Improvements in Devices for Opening and Closing Curtains, Portières, and such like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1890-Accepted, 26th Apr., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Devices for Opening and Closing Curtains,
Portières, and such like.
EDUARD BRUNO RÖMER of Siegmar near Chemnitz in the Empire of Germany,
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:-
All
The object of this invention is a perfectly adjustable and handy metal curtain-
drawing device which can be easily made to fit any width of window, door etc.
similar devices hitherto known have the drawback of being either not adjustable and
therefore applicable only for a certain width of window etc.-therefore requiring to
be replaced by other devices with almost every change of apartments-or, if they are
adjustable, so complicated as to make their proper handling a great trouble to house-
The hereafter described invention has for its purpose not only to ensure a
perfect adjustability but also allow of a simple and easy handling of the device.
Referring to the accompanying drawing,
wives.
Fig. 1 is an elevation and
Fig. 2 a top view and partial section of the improved device shown as applied to
the window;
Figs. 3 and 4 are details.
The two block pieces a and b carry cord pulleys e f and f, e being lodged hori-
zontally in piece a and and f¹ vertically in piece 6. The piece a carries, screwed,
rivetted or otherwise rigidly secured thereto, a thin-sided tube and a rod / of circular
cross section, Fig. 2, while a similar tube in and rod n are in a like manner secured
on the piece b. The two rails o and p are likewise attached to the pieces a and b
respectively, Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4. As shown in the drawing, tho said rails are
displaceable relatively to each other, and the two rods and in the tubes h and m,
whereby the device is obviously rendered adjustable for any width of window:
Over the three pulleys e f and fis laid a cord g which is fastened to the two
S-shaped eyelets and 2. On pulling the cord by the end i thereof, the curtain
halves which are suspended from the eyelets or cramps, are drawn together
i.e. closed, while, on pulling the cord by the end i', they are drawn asunder, the
eyelets or cramps being displaceable on the rods and tubes respectively. When
closing the curtains, the pins 9' and r hold fast the outer ends of the curtain halves.
When the relative position of the two curtain halves A and B is intended to be
reversed i.e. the two parts to be exchanged, merely the eyelets or cramps * and ³
are lifted over the pins ' and, the halves moved into the relatively opposite position
and, after the cramps and havo been removed from the cord 7 and hung behind
the pins g and, the cramps 3 and are brought in connection with the cord. The
holder for the trimmings is represented on an enlarged scale in Figs. 3 and 4. The
two rails o and p are held together by means of clamps and s¹ secured respectively
to o and P,
while the outer sides of said rails are fitted with hands for fastening the
curtain halves.
The bands are attached at some places by aid of clamps u which, in order to prevent
their coming in contact with each other when the device is being adjusted, are
separated by a steel band, which is connected with rail o. The clamps s and sare
slotted at the outer sides for the purpose of allowing of the passage of clamps u when
the device is being adjusted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1) A metal device for drawing is opening and closing curtains, portières and such

page_text: like, which is rendered adjustable for variable widths of window by the application
of rods and n of circular cross section, tubes k and m and a displaceable trimming
holder consisting of rails o and p substantially as illustrated and described.
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2) In the device forming the subject of claim 1, the application of pins q'r and gr
serving to detain respectively either the eyelets h³ or 'h2 for the purpose of
allowing the relative position of the two curtain halves A and B to be changed without
boing taken off the device, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 21st day of March 1890.
EDUARD BRUNO RÖMER.
Per Huelser & Co.,
142, Fleet Street, London, Attorneys.