A New Window Furniture and Drapery Bracket or Support.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st June, 1895-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Window Furniture and Drapery Bracket or Support.
I ARTHUR SCHOFIELD of No. 77 Bury Road Rochdale in the County of
Lancaster Spring Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to a contrivance for supporting or carrying poles rods or
furniture and drapery, such as curtains or other drapery used in connection with
window cases or frames.
The object of my invention is to provide an arrangement which shall combine
within itself a means for the support of rods, roller blinds, curtain poles, or
Venetian blinds, and which device is capable of extension more or less, or is
adjustable for the purpose of holding out the curtains from the window casing,
which adjustable part forms the principal feature of my said invention.
In order that my invention may be understood I have reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which I shew two figures illustrating my
invention.
Fig. 1. is a side elevation.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation.
According to my construction and arrangement I form or arrange my improved
bracket of metal in two parts a and b, the part a. being the portion which
I adapt to be fixed or secured in position by means of screws at a¹, a², to the
window framing or casing e, the part b, I provide within the slot a³ of suitable form
and dimensions into which I fit therein the correspondingly formed piece * of the
slide piece b, provided with any convenient number of recessed parts b', which
piece b is so arranged within the slot or slide a³ as to be capable of freely sliding
therein, that is, to and from the bracket or fixed portion a, the said sliding part or
piece being retained within the slide by means of retaining pieces or stays d and e.
The said piece is provided with bearing or supporting parts at f and 9, for the
purpose of supporting or carrying a curtain pole h and a rod i. carrying the usual
drapery or vallance &c. The fixed portion a is provided at any convenient part
with bearings at j, k, land m, for the purpose of supporting a blind roller m², or m²
or a Venetian blind m³ or a rod n.
It is obvious that other combinations or arrangements of bearing parts may be
provided on each of the parts a and b, but the parts indicated in the drawings being
sufficient for the purpose of illustrating the object of my invention.
When the bracket is fixed in position that is, the parts a and b, combined, it is
manifest that the furniture or objects supported by the part 6 is or are capable of
being moved to or from the window casing more or less, which is the primary object
of this my invention, in fact the sole object when combined with a fixed supporting
part as a. The part b when so moved or slid within the slide is maintained in any
desired position by the means or aid of the metallic spring piece o. which is fixed
on the stud o² its upper part o' passing thro an opening 03 in the part a. the stud
piece o is so shaped or formed at o' so as to enter into a recess or cut out portion b¹
of the sliding piece band which piece o adjusts itself within one of the recessed
parts b', as the piece is slid past or in proximity to the said piece o.
When it is desired to move the piece 6 in direction to or from the part a. the
spring piece o is pressed back or in direction from the piece b at the part o' thus
causing the same to be released from contact with the slide piece 6 which latter

page_text: is then free to slide, as the part of is moved out of contact with the recess ¹ thus
the part b, consequently the pole or furniture at ƒ and g may be moved more or less
with relation to the part a, or to or from the window casing.
Having new particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
1. In a bracket for supporting window furniture and drapery in combination the
fixed part a. with sliding, moveable or adjustable part b, whereby the window pole
and curtains or other drapery may be adjusted to or from the window casing
substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and illustrated in the
drawings hereunto.
2. In combination the metallic spring piece o. and the recessed sliding part or
piece substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and illustrated
in the drawings hereunto.
3. The recessed sliding part or piece as and for the purpose herein fully set
forth.
Dated this 3rd day of June 1895.
J. H. BUTTERWORTH,
Rochdale,
For the Applicant.