US971414A - Swinging support for window-shades. - Google Patents

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M. J. SMITH.

SWINGING SUPPORT FOR WINDOW SHADES.

APPLICATION FILED 0011.22, 1909.

9?1,4;14. Patented Sept. 27, 1910.

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MARTIN J. SMITH, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SWING-ING SUPPORT FOR WINDOW-SHADES.

Patented Sept. 27, 1910.

Serial No. 523,971.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN J. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brockton, county of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Swinging Supports for Window- Shades, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to means for sup porting window shades, and has for its particular object to provide an improved window-shade-supporting device by means of which the window shade can be placed at different distances from the window or may be swung into different angular positions, thereby permitting the window shade to be placed in the window to most effectively intercept the suns rays or to shade any particular part of the room without appreciably darkening the room.

It is now the common practice to sustain window shades on brackets which are secured directly to the casings of the window and where shades are thus supported, they can only be raised and lowered. There the sun is coming straight into a window, a window shade thus supported will cut off the suns rays, but in doing so the room is necessarily darkened. If, however, the sun is coming into the window in a slanting direction the window shade as now ordinarily supported does not always effectively intercept the suns rays, and moreover when the window shade is drawn, the room is appreciably darkened.

In making my invention I aim to provide a support for a window shade which admits of the window shade being placed in a great variety of angular positions and at different distances from the window so that the room may always be shaded from the sun without being darkened to any extent.

The particular features wherein my invention resides will be first described in the ac oompanying specification and the novel features of the invention will then be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved window shade support; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof showing different positions of the support; Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line a3m, Fig. 2; Fig. 4: is a detail hereinafter referred to; Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on the line yg Fig. 2.

The window shade is shown at 3 and it is of any suitable construction. It is carried by the two brackets i and 5, such as are commonly employed, but instead of being fastened to the window casing as is usually done, these brackets are mounted on a swinging support capable of being moved into differ ent positions. lVhile this swinging support may be constructed in a great variety of ways, I have herein shown it as comprising two rods 6, to the ends of which the brackets 4; and 5 are secured. These rods are sustained by a pair of swinging arms 8 that are pivotally secured to the window casing 10 above the window. I will preferably connect the arms 8 to the rods (5 in such a way that the arms have a sliding pivotal connection with the rods, thus permitting the window shade to be moved toward or from the window casing 10, or swung into angular positions relative to the window casing.

In the en'ibodiment herein illustrated, the rods (3 loosely pass through hubs 7 formed on hinge members 9 that are pivoted to the ends of the arms 8. The outer end of each arm 8 is forked, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and the hinge members 9 are received between the arms of the fork and are pivotally connected thereto by a bolt 12 which extends down through the arms and through the hinge members. By means of this construction each arm 8 has a sliding as well as a pivotal connection with the two rods 6. The two arms 8 are independently pivoted to the window casing 10, and this may conveniently be done by pivoting each of them separately, as at 11, to a bracket 13 which is secured to the window casing. It will be readily observed that with this arrangement, the rods 6 can be pushed back against the window casing, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 2, so that the window shade when drawn will be close to the window, or said rods may be drawn outwardly some dis tance from the window casing, as shown in full lines Fig. 2. Further, said rods may be swung into the angular position shown in dotted lines, or into any other angular position, and, therefore, the window shade may be readily shifted into the proper position to cut off the suns rays even though the sun is coming into the room in an inclined direction. It will be obvious that if the sun is coming into the room in the general direction of the arrow a Fig. 2 and the window shade is thrown into the angular position shown in dotted lines, the window shade will keep the sun out of the room, but owing to the fact that the shade is some distance from the window casing, the room will not be appreciably darkened.

I have shown a bar sliding on the rods 6 near their central portion, which bar carries a loop 31. hen the position of the shade support is to be shifted or changed a stick or other implement may be inserted into the loop and the change in position easily efi ected.

Although I have illustrated one embodi ment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited to the constructional details shown, as I believe I am the first to provide a swinging support of this nature for a window shade.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a shade support, the combination with a pair of shade carrying brackets, and a rigid connecting member to which said brackets are secured, of a window frame, means pivoted to said window frame, means slidably mounted on said rigid connecting member and piy otally connected to said first mentioned means, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a shade support, the combination 'ith a pair of arms pivoted to a window frame, of hinge members pivoted to the ends of the arms, a rod slidably sustained by said hinge members, and shade-carrying brackets sustained by said rod.

3. In a shade support, the combination with a pair of shade-carrying brackets, of a rod connecting said brackets, and a swinging support for the rod having a pivotal sliding connection therewith.

4. In a shade support, the combination with two arms pivoted centrally to a window frame, of a hinge member pivoted to the end of each arm, a rod slidably sustained by said hinge member, and shade-carrying brackets secured to the rod.

5. In a shade support, the combination with a pair of shade-carrying brackets, of a rod connecting said brackets, and a pair of pivoted arms having a sliding pivotal connection with said rod.

6. In a shade support, the combination with a rod, shade carrying brackets secured to said rod, a window frame, two arms independently pivoted to said window frame, of a hinge member pivoted to the end of each arm and slidably mounted on said rod, substantially as described.

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

MARTIN J. SMITH.

IVitnesses CHARLES F. WINsoR, Oscar. M. PACKARD.

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