An Improvement in Means for Fixing a Window Blind or other Piece of Fabric to Rollers, Rods, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 20th June, 1898-Accepted, 3rd Sept., 1898
An Improvement in Means for Fixing a Window Blind or other Piece
of Fabric to Rollers, Rods, and the like.
HENRY BISHOP, formerly of 147, Providence Road, Walkley, but now of 164,
Crookes, Sheffield, Colliery Bank Manager, and JOHN WILSON CANTRELL, 242,
South Road, Walkley, Sheffield, Grocer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:
The roller (E) may be either round or in facets (as hexagonal) as may be
thought desirable, to have a groove therein (B) from end to end, to allow of
the insertion of a bronzed steel rod, (A) in shape or section either flat or round,
(if round, the groove to be circular in section, if flat to be oblong in section, to
be sunk in the blind roller to the depth of the thickness of the rod, in such
a manner that the upper surface of the rod A shall be on the same level as the
face of the roller E. The roller to be fitted at each end with a cap of brass or
other material, C, to be fastened to the roller by means of two screws across the
groove B so that the ends of the rod A (having been inserted thereunder) are
locked in position thereby-the rod being prevented from sagging in the middle
by the clip D.
The method of fixing is thus the blind to have at the top a hem or slot-
through this hem the rod A is passed-then insert the rod at one end
beneath one of the clips C in the groove-draw the center of the rod A upwards
thus contracting it so that the free end may be inserted under the clip C at the
other end of the roller-then free the rod-and it immediately beds itself in the
groove B-turn the catch D round & the blind is fixed.
The same method of fastening by means of caps (as C) holding a similar rod
to A in a corresponding groove (as B) in wood or other material to apply to
other purposes such as draught excluders for fastening ladies' work in position
on a framework in place of the ordinary method of fastening by means of tacks
or tape and the like.
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An Improvement in Means for Fixing a Window Blind or other Piece
of Fabric to Rollers, Rods, and the like.
HENRY BISHOP, formerly of 147, Providence Road, Walkley, Sheffield, but now of
164, Crookes, Sheffield, Colliery Bank Manager, and JOHN WILSON CANTRELL, 242,
[Price Sd.]

page_text: South Road, Walkley, Sheffield, Grocer, 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:-
(The letters refer to the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification.)
The roller (E) may be either round or in facets (as hexagonal) as may be
thought desirable, to have a groove therein (B) from end to end, to allow of
the insertion of a bronzed steel rod, (A) in shape or section either flat or round,
(if round the groove to be circular in section, if flat to be oblong in section) to
be sunk in the blind roller to the depth of the thickness of the rod, in such
a manner that the upper surface of the rod A shall be on the same level as the
face of the roller E. The roller to be fitted at each end with a cap of brass or
other material, C. to be fastened to the roller by means of two screws across the
groove B so that the ends of the rod A (having been inserted thereunder) are
locked in position thereby, the rod being prevented from sagging in the middle
by the clip D.
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The method of fixing is thus the blind to have at the top a hem or slot.
through this hem the rod A is passed-then insert the rod at one end
beneath one of the clips C in the groove, draw the centre of the rod A upwards,
thus contracting it, so that the free end may be inserted under the clip Cat the
other end of the roller, then free the rod-and it immediately beds itself in the
groove B-turn the catch D round, and the blind is fixed.
The same method of fastening by means of caps (as C) holding a similar rod
in A in a corresponding groove (as B) in wood or other material, to apply to
other purposes, such as draught excluders, for fastening ladies' work in position
on a framework in place of the ordinary method of fastening by means of tacks
or tape and the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the method of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. The securing of the blind &c. by means of insertion into a groove in the
roller, assisted by a springy rod run through a hem in the fabric, and a catch to
prevent sagging." and keep the rod in place.
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2. The application of the method to ollier purposes than the fastening of blinds.
Dated this Twenty-seventh day of July 1898.
HENRY BISHOP.
JOHN WILSON CANTRELL.