets to a windowframe'for use the frame-engaging bar 5 is placed against the outer side of the window porting rod outwardly the curtain may be draped at any desired distance from the window.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the min or details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined by the appended arm to bearagainst the window-frame, having its lower end connected to the inner end of the inclined brace-arm and its upper end attached to the horizontal arm near the inner end thereof, said bracket having an opening in the angle between the horizontal arm and the brace-arm, and a curtain-pole-supporting rod slidable in said opening and having a clip engaging and slidable on said horizontal arm, substantially as specified.

2. A combined shade and curtain support comprising a bracket constructed. of a single strip of metal bent to form an upper horizontal bar, an inclined brace-bar and a vertical bar connected to the inner end of the bracebar and to the inner portion of the horizontal bar and to bear against the window-frame, means to connect the ends of said strip, attaching-prongs formed on the inner end of the upper horizontal bar of the bracket, a shade-roller bearing formed in the inclined brace-bar, a bearing formed in the outer end of the horizontal bar of the bracket, a curtainpole-supporting rod slidably mounted in said bearing, an attaching-clip provided on the inner end of said rod to engage the edges of said horizontal bar, a curtain-pole rest formed on the outer end of the rod and a set-screw arranged in said rest to firmly hold the pole in place, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRED ECKERT.

Witnesses: D. W. HAYWOOD, W. H. WOOD.

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