Improvements in Window Blind and Curtain Fixtures.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1897-Accepted, 4th Sept., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Window Blind and Curtain Fixtures.
I, HENRY SHERMAN DAVIS, farmer, of Seymour, in the County of Wayne and
State of Iowa, one of the United States of America, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to improvements in fixtures for curtain-shade rollers,
the object of the same being to provide devices for this purpose which will possess
the special advantages of being cheap in construction, effective in their appli-
cation, and susceptible of presenting an ornamental appearance if plated with
silver or nickel. The invention contemplates a particular construction of the
brackets which are employed in supporting the shade roller and curtain-pole
and also provides a neat and inexpensive fixture to hold the draw-cord which
extends from the shade roller.
Having the above objects in view, the invention consists in making the fixtures
of wire, the wire forming the brackets being given certain peculiar bends to
provide the rests or bearings for the roller and pole and other bends which allow
of a degree of elasticity to the inclined support or brace, and the wire forming the
holder is also bent into a peculiar manner which furnishes the necessary screw
holes for attaching the device and spring arms which clamp the 'draw-cord, all
as will be hereinafter fully set forth and specifically recited in the claims,
reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to letters or numerals
which designate the different parts.
In the drawings, forming part of this specification,
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of my improved
fixtures,
Figure 2 is a detail view of one of the brackets which support the shade-
roller and pole,
Figure 3 is a detail view of the device which is adapted to hold the draw-cord.
As hereinbefore mentioned the fixtures which are constructed in accordance
with my invention are made of wire, of the proper gauge which will bend freely
and at the same time possess sufficient strength for the purposes to which the
fixtures are adapted. In forming the brackets which support the shade-rollers,
a piece of wire of suitable length is used, and its end bent to form eyes 1-1 au
right angles with the body of the wire. Adjoining one of these eyes the wire
is bent, or looped to present the recess or bearing 2 the outer member of the loop
being extended upward beyond the end portion adjoining the eye and is then
bent into a curve 3 of the proper arc the outer end of said curve or are being
above the plane of its inner end, and from said arc the wire is bent into a
peculiar shape to form the support or brace which terminates in the other eye
at the opposite end of the wire. In forming this brace the wire is curved down-
ward from the arc 3 and is formed into a number of separate coils 4 which extend
alternately in opposite directions and practically form springs as well as present
an ornamental brace. By this manner of bending the wire which forms the

page_text: brackets the eyes 1-1 will be on a vertical line with each other and present the
holes through which the retaining screws pass, and the bends 2 and 3 present
proper bearings for both the shade-roller and curtain pole, the latter resting within
the curve or arc 3 while the projecting pins of the former rest within the loop 2
which adjoins the arc but is on a lower plane. The part of the wire which forms
the brace for the horizontal portion presenting the bearings is bent into the coils
disposed 'as shown and herein before described in order that any undue tension or
pull upon either the shade-roller or curtain-pole will allow the brackets to give
and thereby save the curtains or tend to prevent accident to the same.
The holder or clamp with which the draw-cord of the curtain-shade engages is
made up of a piece of wire which is bent upon itself to present the eyes 5-5
separated by twisting the wire upon itself so that the end portions thereof will
meet at a point between said eyes and are twisted together two or more times,
the terminals 6-6 being then brought parallel and flared outwardly in opposite
directions to form guides to facilitate passing the cord into engagement with
the holder. It will be understood, of course, that this wire of which the holder
is constructed is also made of spring metal of sufficient strength and resiliency
to allow the terminal members to firmly grasp the cord. By this particular
construction of the holder the eyes 5-5 present holes through which the retaining
screws pass and position the grasping members or clamping jaws 6-6 at right
angles therewith.
From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings,
it will be apparent that I provide curtain fixtures which can be cheaply constructed
and at the same time possess the desired strength with other qualification required
in this line.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A curtain fixture or bracket made up of a single piece of wire the ends of
which are bent into eyes turned at right angles, the wire being looped adjoining
one of the eyes and extended upward from said loop where it is bent into the arc
of a circle from which it is further bent to provide the inclined brace, the wire
forming the brace presenting several separate coils, substantially as shown and
for the purpose set forth.
2. A curtain fixture or bracket, made up of a single piece of wire the ends of
which are bent into eyes turned at right angles, the wire being looped adjoining
one of the eyes and extended upward from said loop where it is bent into the arc
of a circle the outer end of which is above the plane of its inner end, from which
the said wire is further bent into separate coils which form the inclined brace that
terminates in the eye at the opposite end of the wire, the separate coils extending
alternately on opposite sides of the connecting portion, substantially as shown and
for the purpose set forth.
3. A fixture for curtains to form a clamp for the draw-cord, comprising a single
piece of wire which is bent upon itself centrally to form eyes separated by
twisted portions from which the ends of the wire are extended centrally at right
angles and are twisted together terminating in parallel clamping jaws which are
flared outwardly, substantially as herein shown and described.
1 d... of T..l.. 1907
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents..