A New or Improved Adjustable Support for Curtain Rods and Blind Rollers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 11th Mar., 1893
CUMI LEID SIMULTIVATION
A New or Improved Adjustable Support for Curtain Rods and
Blind Rollers.
We, FRANZ OTTO, Watchmaker, and CARL OTTO, Upholsterer, both of
Zerbst in the Empire of Germany, 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 support for curtain rods and blind rollers,
illustrated in Figs. 1-3 of which
Fig. 1 is a section through a window furnished with the above device.
Fig. 2 is a detail drawing of the rod supports with the fixing device for the
rods; and
Fig. 3 is a general view of the arrangement of the rods.
Now the present invention has for its object when employed for fixing curtains
etc. to obviate damaging the walls and wall-papers by avoiding the knocking in of
the iron hooks etc. (heretofore usually employed) next to or over the windows and
doors so that drawing out of such hooks when moving or otherwise making changes
is thus rendered unnecessary.
The present arrangement now consists of two bent arms or angles a a which are
to be screwed to the window frame and are partly bent in an inclined direction
into the window niches and are partly carried parallel to and close along
the wall.
Just above the bend or knee of the rod a there is arranged a horizontal rod b
which is connected to the rod a by means of two nuts ff and the clamp e in such a
manner as to allow of shifting in an upward and downward direction or a slight
forward or rearward screwing of the rod b.
The latter engages with its other downwardly bent end c in the eye or ring on a
screw d to be fixed in the window frame so that in combination with the fixing of
the rod a by means of the two screws gg the whole framing is stayed in a rigid and
firm manner.
On that part of the rod a which is parallel to the wall there are arranged two
movable clamps k and m adapted to be easily screwed fast by means of pinching
screws and o respectively and the lower one k of which is formed with a hole for
the reception of the curtain pull rod and the upper one m of which is furnished
with an upwardly bent hook n for fixing the curtain cornices or mouldings.
A clamp or sleeve h quite similar to those aforesaid is movably fixed on the
rod b; it is provided with the thumb screw i and serves to receive the rod for the
blind roller.
The same construction may also be employed in mounting curtain rods (for
curtains or portières on or in front of doors) with the difference that in this case
the rod a and the screw ring d of the rod bare screwed at the left hand or right
hand within the door frame instead of into the window frame.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
An adjustable support for curtain rods or blind rollers constructed of suitably
bent rods a a carried by means of screws g g clamping plates e and horizontal rods b
said rods a a being furnished with clamps which are movable thereon and which are
formed as eyes or rings or hooks according to the requirements of each case, for
the purpose of receiving therein or thereon window blinds and curtains or door or

page_text: portière curtains arranged combined and acting substantially in the manner and
for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto
annexed..
Dated this 8th day of February 1893.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.