US1693312A - Curtain rod and shade holder - Google Patents

Description

Nov. 27, 1928.

E. MOORE CURTAIN ROD AND SHADE HOLDER Filed April 13, 1927 INVENTOR ZZmerl/(flflfe.

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 27, 1928.

UNITED STATES A 1,693,312 PATENT oFFrcE. 1

ELMER E. MOORE, F M'ARTINS FERR'Y, OHIO} ASSIGNOR 0F FORTY-NINE PER CENT TO JAMES SWEENEY OF MARTIN'S FERRY, OHIO.

CURTAIN ROD AND SHADE. HOLDER.

Applicationfiled April 18, 1927. Serial Ho. 188,508;

The invention has for its object to provide a new and improved means to support ourtain rods and shade rollers in desired position for efficiently accomplishing their intended a; :purposes and in a manner preventing inadvertent displacement and rattling, and for accommodating. said rods and rollers of varying lengths as the occasion may require.

In its more detailed nature, the invention resides in the novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which'will be first fully described, then be particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of one of my improved curtain rod and shade roller mounting brackets.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic plan View illus- 20 'trating the blank from which the main bracket body is formed.

Figure 3 isa horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 on Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken on u the line lt on Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic edge view illustrating a modified shape of the bracket.

Figure'6 is a diagrammatic plan view illustrating a modified shaping of the lateral lugs.

In the practical development of the inven: tion I provide a body 1 of thin metal from which the main bracket portion may be stamped and formed up to include means at 2 for securing the same upon the window casing, a plurality of rod mounting lugs 3 (three being shown) and a pair of shade bracket mounting ears 4. See Figures 2 and 1.

The lugs 3 are stamped and bent out at right angles to the bracket 1 and are each shaped to comprise an upstanding finger 5 to project upwardly through the rectangular slots 6 in the ends of the curtain rods 7 a retaining finger 8 to fit into the end of the rod and engage its lower inside edge to prevent inadvertent lifting of the rod end up off the finger, and a lateral retaining lug 9 cut from the main lug body 3 down to a point adjacent but short of its juncture with the body 1 and bent slightly laterally to provide a space approximating the thickness of the rod metal and again to parallel the plane of the main lug body 3.

The curtain rod ends each have a notch 10 formed in the whole wall thereof of a width to'snugly straddle the laterally bent portion of the lug 9: By thus constructing the rod end and the mounting lugs, when the open ends of the rods are slipped over the lugs 3, with the whole wall thereofbetween the mainlug body and the lateral lug 9, and the notch 10 straddling the lateral portion of said lug 9, the upper and lower edges of the main lug body 3 and the upper and lower edges of the notch 10 will prevent vertical movement of the rod, and'the opposing faces of thelugs 3 and 9 will engage the whole wall of the rod end and prevent lateral movement thereof. v

The lower edges of. the lugs 3 are preferably curved at 11 topermit the pivoted move.- ment necessary to remove therod endsfrom the mounting bracket,

If desired the lateral lugs 9 may beispring shaped as at 12so that they will frictionally engage the rod end and-overcomeall tendency to rattle. See Figure 6'.

A U-shaped piece 13 of'the same width as that of the ears 1, and having arms of the same length, is provided and is mounted on. the bracket by passing a mounting pin 14- I through the arms-of the member 13 andthe body and equipped with a. shade roller end receiving slot or aperture 19 depending on which end of the roller the particular slide member is adapted to engage. a

At its other end the-slide has an inturned ear 20 to which is connected one end of a retractile spring 21, the other end of said spring being connected to the pin eye 15. The springs thus act to yieldably hold the slides against the respective shade roller ends, making possible the use of varying sizes of shade rollers.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought that the novel details of construction, the manner of use and the advanleast one Whole wall; a'bracket metal, and curtain rod mounting lugs pro" tages of my invention, will be readily apparent to those skilled in the a'rtto Which it relates.

What I claim is: 1. A device of the class described comprising a bracket body of sheet metal, curtain rod mounting lugs projecting from the sheet metal body including a main lug body insertable'into the end of the curtain rod, and a lateral lug cut and bent out from the main lug body and bent at the free end to provide arod engagin spring end'to frictionally engage a rod portion When'inserted between it and the said main lu body.

2. In a bracket device for curtain rods, the curtain'rod' end having turned'edges and at jecting from the sheetmetal body including a mam lug body lnsertable into the end of the curtain rod, and a lateral lug cut and bent from the mam lug body from a point achacent' but short of the juncture of said main lug body and said bracket body to form a lateral portion and a portion spaced from said main body and adapted to frictionally engage" the Whole Wall of the rod when inserted in the space formed betweensaid spaced portion and said main lug body, said rod end Whole Wall having a notch'to snugly straddle thesaid lateral portion for the purposes specified,

3. In a bracket device for curtain rods,

the curtain rod end havin turneded es and at least one Whole wall; a bracket body of sheet metal and curtain rod mounting lugs stamped and bent from the bracket sheet metal body to comprise upper and lower rod edge engaging edges, an elongated upstandmg keeper lug, and a lateral lug cut and bent 7 body of sheet.

from the keeper lug body from a point adjacentbut short'ot said main body and said bracket body to form a lateral-portion and a portion spaced from said main body to form a rod Whole Wall end receiving space, said rod end Whole Wall having a notch to snugly straddle the said. lateral portion and one turned ,edgehaving an elongated slot to receive said upstanding keeper lug for the purposes specified and said lower engaging edges being curved upwardly toward their ends for the purpose specified.-

4. A device of theclass described comprising a bracket body of sheet metal, ears bent to extend from the'bracket body, a member having ears matching the bracket body ears and a cross slide ay, means to secure the ears together, a slide slidable in the slideWay and having provision at one end to receive a shade roller end and as rin connected to the a g other end of theslide and to the ears and normally tending to extend said first mentioned slide end for the purposes specified.

end to receive ashade roller end, and a re.-

tractile spring connected to the other end of the slide and to the'pin eye and normally tending to extend said first mentioned slide end for the purposes specified.

E MERE. MOORE.

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