Shade Roller and Curtain-Pole Bracket. Page: 4 of 5
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free end is provided with an inturned nar-
row flange 9 which acts as an abutment
flange to prevent the curtain pole support
accidentally sliding off from its position on
5 top of the leg 2.
The body portion 1 at that end remote
from the leg 2 is made relatively wide as
compared with the remaining portion of the
body, and this widened portion is made
10 partly circular in shape. This widened
portion supports the clamping members 10
and 11, both of which are pivotally secured
to the enlarged portion of the body by suit-
able rivets 12. The clamping member 10 is
15 provided with a fixed jaw 13, while the
clamping member 11 carries an adjustable
jaw 14, which is movable along the arm 15
of the .clamping member 11. This arm 15
of the clamping member simulates the leg
20 2 of the body portion 1 in shape, being pro-
vided with a longitudinal slot 16 similar
to the slot 3. The adjustable jaw 14 carries
a tongue 17 offset from the jaw to permit
its passing through the slot 16 when the
25 body of the jaw lies against the rear face of
the arm 15. The tongue 17 is formed with
a transverse portion 18 designed to lie
against the front face of the arm_ 15, and
this transverse portion 18 is formed at either
30 end with an interned hook member 19,
these inturned hook members 19 engaging
any one of a series of holes 20 formed longi-
tudinally along the arm 15 both above and
below the slot 16. . The body portion of the
35 jaw 14 is formed with hooked ends 21,
which hook around both the bottom and top
edges of the arm 15.
The clamping members 10 and 11 are
formed substantially arcuate in shape and
40 are so disposed with reference to each other
that they interlock when the bracket is at-
tached to the vertical stile of it window
frame, each clamping member carrying ad-
ja-ent its pivoted end, a bill 22 between
45 which and the body portion 1 the other
clamping member engages when the device
is attached as before mentioned.
The, series of holes 20 are provided for
the purpose of adjusting the jaw 14 longi-
50 tudinally along the arm 15, this adjustment
being effected by drawing the transverse
portion 18 away from the arm 15 to effect
the disengagement of the hooked ends 19
from the holes 20, the hooked ends 21 en-
55 gaging the edges of the arnt 15 loosely
enough to permit its withdrawal. The
hooked ends 19 having been disengaged in
this way, the adjustable jaw, 14 may be
moved longitudinally along the arm 15
60 when the hooked ends 19 may be engaged
with any other pair of holes 20 suitable for
effecting the desired distance between the
jaws 13 and 14.
In the attaching of the device to a window
65 frame, the adjustable jaw 14 is set in a posi-tion where its distance from the fixed jaw is
approximately equal to the width of the
vertical stile of the window frame to which
the device is to be attached. The clamping
members 10 and 11 are then moved on their 70
pivots and this operation results in increas-
ing the distance between the two jaws. The
placing of the jaws thereafter,'so their in-
turned ends 23 will bite into the stile on
'opposite sides will permit the jaws to be 75
clamped on the stile when the body portion
1 is drawn down to a position where the
leg of the body portion lies in a horizontal
plane.
It is apparent from the construction 80
shown that the jaws are separated or
brought together, as the leg 2 of the body
member is raised from or brought back to
its normal horizontal position, assuming of
course, that this statement refers to the 85
clamping members as standing normally in
a horizontal position.
From the foregoing description taken in
conjunction with the drawings, it is thought
that the operation, construction and ad- 90
vantages of the invention are apparent and
further description is therefore, omitted.
The invention having been described,
what is claimed as new and useful is:
1. A device of the kind described com- 95
prising a body member having means for
supporting a shade roller, a pair of clamp-
ing members pivotally connected with the
body member, one of the clamping mem-
bers having a fixed jaw, the other being 100
provided with an arm in which there
is formed a longitudinal slot and in which
there is formed further a series of holes
both above and below the slot, and an ad-
justable jaw carried by the said arm. the ad- 105
justable jaw having a tongue which passes
through the slot and which is provided with
a transverse portion lying against the arm
on that face opposite which the jaw lies, the
transverse portion having hooked ends for 110
engagement one in any hole of either of the
two series of holes, the jaw having hooked
ends loosely engaging around the top and
bottom edges of the arm.
2. A device of the kind described com- 115
prising a body member having means for
supporting a shade, roller, a pair of clamp-
ing members pivotally connected with the
body member, each clamping member being
formed with an arcuate or circular portion 120
at the end attached to the body member, the
two arcuate portions of the two clamping
members being oppositely disposed so that
the two interlock when the body portion is
in a certain position, the movement of the 125
body portion with respect to the clamping
members serving to swing them into or out
of interlocking engagement for the purpose
specified.
3. A device of the kind described com- 1302
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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/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.