Improvements in Apparatus for Rolling up Window Blinds.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 25th July, 1894-Accepted, 25th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Rolling up Window Blinds.
1, WALTER BRIERLEY, of Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, in the County of
York, Patent Agent, do hereby declare that I am in possession of an invention
which has been communicated to me by Fritz Schwed, of Nurnberg, in the Empire
of Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improved apparatus for the rolling up of window blinds,
which apparatus is so constructed that it may be used for windows of any width,
and can be adapted to any window frame without hooks or screws, and also to
improvements in the method of connecting the blind to the roller by simply sticking
it into a recess in each roller.
The invention consists in allowing the cylinder or rod on which the blind is rolled
up, to run upon a rod that extends between both the window frames. In order that
this rod may be suitable for every width of window, it is made of two parts of cane
with a small rod screwed into it; at the end of the cane is a little foot with spikes
or pins which penetrate into the window frame. A like little foot is fixed to the
end of the rod. A square screw is fixed to the said rod, serving to screw the small
rod out of the cane, so that the roller is lengthened, and the whole apparatus firmly
extends itself between the window frames. An outer shell or cylinder encloses the
cane and rod.
In order to render the cylinder fit for various window frames, it is not made of
one piece, but consists of several telescopic sliding pieces. The fixing of the blind
is effected by placing the doubled or folded upper edge into a recess in the cylinder,
and by then inserting into the folded portion inside the recess, a little rod which
will render it immovable.
Instead of arranging cylinder over the cane and rod, the former may be carried
by two loops suspended from the cane and rod, and the blind will be rolled on the
cylinder in the ordinary manner. Stops are provided to prevent the cane being
screwed too far out.
Dated this 24th day of October 1893.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Rolling up Window Blinds.
I, WALTER BRIERLEY of Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax in the County of
York, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention which has
been communicated to me by Fritz Schwed of Nurnberg, in the Empire of Germany
Merchant, 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 improved apparatus for winding or rolling up window
blinds, which apparatus is so constructed that it may be used for windows of any
width, and can be adapted to any window frame without hooks or screws, and also
to improvements in the method of connecting the blind to the roller by simply
sticking it into a recess in each roller.

page_text: Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings iu
which :-
Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section through the rolling or winding up apparatus.
Fig. 2 a view of the blind roller or cylinder.
Fig. 3 a cross section through Fig. 2 and drawn on enlarged scale.
Fig. 4 a view partly in section of the improved apparatus fixed in position.
The invention consists in allowing the cylinder on which the blind is furled up,
to run or revolve upon links suspended from a rod extending between both the
window walls. In order that the rod may fit windows of various breadths, it is
made of two parts preferably of cane a and a small rod screwed into it. At the
end of the cane a is fixed a little foot c with pins or spikes which penetrate into the
wall. The foot e may incline in any direction, but cannot revolve.
A square head is filed or formed on the rod serving to screw the small rod
out of the cane a so that the whole apparatus extends between the window walls
and the spikes or pins in the feet c at each end of the roller penetrate the window
wall.
The cylinder d has flanges at its ends and revolves on the rod or on its end
flanges, and is prevented from moving inwards by the stop pieces e and fand from
moving outwards by small linch pins or studs. In order to fit the cylinder d to
various widths of windows it is made of several sliding cases (see Figs. 1 and 2).
The fixing of the blind to the cylinder d is effected by doubling its upper edge and
placing it into the recess g of the cylinder and then inserting into the doubled
portion inside the recess a little rod which will securely hold the blind in position
(see Fig. 3).
Instead of arranging the cylinder d upon cane a and rod 6 the former may be
suspended and carried by two links ii (Fig. 4) fixed to the rod a b, the cylinder
construction and the fixing method will remain the same as described before. In
both systems according to Figs. 1 and 4 hooks may be put up on both sides of the
fixing rod in order to support curtains.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of
my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare
that what I claim is :-
1. The improvements herein described consisting of a cane a and a rod screwed
into same with the moveable foot c at one end of each and the cylinder d consisting
of several sliding cases adapted either to be used directly carried on the fixing
arrangement or suspended by links to the fixing arrangement as herein described
and as illustrated by Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings annexed.
2. The use of a recess g in the cylinder d into which a doubled edge of the blind
is inserted and a small rod h inserted in the doubled portion inside the recess as and
for the purpose herein described and as illustrated by Figs. 2 and 3 of the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1894.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Applicant.