Improvements in Rings for Carrying Curtains and other like Objects.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 2nd May, 1895-Accepted, 8th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rings for Carrying Curtains and other like
Objects.
I, WILLIAM WOOLF, of 138 Green Lanes, Stoke Newington, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It is well known that window and other curtains, for example, are commonly
suspended from rings which are threaded on to a pole or rod on which they are
adapted to slide together or apart according as it is desired to close or open the
curtains. Several forms of books and pins have been devised for the purpose
of connecting the curtains to the said rings, but so far as I am aware, such devices
have been more or less defective on account of the difficulty of attachment, the
liability to bend and get out of shape, to tear away from the curtains, or to become
detached from the rings.
According to my invention 1 divide the ring into two parts and connect two of
the adjacent ends thus formed by a suitable hinge in such a manner as to allow the
remaining two adjacent ends to be separated in order to embrace or grasp between
them the material of the curtain, for example. These last named ends of the ring
may be provided with extensions or palms of any required shape and ornamented as
desired, and in order to more effectually retain the material of the curtain or other
object between their faces such faces may be provided with one or more spikes,
pins, or other devices for preventing such material from being pulled out of place,
and the said ends may be further retained in the closed position hy means of
a spring, clip, or other suitable method of fastening.
In some cases I divide the ring in one part only of its circumference, and in this
case I dispense with the beforementioned hinge, and form the entire ring of a
material which is of a sufficiently resilient nature to admit of being sprung open
sufficiently far at its divided part to admit of the insertion of the material of the
curtain or other object, and on being released, to close upon and grasp such
material between its ends as herein before described with reference to the hinged
ring.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rings for Carrying Curtains and other like
Objects.
I, WILLIAM WOOLF, of 138 Green Lanes, Stoke Newington, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, 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 :—
It is well known that window and other curtains, for example, are commonly
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page_text: suspended from rings which are threaded on to a pole or rod on which they are
adapted to slide together or apart according as it is desired to close or open the
curtains. Several forms of hooks and pins have been devised for the purpose
of connecting the curtains to the said rings, but so far as I am aware such devices
have been more or less defective on account of the difficulty of attachment, the
liability to bend and get out of shape, to tear away from the curtains, or to become
detached from the rings.
According to my invention divide the ring into two parts, and connect two of
the adjacent ends thus formed by a suitable hinge in such a manner as to allow the
remaining two adjacent ends to be separated in order to permit the material of the
curtain or other object to be inserted between them and to embrace or grasp
the same when so inserted.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a section of a curtain ring constructed
in accordance with my invention and in the open position ready to receive the
material of the curtain,
Figure 2 an elevation shewing the ring closed, Figure 3 an edge view of same,
Figures 4, 5 and 6 a slightly modified construction of the ring and
Figure 7 portions of a pole and pair of curtains with my improved rings applied
thereto.
Similar letters of reference relate to like parts in all the figures of the
drawings.
A is a curtain ring divided into two parts as shewn, such parts being hinged
together at B but free to be separated at C against the resistance of the blade
spring D or any other convenient form of spring tending to keep the adjacent
ends A' A pressed closely together. These ends A¹ A² are preferably provided
with extensions or palms E E' of any required shape, and ornamented or not
as desired; and in order more effectually to retain the material of the curtain F
(see Figure 7) or other object between their faces, such faces may be corrugated
or roughened, or may be provided with one or more spikes or pins G fixed in the
free end of one half ring (see Figures 1 and 2) passing through the material of the
curtain For other object and taking into a hole or holes G made in the free end
of the other half ring, or other devices may be provided for preventing such
material from being pulled out of place. Or the ends E E' may, in some cases, be
retained in the closed position, after the material of the curtain or other object has
been placed between them, by means of a clip, catch, or other suitable method of
fastening, as shewn for example in Figures 45 and 6, the two latter views being
respectively a face view and a plan of the fastening shewn in Figure 4. In this
case the spring D (Figure 1) may be dispensed with, and the extensions or
palms EE carried upwards, and held together when required by means of the
keeper or ring H which is passed over them after the curtain F has been inserted
between them.
The rings A may be of any suitable material and the hinges or joints may be
made in any suitable or convenient manner.
By the employment of my invention not only are separate pins and hooks
entirely dispensed with, but the curtain or other object is very easily attached or
detached from the ring, its attachment is thoroughly secure, and the risk of damage
by tearing away is reduced to a minimum.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
First. The improved ring for carrying curtains and other like objects, which
consists of two parts hinged or jointed together, the free ends of such parts being
pressed towards each other by a spring, and adapted to receive and hold the curtain
or other like object between them, substantially as described with reference to
Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings.
Second. The improved ring for carrying curtains and other like objects, which

page_text: consists of two parts hinged or jointed together, the free ends of such parts being
adapted to receive and hold the curtain or other like object between them, and to
be held together by a clip, catch, keeper, ring, or other suitable device, substantially
as hereinbefore described, and illustrated in Figures 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings.
Dated this 28th of March 1895.