ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN AND SHADE RODS
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOHANNES HAUX of Munich in the Kingdom of Bavaria Upholsterer, do
hereby declare the nature of my Invention for ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN AND
SHADE RODS to be as follows:-
Whereas the furniture and apparatus attached to curtains and blinds as at
present constructed, present difficulties in fitting the same to windows of various
sizes and widths, and require considerable alteration and entail much trouble and
expense to the tenants of houses on removal to other houses and also damage to
the houses themselves.
Now the object of my Invention is to remedy such evils, and to render such
furniture adaptable to windows of any ordinary size, and thereby greatly reduce
the trouble and expense of fitting.
I fix on each side of the window at or near the top a strong staple with a square
vertical hole right through the saine. These staples should remain as fixtures to
the house. Into each of these staples a main supporting bar is placed, one end of
this bar having an elbow which enters the staple vertically downwards, and the
other end having a similar elbow projecting vertically upwards, the bar itself being
horizontal.
The outer elbow to this bracket is utilised to support an adjustable bracket and
bar which is attached to the inner side of an ornamental gallery, and the length of
this adjustable bar renders the Invention adaptable to windows of various widths,
as this adjustable bar may be supported at any portion of its length by the outer
elbow of the main supporting bracket.
To the inside of the ornamental gallery I attach suitable hooks for supporting
the valance.
The two main brackets are cach perforated with two square holes to serve as
sockets for curtain poles to sustain curtains, and the inner pole is also used when
required to attach additional brackets for supporting roller blinds or venetian
blinds with the usual fittings thereto.
Double or single hooks are also used as travelling hooks upon one or both of the
curtain poles with loops to the upper edges of the curtains which they sustain.
Dated 4th January 1884.
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I JOHANNES HAUX of Munich in the Kingdom of Bavaria Upholsterer do
hereby declare the nature of my Invention for ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN AND
SHADE RODS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Whereas the furniture and apparatus attached to curtains and blinds, as at
present constructed, present difficulties in fitting the same to windows of various
sizes and widths, and require consideration and entail much trouble and expense to
the tenants of houses on removal to other houses, and also damage to the houses
themsolves.
Now the object of my Invention is to remedy such evils, and to render such
furniture adaptable to windows of any ordinary size, and thereby greatly reduco
the trouble and expenso of fitting.
I fix on each side of the window at or near the top, a strong staple, with a square
vertical hole right through the same-These staples should remain as fixtures to
the house Into each of these staples a main supporting bar is placed, one end of
this bar having an elbow which enters the staple vertically downwards, and the
other end having a similar elbow projecting vertically upwards, the bar itself being
horizontal.
The outer elbow to this bracket is utilized to support an adjustable bracket and
bar which is attached to the inner side of an ornamental gallery, and the length of
this adjustable bar renders the Invention adaptable to windows of various widths,
as this adjustable bar may be supported at any portion of its length by the outer
elbow of the main supporting bracket.
To the inside of the ornamental gallery I attach suitable hooks for supporting
the valance.
The two main brackets are each perforated with two square holes to serve as
sockets for curtain poles to sustain curtains, and the inner pole is also used, when
required, to attach additional brackets for supporting roller blinds, or venetian
blinds, with the usual fittings thereto.
Double or single hooks are also used as travolling hooks upon one or both of the
curtain poles with loops to the upper edges of the curtains which they sustain.
And in order that my said Invention may be clearly understood, reference is
hereby made to the accompanying Drawings in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a side view (partly in section) shewing the method of erecting and
sustaining the blind furniture. Fig. 2 is a front view with the curtain bar and
gallery removed and Figs. 3ª and 3b represent a top or plan view of the arrange-
ment. aa are strong iron staples, perimanently fixed in the wall on each side of
the window opening. ee are moveable brackets, having ends 82 which fit into the
square holes in the staples a a.-The brackets e e sustain the whole of tho blind
furniture The bar r lias square ends which fit the corresponding square holes in
the brackets, as shewn; a screw h in one of the brackets suflicing to keep it in
position, although, if preferred, one of such serows (h) may be fitted in each
bracket This bar r is to carry the curtains by means of sliding hooks, two forms
of which are shewn in Figs. 6 and 6. Fig. 6 being a double hook for two
different kinds of curtains and Fig. 6e showing the method of sustaining a single
curtain and forming the same into folds. The bar has also square ends fitting
into corresponding holes in the bracket e as shown, and fixed by one or more
screws h². This bar is fitted with two sliding brackets & t¹, which are fixed, where

page_text: required, by thumb screws, their position being made to suit the length of the
blind roller which they sustain-Those brackets t. t. have plates T T in which aro
oles d¹³ for the cords to pass through, and other holes u are provided for the.
pins of the roller to enter. Or there may be fastened to the plates T the rod for a
liding curtain, as shewn at d² Fig. 2. The gallery n is supported upon tho
ends 8' 8¹ of the brackets e e, and the adjustable plates gg. The plates g¹ g' are
held by means of screws with nuts for regulating the same; the screws being
attached to the plate g. as shewn and the latter screwed to the gallery-The
vallance may be attached to hooks i Fig. 1.
In cases where a simple wooden curtain bar is used with iron curtain bars and
without a gallery, the method of support shewn in Figs. 7 and S. is used instead of
the bracket c. Fig. 7 is an elevation shewing a square iron bar ² firmly fixed
to the wall upon which the sliding bracket T. is fitted and secured by the screw he
Fig. 8, which is a side view of the bracket. The position of this arrangement is
for a roller bracket and the string passes through the hole d². When used for
sliding curtains the position of the bracket is reversed, and the plate T is placed at
the top.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. The method means and appliances for rendering blind and curtain furniture
adjustable substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn on tho
Drawings.
2. The application of the permanent staple a, bracket e, adjustable bars rr¹,
adjustable roller brackets t¹ and plates and screws g g¹, for the purposes
hereinbefore described and shewn on the Drawings, or any mere inodification
thereof.
3. The application of the modified support and bracket ³ ³ for the purposes
described and shown in Figs. 7 and 8 of the Drawings.
4. The application and combination of the several and respective parts, together
forming my improvements in blind and curtain furniture hereinbefore
described and shown on the Drawings, or any mere modification thereof.
Dated in 18th day of toust 100.1.