US2720373A - Center support for curtain rod - Google Patents

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m E amp'ymwpgwf CENTER SUPPORT FOR CURTAIN ROD Filed Aug. l2, 1952 United States Patent O CENTER SUPPORT FoR CURTAIN Ron Ralph E. Bell, Sturgis, Mich., assignor to Kirsch Company, Sturgis, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application August 12, 1952, Serial No. 303,925

1 Claim. (Cl. 248-262) This invention relates to supports for curtain rods and particularly to center supports for such rods and particularly to supports for rods which have laterallyextending beads on both sides of the top thereof.

`One of the objects of the invention is to provide such a support which may be easily and inexpensively made of metal stampings.

Another object is to provide such a support which can be secured directly against the ceiling and will support the rod in this fashion with only a single fastening member.

Another object is to provide such a fastener which may be used in connection with a wall bracket to provide center support for a rod adjacent a window without, however, having the bracket or support materially visible from the front of the window.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in the accompanying drawings a preferred form thereof. It will be understood, however, that various other forms of the invention can be employed.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a curtain rod installation employing the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the installation shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a detailed, sectional view of the structure shown in Fig. l taken on the line 3, 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detailed, sectional view showing how the support may be used directly against a ceiling.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one portion of the support.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the other portion of the support.

The support is intended to be used in connection with curtain rods such as the rod 1, which are provided with longitudinally and laterally-extending beads 2 at both sides of the top of the rod. Such a rod forms the basis for an application for patent to be filed by me.

The support consists essentially of a substantially ilat plate 3 which terminates at one end in a downwardly offset projecting jaw 4 which is adapted to engage under one of the beads 2, as is best seen in Figs. 3 and 4. An aperture or slot 5 is provided adjacent this jaw for a purpose to be explained hereafter. Holes 6 and 7 are likewise provided for attaching screws or bolts.

The other portion of the support consists of a substantially flat plate 8, which is provided at one end with a downwardly offset, outwardly-projecting tongue 9, which is adapted to fit into the aperture 5 and reach down and underlie the plate 3, as is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. At the other end the plate 8 is provided with a downwardly extending, recurved hooked portion 10 which serves as a jaw to fit under the other bead 2 on the rod 1, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, when the plate 8 is in position 2,720,373 Patented Oct. 11, 1955 ICC on the plate 3 with the tongue 9 extending into the aperture 5.

The plate 8 may be provided with a screw-threaded hole 11, which is in line with the extension 12 of the aperture 5 when the plate 8 is in position on the plate 3.

The plate S'may be provided with side flanges 13 to guide and hold the plate 8, although these flanges are not essential.

When a rod is to be inserted into the holder, one of the beads 2 is inserted in the hook 10 of the plate 8. Thereafter the tongue 9 is inserted into the aperture 5 and the plate 8 is moved into parallelism and juxtaposition to the plate 3. The rod is then firmly gripped between the jaw 4 and the hook 10.

When the device is used away from the ceiling, a screw 14 is screw threaded into the hole 11 from beneath. It extends through the extension 12 and clamps the plates 8 and 3 together, holding the rod securely. When the device is used in this Way a bracket 15 may be provided. It is fastened to the wall by screw 16 and a bolt 17 passing through the aperture 7 and through a slot 18 in the bracket holds the device in position.

When the device is to be used for direct installation against the ceiling, the rod 1 is placed in position between the jaw 4 and the hook 10, as above ldescribed. The support is then placed directly against the ceiling as shown in Fig. 4 and a screw 18 may be run directly into the ceiling Since the plate 8 lies directly against the ceiling and the plate 13 is fastened below it, there is no chance for the two plates to become disconnected and the rod is held securely.

It will be appreciated that the present invention may be embodied in other specic forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and it is therefore desired that the present embodiments be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claim rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

I claim:

The combination of a curtain rod or the like having a flat top and laterally-extending beads on both sides thereof and a support therefor comprising a first horizontal flat plate lying in the plane of said top and at right angles to said rod and having a downwardly-offset, projecting jaw engaging under one of said beads and having an aperture adjacent said jaw and a second Hat plate overlying said rst plate and the top of said rod and having at one end a downwardly-facing recurved hook portion engaged under the other bead of said rod and having a downwardly-offset, projecting tongue at the other end engaging in said aperture in said first plate and underlying said rst plate and fastening means extending through said first plate only to clamp said rst plate against a ceiling to retain said plates in interlocked position supporting said rod with said second plate lying between the said rst plate and said ceiling.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 805,853 Hauk Nov. 28, 1905 1,866,331 Toelle July 5, 1932 2,293,662 Richardson Aug. 18, 1942 2,590,446 Murphy Mar. 25, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 401,760 Great Britain Nov. 23, 1933

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