Improved Means for Hanging Curtains.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 5th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 17th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Hanging Curtains.
I WILLIAM WILSON HORN, of 151 Strand, London, Middlesex Patent Agent (a
communication to me from abroad by Thomas Tribe of Colorado Springs in the
County of El Paso and State of Colorado, United States of America Gentleman,) do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:―
This invention consists in a certain novel construction and combination of devices
fully set forth and hereinafter pointed out.
This said invention consists of brackets, which are arranged, respectively, at opposite
sides of a window frame and they consist of baseplates and shanks and sleeves or
tubular sockets on the outer ends of the shanks. The brackets may either be formed
in a single sheet of metal or in any other approved way.
The baseplates of the bracket are provided with apertures which register, respectively,
with similar apertures in the grooved or channeled washers which are arranged
between the baseplates and the frame of the window. These washers are designed to
strengthen the brackets, and they are preferably formed of sheet metal with their
edges turned up on opposite sides of the baseplates but may be formed in any other
approved manner. Screws pass through the said registering apertures and engage the
frame of the window.
A suitable rod or wire is provided on which the curtain slides and its threaded ends
are passed into brackets wherein they are engaged by screw-bolts. These screwbolts
fit snugly in the sleeves or tubular sockets of the brackets, and are provided with
longitudinal tapped bores in which are engaged the ends of the rod or wire, and the
outer ends of the screw-bolts are provided with angular heads having transverse grooves
whereby they may be turned either with a screwdriver or with a wrench. The bolts are
free to turn in the sleeves or sockets and it will be evident that when the threaded
ends of the rod or wire are engaged theroon and the bolts are turned the rod or wire
may be adjusted to the width of the window-frame, and may be tightened to any
desired tension.
The parts of this invention are simple, may be cheaply made, and are easily arranged
in position. Further, the grooved or channeled washers prevent the brackets from
being strained laterally by the tension on the rod or wire. Further by loosening one
of the screwbolts the rod or wire may may be removed from the brackets to release
the curtain. The brackets are provided with apertures to enable either end of the
curtain to be tied thereto to hold it stationary.
Dated this ath
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Hanging Curtains.
I, WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn & Son 151 Strand London in the
county of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from abroad by Thomas Tribe, of Colorado Springs, in the
county of El Paso & State of Colorado, United States of America, Gentleman), 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 my invention is to provide simple, cheap, and effective means for
hanging sliding curtains wherein the rod or wire on which the curtain slides may be

page_text: readily & quickly arranged in position and may be tightened to the desired tension.
The invention consists in a certain novel construction and combination of devices,
fully set forth hereinafter; in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed
out in the appended claims.
In the drawings,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a curtain-fixture embodying my improvements
applied in the operative position to a window-frame.
Fig. 2 is a detail view partly in section, of one of the brackets with the end of the
rod or wire attached thereto.
Fig. 3 is a horizontal, central, sectional view of the same.
Refering by letter to the drawings A A designate brackets, which are arranged
respectively, at opposite sides of a window frame, and they consist of the base-plates B. B.
and the shanks CC. and the sleeves or tubular sockets D. D on the outer ends of the
shanks. The brackets may either be formed in a single sheet of metal or in any other
approved way.
The base-plates of the bracket are provided with apertures bbwhich register
respectively, with similar apertures e e in the grooved or channeled washers E. E.
which are arranged between the base plates and the frame of the window. These
washers are designed to strengthen the brackets, and they are preferably formed of
sheet metal with their edges turned up on opposite sides of the base-plates, but may
be formed in any other approved manner. Screws F F pass through the said
registering apertures and engage the frame of the window.
G designates the rod or wire on which the curtain H slides and its threaded ends
are passed into the brackets A A. wherein they are engaged by the screw-bolts K K.
These screw-bolts fit snugly in the sleeves or tubular sockets of the brackets and ȧré
provided with longitudinal tapped bores k. k., in which are engaged the ends of the
rod or wire, and the outer ends of the screw-bolts are provided with angular heads L L
having transverse groves NN whereby they may be turned either with a screwdriver
or with a wrench., The bolts K are free to turn in the sleeves or sockets and it will
be evident that when the threaded ends of the rod or wire are engaged thereon and the
bolts are turned the rod or wire may be adjusted to the width of the window-frame
and may be tightened to any desired tension.
The parts of this invention are simple, may be cheaply made, and are easily arranged
in position. Further, the grooved or channeled washers prevent the brackets from
being strained laterally by the tension on the rod or wire. Further, by loosening one
of the screw-bolts the rod of wire may be removed from the brackets to release the
curtain. The brackets are provided with aportures O. O, to enable either end of the
curtain to be tied thereto to hold it stationary.
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 whatu I
claim is :-
1. The brackets provided with sleeves or tubular sockets having smooth interiors,
combined with the screw-bolts fitting loosely and adapted to revolve in the sleeves or
sockets and provided with threaded bores and the rod provided with threaded
extremities engaging the bores of the screw-bolts, substantially as specified.
2. The brackets provided with sleeves or tubular sockets; combined with the revoluble
screw-bolts fitting loosely in the sleeves or sockets, provided with threaded bores and
having heads on their outer ends bearing against the outer ends of the sleeves or
sockets and the rod or wire having threaded ends engaging the bores of the screw-bolts;
substantially as specified.
3- The combination, with the brackets provided with sleeves or tubular sockets D.D.
of the revoluble screw-bolts K fitting snugly in the sleeves or sockets and having.
angular heads bearing against the outer ends of, the sleeves or sockets and provided
with fransverse grooves and the rod or wire having threaded end's engaged in the bores
of the said screw-bolts substantially as specified.
4. The herein-described brackets for curtain-hangers, comprising the washer having

page_text: its edges turned up the base-plate fitting between the turned-up edges of the washer
and having its centre looped up to form a tubular sleeve or socket D. and the revoluble
screw-bolts fitting in the said sleeves or sockets and provided with a threaded bore to
engage the end of a rod or wire substantially as specified.
Dated this 5th day of April 1890.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.