US2563009A - Curtain rod mounting - Google Patents

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Aug. 7, 1951 Filed Oct. 1, 1948 L- DAY ETAL CURTAIN ROD MOUNTING 2 Sheets-Sheet l Leo Day Lillian A. Day

INVENTORS BY Mm WWWEMW Aug. 7, 1951 DAY ET AL 2,563,009

CURTAIN ROD MOUNTING Filed Oct. 1, 1948 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Lil/Ian A. Day

INVENTORS BY 2mm ww zsm Patented Aug. 7, 1951 UNITED STATES-PATENT oFFICE This invention relates generally to supports and more particularly to a curtain rod assembly comprising a pair of'telescoping curtain rod sec tions having arms at their outer ends removably securable to pins carried by vertically slidable bars in channels mounted upon the window frame, whereby the curtain rods, together with the curtain thereon, may be lowered and raised without reaching to the full height of the curtain rods.

The primary object of this invention is to facilitate the raising and lowering of curtain rods especially curtain rods associated with wide windows and the like, all without the use of ladders, chairs or the like.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved means for connecting the curtain rods to the means used for directly supporting the same.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a curtain rod assembly in which the attaching screws are hidden, certain of these screws being headed and functioning as stop means for slide bars pivoted to the ends of the curtain rods. I

And a last object to be mentioned specifically is to provide a device of this character which is relatively inexpensive and practicable to manufacture, which is simple, safe and convenient to use, and which will give generally efficient and durable service.

With these objects definitely in view, this invention resides in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of elements and portions that will be hereinafter described in detail in the specification, particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a material part of this application, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a window with this invention operatively applied thereto, both of the slide bars being illustrated as in raised position in full lines and one of the slide bars being shown as partially lowered in dash line, the curtain rod being also shown in a corresponding position in dash line;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the improved curtain rod and the arms on the outer ends there- Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view, taken substantially upon the line 3-3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially upon the line 4-4 in Figure 3;

2 Claims. (01. 211-4053) Figure 5 is a grouped view showing the slide bar and channel constructions in perspective;

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Figure 6 is a perspective view of a part hereinafter referred to as a split cylinder which is incorporated with each of the arms on the ends of the curtain rod sections.

Similar characters of reference designate similar or identical elements and portions through out the specification and throughout the diiferent views in the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, this invention is adapted to be used with an environment including a window frame It} or other like structure, curtain rods of any conventional design and represented as comprised of a pair of telescoping sections I2 and Hi, together with curtains or drapes or'the like illustrated at It in Figure 3. l

The sections I2 and I4 are each provided at their outer ends with arms l8 which are disposed normal to the sections and are each provided with an axially disposed split cylinder 20. This. split cylinder has'an expanded end portion 22; adapted to be permanently engaged by a similarly shaped end portion 24 of each arm 18. The

split cylinder 20 has an enlarged head portion 26 which receives an enlarged head 28 of a pin 30, which pin is secured, by means of a shoulder 32 and a block 34 rigidly secured between the shoulder and an enlarged end 36 of the pin, to a slide bar 38 which is provided in duplicate.

Each slide bar may be of generally channel construction with inturned flanges 4|] and these slide bars 38 are adapted to move within vertical channel members 42, the inturned flange portions 44 of which frictionally engage the slide bars. The vertical channels 42 are secured by screws 46 to the window frame It, there being provided apertures 48 in the web portions of the channels to receive the screws.

A knob handle 50 is rigidly mounted upon the lower end of each slide bar and a leaf spring 52 is secured at one end to the shank portion of this knob handle 50, to facilitate the raising and lowering of the slide bars. Each spring 52 has an inwardly bent portion 54 adapted to slide within the corresponding channel 42 and the other end of the spring is bent outwardly as at 56 to be engaged in an aperture 58 in each of the slide bars.

The lowermost of the attaching screws 46 has a head and this head cooperates with the portion 54 of the spring 52 to function as a stop for the slide bar, that is, to retain the corresponding slide bar in raised position when the slide bar has been adjusted manually into this position. An auxiliary stop is provided on each side of the window frame and comprises a screw 60 with a rubber bumper 62 secured immediately above the upper end of each slide bar.

An aperture 64 is provided in one of the slide bars 38 and this aperture has a downwardly extending portion 66, whereby an attaching pin 68 of a curtain threader knob 19 may be conveniently secured in place upon the slide.

The operation of this invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing description or the mechanical details thereof, taken in connection with the above description of the objects sought to be achieved by this invention. In' recapitulation, it might also be noted that this invention is extremely simple to apply to a window frame, the aperture (54 functioning as an access opening for a screw driver in placing the lowermost screw 48 in position, and it will be particularly noted that all of the attaching screws are hidden when the curtain rod assembly is mounted in place.

It will be clear that all of the objects cited above are amply achieved by this invention and it will also be understood that variation from the embodiment described may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which should be determined only in accordance with a proper interpretation of the terms used in the subjoined claims.

Having described the invention, what claimed as new is:

1. A curtain rod assembly comprising a pair of telescoping curtain rod sections, arms on the outer ends of said sections, vertical channels, slide bars in said channels, pins carried by the upper ends of said bars and pivotally connected to said arms, springs carried by said bars and frictionally engaging said channels, stops to limit the longitudinal movement of said bars relative to said channels, said bars being channel-shaped, said springs being leaf springs each having one end loosely inserted through the corresponding channel-shaped bar, a knob handle on each of said bars, the other end of each spring being 4 rigidly secured to the shank of said knob handles, one pair of said stops comprising the heads of screws used to fasten said channels in place, and said springs engaging said heads when the corresponding bars are fully raised.

2. A curtain rod assembly comprising a pair of telescoping curtain rod sections, arms on the outer ends of said sections, vertical channels, slide bars in said channels, pins carried by the upper ends of said bars and pivotally connected to said arms, springs carried by said bars and frictionally engaging said channels, stops to limit the longitudinal movement of said bars relative to said channels, said bars being channel-shaped, said springs being leaf springs each having one end loosely inserted through the corresponding channel-shaped bar, a knob handle on each of said bars, the other end of each spring being rigidly secured to the shank of said knob handles, one pair of said stops comprising the heads of screws used to fasten said channels in place, said springs engaging said heads when the corresponding bars are fully raised, said slide bars being apertured to provide access to said heads, whereby the assembly can be mounted on a window frame with all the attaching screws hidden.

LEO DAY. LILLIAN A. DAY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Sept. 21, 1933 France June 24, 1929 Number Number

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