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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
WILLIAM F. LEACH, OF CHILDRESS, TEXAS.
SHADE-ROLLER AND CURTAIN-POLE BRACKET.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Jan. 27, 1920.
Application filed June 11, 1918. Serial No. 239,431.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. LEACH,
a citizen of the United States, residing at
Childress, in the county of Childress and
5 State of Texas, have invented new and use-
ful Improvements in Shade-Roller and Cur-
tain-Pole Brackets, of which the following
is a specification.
The invention seeks to provide, as its prin-
10 cipal object, a shade roller and curtain pole
support which may be attached to window
frames without the means of-screws.
A still further object of the invention is
to provide a device of this character which
15 is' adjustable to permit its' attachment to
different widths of stile of window frames,
the bracket being designed for attachment
to the 'frame by mounting on the stile
thereof.
20 A still further object is to provide an ad-
justable shade roller support to permit the
use of the invention with various widths of
shades.
A still further object is the provision of
25 a device of this character wherein the at-
tachment to the window frame is effected
by a clamping operation, the device being
so designed and arranged as to' effect the
clamping, operation in a novel manner.
30 ' A' still further object seeks the provision
of a bracket of this character which is made
of sheet metal, so that it may be manufac-
tured by a stamping operation and, there-
fore, made at small cost.
35 Still further and' other objects will ap-
pear as the invention is set forth in detail
in the following description.
To the exact' construction in which it is
shown and described, the invention is not
40 to be restricted. The right is reserved to
makesuch changes or alterations as the ac-
tual reduction to practice may demand, in
so far as such changes or alterations are
comprehended in spirit by the annexed
45 claims.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figure I is a' perspective view showing
the improved bracket,
Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view,
50' Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of
Fig. 2,
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the shade
roller support,Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of
Fig. 2. 55
Referring to the drawings, the bracket
is shown as comprising the body member
1 which is made preferably of sheet metal,
and is of an L-shaped formation, the leg
2 of which is designed to lie horizontally 60
when the bracket is in use. The leg 2 is'
provided with a longitudinal slot 3 to per-
mit the attachment to the leg of the shade
roller support 4, the shade roller support
being in the form of an angle plate, one 65
leg of which is designed to receive either
the round or flatted stud of a shade roller,
depending on which side of the window the
bracket is mounted. The other leg of the
shade roller support 4 is provided with a 70
tongue 5 whose width is equal to the width
of the slot 3, and the tongue 5 is formed
with a transverse portion 6 at its end, the
tongue 5 is offset with respect to that leg
of the shade roller bracket to which it is 75
connected, the offset being just sufficient to
permit the transverse portion 6 to lie against
the rear face of the leg 2 when the attendant
leg of the shade roller bracket lies against
the front face of the leg 2, the tongue 5 to 80
nermit this passing through the slot 3. To
hold the shade roller bracket firmly against
the front face of the leg 2. there is provided
a bill 7 which is formed integral with the
shade roller bracket and bent into the form 85
of a hook which hooks over the upper edge
of the leg 2. The shade roller bracket is
thus held firmly in place on the leg 2, but
may be adjusted longitudinally therealong
by raisin. the shade roller bracket to dis- 90
engage the bill, after which the shade roller
bracket may be moved to a position to bring
the transverse piece 6 where it may be with-
drawn through the slot 3 to completely dis-
engage the shade roller bracket from the 95
leg 2 or to permit its being shifted along
the leg. the reengaging of the bill after
such shifting. securing the shade roller
bracket in such adinsted position.
In addition to the shade roller support 100
4, there is provided a curtain pole bracket
8, made preferably of wire bent to the
proper conformation to sunnort a curtain
pole and to he booked over the 'upper edge
o~f the leg 2 of the body of the bracket. 105
The leg 2 near its upper edge and at the1,329,249.
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Leach, William F. Shade Roller and Curtain-Pole Bracket., patent, January 27, 1920; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258778/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.