Improvements in connecting Blinds, Maps, Fabrics, Advertising Papers and the like to Rollers, Boards, and other Carriers.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 11th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connecting Blinds, Maps, Fabrics, Advertising
Papers and the like to Rollers, Boards, and other Carriers.
We, ALFRED PARKER and CHARLES TAYLOR both of High Street Uttoxeter in the
County of Stafford, Chemists do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Usually, stuff or linen blinds, and also maps and advertising sheets, are connected
to their rollers and boards, by tacking or pasting, which is inconvenient and
troublesome to again remove,
when a fresh blind or sheet is required to be
substituted.
Our invention has for its object, the attaching or connecting of the said named
articles to their rollers or carriers, without the necessity of tacking or pasting.
The invention consists essentially in providing a roller, board, or carrier, with a
longitudinally directed inner enlarged slot; that is to say, a slot enlarged inwardly,
wherein the turned, rolled, or piped edge of a blind, advertising sheet or the like is
introduced longitudinally.
In carrying out our invention, we will describe it in connection with a roller
blind.
The roller, which has metallic ends, is grooved longitudinally from end to end, and
with the inner side of the groove enlarged into a circular or other shaped hole,
wherein the doubled, rolled, or piped inner end of the blind, passes. Thus, the
enlarged or piped inner boundary edge of the blind is inserted within the hole, while
the blind extends itself through the groove, and is thereby attachedly connected to
its roller. One of the roller ends is cut away with the gap, to the cross section of
the slot, and from which end the blind is introduced longitudinally.
In applying our invention to the securing of auctioneers' advertising boards, we
provide them with one, or a series of horizontally and longitudinally directed grooves,
with the inner ends thereof, enlarged, wherein a folded end or ends of an advertising
sheet or other paper is slipped.
A hoard is preferably made up of a series of laths or strips, with their rears
undercut in a manner that when the edges of the laths are brought nearer to each
other, slots are formed with rear enlargements, which form the means for holding
sheets or the like in position.
The application of our invention to other purposes, differs in no essential respect
from its application to a roller blind, or an advertising board, as herein described.
1 1000
ALFRED PARKER.
CHARLES TAYLOR.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connecting Blinds, Maps, Fabrics, Advertising
Papers and the like to Rollers, Boards, and other Carriers.
We, ALFRED PARKER and CHARLES TAYLOR, both of High Street, Uttoxeter, in
the County of Stafford, Chemists 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:-
Usually stuff or linen blinds, and also maps, and advertising sheets, are connectedl

page_text: to their rollers and boards, by tacking, or pasting, which is inconvenient and
troublesome to again remove, when a fresh blind or sheet is required to be
substituted.
Our invention has for its object, the attaching or connecting of the said named
articles, to their rollers or carriers, without the necessity of tacking or pasting.
The invention consists essentially, in providing a roller, board, or carrier, with a
longitudinally directed inner enlarged slot; that is to say, a slot enlarged inwardly,
wherein the turned, rolled, or piped edge of a blind, advertising sheet, or the like, is
introduced longitudinally.
In carrying out our invention, we will describe it in connection with a roller
blind.
.
The roller, which has metallic ends, is grooved longitudinally from end to end,
and with the inner side of the groove, enlarged into a circular or other shaped hole,
wherein the doubled, rolled, or piped inner end of the blind, passes-Thus, the
enlarged or piped inner boundary edge of the blind, is inserted within the hole,
while the blind extends itself through the groove, and is thereby attachedly connected
to its roller-One of the roller ends, is cut away with the gap, to the cross section
of the slot, and from which end, the blind is introduced longitudinally.
In applying our invention to the securing of auctioneer's advertising boards, we
provide them with one, or a series of horizontally and longitudinally directed grooves,
with the inner ends thereof, enlarged, wherein a folded end or ends, of an advertising
sheet or other paper, is slipped.
A board is preferably made up of a series of laths or strips, with their rears
under-cut, in a manner, that when the edges of the laths are brought nearer to each
other, slots are formed, with rear enlargements, which forms the means for holding
sheets, or the like, in position.
The application of our invention to other purposes, differs in no essential respect
from its application to a roller blind, or an advertising board, as herein described.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, represents a blind roller, provided with
improvements made according to our said invention-It will be seen that the attached
end of the blind, is piped or thickened, and is made to engage within a longitudinal
groove, cut within the roller.
One of the roller ends, is also alike gapped, for the introducing of the said blind
end into the groove.
Figure 2 represents an underside view of the said roller, thus exhibiting the
groove, and its position.
Figure 3 represents an enlarged sectional view of the left-hand end of the roller.
Figure 4 represents an end view of the same, whilst figure 5 is a cross section, on
the dotted lines A B figure 3.
Figure 6 is a front and edge view of the blind separately.
a is the roller, ba longitudinal groove, cut from end to end within it, the inner
end 2, of which, is larger in diameter, than the approach 63, to it, thereby preventing
the piped or double end c², of the blind c, from being laterally withdrawn.
d, d are metallic roller ends, of which d, is gapped, or provided with a gap, or
opening, of the shape of the cross section of the groove within the roller.
It will be observed that the gap within the roller end, comes coincident with the
groove in the said roller.
We wish it to be understood, that we do not confine ourselves to the use of grooved
wood rollers, as metal rollers may be employed with like advantage; that is, we take
a strip of metal, and fold the same into an open jointed roller, with a space between
the meeting edges, sufficient for the passing edgewise, longitudinally through it, of
the blind-Or the edges of the metal rollers, may be made lap-jointed, leaving an
intervening space between the parts.
To connect or disconnect a blind to or from its roller, pass the piped or enlarged
end c, longitudinally into or out of the groove.
Figure 7 represents in front elevation, an advertising bill, paper, or other like
board, constructed according to our invention.

page_text: Figure 8 represents a transverse vertical section of the said board, on the dotted
lines CD figure 7.
a is the board, bare longitudinal grooves, with inner enlargements 62, wherein the
rolled and attached end c³, of a bill c, is passed longitudinally and edgewise―The
board is preferably built up of a base a', and front segments a², with the edges
grooved, so that when brought nearly together, they form grooves with inner
enlargements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
First: A roller blind, provided with an inwardly enlarged longitudinal groove,
substantially as, and for the purpose, as described and set forth.
Secondly: The combination with a grooved roller, of the kind as herein set forth,
of a roller end, gapped with an opening, corresponding in shape to the groove of
the roller, substantially as set forth.
Thirdly-The combination with a grooved roller, and end, as described, of a blind,
piped or folded at its connecting end, as set forth.
Lastly-In a board for displaying sheets, bills, advertisements, and printed and
other matter; providing the same with inwardly enlarged grooves, channels, or
passages, substantially as set forth in figures 7 and 8.
Dated this 10th day of December 1889.
ALFRED PARKER.
CHARLES TAYLOR.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.