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.No.12,577. REISSUED'DEG. 11; 1906.

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, SHADE ROLLER; RAISING, L'OWERING, AND SUPPORTING DEVICE.

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Original No. 827,688, dated July 31, 1906. Application for reissue filed October 31, 1906. Serial No. 341,662-

To all whom, it rnaty concern: l lit approximate t th upper d f Be it known that I, WILLIAM NELSON the cross-bar of the said frame and a distance 5 5 DUNN, a citizen of the United States, residfrom one another are brackets 8, the latter being at Martinsburg, in the county of Berkeley ing connected by a suitable fastening 4.

r 5 and State of West Virginia, have invented Rotatively mounted in each of the brackcertain new and useful Improvements in Apets 3 is a grooved pulley 5, the same having a pliances for Lowering and Raising and Holdbearing on a detachable pin 6, carried by the ing to any Desired Position a VVindow-Shade said. bracket 3, and traveling on each of the Roller; and I do hereby declare the followsaid. grooved pulleys are cords 7 and 8. The

[ ing to be a full, clear, and exact description latter, however, may be in the form of wire of the invention, such as will enable others roping, if found desirable. One extremity skilled in the art to which it appertains to of each of the said cords 7 andSis fastened to make and use the same. slidable clamps 9, the latter having adjust- The invention relates to an appliance for ment throughout the longitudinal extent of I 5 raising, lowering, and holding window-shade a strip 10, which may be of any suitable marollers at any desired position. terial, though preferably of wood, and also One of the objects of the invention is the may have any desired thickness. Each of 70.

provision ofmeans for supporting the winsaid slidable clamps 9 is provided with an dow-shade roller and for the adjustment of opening 11 for receiving the terminals of the 20 the same throughout the longitudinal area cords 7 and 8, so that the same may be seof the window frame. cured thereto, and also cause the clamps 9 to A further object of the invention is the probind the said strip 10, and thereby prevent lonvision of means for clamping window-shade gitudinal displacement of the clamps longirollers ofany desired length. tudinally with respect to the strip 10. De-

5 Other objects of the invention are the propending from each clamp is an extension 12 vision of means simple in construction, duraand 13, the former having a curved open slot ble, efficient in operation, and inexpensive in 14 and the latter having an opening 15 for the manufacture. the purpose of receiving the extremities of a With these and other objects in view the curtain-shade roller 16 of the usual type and 30 invention consists in the construction, comprovided with the shade 17.

bination, and arrangement of parts, as will Each of the cords 7 and 8 is of sufficient be hereinafter referred to and as embodied length to allow the curtain-shade roller 16 8 5 in the accompanying drawings, which disto be positioned normally intermediate the close the preferred form of the invention. .depth of the Window-frame 2, and the other 35 However, it is to be understood that I may terminals thereof are connected to a ring 18, make such changes, variations, and modifithe latter having secured thereto a single cations as come properly within the scope of cord 19, provided with a plurality of rings the claims hereunto appended. 20, positioned at desirable intervalsthrough- In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of out the length of the said single cord 19. At

40 the window-shade-roller appliance and wina suitable position on the side member of the dow-frame. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of window-frame 2 is a catch member 21, which the shade-roller support and slidable clamps. is adapted for engagement with any one of 5 Fig. 8 is a sectional view of one of the cord the plurality of rings 20, so as to retain the vpulleys; and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective shade-roller 16 in its desired adjusted posi- 45 view of the bracket for supporting the cordtion throughout the extent of the windowpulley, the latter being detached. frame 2, and there may be a number of these Similar reference characters indicate corcatch members 21, if found necessary. 10o responding parts throughout the several For adjusting or positioning the shadeviews. roller 16 it is necessary for the operator to 5 In the drawings the numeral 2 designates release any one of the plurality of rings 20,

the windowframe of the ordinary construcand by pulling on the single cord .19 will tion, the same forming no part of the incause the strip 10 to be elevated and at the vention, and secured thereto at a suitable same time due to the positioning of the shade-roller 16 in the adjustable or slidable clamps 11 to be raised the desired height with respect to the extent or depth of th window-frame.

Having described-the invention, what is claimed is 1. In an appliance of the class described, a plurality of brackets having grooved pulleys journaled therein, a strip, clamps forming split sleeves for slidable engagement with the strip and having openings in the body there of, depending extensions on said clamps, a shade-roller supported by said extensions, cords secured in the openings of each'of said clamps and passing over the pulleys, rings on said cords, and catches on the windowframe with which said rings cooperate to hold the said roller in any position, said cords engaging the openings of the sleeve adapted to bind the same on the strip and to prevent longitudinal movement with respect to the latter.'

2. In an appliance of the class described, a plurality of brackets having grooved pulleys journaled therein, a strip, slidable clamps, each of said clamps forming a split sleeve for slidable engagement with the strip and having openings in the body thereof, a shaderoller carried by the said clamps, cords secured in the openings of each of the said clamps and adapted to bind the latter on the strip and prevent longitudinal movement with respect to the strip and passing over the pulleys, means carried by the cords, and catches on the window-frame for engagement with the said means to hold the shaderoller in any position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand before two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM NELSON DUNN.

Witnesses:

CHAS. E. THOMPSON, WM. W. DOWNEY.

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