Improvements in Curtain Poles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Curtain Poles.
I, BERT CLOSE JONES, resident of 91 Water Street, in the City of Paterson,
County of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, United States of America,
Draughtsman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to curtain fixtures, and the object thereof is to produce an
improved device of this class consisting of a pole or support so constructed and
arranged, that a curtain, portier or similar article may be connected therewith by
means of spring operated clamps which hold the curtain or other article in direct
contact with the pole or support.
In the practice of my invention, I employ a pole or bar, of any desired length,
and formed of any desired material, wood being preferred, and a similar pole or
bar, also formed of any desired material, but preferably of the same form as the
pole or bar, and these poles or bars, are secured in position, and at a predetermined
distance apart by means of end plates, to which is secured ornamental balls or end
pieces.
Passing through the front bar, at regular intervals are bolts, provided with
heads, through which are passed or with which are connected rings, and the inner
ends of said bolts are provided with end plates, and between the end plates, and
the front bar, are arranged springs, which are preferably spiral springs mounted on
said bolts, or which may be ordinary plate springs the ends of which are secured
to the front bar and through the middle of which is passed the bolt.
The operation of this form of construction will be readily understood from the
foregoing description. In securing a curtain, portier or other article to my improved
pole or support, the end of said curtain, portier or other article is attached to or
held in contact with the pole or bar, by the end plates, of the bolts, said plates
being withdrawn from contact with said bar or pole, by rings, connected with the
heads, of the bolts, as will be readily understood, after which the curtain or other
article is inserted between said end plates, and the bar or pole where it will be
securely held by the springs.
In the construction, I employ a pole, of any desired form in cross section
preferably cylindrical however, and to this pole I secure by means of screws or
otherwise, angular arms or brackets, one arm of which extends downwardly in
front of the pole and through which is passed a bolt, provided with a ring, similar
to the corresponding parts herein before described, and to the inner end of the bolt,
is secured a plate, adapted to conform to the surface of the pole and between
which and the arm of the bracket is mounted a spiral spring, and the operation of
this form of construction is the same as hereinbefore described, the difference
between these forms of construction being substantially the substitution of the
angular bracket or arm, for the front bar.
In a modification I also employ another pole, to which is secured a segmental
plate, which is provided at one end with shoulders or projections, with which is
pivotally connected a clamp lever, which is operated by a spring, which has a
bearing beneath the upper end thereof and operates to hold the lower end thereof
in contact with the pole.
In this construction the curtain or other article is connected with the pole by
inserting the end thereof beneath the lower end of the lever, as will be readily

page_text: understood that any desired number of these attachments or levers may be employed
.and connected with the pole as described.
It will thus be seen that I accomplish the object of my invention by means of a
device which is simple in construction and operation and which may be ornamented
in any desired manner and which is preferably adapted to produce the results for
which it is intended.
"Dated this 21st day of January 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Curtain Poles.
I, BERT CLOSE JONES, citizen of the United States and a resident of 91 Water
Street, in the City of Paterson, County of Passaic, and State of New Jersey,
United States of America, Draughtsman 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 curtain fixtures, and the object thereof is to produce an
improved device of this class consisting of a pole or support so constructed and
arranged, that a curtain, portier or similar article may be connected therewith by
means of spring operated clamps which hold the curtain or other article in direct
contact with the pole or support.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following Specification of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, and in which :-
Fig. 1, is a front view of my improved pole in position, and ready for use;
Fig. 2, a top or plau view thereof;
Fig. 3, a transverse sectional view of a modified form of construction, and
Fig. 4, a similar view of another modification.
In the practice of my invention, I employ a pole or bar A, of any desired length,
and formed of any desired material, wood being preferred, and a similar pole or
bar B, also formed of any desired material, but preferably of the same form as the
pole or bar A, and these poles or bars A and B, are secured in position, and at a
predetermined distance apart by means of end plates C, to which is secured
ornamental balls or end pieces D.
Passing through the front bar B, at regular intervals, are bolts E, provided with
heads F, through which are passed or with which are connected rings G, and the
inner ends of said bolts are provided with end plates H, and between the end
plates H, and the front bar B, are arranged springs K, which are preferably spiral
springs mounted on said bolts as shown at the right hand side of Fig. 2, or which
may be ordinary plate springs the ends of which are secured to the front bar and
through the middle of which is passed the bolt E, as shown at the left hand side
of said Fig. 2.
The operation of this form of construction will be readily understood from the
foregoing description when taken in connection, with the accompanying drawing.
In securing a curtain, portier or other article to my improved pole or support, the
end of said curtain, portier or other article is attached to or held in contact with
the pole or bar A, by the end plates H, of the bolts E, said plates being withdrawn
from contact with said bar or pole A, by rings G, connected with the heads F, of
the bolts E, as will be readily understood, after which the curtain or other article
is inserted between said end plates H, and the bar or pole A, where it will be
securely held by the springs K.
In the construction shown in Fig. 3, I employ a pole A, of any desired form in
cross section preferably cylindrical however, and to this pole I secure by means of

page_text: screws or otherwise, angular arms or brackets L, one arm of which extends down-
wardly in front of the pole and through which is passed a bolt E, provided with a
ring G, similar to the corresponding parts hereinbefore described, and to the inner
end of the bolt E, is secured an end plate H, adapted to conform to the surface of
the pole and between which and the arm of the bracket is mounted a spiral
spring K, and the operation of this form of construction is the same as that herein-
before described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2, the difference between these forms
of construction being substantially the substitution of the angular bracket or arm L,
for the front bar B, shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
In Fig. 4, I have, shown another modification in which I employ a pole A,
similar to that shown in Fig. 3, to which is secured a segmental plate M, which is
provided at one end with shoulders or projections N, with which is pivotally
connected a clamp lever O, which is operated by a spring P, which has a bearing
beneath the upper end thereof and operates to hold the lower end thereof in contact
with the pole.
In this construction the curtain or other article is connected with the pole by
inserting the end thereof beneath the lower end of the lever O, as will be readily
understood, and it will also be understood, that any desired number of these
attachments or levers may be employed and connected with the pole as shown and
described.
It will thus be seen that I accomplish the object of this invention by means of a
device which is simple in construction and operation and which may be ornamented
in any desired manner and which is perfectly adapted to produce the results for
which it is intended.
Having now 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. A curtain support consisting of a pole or bar provided with spring operated
clamps adapted to hold the end of a curtain in contact therewith, substantially as
shown and described.
2. A support for a curtain, portier or other article consisting of a pole or bar
with which is connected a support or supports for spring operated clamps which
are pivotally connected therewith, one end of which is adapted to be pressed
by a spring in contact with the pole or bar to hold the end of a curtain, portier
or other article in contact therewith, and the other end of which is provided
with means for releasing the pressure of the clamps substantially as shown and
described.
3. A support for a curtain portier or other article, consisting of a bar or pole, a
similar bar or pole connected therewith, by means of plates in such manner that a
narrow space is provided between said bars or poles, and bolts passing through one
of said bars or poles and provided with end plates and springs connected therewith,
to force the plates against the opposite pole to hold the curtain, substantially as
shown and described.
Dated this 1
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.