Patents by Inventor Wilber J. Athey

Wilber J. Athey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4684095
    Abstract: A curtain rod and window shade holder formed of a metal sheet having a main portion with an arcuate lower edge, a flat upper edge, and a rear portion which is bent to hook over a window frame, the sheet having a curtain rod holding portion struck outwardly from an intermediate portion of the main portion to receive the end of a conventional curtain rod of the channel type. The curtain rod and window shade holder also has an opening to receive a pin of a window shade roller. There is a right and left window shade holder, and one of these has a slot to receive a flat pin of a roller shade and the other has a circular opening to receive a round pin. In addition, there are openings extending downwardly from the flat upper edges of the sheet to receive round curtain rods. The whole unit can be formed by a simple stamping operation from a single flat piece of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Inventor: Wilber J. Athey