A New or Improved Adjustable Pivotal Attachment for Roller Blinds, Swing Glasses, Fanlights, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Nov., 1895-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Adjustable Pivotal Attachment for Roller
Blinds, Swing Glasses, Fanlights, and the like.
I WILLIAM KELLEY LEE of 91° Cardiff Road, Aberaman, Aberdare, South
Wales, Carver and Gilder 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 a new or improved adjustable pivotal attachment for
roller blinds, swing glasses, fanlights and other pivotally attached articles and in
accordance therewith in a simple manner I provide means of attachment suitable
for the above mentioned and other similar purposes whereby any desired angle or
slope may be given to the glass fanlight or other article and whereby a blind may
be rolled or unrolled and brought to a state of rest at any desired position.
And in order that my may be fully understood, I will describe same with.
reference to the accompanying drawings upon which
Fig. 1 represents in elevational view one end of a blind roller fitted with my new
or improved pivotal attachment.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the attachment as adapted for attachment to.
a swing glass, a fanlight, or the like and in Fig. 3 is represented in detail the
various parts of the attachment Fig. 34 being a side view of the disc or supporting
plate of the two pinions to be hereinafter described.
a (Fig. 1 and 3) is the blind roller having a recess a¹ made in one end. b is a
cap to which is attached a toothed wheel or roller c. In the solid end of this cap b
there is a hole or aperture 6¹ corresponding to the recess a¹ in the end of the
roller a. d is a disc or plate between which and the flange ³ formed on the cap b
is fixed a guard e keeping the tape cord or chain in place upon the wheel c. The
disc d is formed with or attached to, a support f having extension f¹ which fits into.
a bearing or bracket upon the framing of the window shewn in dotted lines. An
aperture g is made in the centre of the disc d. Through this aperture g and through
the aperture 6¹ formed in the cap 6 I pass a pin the end of which takes into.
the recess a' formed in the end of the roller a. Around the pin h I place the
spring one end of which passes with the end of pin h into the recess a¹ in end of
roller and so is secured. As a pull is made in one or other direction upon the
tape or cord k (or an endless chain) of the blind so will the roller be revolved and
upon releasing said tape or cord so will the blind be brought to a rest and continue
in such state of rest at the point where the strain is released. An endless chain
may if desired be employed instead of the tape or cord as in some instances being
preferable.
In Fig. 2 is represented a modification adapted for use on a swing glass or
the like.
b
z being the frame of the glass y a screw formed upon the plate or disc (the
equivalent of the cap 6 Figs. 1 and 3) by which screw said disc a is attached to the
frame z. to is the spring va disc (the equivalent of d Figs. 1 and 3) and u the pin
around which the spring is coiled.
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. The new or improved adjustable pivotal attachment for roller blinds, swing.
glasses, fan lights and the like substantially as hereinbefore described.

page_text: 2. The combination with a blind roller a having a suitable recess a¹ at its end,
of cap with a central aperture 6¹ therein, and formed with a flange 6 and a toothed
wheel or roller c thereon, the disc d with central aperture and carrying the
pinions e the support fextension f' and the pin h, and spring i all substantially as
hereinbefore described and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1895.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.