An Improved Means of Drawing and Suspending Curtains,
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means of Drawing and Suspending Curtains,
We, ALFRED HUNT, of Clyde House, Highfield Road, Saltley, Birmingham,
County of Warwick, Tool Maker and Diesinker, and SAMUEL HUNT, of Ferndale,
Highfield Road, Saltley aforesaid, Enamel Painter, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates as hereinafter described to an improved means of drawing
and suspending curtains and has for its object to provide a simple and effective
arrangement whereby the curtains may be easily adjusted upon the support or
cornice pole.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide a suitable metal blank preferably
of brass which is drawn so as to form a tube slotted longitudinally along the bottom.
This is the curtain support or cornice pole.
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We then provide two or more wires of equal length to the aforesaid tube which
are rivetted together at the extreme ends and centre leaving a narrow space betweeen
them. The rivets at the extreme ends each carry a roller for the adjusting cord to be
drawn over. A suitable number of suspenders to carry the curtains are threaded
over the wires at equal distances apart. Between each suspender and also threaded
over the wires are open coil springs the ends of which slightly press against each
suspender keeping each one in position.
Halfway down the wires a metal plate is fixed containing a double roller which
lying in the centre acts as a stop. Fixed to the suspender next the stop and on
the far side from the pull of the cord, the cord itself starts and goes between the
wires passing through the centre of each suspender.
Upon reaching the end roller it returns again through each suspender to the
centre stop continuing from there through the double roller nut fixed to the
suspender next the centre stop on the near end of the pull of the cord it goes through
the remaining suspenders and over the opposite end roller where it hangs free for
adjustment to a hook button or any suitable holding device. The wires, suspenders,
springs and cord are all held together and are slipped in their entirety into the
aforesaid brass tube or cornice pole being retained therein by suitable fittings.
When desired to open the curtains the cord is pulled which operation compresses
the coil springs and thus drawing the suspenders which carry the curtains to the
extreme ends of either side.
Upon releasing the cord the curtains close up to the centre.
Our invention is applicable to any kind of window or door and may be modified
in any detail to carry it into effect without departing from the nature thereof.
Dated this 15th day of December 1897,

page_text: An Improved Means of Drawing and Suspending Curtains.
We, ALFRED HUNT, of Clyde House, Highfield Road, Saltley, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Die Sinker, and SAMUEL HUNT, of Ferndale, High-
field Road, Saltley aforesaid, Enamel Painter, 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 as hereinafter described to an improved means of drawing
and suspending curtains and has for its object to provide a simple and effective
arrangement whereby the curtains may be easily adjusted upon the support or
cornice pole.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide a suitable metal blank which
is drawn into the form of a tube slotted longitudinally along the bottom. This
is the curtain support or cornice pole.
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We then provide two or more wires of equal length to the aforesaid tube which
are rivetted together at the extreme ends and centre leaving a narrow space betweeen
them. The end rivetts each carry a roller for the adjusting cord to be drawn
over. A suitable number of suspenders to carry the curtains are threaded over
the wires at equal distances apart. Between each suspender and also threaded
over the wires is an open coil spring the ends of which slightly press against the
suspenders keeping each one in position. Halfway down the wires a metal plate
is fixed containing a double roller which acts as a stop. Fixed to the suspender
next the stop and on the far side of the pull of the cord, the cord itself starts and
goes between the wires passing through the centre of each suspender. Upon
reaching the end roller it returns through each suspender to the centre stop.
Continuing through the double roller but fixed to the suspender next the centre
stop on the rear side of the pull of the cord it goes through the remaining
suspenders and over the opposite end roller where it hangs free for adjustment
to a hook, button or any suitable holding device.
The wires, suspenders springs and cord are all held together and slipped in
their entirety into the aforesaid brass tube or cornice pole being retained therein
by suitable fittings, and metal plates.
When desired to open the curtains the cord is pulled which action compresses
the coil springs and thus drawing the suspenders which carry the curtains to the
extreme end of either side. Upon releasing the cord the curtains close up to
the centre.
We will now describe our invention by reference to the accompanying draw-
ings in which Figs. 1 and 2 show in front and end elevation a brass tube which
forms the support or cornice, pole.
Fig. 4 illustrates in front elevation the cornice pole fitted up ready for use.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the cornice pole Fig. 4 to show the
internal parts of our invention.
Fig. 5 shows the metal plate T¹ fixed at the end of the cornice pole also the
roller E.
Figs. 6 and 7 show in front and end elevation the suspender or runner for carry-
ing the curtain.
The brass tube B is slotted longitudinally at A to allow for the adjustment of
the suspenders F.
We provide two wires C to run side by side which are rivetted together at H
leaving a space between them. The rivetts H carry rollers E, E¹, Es, for the
adjusting cord S to be drawn over. The suspenders F are threaded over the
wires C by means of the holes K and between each suspender a coil spring D is

page_text: also threaded, the ends of which slightly press against the suspenders, keeping
each one in position.
Halfway down the wires is the metal plate T containing the double roller E,
the wires being rivetted to the metal plates T, T¹, and T.
The cord S is fixed to the one suspender at J also to the suspender at J¹, starting
from J and passing through each suspender at V it passes round the end roller E
and returns through the double roller E³ to the opposite end roller E¹ from which
it hangs free for adjustment to a hook or any suitable holding device fixed in the
window frame, door or the like.
When desired to open the curtains the cord S is pulled the action of which
draws the suspender at J towards one end and the suspender at J¹ to the other
end thus drawing the suspenders F which carry the curtains to the end of either
side and at the same time compressing the coil springs D so that when the cord S
is released the two curtains would be carried back to a closed position.
Our invention is applicable to any kind of window or door and may be modified
in detail without departing from the nature thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. The improved means of adjusting curtains in the support or tube by means
of coil springs actuated as described.
2. In combination with a tube B the coil springs D and suspenders F for
adjusting curtains substantially as set forth in the drawing and specification.
Dated this 1st day of July 1898.
ALFRED HUNT.
SAMUEL HUNT.