US872698A - Curtain-fixture. - Google Patents

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PATENTED DEC. 3, 1907..

B. F. TYLER CURTAIN FIXTURE APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12. 1907.

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PATENTED DEC. '3, 1907.

B. FHI'YLBR. CURTAIN FIXTURE APPLICATION FILED IEB.12. 1907.

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BENJAMIN F. TYLER, OF COSHOGTON, OHIO.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

Application filed February 12. 1907. Serial No. 356,981-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. TYLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Coshocton, in the county of Coshocton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures; and I do hereby declare that the following is .a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyand partially close the upper part of the window. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the curtains showing a transverse section ofthe curtain roll and illustrating the curtains in position to partially close the window. Fig. 3 is a front view, showing the curtains in position to partially close the window. Fig. 4 is aview, showing portions of the. curtains in elevated position and the hook for connecting the curtains to the operating cord showing the operating cord properly connected. Fig. 5 is a front view showing the curtains placed in position to close the upper portion of the window. Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on line 55 Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a front view showing the curtains in position to close or shade the lower portion of the window.

The present invention has relation to ourtain fixtures and it consists in the novel arrangements hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 represents the window frame, which is of the ordinary construction and in which frame are connected the upper and lower window sashes 2 and 3, which sashes are of the ordinary construction, and are connected in the ordinary manner.

The curtain roll 4 is of the usual spring roll type or kind-and is connected to the brackets 5 and 6 in the usual manner, which brackets may be attached to any part of the window frame but at points so as to bring the curtain roll 4 substantially opposite or in front of the meeting rails of the upper and lower sa'shes, when said sashes are brought attached to the window frame.

into the position to close the window, or in other words the curtain roll 4 is located about midway between the upper and lower extremities of the window frame proper.

To the curtain roll 4 are attached the two curtains or what might be termed sections 7 and 8, which sections may be made separate and attached or a single curtain may be folded and attached to the roll at its folded portion, as the only object is to provide two curtains or shades 7 and 8 for each window, and when the curtain sections are brought into the position illustrated in Fig. 1 each curtain is unwound the curtain sections 7 and 8 move in opposite directions but when the two curtain sections are brought or hooked together as illustrated in Fig. v4 they are both unwound from the roll 4 in the same direction that is to say they are both moved upward as hereinafter described, and when the curtain sections 7 and 8 are brought into the position illustrated in Fig. 7 they are both unwound from the roll 4 as they are brought or moved downward so as to close or shade the lower half of the window.

When it is desired to move one of the curtain sections upward and the other downward the hook 9 is connected to the loop or eye 10, said hook being connected to the cord 11, which cord extends upward over the pulley 12, thence over the pulley 13 and downward, and under the pulley 14, and thence upward over the pulley 15 and attached to the window frame proper and secured to the eye 16 carrying the pulley 12 or its equivalent. In the drawings I'have shown the cord 11 extended over the pulley 15. This pulley is simply for the purpose of holding the cord in position and so far as the pulley within itself is concerned forms no other function than that of supporting the cord and preventing the cord from wearing at the angle.

It will be understood that it is immaterial so far as the present invention is concerned as to how' and where the cord 11, is fixedly Let it be assumed that-the window shades 7 and 8 are in the position illustrated in Fig. 3, and it is desired to bring the shades into the position shown in Fig. 1, whichis done by a downward pull of the lower shade or curtain 8, which will impart a rotary movement to the roll 4, thereby unwinding the lower shade section 8, and also the upper shade section 7, and as the upper shade section 7 is unwound it will move upward by reason of the gravity of the weight 17, which is carried by the cord 11, which weight is heavy enough to overbalance the weight of the shade 7.

It will be understood of course that the shades or curtains 7 and 8 can be placed in any position within the limits of their movements and stop at any desired points by the ordinary catches such as are used in the now common springand catch roll.

If it is not desired to move the curtains from the position shown in Fig. 3 to the posi tion shown in Fig. 1 by a down pull of the lower shade or curtain 8 they can be brought into the position shown in'Fig. 1 by a down pull of the right member of the cord 11, which gives an up pull of the cord connected tothe hook 9.

It will be understood that the downward movement of the weight 17 will be of less distance than the upward movement of the curtain or shade 7, owing to the fact that the cord 11 passes under the pulley 14 and thence upward and connected at a fixed point to the window frame. In some instances it may be desired to shade the upper half of the window proper and when this is desired the curtains 7 and 8 are connected together as illustrated in Fig. 4, the hook 9 belng connected to the loop 10 and the hook 18 connected to the loop 19, and a down pull of the cord 11 will elevate both curtains 7 and 8 and when it is desired to lower the cur-. tains a short down pull of the cord 11 and then a releasing of the same will bring the spring roller into action and automatically roll the curtains upon the roll 4. If it is de. sired to shade the lower half of the window proper the curtains 7 and 8 are permitted to hang down from the roll 4, and are operated in the usual manner.

It will be understood that the hooks 9 and 18 should both be carried by the cord 11 so that said cord will operate both curtains when their loops 10 and 19 are connected to the hooks 9 and 18.

It will be understood that by my peculiar arrangement I am enabled to provide for ventilation at the top of the window as illustrated in Fig. 1, owing to the fact that the upper section may be partially elevated or entirely elevated as desired but when entirely elevated the lower curtain may possibly come slightly below the bottom of the window frame proper, reference of course being had to the relative lengths of the two curtain sections or members 7 and 8.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a curtain fixture, the combination of a curtain roll located intermediate the bottom and upper ends of the window frame, two shades connected to said curtain roll and adapted to wind and unwind in unison, pulleys located at the upper end of the window frame and spaced from each other, a cord passed over said pulleys, hooks connected at one end of the cord and adapted for connection to the curtain shades, said cord carrying a weight, and the weight located below one of the pulleys connected to the upper portion of the window pane, all arranged substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. TYLER.

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