Improvements in the Junction Joints of Cornice and other Poles, Rods, Railings, and other analogous Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 6th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Junction Joints of Cornice and other Poles,
Rods, Railings, and other analogous Articles.
I, WILLIAM JOHN EVANS of River Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manager
of Works, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to junction joints of cornice poles, curtain, drapery and
portiere rods, railings and other analogous articles in which a series of angularly
adjustable sections are employed. The object of the said invention is a simple ant
efficient junction joint, easily applied and not liable to become deranged on use.
According to this invention, each joint of two opposed ends of a pole or rod
length consists of two end fittings (viz. a socket end fitting and a ball end fitting),
united together ball and socket-wise so as to allow of the one end fitting of one
rod length working within or upon the other end fitting of the other rod length,
whereby the one rod length is coupled to the other and is made angularly adjustable
thereby.
Thus, one end fitting consists of a hollow and longitudinally split terminal,
outwardly terminated by a three-quarter spherical end, tenon-gapped at the front
to a little more than a quarter of a circle, and with the said gap leading to two
half spherical sinkings, in which a ball end of the other end fitting takes and works.
The inner ends of the shell sections of the first-named or socket end fitting are
shouldered to fit socket-wise into the end of the rod member and the inner end
of one of these said sections carries a circular boss, upon which the other inner
end fits and into or to which a screw is cast or affixed.
The screw carries any known fitting for locking the said end connection in the
bore of the end of the tubular member. A cross rivet, pin or screw secures the
split sections together, whilst the neck of the ball end fitting is flat and works
within the slot of the hollow inside-cupped he-spherical end, over which and the
screwed shank of the ball (which has a square lug at the neck) the socket of the
other end fitting fakes.
Now this second named end fitting has a spherical seating at its inside inner
end and a square eye through its middle which takes upon the square shank of
the ball.
Half crossing shoulders at the opposed cylinder ends of both fittings abut one
against another when the sections are lignable, and like mitred half crossing
shoulders of the said end fittings abut together when the said fittings or sections
are turned at right angles to each other.
A loose step-edged collar screws upon the worm of the screw of the ball and
takes within the open back end of the socket fitting and secures the component
parts of the second end fittings together.
The screw of the said second or socket end fitting is provided with a suitable
locking attachment for securing the same to a rod length, the same as the ball
end fitting.
Dated this 12th day of July 1895.
WILLIAM JOHN EVANS,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.

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DIEUTICATION.
Improvements in the Junction Joints of Cornice and other Poles,
Rods, Railings, and other analogous Articles.
I, WILLIAM JOHN EVANS, of River Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manager
of Works, 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:-
This invention relates to the junction joints of cornice poles, curtain, drapery
and portiere rods, railings and other analogous articles in which a series of angularly
adjustable sections are employed. The object of the said invention is a simple and
efficient junction joint, easily applied and not liable to become deranged on use.
According to this invention, each joint of two opposed ends of a pole or rod
length consists of two end fittings (viz., a socket end fitting and a ball end fitting),
united together ball and socket-wise so as to allow of the one end fitting of one rod
length working within or upon the other end fitting of the other rod length,
whereby the one rod length is coupled to the other and is made angularly adjustable
thereby.
Thus, one end fitting consists of a hollow and longitudinally split terminal,
outwardly terminated by a three-quarter spherical end, tenon-gapped and with the
said gap leading to two half spherical sinkings, in which a ball end of the other
end fitting takes and works.
The inner ends of the shell sections of the first-named or socket end fitting are
shouldered to fit socket-wise into the end of the rod member and the inner end of
one of these said sections carries a circular boss, upon which the other inner end fits
and into or to which a screw is cast or affixed.
The screw carries any known fitting for locking the said end connection in the
bore of the end of the tubular meinber. A cross rivet, pin or screw secures the
split sections together, whilst the collar of the ball end fitting is flat and works within
the gap between the split parts of the split halves. The parts of the joint may be
made from stamped or cast metal.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a cornice rod or pole made
up of a series of sections united together by joints made according to my
improvements.
Figure 2 is a back elevation of one of the joints upon an enlarged scale.
Figure 3 represents a side elevation of the joints upon the same scale as Figure 2,
but with two sections coming lignable and with opposed shoulders of the joints
abutting or nearly abutting.
Figure 4 is a front elevation of one of the joints, with the sections of the rod
lignable.
Figure 5 is a like-view as Figure 3, but showing the sections turned at an angle.
Figure 6 is a longitudinal vertical section of the said joint.
Figures 7 and 8 represent like section views as Figure 6 of the component
parts separately.
Figure 9 is another longitudinal vertical section of a joint, but taken through the
dotted line, at right angles to the section Figure 6.
Figure 10 is an elevation of the socket part of the joint separately.
Figure 11 is a longitudinal vertical section of the part of the joint shown in
Figure 8, but taken at right angles to the section shown in the said figure.
Figure 12 is a right hand end elevation of Figure 9.
Figure 13 represents an end elevation of the part shown in Figures 7 and 10.
Figure 14 is a section of Figure 6 upon the dotted line².
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawings.

page_text: a, a¹, are cornice rod lengths, adjustably connected together by joints b, each
consisting of two parts c, d. The part c, consists of a tubular shell c', closed at its.
back, but having an open slot c², made through it, wherein studs c³, upon the
outer face c, of a pummel end c, carrying a ring or band c, encircling a ball or
sphere c', take. This sphere has a shanke, and a screw stem c³, taking through the
middle of the slot c², in the shell c, and also through a hole clo, in the pummel c³.
The part d, of the joint consists of two half shells d', d, with the fore ends made
nearly three-quarter hemispherical and having the inner and opposed faces formed
with part spherical sinkings d³, d, with a tenon gap ds, coming between them. The
half shell d', carries a screw stem d, and is secured to the half shell d², by a
transversely directed screw pin d.
The spherical middle part c', fits within the opposed and coincident seatings d³, d*
of the part d, with the ring or band e, lying and working within the tenon gap d³,.
which guides or directs the movement of the ball end fitting in a proper plane.
The elements of the part c, are held together by a nut c", screwing on to the
shank of the stem c⁹.
c2, c, are abutments on the part c, against which like abutments d³, do, on the
part d, come respectively according as to whether the sections a, a¹, are lignable
or at a right angle with one another.
The screws c, d, take into fitted blocks or end plates a¹³, a10 in the ends of the
rod sections or they may be wood-screw threaded to screw into wood pole sections.
if required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
First. A joint for cornice, curtain and like rods and poles, consisting of two-
end fittings, viz., a socket end fitting and a ball end fitting, working together ball
and socket wise, so as to allow the rod or pole length connected to the one end fitting
making an angle with respect to the rod or pole length carried by the other end.
fitting, substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly. In a joint for cornice, curtain and like rods and poles, making the socket
end fitting of the two part joint (as referred to in the first claim) of two inside sunken
cheeks or halves with a tenon gap between them for guiding or directing the
movement of the ball end fitting in a proper plane, substantially as described and
set forth.
Thirdly. A joint for cornice, curtain and like rods and poles, with the parts of the
respective ball and socket halves constructed, arranged and combined substantially as
described and set forth.
Dated this 4th day of February 1896.
WILLIAM JOHN EVANS,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
WILLIAM JOHN EVANS,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.