US1361881A - Device for supporting window-shades from upper sashes - Google Patents

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W. LINDNER. DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING wmoow SHADES FROM/UPPER SASHES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, I920.

Patented Dec. 14, 1920. $9.1.

LSGLSSL Inventor:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM LINDNER, OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

Application filed May 25, 1920. Serial No. 384,049.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LINDNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savannah, in the county of Chatham and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Supporting VVindow-Shades from Upper Sashes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a device for supporting window shades from the upper sash and has for an object to provide a device that may be quickly and readily secured to any size sash and support a shade of any width.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device that may be made up and assembled with a minimum amount of labor, the entire device consisting of simply two side brackets and two cross bars the brackets being adjustable as to length so that the shade may be positioned properly regardless of the depth of the casing and the cross bars adjustable as to length so that the proper width curtain may be used.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device, as will shortly be described more fully in detail, wherein the cross pieces not only are adjustable and provide a strong support for the shade but also are so constructed as to form a guard for the shade, protecting it from the rain, dust, etc.

Still another object of the invention is to provide the supporting device for the shade that although quickly and readily adjustable to the depth of the casing and the width of the shade will at the same time be very rigid when in its set position.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a supporting device for a window shade that will allow for better ventilation, prolong the life of the shade, and may be quickly and readily adjusted to the different requirements; one that may be first placed in position by lowering the upper sash rather than climbing on some object, and at the same time to provide a device that is relatively cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view my invention relates to certain new and novel features and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my improved device, a portion of the guard broken away for the sake of clearness;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. at is a perspective of one portion of a side bracket;

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the other portion; and V Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective of the guard and cross bar.

Referring now to the drawings showing a preferred form of my device, it will be seen that the device consists of two side brackets l and 2, and as they are identical a descrip tion of one will be sufficient.

As shown in Figs. & and 5 the bracket consists of two arms or portions 3 and 4, the arm 3 having a body portion 5 and the angularly disposed lip 6 which is perforated as at 7 for the reception of fastening screws.

The body portion is depressed to form a strengthening rib 8, which rib is slotted as at 9.

The outer portion or arm 4: has its body portion 10 provided with a similar rib 11 which is likewise provided with a slot 12 and at the outer end of the body portion is the angularly disposed short arm 13 having the rib 15, this being simply a continuation of the rib l1, and a slot 16 is shown cut therein.

The arm 4 of the bracket will be placed along its cooperating arm 3, the outer surface of the rib 8 fitting snugly along the inner surface of the rib 11, and a bolt passed through the alined slots 9 and 12 on which will be placed a nut 17 which when drawn up will tightly clamp the two arms of the bracket in a set position.

Of course the arm a of the bracket will be pulled out to give the proper length, it depending on the depth of the casing.

By providing the two cooperating ribs as mentioned the bracket will be held from sagging, that is one arm with relation to the other, and the bracket will be also stronger than otherwise would be the case.

As mentioned heretofore two of these brackets are used, both being secured by screws to the top bar 18 of the upper sash 19 of the casing 20, the brackets disposed, however, so that the short arms 13 will both extend inwardly.

Referring now to the cross bars 21 and roe 22, and inasmuch as they are similar in construction a description of the one will be a description of the other, it will be seen that a body portion 23 is provided with a longitudinally extending central rib 24C, and extending upwardly and outwardly and slightly downwardly is the integral member 25 which provides a covering or guard for the shade 26 when the same is in position.

At the outer end of the cross bar 21 is the side 27 which is slotted as at 28 for the reception of the pintle 29 of the shade. The bar is slotted near its outer end as at 30 for the reception of a bolt 31 which slot will be in alinement with the slot 16 formed in the outer short arm 13 of the arm 4 of the bracket, and a nut 32 will be used to tightly hold the cross bar to the bracket.

As-seen in Figs. 1 and 2' the inner. end of the body portion of the cross bar 21 is further slotted as at 83,'so that when the two cross bars are placed in position the width of the combined cross bars may be adjusted to suit the conditions. Bolts and nuts 34 tightly clamp these bars in their desired position.

By providing these inner slots 33 the proper width of the cross bar is made possible ant by providing the outer slots and the slots in the short arms the cross bars may be clamped quickly to the aforementioned brackets.

By providing the longitudinally extending ribs in the cross bars as well as the brackets a construction is formed wherein the cooperating ribs will extend throughout the length of the l rackets and throughout the cross bars, or in other words through the entire length of the device, thereby preventing any sagging of any of the parts with relation to each other.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a device of relatively great strength, capable of adjustment to any of the many varying conditions to be found in different windows; and at the same time one that will be relatively cheap to manufacture and easily assembled when installed.

Also many advantages are obtained in securing my device as shown to the upper sash as better ventilation is afforded, the shade will not blow back and forth in the wind and it will be protected from the rain even if the upper sash is down.

I am aware that it is old in the art to se cure a shade to the upper sash and do not broadly claim the same. hat I do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device for supporting a window shade to the upper sash of a window comprising two brackets each of said brackets formed of two sliding cooperable parts, a cross bar formed of two slidable cooperating parts, means for clamping the brackets in a set position, means for clamping the two portions of the cross bar in a set posit-ion, means for clamping the cross bar to said brackets, and said cross bar having an integral guard formed at its top and extending outwardly.

2. A device for supporting a window shade to the sash of a window comprising two brackets each of said brackets being adj ustable as to length and means for holding them in their set position, a cross bar formed of two parts and also adjustable as to length and means for holding them in an adjusted position, the said parts of said cross bar being provided with an upwardly and outwardly extending portion to provide a guard, the inner ends of said parts of said cross bar and the guard overlapping when in adjusted position, said brackets and said cross bar having a depressed longitudinally extending rib formed therein, all of said ribs forming one continuous rib when all of said parts are in an adjusted position.

3. A device for supporting a window shadefrom the upper bar of a window sash comprising two brackets each of said brackets formed of two parts slidingly adjustable and means for holding them in a set position the outer parts of each bracket being bent inwardly to form short arms, ribs formed in each part of said brackets and ribs formed in the aforementioned short arms, the rib formedin the one part of each bracket fitting within the rib formed in the adjacent part of each bracket, a cross bar formed of two parts slidingly adjustable and having a guard formed at the upper portion of each part of the cross bar, ribs formed in each part of the cross bar and adapted to fit one within the other and this continuous rib fitting within the ribs formed in the short arms of the bracket, and means for clamping the cross bar to said short arms. V

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM LINDNER.

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