Improved Method of and Means for Attaching Window-blinds, Screens, Proscenia, and the like to Rollers.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 18th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 29th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method of and Means for Attaching Window-blinds,
Screens, Proscenia, and the like to Rollers.
We, JOHN BENTLEY, of 5 Vallets Buildings, Clerk, and JOHN HOLT, of 37 Rawson
Road, Spinning Overlooker, both of Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved method of, and means for, attaching window
blinds, screens, proscenia and the like, to the rollers thereof, so that said blinds and
the like may readily be detached and replaced when necessary.
In carrying our invention into effect, we employ a roller with a longitudinal groove
cut thereon, so that a free rod may fit therein. A number of grooves are formed in
the circumference of the roller for the reception of an equal number of split 'rings,'
the gaps whereof may coincide with the longitudinal groove when all the rings are
suitably placed for this purpose. The rod before mentioned may be laid in the
longitudinal groove and the rings turned so that it may be held in this position. The
blind, screen, or proscenium is mounted upon this rod, and apertures are left therein
in the process of hemming to allow of the turning of the rings as aforesaid.
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Dated this 5th day of Wahnuo 1900'
FREDK. WALKER & HYDE,
4, Moorfields, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method of and Means for Attaching Window-blinds,
Screens, Proscenia, and the like to Rollers.
We, JOHN BENTLEY of 5 Valletts Buildings Clerk and JOHN HOLT of 37 Rawson
Road Spinning Overlooker both of Bolton in the County of Lancashire, 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:-
Our invention consists of an improved method of and means means for attaching
window blinds, screens, proscenia and the like to rollers the object of which is that the
attachment and detachment of said blind or the like thereto and therefrom may be
carried out more easily and quickly than obtains with such rollers as hitherto made
and used.
With a view to the rendering of our description of said invention more clear we
have annexed a sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a representation of part of a roller constructed according to our
invention.
Fig. 2 is one of the split rings by which the rod is attached to the roller.
Fig. 3 is part of a rod upon which the blind, screen, proscenia or the like is placed
before attaching it to the roller.
Fig. 4 shews the manner of placing the rod in the blind or the like, while.
Fig. 5 shews the blind attached to the roller ready for use.
In carrying out our invention we provide a roller A similar to those in general use
in which we cut a longitudinal groove B for the entire length of the roller so that
the rod C shewn detached by Fig. 3-may fit therein and be flush with the surface of
the roller. A semispherical hole is formed at each end of B so that the enlarged
ends a of C may fit closely therein. These enlarged ends a may be made separate
from C so that C made slide into the hemm of the blind or the like, said ends a may
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page_text: then be attached to C by means of a screw formed upon either. A number of circum-
ferential grooves are formed in A into each of which is sprung one of the split
rings D, shewn detached by Fig. 2. The hemm of the blind or the like E is provided
with as many apertures cas there are circumferential, grooves band rings D.. The
rod C having been placed within the hemm of E and the ends a fixed thereon, is
put into the longitudinal groove B, the openings d in each of the rings D having
been previously arranged so as to occur at B in order that C may pass therebetween,
the rings D are then moved circumferentially until d occurs opposite or nearly so to
the groove B, the blind or the like is thus held in position upon A by the rings D
and may be rolled up in the usual way. We may in certain cases construct and a
integrally and provide a broader hemm in E for the purpose of a passing
through.
By means of a roller and its attachments constructed according to our invention, a
blind, screen, proscenia or the like may be taken down and cleaned or repaired, or a
new blind substituted, and put up again without removing the roller from its brackets,
thereby dispensing with the old and awkward method of nailing the blind or the like
to the roller as in the case of such rollers hitherto made and used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.
In an improved method of and means for attaching and detaching window blinds,
screens, proscenia and the like to rollers, the construction and use of a roller A
provided with a longitudinal groove B and circumferential grooves b, in combination
with a rod C and rings D substantially as and for the purposes herein described and
shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Ju
so day or
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
4, Moorfields, Fore Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.