US196737A - Improvement in curtain roller and bracket - Google Patents

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R. B. ABBOTT. I Curtain Roller and Bracket N0.196,737. Patented Nov. 6, 1877..

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,737, dated November 6, 1877; application filed March 1, 1877.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, RnvvEL E. ABBOTT, of Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Curtain Rollers and Fixtures; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon. My invention relates to improvements in curtain rollers and brackets; and has for its object to provide a roller and fixtures to which the curtain may readily be applied, or from which as readily removed; and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter described, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a roller and brackets with curtain attached. Fig. 2 shows a cross-section of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 shows the roller and retaining bars or slabs.

A is the curtain, made of any desired material. B is the roller, the ends of which fit into and are held by the sockets (Z d in the rollerheads D D.

The roller has one of its sides, 22, cut away or flattened, as shown, and provided with a series of pins or spurs, c c, which retain the curtain to the roller, as hereinafter explained.

O G are two slabs or retaining-bars, which are flattened on one side to adapt them to fit snugly against the flattened side I) of the roller B, while their outer sides are rounded to cor-. respond with the circumference of the roller, and they are suitably recessed to receive the pins or spurs c. The outer ends of these slabs or retaining-bars fit into the sockets d d in'the roller-heads D D, and snugly fill the space made by the cutting away of the side of the roller B. Their inner or abutting ends are neatly and snugly jointed, as shown at e.

' It will be readily seen that these retainingbars may be removed from or placed in position on the roller without removing the latter from the sockets d d, by first lifting their inner ends sufficiently to clear, the pins 0, and then withdrawing them from the sockets.

When it is desired to place a curtain on the roller, the bars are removed, as above explained, the curtain is placed against the flat side I), and pressed down onto the pins 0, after which the ends of the bars are inserted in the sockets, and pressed down onto the pins and against the side I), thus firmly fastening the curtain.

The abutting ends 0 of the bars 0 are neatly jointed together, so as to provide a smooth continuous surface, and are held rigidly in position bya neatly-fitting spring-clasp, E, adapted to be sprung on or off the roller at pleasure, without interfering with the fastening of the curtain. The ends of these bars might be held by a small screw or pin driven through them into the roller, but this would be a much less convenient fastening than the. spring clasp above described.

The roller-head D has a journal, g, which is supported in a slot, h, of a bracket, F, which slot is closed by a pin, c. The head D has an enlarged journal, Gr, a part of which serves as a drum for winding up an elevating-cord, k, and to which the said cord is fastened, as

shown. The end of the journal G is supported by a journal-bearing, m, in a .bracket, H, which is provided with a spring-case, I, the spring at of which bears against the end face of the journal G. The friction thus created between the journals and their bearings insures steadiness to the roller B in all its positions.

The brackets 13 H are provided with slots 0 for the reception of screws, wherewith they are fastened to the window-frames. The said slots 0 are the means for longitudinal adjustment of the said brackets.

When the curtain -A is to be inserted into the roller B, the springs E are removed, and the slabs O lifted from the pins 0, and pulled out of the v sockets d. The end of the curtain is now placed uponthe surface I) of the roller, and pierced by the pins 0. The slabs G are then reinserted into the sockets (1, passed over the pins 0, and finally fastened to the roller B, by forcing the spring-clasps E over them into their proper places.

The roller B is put into its bearings by forc- 1ng the enlarged journal G against the spring a, and inserting the journal g into the slot h, which is closed by the pin i.

I am aware of the existence of the patent to Wm.. Brown, No. 74,661, dated February 18,

1868, and I do not claim the specific devices and arrangement therein set forth; but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the curtain-roller B, constructed with a flattened side, b, and provided with pins or spurs 0, and roller-heads D D, constructed with the sockets d d, of the slabs or retaining-bars G G, which have their outer ends inserted in the sockets d d, and their inner ends brought together on the side b of the roller, and secured in place bfi a springclasp, E, or other suitable fastening, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. The combination of the roller B, the head D,-provided with a journal, 9, the head D provided with an enlarged journal, (3,171.16 brackets F H, provided with the slots 0, and the bracket H, having a spring-case, I, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses. p

REV VEL E. ABBOTT.

Witnesses: I

' S. ABBOTT, E. A. HOTCHKISS.

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