Brackets for Holding and Supporting Curtain and other Rods and Bands, or Rods Alone for Various Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Brackets for Holding and Supporting Curtain and other
Rods and Bands, or Rods Alone for Various Purposes.
I, PHINEHAS EDWARD AYTON of the Firm of Thomas Pemberton and Sons of
Livery Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE
OR PRODUCTION OF METALLIC BRACKETS FOR HOLDING AND SUPPORTING CURTAIN
AND OTHER RODS AND BANDS OR RODS ALONE FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES," to be as
follows:-
My invention consists in forming metallic brackets for holding and supporting
curtain and other rods, and laths (commonly called bands) or rods alone for various
purposes; such as brackets for supporting window fittings, desk rails, stair rods
or laths, picture rods, supporting laths and the like as hereinafter described; and
my said invention consists primarily in forming or producing the said brackets
from sheet metal; that is to say, I take a blank cut from sheet metal and raise it
by suitably shaped tools and pressure into the requisite form of bracket to be made,
whether the bracket be for the purpose of holding a rod and lath or rod alone.
By my improvements the said brackets are simplified in their production and
considerable economy in their manufacture thereby effected.
I will first describe my invention in connection with a combined curtain rod.
and band bracket.
I take a strip of strong sheet brass, or other ductile metal or alloy, and by means
of dies and pressure I raise or form a sunken cavity or well like depression which
is to form hereafter the boss upon which the rod ferrule or socket screws, as
hereinafter described-This subsequent raising process is conducted before the
blank is cut from the strip or sheet to prevent the metal from buckling or being
drawn improperly out of shape as it would otherwise be, if the raising was effected
from the cut out blank-I then cut from the aforesaid operated upon strip or sheet,
a blank somewhat of a T form, with the raised boss or cup upon the one part
which forms the upright or angle piece of the bracket while the straight or other
part, forms the base of the bracket; that is, the top end of that part which forms
the base of the bracket is folded or bent upon itself, and through the folded part,
the affixing screw of the milled head passes-This thickening of the metal allows

page_text: a greater depth of worm to be given to the screwed hole which passes there-
through The other or lower, end of the blank of the base plate is turned upon
itself into a hook form, so as to make a turned up end, wherein and upon which
the lower edge of the lath or band rests-The upper edge of the lath being gripped
by the binding screw aforesaid-The standing up part forming the bracket proper,
and which carries the raised boss upon its face, is bent at right angles to the base
plate with the raised part of the boss presented inwards, while the hollow part is
presented outwards-The said boss being screwed upon its outer surface upon
which the screwed end of a rod ferrule takes.
By forming brackets as described, the whole of the parts other than the loose
screw is raised or fashioned from sheet metal.
In using the bracket, the band or lath is dropped at the back of the turned up
end, and between the collar of the screw and the base of the bracket, when the
screwing up of the screw affixes the lath-The rod upon which the curtain is
suspended, runs in front of the middle of the lath and is attached to the bracket
by passing the end of the rod, first into the ferrule and then screwing the ferrule
upon the raised boss, which stands out at right angles to the face of the metal-
Two of such brackets are employed in supporting the rod.
In applying my invention to a rod bracket, which simply consists of an angle
piece of sheet metal having the screwed boss upon the inside face of the standing
up part of the said bracket and upon the scrwed end of the boss, the rod or the
rod ferrule takes-The processes of stamping and bending up being part of the
same as before.
In applying my invention to what are commonly called bracket plates or brackets
where no standing out arm is required, the short cylinder or boss with its closed
end as before described, is situated in the middle of the base plate, instead of being
carried by a standing out arm.
The application of the improvements herein-before described to brackets for
other purposes, differs in no essential respect from those already described.

page_text: -Brackets for Holding and Supporting Curtain and other
Rods and Bands, or Rods alone for Various Purposes.
I PHINEHAS EDWARD AYTON of the Firm of Thomas Pemberton and Sons of
Livery Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE
OR PRODUCTION OF METALLIC BRACKETS FOR HOLDING AND SUPPORTING CURTAIN,
AND OTHER RODS AND BANDS OR RODS ALONE FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES" and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
My invention consists in forming metallic brackets for holding and supporting
curtain and other rods, and laths, (commonly called bands) or rods alone for
various purposes; such as brackets for supporting window fittings, desk rails, stair
rods or laths, picture rods, supporting laths and the like as hereinafter described;
and my said invention consists primarily in forming or producing the said brackets
from sheet metal; that is to say, I take a blank cut from sheet metal and raise it
by suitably shaped tools into the requisite form of bracket to be made, whether
the bracket be for the purpose of holding a a rod and lath or rod alone.
By my improvements the said brackets are simplified in their production and
considerable economy in their manufacture thereby effected.
I will first describe my invention in connection with a combined curtain rod and:
band bracket.
I take a strip of strong sheet brass, or other ductile metal or alloy, and by means
of dies and pressure, I raise or form a sunken cavity or well like depression which
is to form hereafter, the boss upon which the rod ferrule or socket screws, as
hereinafter described This subsequent raising process is conducted before the
blank is cut from the strip or sheet to prevent the metal from buckling or being
drawn improperly out of shape as it would otherwise be, if the raising was effected
from the cut out blank; I then cut from the aforesaid operated upon strip or sheet,
a blank somewhat of a T form, with the raised boss or cup upon the one part
which forms the upright or angle piece of the bracket, while the straight or other
part forms the base of the bracket; that is, the top end of that part which forms
the base of the bracket, is folded or bent upon itself, and through the folded part,
the affixing screw of the milled head passes-This thickening of the metal allows a
greater depth of worm to be given to the screwed hole which passes therethrough-
The other or lower end of the blank of the base plate is turned upon itself into a
hook form, so as to make a turned up end, wherein and upon which the lower end
of the lath or band rests. The upper edge of the lath being gripped by the binding
screw aforesaid-The standing up part forming the bracket proper, and which
carries the raised boss upon its face, is bent at right angles to the base plate, with
the raised part of the boss presented inwards, while the hollow part is presented
outwards, the said boss being screwed upon its outer surface upon which the
screwed end of a rod ferrule takes.

page_text: By forming brackets as described, the whole of the parts on a
screw are raised or fashioned from sheet metal.
In using the bracket, the band or lath is dropped at the back of the turned up
end, and between the collar of the screw and the base of the bracket, when the
screwing up of the screw affixes the lath-The rod upon which the curtain is
suspended, runs in front of the middle of the lath, and is attached to the bracket
by passing the end of the rod first into the ferrule, and then screwing the ferrule
upon the raised boss, which stands out at right angles to the face of the metal-
Two of such brackets are employed in supporting the rod.
In applying my invention to a rod bracket, which simply consists of an angle
piece of sheet metal having the screwed boss upon the inside face of the standing
up part of the said bracket, and upon the screwed end of the boss, the rod or the
rod ferrule takes-The processes of stamping and bending up being part the same
as before.
In applying my invention to what are commonly called bracket plates or
brackets, where no standing out arm is required, the short cylinder or boss with
its closed end as before described, is situated in the middle of the base plate,
instead of being carried by a standing out arm.
The application of the improvements herein before described, to brackets for
other purposes, differs in no essential respect from those already described.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawing the
manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 is an end elevation, and figure 2 is a front elevation of a combined
curtain rod and band bracket made according to my invention, and shaped and
fashioned from sheet metal or other ductile metal or alloy. Figure 3 represents
also a front elevation of the said bracket the same as figure 2 with a part in
section, and with the band and curtain rod applied. The band being shown
secured by an affixing screw.
In the production of the said combined curtain rod and band and band bracket
I take a strip or piece of sheet metal figure 4 and raise or form a sunken cavity or
well-like depression the reverse side of which, constitutes a cylindrical boss or short
This subsequent raising
cylinder upon which the rod ferrule or socket screws.
process is conducted before the blank is cut from the strip or sheet. I then cut
from the aforesaid operated upon strip or sheet figure 4, a blank figure 5 somewhat
of a T form, with a raised boss or cup upon the stem part, which latter is turned at
right angles to the other part, so as to form a standing out bracket b, best seen in
figure 1. The other part 62 forms the base of the said bracket, and is thickened at
its upper part 63 by bending or folding the metal upon itself, best seen in figure 1
and through the folded part, the screwed stem of the strip or band affixing screw d
passes. The thickening of the metal by the process of folding, allows a greater
depth of worm to be given to the screwed holes 6' which pass therethrough. The
other or lower end 65 of the base plate 62 is turned up into a hooked lower end
wherein and upon which, the lower edge of the lath or band c rests; the upper edge
of the lath being gripped between the bracket, and the underside of the head of the
binding screw d.
The turning up of the part d so as to form a bracket, presents the raised part
inwards, while the hollow or cup part is presented outwards, the former presents a
boss or short cylinder which is wormed externally, and the bracket face a³ presents
a shoulder for the abutment of the internally screwed ferrule e which screws upon
the said boss and carries the rod f.
Figure 6 represents in front elevation the rod bracket in which the standing out
bracket b boss a, and the incidental shoulder a² are shaped and fashioned in the
same way as previously described. Figure 7 is the blank from which the said
figure 6 is cut out after the well or sunken part had previously been formed
Figure 8 is a cross section on the dotted lines A B figure 6. Figure 9 is the rod
and ferrule separately. Figure 10 shows a section of another form of rod bracket

page_text: the boss or short cylinder being raised from the base plate instead of from a
standing out bracket.
Figure 11 is a front elevation of the said bracket, figure 12 is the blank, and
figure 13 the ferrule for carrying the rod and for screwing upon the boss of the
bracket plate.
Figure 14 shows a band bracket. In this case no raising or cupping is required.
The blank for the forming of this bracket is provided with a short extended part
which is turned at right angles to the base part so as to form an abutment stop
against which the end of the band or strip abuts, and is marked g.
Although I have shown that the boss or short cylinder is closed at its end, yet
the said boss may be left open.
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,
First. Making a combined curtain rod and band bracket for holding supporting
curtain and other rods and bands, for various purposes, from sheet metal, with a
raised boss or short cylinder a upon which a rod or other ferrule socket screws,
and thickening the upper part of the boss of the bracket 6 by doubling or
folding the metal upon itself, so as to give increased depth of screw hole, through
which the stem of the band clamping screw passes. The shaping or fashioning of
the parts and the formation of a bracket as described being conducted and carried
out, substantially in the manner as herein described and illustrated in figures 1, 2,
3, 4 and 5.
Secondly. Making a rod bracket with a screwed boss or short cylinder a from
sheet metal, for supporting or holding window fittings, desk rails, stair rods, picture
rods and the like by the process or combination of processes herein described and
set forth in figures 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the accompanying Drawing.
Thirdly. Making a band or lath bracket for various purposes, with a thickened
or turned down part b' and stop g from sheet metal, by the process or combination
of processes herein described and illustrated in figure 14..
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Dated this twenty coventh den of Wahr 1996