Improvements in Curtain Poles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 29th May, 1897
Improvements in Curtain Poles.
I, FRANCIS SCHENKER of Vincennes, County of Knox, Indiana, U.S.A., Novelties
Manufacturer, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a curtain pole that will not require the
use of exterior rings which cause excessive friction and also rub and mar the surface
of the pole.
The invention consists essentially in a hollow pole made of wood or metal and
slotted to receive suspension hooks or the like to which the curtain is attached.
In the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a wooden pole after the manner of this
invention. Fig. 2 a cross section thereof on line ✗-X of Fig. 1 looking in the
direction of the arrows.
Fig. 3 an enlarged section through one of the rollers.
Fig. 4 a longitudinal section of a metal pole made according to the invention.
Fig. 5 a cross section through one of the rollers made from sheet metal.
Fig. 6 a cross section on line Z-Z of Fig. 4.
Fig. 7 a perspective view of one of the curtain suspension hooks.
The curtain pole A may be made of wood as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 and have
the exterior appearance of an ordinary curtain pole. It has a longitudinal bore or
channel a extending from end to end thereof with a slot a' therein extending to
the outside of the pole through which hooks B secured or suspended from rollers C
may pass and be freely moved from one end of the pole to the other. The ends
of the pole A have a knob or cap D which is held thereon by screws d in Fig. 1,
and as shewn in Fig. 4 has a plug d to fit therein and serve to give a finished
appearance to the roller and also to stop up the open end of the bore or channel.
The pole A may be made of a sheet metal tube as shewn in Fig. 4 with a slot
running the entire length of its under side through which the books B may be
suspended and moved freely with the rollers C which travel within the channel a
and are made with two discs e, c³, connected by a shank c³ and having rounded
peripheries which conform to the contour of the said channel.
The rollers C may be made solid in one piece or of two pieces as shewn in Fig. 3
the shank ³ of one section being made tubular to fit over the shank c* of the other
section the loop of the hook being first placed thereon.
A second modification of the roller C is shewn in Fig. 5 wherein the roller sections
are both made of sheet metal stamped as eyelets with tubular shanks made to fit one
over the other thus providing a light simple and strong construction.
The hooks B are preferably made as shewn in Fig. 7 of wire having a middle loop b
which fits over the shank of the roller and two suspension hooks extending therefrom
to which the drapery may be attached.
When a wooden pole A is used the longitudinal channel a is made excentric to
the outer surface of the roller thus providing sufficient thickness of material to
securely hold the curtain or drapery without making the pole too large or heavy.
Any suitable means may be employed for connecting the pole to the curtain without
departing from the invention. By removing the cap D the curtain may be easily
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page_text: taken down without unhooking, or disarranging the hooks or connecting devices, from
the curtain.
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 pole having a longitudinal channel to receive curtain holding
attachments adapted to move within said channel, substantially as described and
shewn.
2. A curtain pole comprising a tubular rod, curtain suspending attachments held
and adapted to move therein, and a removable cap attached to one or both ends of said
rod, substantially as described and shewn.
3. In a curtain pole the combination with a tubular rod of a series of rollers adapted
to move therein and suspension pieces to which the curtain may be attached,
substantially as described and shewn.
Have T
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.