US1414470A - Curtain-window construction - Google Patents

Description

-B.J.HUBBARD.*

CURTAIN WINDOW CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED 11mm, 1921.

1,414,470. 1 Y 1 mm May 2, 1922.

BURT-r J HUBBARD entree stares BURTT J. HUBBARD, OE KOKOMQINDIANA.

CURTAIN-WINDOW]; CONSTRUCTION.

IAHAW- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-en May ieea.

Application filed January 14, 1921'. Serial .I To. 437,257.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BURTT J. HUBBARD, a citizen of United States, residing at 100-1 \V. Sycamore Street, Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements inCurtain-lVindow Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vehicle curtain windows, and has for its object to provide means whereby a *indow may be mounted in a vehicle curtain, or other partof the vehicle cover, without the weight of the glass and frame causing the curtain to sag, and also to provide-means whereby a very neat and attractive mount ing may be had by eliminating the appear ance of the metallic ring or molding used in similar construction at the present time, and which has a tendency to cut the cover material.

A further object is to provide a curtain window which may be more easily mounted in the curtain, and which can be manufactured more cheaply than windows in present-day use.

Other advantages relating to various features of construction and arrangement will appear more fully hereinafter.

In the drawings- 7 Figure 1 is a broken view of a'curtain, showing the window mounted therein;

Fig. 2 is a view taken on the line2-2 of Fig. 1, showing the means for mounting the same-between the cover material of the curtain and thelining thereof;

Fig. 3is a similar sectional view, showing the welts constructed in a single piece; and

Fig. 4; is another form of window having the inner welt constructed of sheet. metal Similar reference characters refer to similar elements in the several views of the drawings, in which 10 is a curtain immediately surrounding the window 11, which may be of'any desired size and which is shown mounted in a frame l2. of any desired shape, and preferably of wood. This frame 1s reinforced with an annular strip of meta] 13,.beneath which at'its uppermost and lowermost points are slots 12 cut in the frame,through which strips14, of webbing or the like, are inserted. These strips extend between the outer covering material and the lining of the curtain, and are attached to the frame of the top and bottom of the car curtain in any suitable manner. The weight of the glass, frame, and welts which hold the glass in place in said'frame is thereby removed from the curtain.

'The frame 12 is slightly rounded at its edges, as shown, to prevent wear on the lining and covering material, and has two holes 12 therethrough, whereby said frame may be properly positioned between said coveringmaterial 10' and lining 9 with re soect to the opening therethrough, within which the window is mounted.

. The glass is held in place by an outer and innerwelt, indicated generally in Fig. 2 by the numerals 15 and, 16, respectively, said welts being so relatively constructed as to form an annular groove, within which the glass is securely held. The outer welt 15 consists of acore 15, of'wood, metal, or other suitable material covered with ma terial similar to the curtain covering material 10. This material is wrapped around thecore 15,and the edges are folded to gether, as shown, and secured in position on the innerperiphery' of the frame 12 by nails'orscrevvs 17. The inner welt, indicatcd by numeral 16, consists of a core 16 of material corresponding to that of which the'core 15 of the outer welt 15 is composed, and'a covering 16 of material similar to the lining 9 of the curtain. The inner welt 16 is held in position on the inner periphery of the frame 12 by the same means as those employed in securing the outer welt 15-in place, as shown in Fig. 2. The outer welt is shown circular in cross section, and the innerwelt is shown rectangular in cross section, but it will be understood that they may be of othershapcs;

Assuming that the frame 12 is properly held in position by the webbing 14, the outer covering material 10 is then folded over the 1111181 periphery of the frame and tacked thereon, as shown in Fig. 2. The outer welt 15 is then placed in position, the edge of the core-covering 'inaterial 15* being placed over the steppedsurface 'of the frame formed by folding the outer" covering material there on, 'as above described. This proper positioning is effected by placing upon the lining and covering materials of the curtain,

by 'u'se of a suitablepattern, or the like,

certain ma'rks corresponding to the holes 12 01? the' frame 12. In assembllng the frameand curtain the workman positions the frame in such 'nianner that the holes 12' thereof register with the marks previously placed upon the curtain material as above described. By this simple process the proper positioning of the frame 12 with respect to the opening provided in the cur of the core-covering material covered with material 15 of the welt 15 into the frame 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The object of folding the lining over the edge 15 is to hide the latter fromview, thus giving a neater appearance to the window than if a different construction were employed.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the welts are constructed in one piece, and may be of either leather, metal, or other suitable material. In this construction the welt has two beaded portions covered with top and lining material, as in the form previously described, or it can be coveredwith top material alone or provided with suitable finish, the covering being omitted. These welts are held in place by nails or screws passing through holes in the inner welt portion and entering the wooden frame, as shown. The method of suspending the glass and frame by the use of webbing is the same as that employed in the construction illustrated in Fig.2. The assembling of the glass and welt. before the same is placed in position in the frame, will be necessary where the one-piece welt. construction is employed, as will be clear. v

In the form shown in Fig; 4 the frame 12 is suspended in the manner described above, but the outer welt 15 consists of a core 15 of sheet metal, having a roll 15 and a flange 15, as shown. Thiscore is covered by covering material 15", which corresponds to the covering material 10 of the curtain. The welt issecured in position in the frame by means of nails or screws which pass through the flange 15 of the core 15. The inner welt '16 may be constructed in the same manner as the inner welt described in connection with Fig. 2.

' The welts described may be used where no lining is used in the vehicle curtain, by covering the frame 12 with material to correspond with the ilmer side of the covering material and permitting the supporting webbing 14: to show.

It will be seen that in each form of the construction described a neat appearing window is the result, the nails by whichthe covering material is secured to the frame ing hid n y the outer Welt, which, in

turn, is securely held in position by the of illustration, it will be apparent that othermodifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: I

1. In combination with. acurtain or the like comprising a covering and a lining, a frame, a reinforcing band extending around the outer periphery of said frame supporting means attached to said band, and a light element mounted in said frame.

2. In combination with a curtain or the like comprising acovering and a lining, a wooden frame suspended between said cov ering and said lining, a metal reinforcing band extending around the outer periphery of said frame, a lightelement, and welts securing said light'element in said frame.

3. The combination with a curtain or the like of a window comprising a frame, a light element carried thereby, a band surrounding said frame and looped strips secured by said band to said frame. 7 i 3 4. The combination with a curtain or the like of a window comprising a frame, a light element carried thereby, a band surrounding said frame, said frame having notches therein beneath said band, and looped strips extending through said notches in said frame. V

5. The combinationwith acurtain or the like comprising a covering and a lining and having an aperture therein, of a frame,

same nails by which the lining material and said covering and lining elements adjacent elements and partly underlying the inturned" portions of said other curtain element, and

a: light element mounted between saidouter 1 and inner welts.

' 6. In combination with a curtainor the like'comprising covering and lining members, a-frame supported between said members adjacent an opening therein, said ourtam members being inturned with respectto said frame, a'welt overlying the inturned portion of one of said curtain members,

the inturned portion of said other curtain member overlying a portion of sald welt, v

a'secondwelt overlying the inturned portion of said last mentioned curtain member,

and a light element carried between. said welt's.

In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name.

BURTT J. HUBBARD.]

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