Improvements in or connected with Venetian and other like Blinds.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 13th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
:
Improvements in or connected with Venetian and other like Blinds.
I, GEORGE EDWARD JAMES MOODY, of 28 Albert Road, Cleethorpes,
Lincolnshire, Fish Salesman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be
as follows:
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Venetian and other like blinds, as at present constructed, are raised and lowered
by means of two or more cords which, after being secured to the lowermost lath of
the blind, are carried up through holes in the other laths, then over guide rollers
or pulleys placed near the top of the window and then down at one side of the
blind within easy reach for manipulation. When these cords are pulled, the laths,
collecting from the bottom, lie closely packed together at the lower part of the
blind, whatever position the latter may be secured in. Now the object of my
invention is to provide means whereby the blind can be drawn or wound up in such
a manner that instead of the laths collecting from the bottom of the blind, they
may be made to collect at any desired part thereof. For this purpose I secure a
suitable stop on each of the cords below the lath where the collection is intended
to commence, leaving the part of the blind below such lath open and not affected
by the action of the cords; that is to say so that no collection of the laths takes
place at the lower end of the blind when the cords are pulled, the said collection
only taking place at and above the lath below which the stops are secured to the
cords.
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This arrangement is applicable to all existing or new blinds of the kind
referred to.
Blinds arranged to draw or wind up, as above described, admit more light at
their lower ends than those drawing up in the usual way, while they at the same
time keep out the sun as effectually. There is also considerably less wear and tear
both
on the cords, tapes and other working parts, and the appearance of the room,
from outside and inside, is greatly improved.
Dated this 13th day of November 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Venetian and other like Blinds.
I, GEORGE EDWARD JAMES MOODY, of 28 Albert Road, Cleethorpes,
Lincolnshire, Fish Salesman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had to the
accompanying sheet of drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that
is to say:
Venetian and other like blinds, as at present constructed; are raised and lowered
by means of two or more cords which, after being secured to the lowermost lath of
the blind, are carried up through holes in the other laths, then over guide rollers or
pulleys placed near the top of the window, and then down at one side of the blind
within easy reach for manipulation. When these cords are pulled, the laths,

page_text: collecting together from the bottom, lie closely packed together at the lower part
of the blind whatever position the latter may be secured in. Now the object of
my invention is to provide means whereby the blind can be drawn up in such a
manner that instead of the laths collecting from the bottom of the blind they may
be made to collect at the top or any desired part thereof. For this purpose I
secure a suitable stop on each of the cords below the lath where the collection is
intended to commence, leaving the part of the blind below such lath open and not
affected by the action of the cords, that is to say that no collection of the laths
takes place at the lower end of the blind when the cords are pulled, the said
collection only taking place at and above the lath below which the stops are
secured to the cords.
This arrangement is applicable to all existing or new blinds of the kind
referred to.
In the drawings hereto annexed
Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ordinary Venetian blind when the same is let
down and with its lath standing in an oblique position.
Figure 2 is a similar elevation of the same blind when drawn up with some of
the upper laths collected together at the upper part, leaving the laths composing
the lower part of the blind open, that is to say at their normal distance apart.
Figure 3 is a full sized plan, Figure 4 a similar side view and Figure 5 a section,
taken on line X X of Figure 3, of a stop which I have found suitable for
application to the cord and ladder of a Venetian blind for the purpose of carrying
my invention into practical effect.
In Figures 1 and 2, A shows the top and B the bottom lath to which the ladder C
is attached in the usual way. D are the intermediate laths which rest loosely on
the cross tapes of the ladder as usual. E is the cord and F is the stop or clip
clamped to the said cord below the intermediate lath which is intended to be the
lowermost of those that are to be allowed to collect together.
It will be seen that when the blind is lowered, as in Figure 1, it is in the same
condition as any ordinary Venetian blind, and that the stop or clip F does not
interfere with or alter its condition in any way; but when the blind is drawn up,
as in Figure 2, the stop or clip F, which is clamped to the cord E below the
lath D¹, presses against the underside of the latter and raises it together with those
above it, so that it and they collect or pack together as shown, leaving the part of
the blind below the stop or clip F open as it was before.
It will be understood that the laths may be inclined in either direction, that is to
say upwards towards the window, or downwards towards the same, or may be placed
horizontal, that is at right angles to the vertical tapes of the ladders as may be
preferred.
The stop or clip F may be constructed in any suitable way so that it can be
conveniently clamped or fixed to the cord E, but I have found that the arrangement
shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5 is very suitable for the purpose. F is a frame of
wire or other suitable material. is a bar the ends of which take into and turn
in bearings or eyes F' fixed to or forming part of the frame F¹. F' is a clamping
piece hinged at F to the bar F and adapted to clamp the cord E firmly between
itself and the bar F2 when the hooked part Fe of the said clamping piece Fis
pressed down over the bar F2 as seen most clearly in Figures 3 and 5. Fare side
clamping pieces hinged at F to the frame F and held in their closed positions by
catches F on the frame F taking into slots F10 near the outer ends of the
clamping pieces F'. These clamping pieces F serve to clamp the frame F' to
the vertical tapes C of the ladder, as shown in Figure 5, at any required angle, the
bar F, to which the cord E is clamped, being arranged to swivel in the bearings or
eyes to allow of such angular adjustment of the frame. This arrangement
of stop or clip admits of using the blind when preferred in the ordinary way, that
is to say so that the laths collect or pack at the bottom of the blind. To enable
this to be done, it is only necessary to turn the clamping piece F so that it is
disengaged from the cord E, and the laths then collect or pack at the bottom in

page_text: the usual way when the blind is drawn up, the frame of the stop or clip remaining
clamped to the vertical tapes of the ladder in readiness for use when it is desired
to cause the laths to collect or pack at the upper part of the blind as hereinbefore
described.
It will be understood that each of the lifting cords of the blind is to be provided
with a stop or clip below the lath where the collection or packing of the laths is to
begin.
Blinds arranged to draw up as above described admit more light at their lower
ends than those drawing up in the usual way, while they at the same time keep
out the sun as effectually. There is also considerably less wear and tear on the
cords, tapes and other working parts, and the appearance of the room both from
outside and inside is greatly improved.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. Causing the laths of a Venetian or other like blind to collect or pack at
any part thereof other than at the bottom by securing a stop or clip to the lifting
cords below the lath above which the collection or packing is to take place,
substantially as described.
Second. For the purpose of causing the laths of a Venetian or other like blind
to collect or pack at any part thereof other than at the bottom, the employment of
stops or clips adapted to be clamped to the lifting cords, and to the ladders,
substantially as described, and illustrated in Figures 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings.
thin 12th do
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Dahi 1241
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G. E. J. MOODY,
Per W. H. Beck,
115, Cannon Street, London, Agent.
G. E. J. MOODY,
Per W. H. Beck,
115, Cannon Street, London, Agent.