IMPROVEMENTS IN STAIR RODS AND THEIR ATTACHMENTS
Year: 1885

page_text: We EDMUND TOWNSHEND of Glenlee Church Road Moseley and THOMAS HENRY
THOMPSON of 29 Balsall Heath Road both in the County of Warwick and both of
the Firm of Townshend and Thompson Brassfounders and PHILIP SHAW of.
Sun Street West Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Brassworker do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STAIR RODS
AND THEIR ATTACHMENTS" and in what manner the same is to be performed to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement that
is to say:
This Invention has for its object improvements in stair rods and their attach-
ments which has the effect of very greatly simplifying such besides entirely doing
away with any unsightly staples such as have hitherto been in common use.
There is also a considerable advantage in contracted space as it is not absolutely
necessary that there should be any bodily movement of the rod itself though in
some modifications when convenient this may be the case. We are aware that
many attempts have been made to attain the objects in view such for instance as
hinging the front of the staple and by longitudinal parallel slot but the former is
complicated and the latter requires a great deal of room sideways while ours
attains the desired ends in the simpliest manner and without extra expense.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice we have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which we have
illustrated one mode of application and from which other slight modifications may
be made without in anyway departing from the principle thereof.
Figure. 1. is a view of what is the under side of the rod when fixed in its position
when holding a stair carpet.
Figure. 2. is a view of the rod when fixed in position upon a portion of a stair
and its carpet.
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Figure. 3. is a side elevation of the fastenings to which the stair rods are
connected.
Figure. 4. is a plan of the fastenings shown in side elevation by Figure. 3.
On reference to Figures. 3. and 4. it will be seen that we employ a specially
formed screw or other pin. A. A. having a considerable shoulder b and a recessed
neck c with a screwed end k and slot m for the screw driver. On reference to
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page_text: Figure. 1. it will be seen that the hollow tube or stair rod N has to key hole
recesses S and S¹ which are cut through one side of the tube N only. The mode
of application is as follows:-The rod N is held.with the recesses S and S' down.
ward and the enlarged part of the recesses pass over the head of the screws A
when by a slight turn of the tube N it is securely locked in the neck c under the
said head of the screw A. Thus the connection is made without any outward or
visible appearance of such or without any complication of parts. It is best to lock
the rod with the large part of the hole towards the front of the tread so that the
natural pull of the carpet downwards will always tend to tighten the rod on the
screw. Though this is the mode we prefer in carrying out our invention it will be
obvious to any practical person that modifications may be made such for instance
as using a simple nail instead of the special screw or an ordinary screw either of
the latter heads being left projecting the stems forming the neck. Also the key
hole slot may be made either horizontally or diagonally when only a slight end
movement is required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim is
The improvements in stair rods and their attachments herein set forth of the
slot having the enlarged part and narrow neck-cut either vertically, horizontally
or diagonally to pass over and lock upon the fastening or its equivalent..
GEORGE BARKER,
Agent for the Applicant,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.