Year: 1886

page_text: BEST LUK
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of a method for regulating roller blinds by means of an
endless cord to which is attached a Tassel, the inside of Tassels being usually of
wood, but instead of wood I provide lead or other heavy substance for the inside of
the Tassel, in such a manner and in such proportion as to control the blind in any
position. The Tassel is attached to the cord by means of a screw eye, a second
screw eye being provided to hold the Tassel in its proper position, the cord passing
singly through these two screw eyes, I then provide a third screw eye through
which the double cord passes to secure the cord close under the blind roller end
over which the cord runs.
For large and heavy blinds I provide a wire on each side tightened with a screw
at the bottom and passing through a screw eye at the top. The method I have for
tightening these wires is by means of a coarse threaded screw at bottom inserted
a short distance into the wood then by making the joints in the wires, then as the
screw is further inserted into the wood the wire becomes tightened: this ensures
the blind working up and down perfectly straight.
Where the blind is in a position such as railway carriages I provide and fix a
stud of brass or other suitable material to the bottom of the blind. I also provide
a brass plate fixed flush to the bottom wood work of window, with a hole inside
of which I provide a piece of india rubber so that when the blind is down the stud
is passed into the hole of the brass plate and secured there by means of the india
rubber inside.

page_text: NICHOLAS VOICE Horticultural Builder East Park Crawley in the County of
Sussex 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 consists of a method for regulating roller blinds by means of an
endless cord to which is attached a Tassel the inside of Tassels being usually of
wood, but instead of wood I provide lead or other heavy substance for the inside
of the Tassel, in such manner and in such proportion as to control the blind in any
position. The tassel is attached to the cord by means of a screweye. A second
screw eye being provided to hold the tassel in its proper position, the cord passing
singly through these two screweyes I then provide a third screweye through which
the double cord passes to secure the cord close under the blind roller end, over
which the cord runs.
For large and heavy blinds I provide a wire on each side tightened with a screw
at the bottom and passing through a screweye at the top. The method I have for
tightening these wires is by means of a coarse threaded screw at bottom inserted
a short distance into the wood, then by making the joints in the wires then as the
screw is further inserted into the wood the wire becomes tightened, this ensures
the blind working up and down perfectly straight.
Where the blind is in a position such as railway carriages I provide and fix a
stud of brass or other suitable material to the bottom of the blind I also provide a
brass plate fixed flush to the bottom woodwork of window, with a hole, inside of
which I provide a piece of india rubber so that when the blind is down the stud
is passed into the hole of the brass plate and secured there by means of the india
rubber inside.
For extra wide and heavy blinds I further provide a cord on the opposite end of
the roller from the tassel with small weights at intervals from the bottom of the
cord upwards, so that as the blind is let down the weights are picked up one after
the other and thus counterbalances the blind and prevents the blind running down
too fast, when the blind is drawn up the weights sink one upon the other into a
small tube or box provided to receive them.
To make my Invention better understood I will proceed to describe the same
by reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side view
shewing the cord a and the weighted Tassel b and the screweyes c, c, c, both cords a
passes through the screweye c at the top near the roller. The screw eye c near
the Tassel b is to hold the tassel in position to prevent it swinging and breaking
the glass in the window. The screweye, cc, is shewn full size. Figure 2 is the
front view which shews the blind nearly down and the position of the cords a and
the weighted Tassel b and the screweyes c, c, c, as fixed.
Figure 4 shews a side view of the brass stud d as fixed at the bottom of the
blind e of railway and other carriages and a front view of the brass plate f, to be
fixed flush with the woodwork of the window and to hold the india rubber has
shewn in section g to clasp the stud d when inserted, and holds the blind secure

page_text: from shaking out with the oscillation of the carriage and dispenses with the
objectionable projecting knob or hooks hitherto in use.
Figure 3 shews the cord i and the small weights k for extra wide and heavy
blinds, shewing the weights as they will be in position when the blind is down,
when the blind is drawn up the weights k sink one upon the other into a small
box or tube provided.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1 and 2 the weighted Tassel b and screweyes, c, c, c fixed to the cord a.
3 The regulating cord i and weights k which are attached to the blind-roller.
4 The brass stud d and brass plate ƒ with india rubber h inserted for carriages.
Dated this thirteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and eighty six.