Improvements in Curtain Poles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 15th Feb, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Curtain Poles.
We, MANTON TYLER BENTLEY, Machinist, and MARY ELIZABETH BENTLEY,
Teacher, both of 15 Weiss Street, of Paterson, in the County of Passaic, State of
New Jersey, United States of America, 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 :-
Our invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in curtain poles
and fixtures and its object is to provide a simple and inexpensive device adapted to
support a curtain or similar article and arranged in such a manner that the fastener
may be secured against removal.
With these and other ends in view the invention contemplates a curtain pole
preferably rectangular in cross section and suitably supported and provided with a
slot on each side of the lower edge thereof to receive the ends of an open ring from
which the fastener is suspended, and suitable end pieces for said pole, adapted to
be operated to close or open the ends of the slots therein, all of which will be fully
and particularly described and claimed hereinafter.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1. is a front view of a curtain pole and fixture embodying our invention and
partly shown in section.
and
Fig. 2. is a transverse sectional view on the line - of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3. is a sectional view on the line y-y of Fig. 1 showing the slots closed,
Fig. 4. is a similar view showing the slots open.
In the practice of our invention we employ a pole A, which is preferably
rectangular in cross-section as shown, but it may be of any shape which includes a
downwardly extending tapered portion a.
The pole is provided with the oppositely arranged slots a¹ substantially at right
angles to each other and located on each side of said tapered portion for a purpose
hereinafter fully described.
The pole is supported by means of brackets which are fastened to the wall by
screws, or otherwise, and each bracket comprises a horizontal bar B, and an inclined
bar b, which are connected together at 6' and provided with an upward extension b³.
The other ends of the bars are bent to form flanges through which the securing
screws are passed.
A supplemental piece C is connected to the extension by means of an adjusting
screw which passes through an upward extension c¹ thereon and the extension
and the pole is clamped between said supplemental piece and the inclined barb and
held in place by the projection on the inclined bar and the extension c on the
supplemental piece.
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The fastening device D comprises the spring controlled jaws dd, and is supported
on a hanger d' which is suspended from the split ring E. This split ring inay be
of any desired shape and it is provided with two straight end sections e e, adapted
to be arranged in the slots a of the pole. By the arrangement of the slots and the
ends of said ring the ring will be loosely arranged on the pole so that it and the
devices suspended thereby may be moved along thereon as desired. The fastening
device which supports the curtain is also free to move in any direction as the pivot

page_text: pin F thereof is journaled in the ends of the hanger d¹ and said hanger is also
foosely arranged through the ring E.
The end sections G, G, of the pole are suitably ornamented and fastened to the pole
by screws g and the faces o' thereof and each provided with a recessed or cut away
portion g which may be turned to disclose the slots a' so that the rings may be
removed. The faces g¹ of the end sections are preferably of the same shape in
cross section as the pole, with the exception of the slots so that they will normally
close the ends of the slots and prevent the rings from slipping out of place. But
these end sections can be easily turned on the screws g so that the recessed or cut
away portions will disclose the slots and permit the rings to be removed without
taking the pole down from the brackets.
In using our improved device the pole is arranged upon the extension ² and
then the supplemental piece is placed in position and fastened by means of the
screws e.
The end sections are then turned so that the ends of the slot will be open. Both
end sections may have the recessed or cut away portions or one only of them may
be so constructed, as preferred.
The rings E, having first been inserted through the hangers d' are then arranged
in the slots a' and the curtain secured between the jaws d.
The end sections are then' turned to close the ends of the slots.
We are aware that changes in the form and proportion of parts and details of
construction of our invention may be made without departing from the spirit or
sacrificing the advantages thereof, and we therefore reserve the right to make all
changes that fairly fall within the scope of the invention.
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 :-
1. A curtain pole having oppositely arranged slots therein, fastening devices
supported in said slots, and end sections adapted to be operated to close or open
the ends of said slots, substantially as shewn and described.
2. A curtain pole having oppositely arranged slots therein, fastening device
supported in said slots and end sections secured to the pole by screws and adapted
to be turned to close or open the ends of the slots therein, substantially as shown
and described.
3. A curtain pole substantially rectangular in cross-section and having the
longitudinal slots therein, fastening devices supported in the slots, and end section
secured to the pole by screws and having a recessed or cut-away portion adapted
to be turned to close or open the ends of the slots, substantially as shown and
described.
4. A curtain pole having a downwardiy extending tapered portion provided
with the oppositely arranged slots therein, fastening device suspended from the
pole and sections having faces corresponding substantially in outline to the cross or
cut-away portion adapted to be turned to close or open the ends of the slots,
substantially as shown and described.
5. The combination with a curtain pole, of a supporting bracket adapted to be
screwed to a wall and comprising a horizontal bar, an inclined bar, and a
supplemental piece secured to said bars and securing the pole in place, substantially
as shown and described.
6. The combination with a curtain pole, of a bracket adapted to be secured to a
wall and comprising a horizontal bar, and an inclined bar secured together at one
end and having an upward extension, and a supplemental piece adapted to be
clamped upon the pole and having an upward extension and an adjusting screw
passing through the extension, substantially as shown and described.
7. The combination with a curtain pole, of a bracket adapted to be secured to a
wall and comprising a horizontal bar, an inclined bar, secured at one end to one
end of the horizontal bar and having an upward extension, a supplemental piece

page_text: having an upward extension, an adjusting screw passing through said extension, an
extension on the lower end of the supplemental piece and a projection & on the
inclined bar, substantially as shown and described.
8. The combination with a curtain pole, having longitudinal slots therein, of a.
split ring arranged in said slots and supporting a fastening device, substantially as
shown and described.
9. The combination with a curtain pole, having longitudinal slots therein, of a
split ring having its ends arranged in the slot, a fastening device and hanger
intermediate of the ring and fastening device, substantially as shown and
described.
10. The combination with a curtain pole, having the downwardly extending
tapered portion and oppositely arranged longitudinal slots therein, of a hanger, a
fastening device comprising two jaws pivotally connected together and loosely-
secured to the hanger and a split ring having the straight ends arranged in the
slots and supporting the hangers and fastening devices, substantially as shown and
described.
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HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.