US2628053A - Bracket for supporting curtain holding bars - Google Patents

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Feb. 10, I953 E. c. RHODES 2,628,053

BRACKET FOR" SUPPORTING CURTAIN HOLDING BARS Filed Oct. 10, 1949 lll Inventor 1 1 Early C. Rhodes By 2mm".

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Application October 10, 1949, Serial No. 120,477

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in canopy supports and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a bracket for receiving the curtain holding bars of canopies.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a combined corner brace and rod support for a bed canopy.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a corner bracket for bed canopies that is quickly and readily applied to or removed from a canopy and which includes channels for receiving the ends of curtain holding rods so that the rods may be detached from the bracket to facilitate cleaning or repairing of the curtain on the rods in a convenient manner.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a bracket of the aforementioned character that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, neat and attractive in appearance, small and compact in structure, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adopted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a bed canopy and showing the present invention in use;

Figure 2 is a top plan View showing the present bracket joining a pair of canopy rails and with dotted lines showing a pair of curtain hold ing bars applied to the bracket;

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the instant corner bracket; and,

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line G4 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings in detail,

wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral I represents the bracket or angle member generally, including an upper horizontal flange that is composed of fiat sections l2 and I4.

Vertical flanges I 6 and I8 depend from the sections l2, l4 and the lower ends of the flanges l3, it are turned upwardly to form loops 2!! and 22 that co-operate with the flanges I3, 1 8 to pro vide channels 24 and 25. Combined stops and strengthening plates 28 and 33 secure the loops 28 and 22 to the vertical flanges l6 and l8.

In practical use of the present invention a group of the brackets are employed, there being a bracket at each corner of the canopy 32 and more particularly at the abutting ends of canopy 32 and more particularly at the abutting ends of canopy rails 34 and 36 so that the section l2 rests upon the rail 34 and the section l4 rests upon the rail 36. The flanges l3 and i8 bear against the outer vertical edges of the rails 34 and 36 respectively.

The sections [2 and M are provided with apertures 38 and 40 that receive fasteners 42 whereby the brackets are removably secured to the canopy 32.

The ends of curtain holding rods or bars at and 46 are received in the channels 24 and with the extremities of the rods 44 and disposed relatively close to the plates 28 and 30' to limit longitudinal movement of the rods relative to the bracket.

The inner edges of the sections [2 and M are curved to form a substantially V-shaped notch or seat 48 that receives one end 53 of an ornament or upright 52, and the end 50 is secured to the abutting ends of the rails 34 and 36.

In addition to the function of the present brackets as a support for the curtain holding rods, the same also reinforces and braces the rails forming the canopy 32.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even through there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A bracket for supporting the curtain holding rods of canopies, said.- bracket comprising a fiat substantially V-shape'd horizontal base plate, a pair of fiat bendable vertical walls integrally formed with and depending from said base plate and disposed perpendicular to each other, said walls including inner abutting vertical edges, an upwardly facing horizfental channel member integrally formed with the lower end of each of the walls, each channel member including an inner wall and an outer wall, said inner walls 3 abutting, and a combined stop and strengthening plate secured to and joining the inner and outer walls of each channel member at the adjacent ends of said channel members.

2. A bracket for supporting the curtain holding rods of canopies, said bracket comprising a base plate having first and second depending vertical sections disposed perpendicular to each other, a channel member depending from each of said sections and disposed perpendicular to each other, said channel members each having a pair of spaced leg portions, and a combined stop and reinforcing plate secured to and joining the leg portions of each of said channel members at the adjacent ends of said channel members.

EARLY C. RHODES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 390,387 Merrell Oct. 2, 1888 726,970 McCarty May 5, 1903 939,005 Goedeke Nov. 2, 1909 10 1,380,518 Billig June 1', 1921 1,525,895 Sherwood Feb. 10, 1925 1,948,734 Rosenberg Feb. 27, 1934 FOREIGN PATENTS 15 Number Country Date 151,177 Great Britain Sept. 23, 1920

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