Improvements in Window-blind Furniture, Swing-looking-glass Movement, Swing Frame, and other like Mountings.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 25th May, 1893-Accepted, 1st July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Window-blind Furniture, Swing-looking-glass
Movement, Swing Frame, and other like Mountings.
I, ALFRED HEATH, of Leopold Street, in the City of Birmingham Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention pertains to roller window-blind furniture mountings, looking glass
movement, swing frame and other like mountings, such for example as map rollers,
fanlights, swing windows, and the like, and has for its object, a simple and efficient
mounting, not liable to become deranged by use, and which when once affixed remains
efficient so long as the fittings of the same last, and further they are easily manu-
factured and cheaply produced and are reversible, for the affixing of the same to
either the right or left hand.
I will first describe my invention in connection with roller blind mountings.
The roller ends consist of flanged caps, cut out from sheet metal and fitted with
central and shouldered axes, rivetted through the said ends. Thus one end consists
of a cup shaped cap, with a back or crown turned to the middle of a cut out disc
and which are rivetted together by a collared pivot or axis. The other end consists
of a cupped cap, with cut out disc forming the inner part, and a second disc disposed
at a short distance from the first one, and separated by a distance sleeve or short
length of tubing, and with the whole united together by the rivetting of the inner
end of a collared axis or pivot, whose outer end protrudes beyond the face of the
outside disc, which with the other forms a sheave pulley, through the middle and
reduced part of which the blind cord passes.
Threaded upon the shank of the axis, or that part lying adjacent to the outer
disc, is a disc or washer of leather, cork, rubber or other motion impeding material.
The bearings or the means of support, have resilient properties, and when affixed,
press themselves upon the outside discs of the said ends, or interposed attachments of
them, whereby the said roller ends work stiffly, or have stiff joints, so that no rack
pulleys or side brackets are necessary, as the said rollers and blinds carried by them
remain stationary in positions to which they may have been placed by the pulling
of an attached cord connected with the blind, or by the pulling of a cord previously
wound upon the pulley end, by drawing down of the blind.
The supports consist of two outstanding iron brackets, with an attachment and
flanged end directed at right angles to that of the other part, which extends
outwardly to a distance a little greater than the blind, which has sufficient clearance
between the bed of the bracket and itself.
The outstanding parts or limbs of the bracket members are slightly resilient and
clip or press upon the plain faces of the ends, hence the braking of the said blind
roller or end. The bearings of the said friction brackets are simply plain holes.
wherethrough the axis of the biind roller ends pass.
It is understood that the said friction brackets, with their resilient or spring
endowed members, are fitted close up to the ends of the roller end fittings, so that
the former are pressed in the direction of the axes of the said roller, into intimate
contact with the extended face of the latter.
As a further form of my invention, I may make that part of the friction bracket,
which presses upon the ends, in the form of a broad spring tongue, so that the drag
upon the roller, is put, by the action of the said tongue, upon its ends.
As a still further form, I may make the bearing holes taper upwards, so that
the weight of the roller and blind forces the spindle ends into the parts of less
diameter.
As still another form, the supporting members of the brackets may be rigid,

page_text: whilst the friction member may be resilient, and arranged to press upon the said
ends, sufficient to normally hold them.
Or the end of the bracket may be turned or bent upon itself, forming as it were
an inverted letter U, and within the free end member, the axes of the blind ends
pass.
The application of my invention to looking glass movements and like mountings
differs in no essential respect from its application to a window blind fitting, as
herein described.
. Dated this 26th day of August 189✈
ALFRED HEATH,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Window-blind Furniture, Swing-looking-glass
Movement, Swing Frame, and other like Mountings.
I, ALFRED HEATH, of Leopold Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
he perforined, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention pertains to roller fittings of window blinds; looking glass
movements; swing frames; and other like fittings and mountings, for other
articles such for example as maps, rollers, fanlights, swing-windows and the like,
and has for its object, a simple and efficient mounting, not liable to become
deranged by use, and which, when once affixed, remains efficient, so long as the
said fittings last, and further, they are easily manufactured, and cheaply produced,
and are reversible, as the same can be used indifferently for either right or left
hand ends. 1 will first describe my invention in connection with roller blind
mountings.
The roller ends consist of flanged caps, cut out from sheet metal, and fitted with
central and shouldered axes, rivetted through the said ends. Thus, one end consists
of a cup shaped cap, with a back or crown turned to the middle of a cut-out disc,
and which are rivetted together by a collared pivot or axis. The other end consists
of a cupped cap, with cut-out disc forming the inner part, and a second disc disposed
at a short distance from the first one, and separated by a distance sleeve or short
length of tubing, and with the whole united together by the rivetting of the inner
end of a collared axis or pivot, whose outer end protrudes beyond the face of the
outside disc, which, with the other, forms a sheave pulley, through the middle and
reduced part of which, the blind cord passes.
Threaded upon the shank of the axis, or that part lying adjacent to the outer
disc, is a disc or washer of leather, cork, rubber or other like material.
The bearings, or the means of support, have resilient properties, and when
affixed, press themselves upon the outside discs of the said ends, or interposed
attachments of them, whereby the said roller ends work stiffly, or have stiff joints,
so that no rack pulleys or side brackets are necessary, as the said rollers and blinds
carried by them remain stationary in positions to which they may have been placed
by the pulling of an attached cord connected with the blind, or by the pulling of a
cord previously wound upon the pulley end, by drawing down of the blind.
The supports consist of two outstanding iron brackets, with an attachment and
flanged end directed at right angles to that of the other part, which extends
outwardly to a distance a little greater than the blind, which has sufficient
clearance between the bed of the bracket and itself. The outstanding parts or
limbs of the bracket members are slightly resilient and clip or press upon the plain
faces of the ends, hence the "braking" of the said blind roller and end. The
bearings of the said friction brackets are simply plain holes, wherethrough the axes
of the blind roller ends pass.

page_text: It is understood that the said friction brackets, with their resilient or spring-
endowed members, are fitted close up to the ends of the roller end fittings, so that
the former are pressed in the direction of the axes of the said roller, into intimate
contact with the extended faces of the latter.
As a further form of my invention, I may make that part of the friction bracket,
which presses upon the ends in the form of a broad spring tongue, so that the drag
upon the roller is put, by the action of the said tongue, upon its ends.
As a still further form I may make the bearing holes taper upwards, so that the
weight of the roller and blind, forces the spindle ends into the part of less
diameter.
As still another form, the supporting members of the brackets may be rigid,
whilst the friction member may be resilient, and arranged to press upon the said
ends, sufficient to normally hold them.
Or the end of the bracket may be turned or bent upon itself, forming as it were,
an inverted letter U, and within the free end member, the axis of the blind ends
pass.
The application of my invention to looking glass movements and like mountings
differs in no essential respect from its application to a window blind fitting as herein
described.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents, in front elevation, a blind
roller, with supporting brackets or friction brackets constructed, arranged and fitted
according to one form of my invention.
Figure 2 represents an end elevation of the same, showing the breadth of the
resilient brackets or bearings, by means of which the roller ends are embraced and
supported.
Figure 3 represents the roller removed, and the bracket bearings slightly turned
inwards, so that when the said roller ends are supported by them, and in their
bearing positions, their inner faces impinge upon the threaded interposed leather
washers or discs coming upon the necks of the roller end pivots.
In Figures 1 to 3, a is a roller, is a blind, and c, d are roller ends, each fitted
with leather, felt or other like yielding discs or washers e, fitted upon the necks f³,
of the pivots, which work within bearings g², of depending spring brackets,
whose normal conditions are those represented in Figure 3, viz. the free ends g³,
of them bend and spring inwards, so that when the roller is in position as in
Figure 1, the said free ends g³, press inwardly upon the roller ends of the leather
discs or washers of them, hence the production of a stiff joint, which keeps the
rollers in any position in which they may have been left, after having been
adjustably drawn down or pulled up, either by the cord h, or the blind b, itself.
The free spring or resilient brackets are attachedly connected to the supports i,
by flanged or inner extensions g.
I prefer to make the said spring friction brackets either of steel, iron or other
suitable metal, and I may make one of the said brackets or bearing supports rigid,
and only the other springy or resilient, by which latter the clipping or gripping of
the roller ends, or the parts carried by them, is effected.
It will be seen that by the prevailing direction of the spring of the brackets that
the roller is automatically gripped end wise, or in the direction of the axis of the
roller.
Figure 4 represents a modified form of the said bracket, as in Figures 1, 2,
and 3.
is a yielding bracket, with bearing hole y, inade through the middle of its free
end g. d is a roller end, with a slightly tapered pivot f, which takes within the
hole g in the bracket, and tends to create or increase the stiffness of the joint, on.
the brackets g, supporting the roller, springing inwards.
Figure 5 represents a friction bracket constructed according to a further form of
my invention, and Figure 6 is a vertical section of the same, showing the spring
tongue, which normally impinges upon the end or (when two are employed) the ends
of a roller blind or the fittings thereof.

page_text: g is a preferably fixed bracket, g³ is the free end of the same, with a spring or
free tongue g', cut from out of the middle of the body of the, same, and with a
bearing hole g, directed through a middle part of it.
The said bracket is attached in position by a flange g'.
Figure 7 represents, partly in section, and partly in elevation, a further form of
my invention.
Figure 8 is a front elevation of the bracket.
is a depending bracket, and g³ is a spring and free end, formed by folding or
returning the metal of the same nearly upon itself, and which free end normally
bears upon the outer face or (when two are employed) upon the outer faces of the
end fittings of a roller.
d is a roller end, and a pivot, which latter takes through a clearance hole g³, in
the tongue g³, and works within a bearing hole, of the bracket member g', of the
said bracket which is affixed to its support by an extension g*.
If desired, the spring tongue g³, may be made separate from, and attached to the
bracket proper.
Figure 9 represents a still further form of my invention.
g is a spring and friction bracket, having a free end g³, provided or pierced with
a clearance hole g, and a taper lower piercing go, wherein which latter, the pivot f,
takes, and friction upon the same created by the weight of the blind and roller
forcing the same into the taper, or down the inclined sides of its bearing, hence the
creation of friction, and the retention of the roller in any position in which it may
have been placed.
I wish it to be understood that my invention may be modified by making the free
and spring parts of the friction brackets to spring outwardly instead of inwardly,
in which case the said free ends of them come against the inside parts of plates of
the fittings, or against enlargements carried by or fitted to the pivots.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First-
In the supporting or carrying brackets of window-blind rollers, swing
looking-glasses, frames and the like, making the limbs of the same resilient, or in
the form of free friction springs, which normally press inwardly, and upon the outer
ends of the fittings, or upon the outer ends or parts of the articles to be retained,
hence a stiff joint or friction bearing, substantially as described and set forth in
Figures 1, 2 and 3.
Secondly-In the supporting or carrying friction brackets (as in the preceding
claim) the combination with the said brackets or supports of leather, cork, or like
yielding or interposed washers or plates e, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly In the supporting or carrying friction brackets of window-blind
fittings and the like, the general construction and arrangement of the parts, sub-
stantially as described and set forth in Figure 4.
:
:-
Fourthly In spring or friction brackets of window-blind furniture and the like,
the construction of the same, substantially as described and set forth in Figures
and 6, in which a free tongue formed from a preferably fixed bracket is employed
as the retarding or braking expedient.
Fifthly In spring or friction brackets of window-blind furniture and the like,
the construction of the same substantially as described and set forth in Figures 7
and 8.
:
Sixthly In spring or friction brackets of window-blind furniture and the like,
the construction of the said brackets as described and set forth in Figure 9.
ALFRED HEATH,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.