Year: 1896

page_text: I EDWARD CORBRIDGE of No. 15 Lauriston Road South Hackney London N.E.
Sewing Machinery Repairer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The joint consists of two metal tubes united together at one point by a hinge so
that when shut the two may form one continuous tube & having inside them &
attached to the same hinge auother piece of tubing of the same outside dimensions
as the inside of the other tubes & bent & cut off at each end so as to form a quarter
of a circle of which the point where the hinge is is the centre. The inner tube
fills up the space caused by opening the outer tubes on the hinge & each end of it
at the outside of the circumference is fitted with projections to prevent its coming
out of the outer tube when they are bent to form the angle of the curtain pole.
The necessary length of curtain pole is fitted into each end of the outer tubes
so as to form one continuous whole moveable only at the hinges of the joints.
March 20th 1806
E. CORBRIDGE.
1, EDWARD CORBRIDGE of 15 Lauriston Road, South Hackney, N.E. Sewing
Machinery Repairer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the saine is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in and relating to adjustable cornice pole
joints and my invention consists in the improved joint for cornice poles substantially
as hereinafter described and illustrated.
In order that my invention may be readily understood, reference is made to the
accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention in plan view.
In carrying out my invention I employ two preferably metal tubes A which
hingedly join together at B so that said tubes may be set either in perfect align-
ment as shown in dot and dash lines--or at any necessary angle to one another-say,
as shown in full lines.
For the purpose of closing up the gap or opening which would be unsightly
when the tubes A are set as shown for example in full lines, I insert a short
tubular insertion C within the adjacent ends of the tubes A. Said insertion C is
also attached to the hinge B and is made in the form about of a quadrant the
arrangement of the whole being such that no matter to what angle-within
reasonable limits-that the tubes A may be set to one another the insertion C
closes the gap or opening as will be readily understood from the drawing. The
insertion C may be formed with suitable projections at c which would limit the
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page_text: extent of movements relatively to one another of the tubes A and which
projections would also prevent the ends of the insertion coming out of the
tubes A.
The tubes A may either themselves form the curtain pole or they may simply
form end sockets adapted to receive the end of the curtain pole of poles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An adjustable joint for cornice poles, consisting of two tubes A hingedly joined
together and having an insertion such as C all for the purposes and substantially as
described and illustrated.
EDWARD CORBRIDGE,
By his Agents, Horn, Son & Co.,
151 Strand (next to Somerset House), London.
EDWARD CORBRIDGE,
By his Agents, Horn, Son & Co.,
151 Strand (next to Somerset House), London.