Improvements in Stair-rod Fasteners or Brackets.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jon., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 31st Oct., 1890-Accepted, 6th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stair-rod Fasteners or Brackets.
I, JOHN COYNE of 204 Geach Street Summer Lane, Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of my invention is to provide a simple and economical bracket for
fastening stair rods, such a manner that the rod can be readily and quickly with-
drawn without having to remove the fastening from its position, and without requiring
to draw the rod so far along through its brackets or fastenings, as with the existing
systems of construction for solid or eye bracket fastenings. Another object of my
invention is to provide a solid end to the stair rod brackets, so that hollow tubes or
hollow rods of any desired shape or form can be employed without the necessity
arising of having to fill up or close up the ends of the rods, seeing that the ends of
my improved bracket will effectually cover and protect the open ends of such rods.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct a bracket for use with ordinary
round stair rods by forming the back portion out of any sheet metal with a flat
surface to fit or rest against the flat surface of the stairs to which it is to be secured;
through this back surface I pierce or form a hole to receive a screw or pin which is
to connect the bracket to the stairs. This hole I also utilize for the purpose of giving
a swivelling or turning motion to the bracket so that it may be moved away from the
rod, when so desired, the pin or screw serving as a centre upon which it can turn or
swivel:-Thus when taking the rod from the brackets I turn one or both of the
brackets away from the rods and thereby liberate them so that they may be readily
and quickly cleaned without disturbing the connection of the bracket with the
staircase.
The back portion of the bracket serves also as the frame from which I construct
the bracket itself, that is to say I bend the back portion over to form the top or cover
of the bracket and I then turn this top over to form a case or receptacle to suit the
shape of the stair rod. Thus if construct a bracket to suit a circular rod I form
a circular enclosure upon my bracket or if square or any other form I form the
enclosure to suit that particular shape. The end or side I also close in or form from
the same metal strip of the bracket, so that I have a strip of metal which serves to
cover and surround the rod, and which also has one end enclosed, by reason of the
top cover having a wider strip than is required for the top alone; the superfluous
width being necessary for bending down to enclose or cover the end. Sometimes
also I provide the end covering or flange out of the side or bottom portion of the
metal of the bracket, but in any case I ensure that the ends of the brackets are
effectually closed and that the rods themselves are protected and prevented from being
jerked or strained out. By this system of construction of brackets I em enabled to
employ any desired form of hollow tubing or ornamental design of hollow rod or
cased metal, so that the ornamental effect may be considerably increased without
requiring that solid rods shall be employed or that their ends be finished off.
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MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stair-rod Fasteners or Brackets.
I JOHN ('OYNE of 26 Geach Street Summer Lane Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide a simple and economical bracket for
fastening stair rods in such a manner that the rod can be readily and quickly
withdrawn without having to remove the fastening from its position and without
requiring to draw the rod so far along through its brackets or fastenings as with the
existing systems of construction for solid or eye bracket fastenings. Another object
of my invention is to provide a solid end to the stair rod brackets, so that hollow
tubes or hollow rods of any desired shape or form can be employed without the
necessity arising of having to fill up or close up the ends of the rods, seeing that
the ends of my improved bracket will effectually cover and protect the open ends of
such rods.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct a bracket for use with ordinary
round stair rods, by forming the back portion out of any sheet metal with a flat
surface to fit or rest against the flat surface of the stairs to which it is to be secured;
through this back surface I pierce or form a hole to receive a screw or pin which
is to connect the bracket to the stairs; this hole I also utilize for the purpose of
giving a swivelling or turning motion to the bracket so that it may be moved away
from the rod when so desired, the pin or screw serving as a centro upon which it can
turn or swivel. Thus when taking the rod from the brackets I turn one or both of
the brackets away from the rods and thus liberate them so that they may be readily
and quickly cleaned without disturbing the connection of the bracket with the
staircase.
The back portion of the bracket serves also as the frame from which I construct
the bracket itself, that is to say, I bend the back portion over to form the top or
cover of the bracket and I then turn this top over to form a case or receptacle to suit
the shape of the stair rod. Thus if I construct a bracket to suit a circular rod I
form a circular enclosure upon my bracket, or if square or any other form I form
the enclosure to suit that particular shape. The end or side I also close in or form
from the same metal strip of the bracket, so that I have a strip of metal which serves
to cover and surround the rod, and which also has one end enclosed, by reason of the
top cover having a wider strip than is required for the top alone; the superfluous
width being necessary for bending down to enclose or cover the end. Sometimes
also I provide the end covering or flange out of the side or bottom portion of the
metal of the bracket, but in any case I ensure that the ends of the brackets are
effectually closed and that the rods themselves are protected and prevented from
being jerked or strained out. By this system of construction of brackets I am
enabled to employ any desired form of hollow tubing or ornamental design of hollow
rod or cased metal, so that the ornamental effect may be considerably increased
without requiring that solid rods shall be employed or that their ends be finished off.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure 1. shows the application of
my invention with a stair rod in position. Figure 2. is a plan and edge view of a
strip or piece of metal suitable for the construction of a bracket or fastener out of one
piece as I have hereinbefore described, and Figure 3 shows a front and side elevation
of a finished fastener or bracket.
The stair rod A Figure 1 which may have open ends, is held in position on the
stair by the box portions B, B', of the brackets C, C, and either or both brackets
can swivel from the screws D, D¹. In the drawing the bracket is shewn as
swivelled to one side leaving free the rod A to be easily lifted out of the position
shown.
When it is desired to fasien it again it is only necessary to slip it in the box

page_text: end B of the bracket C, as shown in the drawing, and then swivel down the
corresponding bracket C from the position shown to that of C. The stair rod is thus
firmly secured in position and is yet easily taken out when desired. The covered
end (Fig. 3) also permits tubular stair rods to be used without filling up or
plugging the ends as is commonly done, as the plate F forms a neat finish. In Fig. 2
the plate from which a bracket is constructed out of one piece is shown and it is so
bent that the part E, F form the front C, B while the part F folds over to form the
end F which will be evident by comparing with Fig. 3.
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 stair rod bracket or fastener arranged to swivel on the screw for the purpose
of getting out the stair rod substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings with especial reference to Figure 1.
(2). A stair rod bracket or fastener constructed of one piece in box form
substantially as described and illustrated in the drawings referring to Figs. 2 & 3,
whether the section of the box part be adapted for square, round, or other section
stair rods.
Dated this 30th day of October 1800
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for Applicant.