US960792A - Curtain-bracket. - Google Patents

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S. BETTIGOLE.

CURTAIN BRACKET.

` APPLICATION FILED IAN. l5, 1910. u 960,792. Patented Jl'me 7, 1910.

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SAIVIEL BETTIGOLE, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

CURTAIN-BRACKET.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMEL BETTIGOLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Curtain- Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the numerals of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure l a broken perspective view illustrating a window frame with a bracket embodying my invention applied to each side thereof, the curtain pole and window shades being indicated in broken lines. Fig. 2 a broken sectional view illustrating the manner of forming the loop for the shade brackets and method of securing the shadebrackets therein. Fig. 3 a perspective view of one of the shade-brackets det-ached.

This invention relates to an improvement in curtain brackets, and particularly to brackets which support a curtain pole as well as window shades.

The object of the invention is a simple arrangement of parts in which a pair of brackets may be employed for supporting a curtain pole and two shade rollers so that one shade roller may be mounted inside the window frame and the other outside; and the invention consists in the construction hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claim.

In carrying out my invention, I form a curtain pole arm 2 and a back 3 from a single strip of flat sheet metal, the arm projecting at right angles from the upper end of the back and bowed at the outer end in therusual manner to receiveA a curtain pole. The strip forming the back is folded above its lower end to form a loop 4 and in this loop a set screw 5 is mounted. Extending through the loop are two slides 6 and 7. One of the slides 7 has an outwardly projecting arm 8 and the other slide 6 has an inwardly projecting arm 9. These brackets are arranged in pairs, and one of the arms 8 has the usual round perforation l0 for one Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led January 15, 1910.

Patented J une 7, 1910. Serial No. 538,242.

end of the shadeeholder, while the other has a longitudinal slot l1 for the other or spring end of the shade roller. These brackets are made right and left and are secured to the outer face of the window casing, and the arms 9 extend in toward the window sash so that one shade is supported within the casing, while the arms of the other bracket project outward beyond the window-casing so that the second shade overlaps the sides of the window-casing, a common arrangel'nent in hanging two shades at a window. These brackets are longitudinally adjustable in the loops 4i so that they may be readily adapted for use with shade rollers of different lengths, the arms being clamped in place by the set screws 5. As the arms are longitudinally adjustable, they may be moved to have the spring ends of the rollers engage with the slots ll instead of having open slots into which the spring ends may be inserted as is customary in window-shade brackets. The bracket arms, like the pole-arm and back, are formed from sheet metal and are readily struck up, and can therefore be produced at a very low cost. The device is extremely simple and may be attached to a uwindow frame by screws, two screws for each bracket being sufhcient to support the device so that but only four screws are required to support the curtain pole, and two window shade holders.

I claim A curtain bracket formed from a single strip of metal and comprising a curtain pole arm and a back, the back formed above its lower end with a loop, two slides adjustably mounted in said loop, a clamping screw extending through said loop and adapted to clamp the said slide against the back, one of said slides formed with an outwardly projecting shade-supporting arm, and the other slide with an inwardly projecting shade supporting arm.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMEL BETTIGOLE. Witnesses:

CLIFFORD J. REED, FREDERIC C. EARLE.

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