An Improved Appliance for Draping Curtains and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Appliance for Draping Curtains and the like.
I THOMAS HENRY NEWCOMB of Woodside Addleston in the County of Surrey,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My New or Improved Curtain Draper or Draping Appliance is designed for the
purpose of fascilitating the draping of Curtains or any material requiring draping.
In realizing my idea I take a piece of wire of suitable size and bend it into a loop,
circular or other suitable shape. The ends of the wire are pin printed and turned
inwards, one pin point being at the opening of the draping appliance the other
in the centre of the loop or circular part of the draper. This draper or draping
appliance may be made in any suitable Metal or Material and may if desired be
covered with silk or other suitable fabric.
All that is necessary to adjust the Curtain is to place the side of the Curtain
between the ends or opening of the Curtain Draper or Draping Appliance and
gather the Curtain therein, when the pins will retail it in any position desired.
Dated this 8th day of October 1896.
THOMAS HENRY NEW COMB.
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I THOMAS HENRY NEWCOMB of Woodside Addleston in the County of Surrey,
Gentleman, 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:-
My New or Improved Curtain Draper or Draping Appliance is designed for the
purpose of fascilitating the draping of Curtains or any material requiring draping.
In realizing my idea I take a piece or pieces as the case may be, of wire of
suitable size and bend the same into a loop circular, oval or other suitable shap
the ends of the wire or wires are pin pointed and turned inwards, one pin poíni
being at the opening of the draping appliance the other being twisted back along
the wire to the centre of the loop or circular part of the draper, the draper or
draping appliance may be formed by a portion of the wire or wires being bent
into the shape or shapes herein before described and the remaining portion of the
wire or wires curved and brought back following the shape previously designed.
In such case only one end of the wire is pin pointed a pin pointed piece of wire
being then attached in the centre or circular part of the draper between and
joining the two loops as shewn in the accompanying sheet of drawing. The draper
or draping appliance may be made in any suitable Metal or material and may
if desired be covered with silk or other suitable fabric,

page_text: All that is necessary to adjust the Curtain is to place the side of the Curtain
between the ends or opening of the draper or draping appliance and gather the
Curtain therein when the pins will retain it in any position desired.
In order that my invention may be more easily understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to further describe the same with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Referring to the drawing A is a piece or pieces of wire of suitable size and
shape bent into a loop circular, oval or other suitable shape.
B B are the pin pointed wires turned inwards as hereinbefore described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
An improved appliance for draping Curtains and the like consisting of a wise
or wires bent into a loop circular oval or other suitable shape, containing two pins,
one pin being at the opening the other in the centre of the loop or circular portion
of the draper or draping appliance substantially in the manner and for the
purpose herein before described and illustrated in the drawing hereunto annexe.l.
Dated this 6th day of July 1897.
THOMAS HENRY NEWCOMB.