An Adjustable Stand for Curtains and Blinds.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 24th Dec.,
1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Adjustable Stand for Curtains and Blinds.
I, THERESE FELLNER of Munich in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Empire of
Germany, Spinster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is a stand or frame for holding curtains or blinds,
which can be adjusted for and conformed to any width of window and any kinds of
curtains or blinds and is only secured to the wall at the top by means of a hook.
The improved device is in the main disposed as follows:
Two tubular posts which are screwed fast on the floor contain each a longer tube
or rod adapted to be vertically displaced and fixed in any position by means of set
screws. The two movable rods or tubes are connected with one another at the top
through a likewise adjustable cross rod device consisting of two tubes connected by
another tube or rod and adapted to be fixed by screws in any desired position. At
the tops of the movable upright tubes or rods are provided two superposed bearings
or supports for receiving the blind or curtain rods. These supports are rearwardly
elongated and bear against the wall to give the whole greater stability. The lower
support has a notch or bore for the pins of roller blinds, which are detained by
springs attached to the adjustable upright rods or tubes. Hooks are provided at
the cross rod device referred to which serve to hold a gallery or wood covering in
front against the bearing piece which forms a flat surface in front, said hooks
catching into eyes fixed in the gallery or covering.
The adjustable cross rod or tube carries in its middle a likewise adjustable muff
or hoop with an annular stop by means of which the whole curtain or blind holder
is fixed to the wall by a single hook catching into a corresponding eye.
Deted this 18th day of February 1891.
HUELSER & Co.,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Adjustable Stand for Curtains and Blinds.
I, THERESE FELLNER of Munich, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Empire of
Germany, Spinster, 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:-
This invention relates to an adjustable stand or frame for holding curtains and
blinds, which stand can be easily adjusted to any width of window.
It is a generally felt drawback, that when removing from one residence to another,
the appliances for holding curtains or blinds can be very rarely used in the new
appartments. The holders or rods are either too long or too short, and any hooks
or nails that may be found fixed in the wall generally do not fit the holders.
Consequently the use of new nails or the like is indispensable, which leads frequently
to the, walls being damaged.
To obviate as much as possible the said inconveniences and provide a curtain- and
blind-holder adapted to be conformed to all occurring circumstances, I have
devised the following stand for curtains and blinds, which is displaceable and
adjustable for any size of window and applicable for all kinds of curtains and blinds.
it being secured merely with a hook in the middle of the upper surface of the
wall

page_text: Fig. 3 a plan of the improved stand, while
Figs. 4 to 7 illustrate the single parts on an enlarged scale and in different
views.
This
The stand. has at the sides two posts, which can be executed according to the
sizes in question. Fig. 1 shows two kinds, a being a tubular post, in which a second
tube or rod d can be shifted up and down and fixed in any suitable manner.
post is screwed with its socket to the floor. A different construction is designated
with d Fig. 1. As in many cases the rods d need not be displaceable in the tubes a,
the latter are dispensed with and the rods d¹ are made in the requisite length.
further simplification consists in the sockets mentioned above being not screwed to
the ground, but provided with sharp points, so that the stands when being put on the
floor, have the necessary hold thereon.
A
The rods dor d' respectively are provided with one or two holders & displaceable
by means of tubes m, for attaching the blind cord or the guiding wires for draw
blinds, a knob c hook or other clamping device as is frequently employed, serving
to hold fast the blind cord. If posts a are employed-which may of course have
any shape or ornamentation-these hook holders 6 can be attached direct thereto,
Figs. 4 and 6 top view. The hook holders are rearwardly bent-round rectangularly
so as to lie with their rear shanks on the wall surface and therefore give greater
stableness to the rods. Figs. 3, 4 and 6.
The two extension rods or tubes dare connected at their top piece o by a like-
wise adjustable cross rod device i This also consists of two tubes q rigidly
connected with the top pieces o and connected with each other by an adjustable
third tube or rod i, while screws e e serve to fix said rod or tube in any suitable
position. Rodi carries in the middle an adjustable hoop or sleeve with an eye-
shaped connection, by means of which the whole frame is held fast by one hook
secured in the wall. It is still simpler to bore the hook through in an inclined
inward direction to lay in the rod i and put a pin through the bore. Rodi is thus
held on all sides and the frame prevented from falling over. The top pieces o o are
provided with two bearings or carriers, in which are lodged in bores g the curtain
rod, and in corresponding recesses the pulleys R for draw blinds. On plate p may
be arranged a lath provided with rings for so-called cloud blinds guided by wires.
The carriers or head pieces o are elongated to the rear side and abut with this
elongation against the wall, whereby a greater stability of the whole device is
attained. The carriers or head pieces o terminate in front in a straight surface, to
which is firmly attached the wood covering frame by means of hooks k adapted
to be fixed on the connecting rod i Fig. 2. If no gallery or wood covering frame is
to be employed but an uncovered wooden curtain rod, over which rings are drawn,
a slightly more than semicircular hollowing x is provided on the outer sides of the
carriers or bearings o, in which hollowing the uncovered wooden curtain rod is held
fast by means of screws or nails, Fig. 4 side view.
To use a blind adjustable from bottom to top, displaceable and adjustable bearings
may also be applied to the vertical rod. Thus the lower surface of the window can
be covered without impairing the light-surface of the upper part.
It is clear from the foregoing description, that the adjustable blind and curtain
frame can be easily conformed to all circumstances and is adapted to obviate all
inconveniences generally complained of.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1) In an adjustable curtain and blind frame the arrangement of two vertical
tubes or posts a secured to the floor, with tubes or rods d adapted to be vertically
displaced or adjusted therein, said tubes or rods being connected by a cross rod

page_text: device iq, which may be adjustable, and receiving the bearings (head pieces o)
for fastening the blinds or curtains, a hook which correspondingly embraces the
cross rod, holding the upper part of the device, substantially as set forth.
2) In the device forming the subject of Claim 1, the omission of the tubes a and
application of a foot plate at the rods d or d' respectively, substantially as set
forth.
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3) In the headpieces o referred to in Claim 1, the application of bearings for a
curtain rod g, of a plate p as base for a lath provided with rings for so-called cloud
curtains or draw blinds, a semi-circular hollowing a for a visible curtain rod, or,
with the omission of said hollowing, the closing by means of a gallery / firmly
attached by means of hooks, substantially as set forth.
4) For the rods d d' referred to in Claim 1, the application of angularly bent
adjustable and displaceable hook holders & hearing against the wall and serving to
hold the curtains, and a knob, hook or clamping device c for holding fast the blind-
cords, substantially as set forth.
5) In the frame referred to in Claim 1, the application of a headpiece o with all
its parts, substantially as illustrated and described.
THERESE FELLNER.
By Huelser & Co.,
Her Agents.