US1025064A - Curtain-hanger. - Google Patents

Description

W. H. HUFFMAN.

CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1911.

1,025.061. Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

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WILLIAM H. HUFFMAN, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Application filed November 15, 1911. Serial No. 660,485.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. Horr- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harrisburg, in the county of Danphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements 1n Curtain-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

The general object of the inventlon is to facilitate the hanging or positioning of window curtains and to substitute for the usual curtain poles or rods, an extensible element which is adapted to connect to the curtain and secure the same against falling without adapting the curtain as is ordinarily required, to coact with its support.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation partly in section showing the device applied to a window frame and supporting a curtain. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective of a portion of the curtain holder. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of one of the brackets. Fig. 4 is a detail side view of a bracket also showing the curtain holder in end elevation and arranged therein.

The brackets 55 are adapted to be connected to the opposite sides of the frame 6 and for this purpose may have screws, as shown in Fig. 4 and indicated by 6. The brackets have upwardly curved portions 7 which receive the ends of the curtain holder 8, and flanges 9 prevent turning movement of the curtain holder in one direction in the curved portions 7 while turning movement of the curtain holder in the opposite direction is prevented by means of the latches 1O pivoted to the brackets 5-5 and adapted to bear on the ends of the curtain holder 8.

The sections 11 and 12 of the curtain holder are somewhat flattened and preferably of metal, and one section is adapted to slide into the other, whereby, to render the curtain holder extensible. The lower side 13 of the curtain holder conforms to the curvature of the portion 7 and when arranged thereon, the flanges 9-9 overlie the upper side 14 of the holder. The upper side 14 of each section of the curtain holder consists of meeting sections 15 and 16, and one of these sections, namely the section 15, is provided with prongs 17 which extend inwardly when the holder is arranged in the bracket as shown. Any desired number of prongs may be formed on each section of the curtain holder and the said prongs are adapted to embed into the curtain so that the same will drape over the outer side of the holder and thereby effectually conceal I the same from view. Owing to the downward and outward pull on the prongs the holder will, of course, have a tendency to turn in one direction. This, however, is prevented by the latches 10 and movement of the curtain holder outwardly from the brackets is prevented by the flanges 99.

Although I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that I am not to be limited to the specific arrangement and construction of parts since various changes may be made, within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What I claim as new is:

1. In a curtain hanger, the combination of supporting brackets, a support for the curtain adapted to be held by the brackets, and formed of telescoping sections, each of which is provided for its entire length with prongs adapted to engage the curtain for the purpose described.

2. In a curtain hanger, the combination of a supporting element for the curtain and formed with prongs adapted to embed into the curtain, supporting brackets for the 0pposite ends of the element and latches pivoted to the brackets and adapted to interlock with the element for the purpose described.

3. In a curtain hanger, the combination of on the opposite side portion of the element an extensible element for supporting the for the purpose described. 10 curtain and formed with prongs adapted to In testimony whereof I afiix my signature embed into the curtain, and supporting in presence of two witnesses.

5 brackets for the opposite ends of the ele- WILLIAM H. HUFFMAN.

Inent having lugs adapted to bear on one Witnesses: side portion of the element and pivoted HARRY L. REYNOLDS,

latches adapted to interlock with and bear SAMUEL H. MAY.

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