US2463271A - Curtain and shade hanger - Google Patents

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March 1, 1949. H R, HODGES 2,463,271

CURTAIN AND SHADE HANGER Filed May 1'?. 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Yi INVNTOR.

HARRY R.HODGE5 BY ATToRn/EK March 1, 1949. H. R. HoDGEs 2,463,271

CURTAIN AND SHADE HANGER Filed May 1'?. 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. HARRY R. HODGES.

EQ I BY P l ATTORNEY "useful Patented Mar. 1, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE 6 Claims.

1 This invention comprehends certain new and improvements in curtain and shade hangers of that type which are adjustable to support shades vand curtains in diierent vertical positions to enable the curtains and shades to -be bodily lowered or raised, for instance, to conform to lowering and raising of the upper sash -of the Window, or Yfor other reasons.

An object of the present invention is to provide a hanger which may be sold as a unit and installed with minimum of mechanical ability rand provide a perfectly functioning hanger irrespective of by whom installed.

A further object of the vinvention is to provide a vhanger which a tenant may apply to rented quarters and remove with minimum damage to the window frame and with the damage confined to screw holes at inconspicuous parts of the frame.

Another object of the invention is to provide for a rigid bracket and shade-holding structure `for retaining the shade or shades with certainty in -various locations of the bracket and during L operation of the brackets -to and from such locations.

Still further objects of the invention will ap- .pear to those skilled in the art to which it appertains both -by-direct reference thereto as the description proceeds and by implication :from the context.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which -like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views:

Figures l and 2 are perspective views of a Awindow pane and sashes with my invention` mounted therewith and shown in two of various possible positions;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the `hanger above;

`Figure '4 is a vertical section of the window 'frame showing one bracket in elevation; and

Figure 5 is an elevation of a portion of the opposite bracket.

in the specific embodiment of vthe invention Villustrated in said drawing, Athe reference nu- 'meral i@ designates a window frame having the usual sill II, side easements or risers I2 and :top vpiece or header 'I3 lwhich usually are combined as Aa substantially rectangular frame for reception of the usual Yupper and lower vertically slidable sashes I4 and I5. The said sashes are of the hangers of my invention. Thus the presence of the mounting means is as inconspicuous as possible and any marring of the easement resulting from mounting the hanger will be where it is the least noticeable when the hanger is removed for any reason.

Accordingly, in carrying out my invention, vI provide a pair of tracks I6 of which one track is mounted at one side of the window frame and the other track is mounted at the opposite side of the window frame and each upon an inside face of the frame which faces the other. The tracks are shown having a length substantially the height of the upper sash and extend vertically in the upper part of the frame contiguous to said upper sash. Said tracks preferably are formed from metallic strips having their longitudinal edges Il curled inward toward one another so as to form a T-slot I8 the length of the track and with the restricted part of the slot at the exposed face of the track and the wider part of the slot within said curled edges I1. posed or restricted part of the slot is at least half as wide as the T-head part of the slot and readily admits a screw-driver whereby screws (not shown) may be applied through the back Wall of the track .for mounting the said track on the window frame. Said tracks are therefore parallel and fixed, and provide means for retaining vertically slidable slide members 20 at each side of the window. Said slide members are substantially alike, except that they are what may be termed rights and lefts and one is made to receive the rotating pintle of a shade and the other to receive the non-rotating pintle of the shade.

Describing the slide members more in detail, each comprises a vertical body portion 2I approximating the width of the track so as to "have a longitudinal margin at each side which will ride in flatwise engagement against the front of curled edges il. Appropriate parts of said margins of the vertical body are bent or oil-set to underlie the curled edges of the track, and as shown, offset portions or lugs 22 are thus provided at each side of said body next its lower end and similar lugs 23 are shown at each side of the body part way of the length thereof so that, considered lon-- gitudinaily, the member provides alternating marginal portions in front of and behind the said curled edges of the track with the extreme bottom of the said margins at the rear of the curled edges of the track. A xed stop 24 is secured, as by screws 25, within the bottom end of .the track, and when the slide member is entirely lowered, the lowermost lugs engage at their vlower 3 ends against the upper end of said stop. Thus said lugs perform a plurality of functions of which may be enumerated the sliding retention of said member to the track, the reenforcement of the member, prevention of inadvertent or other bending of the member outward at its lower end, and the limitation of downward displacement by engagement with the stop. The lugs 23 partway up the member are adequately spaced from the lower lugs 22 to afford requisite retentive leverage and thereby keep the member yfrom tilting with respect to the track.

On said members, and preferably stamped from the metal constituting the same, are bosses 25 for removable reception of commonly used roller shades 21. For that purpose, the bosses on one member have round holes 28 therein for reception of the cylindrical pintle and the bosses of the other member have radial slots 28 for reception of the rectangular spring-holding pintle of the shade roller. The hanger of the present ,disclosure is intended for receiving two shades, and consequently each slide member has two bosses. More or less can be provided as desired. In the illustrated construction one boss is in the area between the two pairs of lugs and the other boss is in the area above the upper pair of lugs.

Each slide member provides a curtain bracket preferably as an integral part thereof and movable therewith. As shown, the shade bracket is constituted by an arm 29 which extends in a direction away from the Window sash, and in the same plane with the upright body of said member but directed at right angles to the said body. This arm 29 is shown as a longitudinally horizontal projection in a vertical plane common thereto and to the upright body, said arm extending from th-e upper end of the upright body inwardly of the room in which the window is situated and of adequate length that its end directed inwardly of the room will be in front of the plane of the inside trim of the window frame. At this inward end of the arm is a further integral portion, referred to herein as lateral offset 30, which is likewise longitudinally horizontal and in a vertical plane but at right angles to the plane of arm 29. Said lateral offset 3U projects in a direction away from the window whereby the outer ends of the offsets 30 of the two members are at a greater distance apart than their inner ends and will consequently be in front of the trim at the sides of th-e window. From said outer end of the offset 3i] and in the place of said offset, is a vertical portion for the bracket, herein designated as a, riser 3l. Said riser provides appropriate studs 32, here shown as integral prongs projecting from the upper end of the riser, for the reception and support of curtain rods 33 on which curtains 34, Valances and the like may be hung. Ears 35 are provided at the base of the studs 32 bent at right angles to the face of the riser at the side edges of and contiguous to the upper ends of said riser for giving strength to the studs and support to the curtain rods.

In order to `operate and hold the slide members in desired vertical adjustment, pull cords 35 are provided for application of simultaneous lifting force to each member. These cords are tied through appropriate holes 3'! in the bracket arms 29 and extend to pulleys or other suitable means for the purpose, located at fixed positions directly above said holes 3l'. Likewise by preference, beyond said pulleys, the cords are tied together or merge into a single cord, so that the operator manipulates the single cord to apply the lifting force to both members simultaneously It is a feature of the present invention to include the mounting of the pulleys as a fixed or unitary part of the hanger so as to be in exact position and not require separate mounting thereof by the person making the installation of the hanger to a window. As shown, therefore, I provide a xed bracket 38 at the upper end of each track, said bracket 38 preferably having a foot portion 39 which, in manufacture, is slid into the upper end of the track marginally held by the curled edges H thereof. An end lip 40 provided as part of the track is bent over the upper edge of the foot portion. Screws 4I or equivalents may also be provided for securing the foot portion to the track if desired.

In the same plane as the foot portion 39 of the bracket is an arm @2 which projects in a direction which locates its inner end within the room or forwardly from the window frame. To accommodate this arm d2, an end portion of one curled edge Il of the track is cut away, as at 43, so that the arm rests on the end of said curled edge as a support for said arm. Furthermore, the lower end of the foot portion within the curled edges of the track conveniently constitutes a stop limiting upward movement of the slide member by engagement therewith of the upper ends ofthe upper pair of lugs 23 of said member. These stops keep the slide members from pounding against the top piece or header of the window frame. The forward end of each of said fixed arms is bent to form a riser 44 and further bent in the form of a rectangular loop to comprise the housing for one or more pulleys 45, 4B as required f-or the heretofore mentioned cords. These pulleys are carried by the housings directly over the movable arms and holes therein, and enable the slide members to be raised and held with exertion of minimum side thrust on the tracks, which is therefore conducive to introduction -of minimum friction and free operation. Gravity tends to slide the members downward whereas lifting and holding tension is supplied by the cords.

I claim:

l. A hanger as characterized, comprising a vertical track, a slide member on said track, said slide member having a curtain bracket extending therefrom and movable therewith, a fixed bracket secured to and projecting from said track and having an extending part superposed over the extending part of the curtain bracket, and a flexible connection between said projecting part and extending to the superposed part, and means on the superposed part for passing the flexible connection thereover for functioning as a draw cord.

2. A shade hanger comprising .a track and slide member mounted thereon, said slide inember providing a Vertical body portion juxtaposed to and extending longitudinally of the track, an arm in the plane of said body portion projecting laterally from said body portion, a lateral offset at the outer end of said arm and perpendicular to said plane, a riser at the far end of said offset in the plane thereof and extending in the general direction of said body portion, a b oss on the body portion for reception of a shade roller pintle, and a stud on said riser for reception of a curtain rod.

3. A shade hanger comprising a track and slide member mounted thereon, said slide member providing a vertical body portion juxtaposed to and extending longitudinally of the track, an

arm in the plane of said body portion projecting laterally from said body portion, pairs of lugs offset from said body portion for sliding in said tracks, said lugs being below said arm, means on said arm for mounting a curtain rod, and means on said body portion for mounting a shade roller.

4. A shade and curtain hanger comprising tracks and slide members mounted thereon, said slide members each providing a vertical body portion juxtaposed to and extending longitudinally of the track, pairs of lugs oset from said body portion for sliding in said track, stops in said tracks for engagement by said lugs and limiting travel of said slide members thereon, and said slide members having means for supporting a shade and means for supporting a curtain rod.

5. A shade and curtain hanger comprising a track and slide member mounted thereon, said slide member providing a vertical body portion juxtaposed to and extending longitudinally of the track, a shaderoller supporting means on said body portion, a curtain rod supporting means projecting from said body portion, and a iixed backet at the upper end of said track, said bracketl having a foot portion Within and held by said track.

REFERENCES CITED rThe following references areof record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 805,676 Shoo Nov. 30, 1905 807,886 Vergason Dec. 19, 1905 893,537 NeWson July 14, 1908 1,071,642 Kintz Aug. 26, 1913 1,343,859 Warner et al June 15, 1920

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