US820264A - Carriage-curtain. - Google Patents

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No. 820,264. PATENTED MAY 8, 1906.

0. W; SGHREITER. CARRIAGE CURTAIN.

APP LLLLLLLLLLLLLL 13.11.27. 1906'.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARRlAGE-CURTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed January 2'7, 1906. Serial No. 298,280.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. SoHREI- TER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wimbledon, in the county of Barnes and State of North Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Carriage-Curtains, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention pertains to carriage-curtains and it contemplates the provision of a carriage-curtain constructed with a View of resisting wear at its edges and effectually preventing its eyelets from tearing or pulling out.

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of so much of the outer side of a carriage-curtain as is necessary to illustrate the present and preferred embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail elevation of the inner side of the curtain, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken in the plane indicated by the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the Views of the drawings, referring to which A is my novel carriage-curtain, which is preferably made of the material usually em ployed for the purpose.

B is the edge-cord of the curtain, and C C are the eyelets, of which any desired number may be used.

The curtain A is peculiar in that it has a layer (1 turned inward against its major portion 6 and secured by lines of stitches c and d thereto, so as to form a fold 6. This fold 6 contains in its bight the edge-cord B, and hence it will be apparent that said cord is enabled to prevent wear of the edge of the curtain as well as prevent the eyelets C tearing or pulling therefrom.

The eyelets C are identical in construction, and therefore a detailed description of the one shown in Figs. 2 and 3 will sufiice to impart a definite understanding of both. The said eyelet C, Figs. 2 and 3, comprises a retaining-ring f, preferably of metal, disposed at the inner side of the inner layer a of the curtain, a ring g, preferably of metal and channel-shaped in cross-section, arranged at the outer side of the major portion of the curtain and having barbs or prongs h and a disk k, preferably of leather, held in the ring 9 by the prongs h thereof, and having a buttonhole m. As best shown in Fig. 3, the barbs or prongs 72. extend through the leather disk k, the major portion 1) of the curtain, and the inner layer a of the curtain in the order named, and are turned or clenched upon the retaining-ring f. By virtue of this it will be apparent that in addition to the ring f two thicknesses of the curtain A hold the barbs h, and in thatway contribute to the strength of the connection between the leather disk is and the curtain.

The eyelets C are arranged within the edgecord B, as shown in Fig. 1, and from this it follows that the said edge-cord will serve the two functions hereinbefore ascribed to it?l. 6., will prevent wear of the edges of the curtain and preclude pulling or tearing of the eyelets out of the curtain.

It will be readily apparent from the foregoing that my improvements add but little to the cost of the curtain and do not detract in any degree from the finished appearance thereof.

I claim 1. The combination of a carriage-curtain having a layer turned and secured against its major portion to present two thicknesses of material, and an eyelet comprising a retaining-ring disposed against one thickness of material, a flexible disk arranged against the other side of the other thickness of material and having a buttonhole, and aring arranged over the disk and having barbs extendin through the two thicknesses presented by the major portion and layer of the curtain and clenched over the retaining-ring.

2. The combination of a carriage-curtain having a layer turned and secured against its major portion to form a fold and present two thicknesses of material, an edge-cord contained in the bight of the fold, and an eyelet comprising a retaining-ring disposed against one side of one thickness of material, a flexible' disk arranged against the other side of i In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the other thickness of material and having a my hand in presence of two subscribing witbuttonhole, and a ring arranged over the nesses.

disk and having barbs extending through the v CHARLES W. SCHREITERa 5 two thicknesses presented by the major p0ri Witnesses:

tion and layer of the curtain and clenched H. M. STROUD, over the retaining-ring. l R. R. BRUESKE.

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