Improvements in Curtain and similar Clips or Bands.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 15th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 5th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 30th Jan.. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Curtain and similar Clips or Bands.
I, PERCIVAL PHILPOT of 13 Lawrence Lane, Cheapside, in the City of
London, Manufacturer and Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:----
This invention relates to clips or bands adapted for securing curtains whether
looping them up or connecting them to the wall or other portion of the apart-
ment. In carrying it into practice I prefer to employ a spring clip or band
which may consist of a loop or circular portion and two projecting fingers the
spring keeping them together. These projecting fingers may with advantage be
corrugated so as to obtain a superior hold upon the material of the curtain or other
article to be grasped.
The clip as above described is placed around the curtain which is gathered up
as desired and the spring of the clip then holds it in the desired position. The clip
may be provided with one or more loops or equivalent by which it may be connected
with the wood-work or wall of the apartment so as to secure the curtain against
the wall as well as to gather it up in position.
In a modified form I employ two clips with a cord or band connecting them;
the clips are adapted to grasp the material of the curtain or other article and the
cord surrounding it forms the complete curtain band which may also secure the
curtain against the wall of the apartment if desired.
The whole or any portion of these clips or bands may be ornamented to any
required extent and in any required manner and may be covered with ornamental
material, japanned, painted, plated or otherwise.
Dated this 15th day of May 1891
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Curtain and similar Clips or Bands.
I, PERCIVAL PHILPOT of 13 Lawrence Lane, Cheapside, in the City of
London, Manufacturer and Agent, 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 to clips or bands adapted for securing curtains, whether
looping them up or connecting them to the wall or other portion of the apartment.
In carrying it into practice I prefer to employ a spring clip or band which may
consist of a loop or circular portion and two projecting fingers the spring keeping
them together. These projecting fingers may with advantage be corrugated so as
to obtain a superior hold upon the material of the curtain or other article to be
grasped.
The clip as above described is placed around the curtain which is gathered up
as required and the spring of the clip then holds it in the desired position. The
clip may be provided with one or more loops or equivalent by which it may be
connected with the wood-work or wall of the apartment so as to secure the curtain
against the wall as well as to gather it up in position.
In-a modified form I employ two clips with a cord or band connecting them; the
clips are adapted to grasp the material of the curtain or other article and the cord
surrounding it forms the complete curtain band which may also secure the curtain
against the wall of the apartment if desired.

page_text: The whole or any portion of these clips or bands may be ornamented to any
required extent and in any required manner and may be covered with ornamental
material, japanned, painted, plated or otherwise.
The accompanying drawings will serve to show how this invention may be
carried into effect.
Figure 1 represents a complete curtain clip or band.
Figure 2 the spring clip-without any ornamental covering, and
Figure 3 a modified form of clip.
The invention in its simplest form will be understood by reference to Figure 2.
A is the spring loop intended to surround and hold the curtain as usually
held by the ordinary curtain band which is usually hooked at both ends to the
wall etc. Bare plates or extensions of A and may be part of the same metal
forming the loop A or may be rivetted to it; the dotted lines show the clip pulled
open for the admission of the curtain. The extensions B may with advantage be
corrugated more or less as shown in the figure to assist the hold upon the
material. Using this clip it is merely necessary to gather up the curtain to
the required shape spring open the clip and place it and drape it so that
the curtain will hang as required. The strength of the spring holds the clip in
its proper position on the curtain so that the curtain itself is held in the
proper folds.
The clip may be either perfectly plain as shown in Figure 2 and adapted to
be covered with silk, plush or any desired material D which would convert it
then into the form shown in Figure 1, or it may be made of ornamental metal or
material or stamped or prepared in an ornamental manner in which case it need
not have any silk or other similar covering. It will be understood that the precise
form of the clip may be greatly varied to suit fashion or requirements.
In Figure 3 a modified form of the clip is shown. Here two spring clips A are
employed connected by a band C of silk, cord or other material which would
surround the curtain in the usual manner, the clips being adapted to take hold
upon the curtain in any desired manner, and also if necessary to take hold of some
fixed support and thus secure either one or both of the edges or any required
portion of the curtain to the support.
It will be seen that these spring clips or bands may be employed with great con-
venience and offer many advantages over the existing forms of bands.
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 :-
1. A spring curtain clip or band substantially as described.
2. A spring curtain clip or band such as A having extensions such as B
substantially as described and illustrated in Figure 2 of the accompanying
drawings.
3. A spring curtain clip or band such as A having extensions such as B and
provided with a silk or other ornamental covering such as D substantially as
described and illustrated in Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings.
4. The combination with a curtain of a spring clip whereby the curtain may be
draped and its folds secured upon itself without the necessity of connecting it with
any fixed support substantially as described.
5. A curtain clip or band comprising two spring clips such as A and a connecting
band or cord such as C constructed and adapted to be employed substantially as
described and illustrated in Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Fifth day of January 1892.
P. PHILPOT.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicant.