A New or Improved Catch or Holder for Blind Cords and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 4th June, 1890'
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Catch or Holder for Blind Cords and the like.
I, THOMAS SANDERSON of 22 Ellison Street, Gateshead on Tyne, in the county of
Durham Joiner and Carpenter do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved catch or holder for blind cords and
the like and consists in the provision on a suitable brass back plate or bracket or the
equivalent thereof of a bent or segmental or semicircular brass or other metallic
lever adapted to move upon a centre eccentrically to the axis of its own curvature
and I arrange by preference its centre of motion at a distance of about one third
from one end of for instance a semi-circular lever which may be arranged with suit-
able pulley or other friction reducing or equivalent device the opposite end being
furnished with an eye or its equivalent through which the exterior ends of a pair of
preferably steel spring clips pass the interior or opposite end being pivotted on the
back plate or bracket in such a manner as that the open or closed position of the
clips for either freedom of motion or the reverse in respect of the cord or rope
shall be dependent on a variation of position of the bent or curved lever which is so
arranged that the strain on the blind or other cord or rope automatically causes it to
lock the clips and thus effectually perform its intended function the unlocking of the
clips and cord being readily performed manually.
Dated this 3rd day of June 1889.
A. CRAWHALL CHAPMAN,
2, St. Nicholas' Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Patent Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Catch or Holder for Blind Cords and the like.
I, THOMAS SANDERSON of 22, Ellison Street, Gateshead on Tyne in the County of
Durham, Joiner and Carpenter 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 a new or improved Catch or Holder for Blind Cords and
the like, and consists in the provision on a suitable brass back plate or bracket A or
the equivalent thereof of a bent or segmental or semi-circular brass or other metallic
lever B adapted to move upon a centre eccentrically to the axis of its own curva-
ture, and I arrange by preference its centre of motion C at a distance of about one-
third from one end of for instance a semi-circular lever which may be arranged with
suitable pulley E or other friction reducing or equivalent device, the opposite end F
being furnished with an eye or its equivalent, through which the exterior ends of
a pair of preferably steel spring clips G pass, the interior or opposite end H being
pivotted on the back plate A or bracket in such a manner as that the open or closed
position of the clips for either freedom of motion or the reverse in respect of the cord
or rope K shall be dependent on a variation of position of the bent or curved lever B
which is so arranged that the strain on the blind or other cord or rope K auto-
matically causes it to lock the clips G, and thus effectually perform its intended
function, the unlocking of the clips and cord being readily performed manually.

page_text: 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: