R. B. CRUMP.
`ADJUSTABLE SHADE ROLLER.
`APPLICATION‘FILED SEPT. 1, I916.
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`Patented Aug. 28, 1917.
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`ATTORNEYS
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`Lutron Electronics Co. EX1007
`Lutron Electronics Co. EX1007
`U.S. Patent No. 10,294,717
`U.S. Pa‘tentNo. 10,294,717
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`ROBERT B. CRUMP, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.
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`ADJUSTABLE SHADE-ROLLER.
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`1,238,642.
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`Specification of Letters Patent.
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`Patented Auo‘. 28, 1917.,
`Application filed September 1, 1916. Serial No. 118,041.
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`To all whom it may concern:
`Be it known that 1, ROBERT B. CRUMP, a
`citizen of the United States, and a resident
`of I-Ioboken, in the county of Hudson and
`State of New Jersey, have invented a new
`and Improved Adjustable Shade—Roller, of
`which the following is a full, clear, and
`exact description.
`This invention relates to shade rollers,
`curtain poles or the like and has particular
`reference to the construction of a window,
`shade roller adapting it not only for end-
`wise adjustment, but also for quick and
`easy attachment to or against the side walls
`of a window frame without the use of nails,
`screws or other fasteners which would tend
`to near the window frame.
`Among the objects of the invention, there-
`fore, is to provide securing means for the
`ends of a shade roller whereby the roller is
`adapted to be gripped to or against the ver-
`tical faces of the window frame.
`Another object of the invention is to pro-
`vide facilities for determining the length
`of the roller and the means for connecting
`the shade thereto without tacks or the like.
`With the foregoing and other objects in
`View the invention consists in the arrange-
`ment and combination of'parts hereinafter
`described and claimed, and while the inven- '
`tion is not restricted to the exact details of
`construction disclosed or suggested herein,
`still for the purpose of illustrating a prac—
`tical embodiment thereof reference is had
`to the accompanying drawings,
`in which
`like reference characters designate the same
`parts'in the several views, and in which——
`Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section
`of a preferred embodiment of the invention;
`Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of
`the same on the line 2—2;
`Fig. 8 is a side elevation of amodification
`of the invention;
`Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section of
`the same on the line 4—4;
`Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a modified
`form of gripping bracket adapted to sup-
`port also a lace curtain pole; and
`Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the same
`shown in connection with the end of the
`shade roller.
`Referring now mere particularly to the
`drawings, I show a main roller comprising
`two tubular telescopic sections 10 and 11.
`The barrel or cylindrical portions of these
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`sections are made preferably of'sheet metal
`or its equivalent.
`In the outer end of each
`section is secured a head 12 or 13, each hav-
`ing an outwardly projecting flange 14 and
`a central hole 15.
`16 and 17 indicate the two main parts of
`a central telescopic supporting rod which ex-
`tend through the holes 15 of the roller heads
`and around which the roller is journaled for
`rotation in the usual practice of the inven-
`tion. The rod section 16 has pin and slot
`slip joint connection with a bracket 18. Said
`bracket is of disk form with a central socket
`or hub 19, into which the outer end of the
`section 16 projects. The faceof the disk
`portion of the bracket next to the window
`frame W is faced with a ring 20 of leather,
`soft rubber, felt, cork or some other suitable
`gripping material, but which will not mar
`or damage the paint or varnish of the win-
`dow frame.
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`The opposite end of the other section 17
`of the rod is fitted rigidly and permanently
`to a bracket 21 of a nature similar to the
`bracket 18 and having a gripping surface
`member 22.
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`The inner end of the rod section 17 is
`provided with a washer 23 which surrounds
`the section 16. A collar 25% is secured to
`the section 16 between the washer 23 and
`the outer end of the section 16, and between
`the collar and the washer 18 located a strong
`expansion spring 2:) tending to elongate the
`rod or cause the endwise separation of the
`sections 16 and 17. The force of this spring
`25 is sufficient to cause the brackets 18 and
`21 to hold firmly against the window frame,
`as indicated, preventing the downward pull
`upon the window shade from dislocating the
`roller and also preventing the rotation of
`the rod upon which the roller is journaled.
`The head 12 is shown provided With a
`plurality of momentum and gravity oper~
`ated pa-wls 26 which cooperate with holes
`or notches 27 formed in the rod section 17
`and operate in the usual manner to control
`the rotation of the roller.
`A spring 28 is coiled around the rod and
`is secured at one end at 29 to the rod sec-
`tion 17 and at its other end at 30 to the
`roller section 10 by hooking through the
`same within the inner surface of the sur-
`rounding section 11. This spring 28 serves
`to automatically wind up the shade upon the
`roller when the shade is set free as usual.
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`he flanges 14 tend to cause the shade to
`roll up straight upon the roller without
`special care on the part of the operator.
`The shade indicated'in dotted lines at S
`may be provided at its upper end with a loop
`.3 through which a binding red formed of
`two parts 31 and 32 is adapted to pass,
`the binding rod being held in place by pass-
`ing through holes 33 in the roller heads and
`a plurality of keepers 34 secured to the
`roller section 11. The shade may be punched
`to admit the keepers to paSs through.
`The modification of shade connection in-
`dicated in Figs. 3, and 41- shows a groove 35
`formed longitudinally along the roller sec-
`tions 10’ and 11', whereby the loop 3 is
`countersunk and thereby a neater roll is pro—
`vided for the shade. The binding rod in
`this form of the invention is the same as
`above described, cooperating with the head
`flanges and keepers 34’, consisting of small
`strips of metal soldered or otherwise se-
`cured to the surface of the main roller.
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`In fitting this device to a window,
`roller section 11 is withdrawn from the
`section 10. The supporting rod is then
`adjusted to a length somewhat greater than
`the width of the window between the walls
`W. The excess of length thus provided will
`depend upon the force of the spring 25.
`The collar 24: is then adjusted against the
`spring 25 at the proper tension and locked
`by means of a set screw 24’ or its equiva-
`lent. The approximate length of the sup—
`porting rod is thus determined, but the rod
`is contractible against
`the force of
`the
`spring 25 for the purpose of putting the
`roller in place. After the length of the rod
`is determined, the section 11 will be returned
`and the bracket 18 will be applied to its
`place. Then by compressing the spring 25,
`the roller will be put in place with the
`brackets 18 and 21 occupying their desired
`position and the spring 25 will then hold
`the device as already set forth, the shade
`in the meantime having been put in place
`upon the roller as indicated.
`The modified form of bracket in Figs.
`and 6 comprises a plate 36 having up—
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`wardly and downwardly projecting ears 37
`and 38, each carrying a pad 39 of gripping
`material similar to the pads 20 and 22. The
`supporting rod is connected to the center
`of the plate 36 and serves the same purpose
`as fully set forth above. The ears 37 and
`38 provide means for connecting bracket ex-
`tensions 40 and 41 secured together at 42 and
`providing a hook 43 for supporting a curtain
`rod (not shown). The bracket has sufficient
`length vertically to provide suflicient grip
`to prevent the weight of the curtain and rod
`from turning or tilting the supporting rod
`17 around its axis and the support of the
`roller is accomplished in the same manner
`as in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.
`I claim:
`1. The herein described shade roller com-
`prising a pair of tubular telescopic mem-
`bers, each having a head at its outer end, a
`telescopic supporting rod, on the ends of
`which the heads are journaled, a spring sur-
`rounding the rod and having its ends con-
`, nected respectively to the rod and the roller,
`said roller connectionrcomprising a hook
`projecting through the shell of the inner
`telescopic memberwithin the inner surface
`of the outer telescopic member, controlling
`pawls pivoted to one of the heads, said rod
`having formed therein a plurality of holes
`with which said pawls are adapted to co-
`operate, and means to support the ends of
`the supporting rod.
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`2. In a shade roller, the combination of
`a supporting rod comprising two telescopic
`sections, a strong expansion spring sur—
`rounding one of the sections and abutting
`against the inner end of the other section, a
`collar adj ustably connected to the first men—
`'tioned section and abutting against the other
`end of the spring, said spring serving to
`tend to separate the rod sections, a pair of
`brackets cooperating with the ends of the
`rod sections and adapted to grip squarely
`against the side walls of the window frame,
`and a pair of telescopic roller sections sur-
`rounding and journaled upon the end por-
`tions of the supporting rod.
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`Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the “Commissioner of Patents,
`Washington, D. G.”
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