Improvements in the Mode of Suspending and the Travelling of Curtains in Connection with Cornice Poles or Cornices, Applic- able to Windows, Doors, and other Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1836.
Complete Left, 25th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 4th Oct., 1887.
Improvements in the Mode of Suspending and the Travelling of
Curtains in Connection with Cornice Poles or Cornices, Applic-
able to Windows, Doors, and other Purposes.
We, GEORGE TIMMINS and WILLIAM TIMMINS, of 24 Holloway Head, Birmingham,
Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our Invention has for its object an improved mode of causing the hooks upon which
the upper edge of curtains are suspended to move or travel in one direction for the
purpose of closing the curtain and in the other direction for the purpose of opening
or withdrawing it, our chief aim being to facilitate the movement and reduce or
dispense with the rattling or noise.
Our Invention is applicable to cornice poles and cornices of an horizontal, curvated
or angular form.
We will first describe our Invention to a metallic cornice pole that is horizontal or
straight, this is a tube having a longitudinal slot at its under side extending from end
to end (that is when fixed to its purpose) to the interior of this tube we arrange a
rod or bar immediately over the slot considerably smaller than the cornice pole; this
rod or bar we construct of metal, wood, or other suitable material, being fixed to each
end of the cornice pole and receives a series of runners, constructed as follows; A
frame work of sheet metal or wood or other suitable material carries a wheel or runner
upon a pin in its centre the surface of which is grooved to fit upon the rod or bar and
extends that is the frame sufficiently near the said rod or bar as to prevent the wheel
or runner becoming misplaced when in action while the ends are brought together and
pass through the longitudinal slot in the cornice pole sufficient to expose a small holo
and which receives the curtain hook, attached and by means of which the curtains
are suspended.
The application of our Invention to cornice poles of wood would necessitate the
said wood pole being bored out sufficient to admit the bar or rod with its runners, a
also the slot for the ends of frame to pass through as above described.
, and

page_text: It will be clearly understood that the olden ring could be dispensed with, but in
some cases the rings may be employed to the cornice pole for clothing or giving an
ornamental effect in such case we should secure the said ring to the projecting end of
the runner frame.
To cornice poles, or cornices of a curvated or angular form so as to suit Court
windows, the said cornices are usually of an ornamental character in relief produced
by stamping. In this class it will be necessary to support the rod or bar from yielding
or falling by its weight and to obviate this we arrange at or near the curve, or angle
a support which is fixed to the interior of the cornice and to the rod or bar, but so as
to allow the metal or other frames carrying the runners or wheels to pass this support 1
we leave an aperture in the same at or about the lowest part, on one side only.
Dated 25th November 1886.

page_text: Improvements in the Mode of Suspending and the Travelling of
Curtains in Connection with Cornice Poles or Cornices, Applic-
able to Windows, Doors, and other Purposes.
We GEORGE TIMMINS and WILLIAM TIMMINS of 24 Holloway Head Birmingham
Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
Our invention has for its object an improved mode of causing the hooks upon which
the upper edge of Curtains are suspended to move or travel in one direction for the
purpose of closing the Curtain and in the other direction for the purpose of opening
or withdrawing it our chief aim being to facilitate the movement and reduce or dispense
with the rattling or noise.
Our Invention is applicable to Cornice Poles and cornices of an horizontal curvated
or angular form.
We will first describe our Invention to a metallic cornice pole that is horizontal or
straight, this is a tube having a longitudinal slot at its under side extending from end
to end (that is when fixed to its purpose to the interior of this tube we arrange a rod
or bar immediately over the slot considerably smaller than the Cornice Pole, this rod
or bar we construct of metal, wood, or other suitable material, being fixed to each end
of the cornice pole and receives a series of runners constructed as follows; A frame
work of Sheet Metal or wood or other suitable material carries a wheel or runner upon
a pin in its centre the surface of which is grooved to fit upon the rod or bar and
extends sufficiently near the said rod or bar as to prevent the wheel or runner becoming
misplaced when in action while the ends are brought together and pass through the
longitudinal Slot in the cornice pole sufficient to expose a small hole and which receives
the curtain hook attached and by means of which the curtains are suspended.
The application of our Invention to Cornice poles of wood, would necessitate the
said wood pole being bored out sufficient to admit the bar or rod with its runners and
also the slot for the ends of frame to pass through as above described.
It will be clearly understood that the olden ring could be dispensed with but in some
cases the rings may be employed to the cornice pole for clothing or giving an
ornamental effect in such case we should secure the said ring to the projecting end of
the runner frame.
To cornice poles or cornices of a curvated or angular form so as to suit cant
windows, the said cornices are usually of an ornamental character in relief produced
by stamping. In this class it will be necessary to support the rod or bar from yielding
or falling by its weight and to obviate this we arrange at or near the curve, or angle
a support which is fixed to the interior of the cornice and to the rod or bar, but to
allow the metal or other frames carrying the runners or wheels to pass this support
we leave an aperture in the same at or about the lowest part on one side only.

page_text: Having now described and ascertained the nature and object of this our said
Invention and the manner in which the same may be carried into practical effect we
will now proceed to describe the same in detail and for this purpose we have prepared
the accompanying Sheets of drawings the same figures and letters thereon indicate
like or corresponding parts throughout.
Fig. 1 is a general view of our Invention to a small scale.
Fig. 2 is a view part elevation and part Section of Wheel or runner in frame upon
the rod or bar as applied to metallic cornice poles.
Fig. 3 is a view in cross section of the same.
Fig. 4 is a side view of runner and frame upon the rod or bar detached.
Fig. 5 is a plan view of under side of angle bend.
Fig. 6 is a plan view of under side with curved bend.
Fig. 7 is a view in cross section shewing mock ring connected to frame which
carries the wheel or runner shewing the aperture and the support of the rod or bar to
a cornice pole of angular form.
Fig. 8 is a view in detail of one end of pole shewing attachment of a wooden bar
or rod for runners.
Fig. 9 is an end view of same.
A is a metal cornice pole B is the longitudinal slot-C. is the rod or bar fixed
at D-Fig. 8 E is the metal frame F is the wheel or runner, G is the groove in same
fitting upon 0, as Fig. 3 and 7-H is the pin upon which it rotates E is the end of
the metal frame E passing through B, provided with small holes I, for receiving the
hooks and curtains as Fig. 1-0, is the support for curved or angular cornice poles.
We would observe in conclusion that we do not limit ourselves to the precise details
herein given and set forth but that we may vary or modify the same while not departing
essentially from the principle of the said Invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
:-
1st. The construction and application to cornice poles in metal or wood or cornices
(such poles being provided with a horizontal slot upon its under side) interiorly of a
rod or bar of metal, wood, or other suitable material, upon the said rod or bar being
a series of runners projecting through the said slot to receive the curtain hooks for the
purpose hereinbefore described and set forth.
2nd. The general construction combination or arrangement of parts as above
described and set forth and illustrated upon the accompanying Sheets of drawings the
whole forming "Improvements in the mode of suspending and the travelling of
Curtains in connection with cornice poles or cornices applicable to windows doors and
other purposes."