Improvements in Curtain-rings and such like Articles for Holding Fabrics.
Year: 1889

page_text: wate of Application, 29th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 11th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Curtain-rings and such like Articles for Holding
Fabrics.
JOHN COMPTON WEEKS JEFFERYS, 19, Hargrave Park Road, Upper Holloway,
in the County of Middlesex Manufacturing Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows
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This invention relates to certain improvements in curtain rings, or such like
articles for fastening or holding fabrics, the object being to have the ring and fastening
for curtains or fabrics combined all in one piece.
That which is effected according to this invention is to provide a ring so made
that it becomes a grip, clip, or fastening, for holding the curtain or fabric securely,
at the same time allowing of the ring shifting or being drawn along the curtain pole,
rod, or bar, it also forms a swivel like attachment for receiving small rings sewn
upon curtains or fabrics as and if so desired.
To make my invention better understood, I take a piece of metal wire, flat, round,
or otherwise sufficiently long to allow of bending it into a ring the desired size, and
then leaving two strips of wire, which I also bend at their ends so as to form a spring
swivel, that is to say one end bent under the other, and kept fastened or closed
together by means of a slide or running ring sliding up and down the so formed
swivel, or spring clip. I first place the curtain ring over and upon the pole, rod, or
bar, and then introducing the curtain or fabric into the open clip (or between the
bent strips of wire) 1 fasten the same safely by drawing down the sliding ring of
swivel formed spring clip, or grip, which is so constructed as to hold the curtain
or fabric without damaging the same.
The swivel formed continuation of the curtain ring (being always part of the
ring) can and may at any time receive small rings sewn upon the curtain as desired
at different parts of curtain, the clip holding the small rings as the ordinary watch
swivel holds the bow of a watch.
Where very large rings are required, wooden or otherwise, I spring the wire
ring and clip combination on to the edge of large rings, by having a groove
turned in the outer edge of the wooden or metal ring to receive the wire ring.
Dated this 29th November 1889
JOHN COMPTON WEEKS JEFFERYS.
JOHN COMPTON WEEKS JEFFERYS.
JOHN COMPTON WEEKS JEFFERYS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Curtain-rings and such like Articles for Holding
Fabrics.
JOHN COMPTON WEEKS JEFFERYS, 19, Hargrave Park Road, Upper Holloway,
in the County of Middlesex Manufacturing Jeweller, 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 certain improvements in curtain rings, or such like
articles for fastening or holding fabrics, the object being to have the ring and
fastening for curtain or fabrics combined all in one piece.
That which is effected according to this invention is to provide a ring so made
that it becomes a grip, clip, or fastening, for holding the curtain or fabric securely,
at the same time allowing of the ring shifting or being drawn along the curtain
pole, rod, or bar, it also forms a swivel like attachment for receiving small rings
sewn upon curtains or fabrics as and if so desired.

page_text: To make my invention better understood, I take a piece of metal wire, flat,
round, or otherwise, sufficiently long to allow of my bending it into a ring the
desired size, and then leaving two strips of wire which I also bend at their ends so
as to form a spring swivel, that is to say one end bent under the other, and kept
fastened or closed together by means of a slide or running ring sliding up and
down the so formed swivel, or spring clip.
I first place the curtain ring over and upon the pole, rod, or bar, and then
introducing the curtain or fabric into the open clip, (or between the bent strips of
wire) I fasten the same safely by drawing down the sliding ring of swivel formed
spring clip or grip, which is so constructed as to hold the curtain or fabric without
damaging the same.
The swivel formed continuation of the curtain ring (being always part of the
ring) can and may at any time receive small rings sewn upon the curtain as
desired at different parts of curtain, the clip holding the small rings as the ordinary
watch swivel holds the bow of a watch.
Where very large rings are required, wooden or otherwise, I spring the wire
ring and clip combination on to the edge of large rings, by having a groove turned
in the outer edge of the wooden or metal ring to receive the wire ring.
In order that the invention may be better explained there is annexed hereto a
sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein, Fig. 1, is an elevation of my curtain
ring and suspender (being all in one piece of metal or wire), c, represents the ring,
d, the arm of clip, e, the roughed jaw of same, being bent at, d¹.
Fig. 2 shews a section of Fig. 1, on line, A. B.
Fig. 3, is a view shewing the sliding nut, with two different sized holes, fand, g.
Fig. 4, is a view shewing my curtain ring and suspender attached to the curtain, H.
Fig. 5, illustrates the mode of attachment to ordinary cornice ring, i, (wooden
or otherwise) also the manner in which a simple sewn on ring to curtain may be
gripped and held in swivel fashion as seen at small ring, j.
Fig. 6, shews another method of attaching the suspender to the ordinary curtain
ring, k, where the small screwed in eye, l, is used.
Fig. 7, shews a curtain suspender after my invention with a
attached.
common hook
Referring more particularly to the parts shewn by the drawings, it will be under-
stood that my curtain ring and suspender being in one piece it can be placed or
sprung over the pole, rod, or bar, doing away with the trouble of unfastening the
ornament at end of pole or of disturbing the fixing of same.
Fig. 1, represents the position of my curtain ring before springing the ring on the
pole, or into the cornice ring as desired. It will be seen that the sliding nut Fig. 3,
can then be pushed on to the arms, d, by passing them through the hole, g, when
the nut may be turned to bind closer at the hole, f, and so drawn down as directed
to grip the curtain, H, as shewn in Fig. 4.
Where large wooden or metal rings are in use upon cornice poles, my curtain
ring and suspender may be made to spring around the cornice ring, i, itself, doing
away with the eye, 1, generally screwed into such rings, as illustrated in Fig. 5,
where also will be shewn how my suspender can be used as a swivel for the purpose
of holding a sewn on ring such as will be seen by the ring, j.
In the case of using the ordinary cornice ring, k, with the usual eye, 1, my curtain
ring and suspender will here take the place of the common safety pin (so objectionable)
as seen in Fig. 6.
A simple hook can be used with my combination of parts as seen in Fig. 7.
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
elaim is:-
First. In a curtain ring, the ring, c, with arm, d, jaw, e, as suspender all in one
piece, as and for the purpose herein set forth.

page_text: Secondly. In a curtain ring and suspender, a sliding nut Fig. 3, with the two
holes, f, and, g, as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Thirdly. In a curtain ring, a curtain ring and suspender in combination with
ring, c, arm, d, jaw, e, and nut having holes f, and, g, as and for the purposes
herein set forth.
Dated 27th Anouat. 1890
JOHN COMPTON WEEKS JEI
EEKS JEFFERYS.