A New or Improved Ring or Hank for Ourtain-rods, Masts, Stays, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Ring or Hank for Ourtain-rods, Masts, Stays,
and the like.
We, JULIUS AUGUST RINGS, of 347 E. 41st Street, Upholsterer, and Louis
ZIMMER, of 164 St. Nicholas Avenue, Civil Engineer, both in the City, County
and State of New York, in the United States of Amerion, 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 has reference to an improved ring or hank for curtain-poles,
masts, stays and other analogous purposes, whereby curtains, sails, and the like can
be folded easily as the rings or banks move with greatly reduced friction on the
poles, masts, stays and the like.
The invention is composed of two members, which are hinged together at their
upper ends and which are locked together at their lower ends, cach member having
near its upper end an open socket and over-lapping ears for retaining anti-friction
balls in said sockets, as will be fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in
the claims.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 represents a front elevation of our improved ring or bank for curtain-
poles, masts or stays,
Figure 2 is a perspective view of one member of the same with part of the socket
for the anti-friction ball broken away,
Figure 3 is a detail front view of the lower end of the other member of the ring
or bank,
Figures 4 and 5 are bottom views of the over-lapping lower ends of the members
of the ing or bank,
Figure 6 is a bottom view of a modified construction of the lower ends, and
Figures 7, 8, and 9 are front elevations of various modifications of our improved
ring or hank, showing different means for connecting the lower ends of the members
of the ring.
Simila letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Referring to the diawings, A, A, represent the members of our improved ring or
hauk for curtain-poles, masts, stays and other devices, which members are each
provided at the upper ends with a perforated ear D, which is connected by a
suitable rivet or pivot F. Each member A is provided near the perforated ear D
with a socket B, the opening or mouth of which is at the inner cucumference of the
member. In each socket B is arranged an anti-friction ball C which 18 dropped
into the socket before the individual members of the ring or hank are connected by
the rivet F, but which are prevented from dropping out of the same after the rivet
is passed through the ears of the members A, A, the car of one member closing the
end-opening of the socket of the other member, as shown clearly in Figure 1. The
lower ends of the members A of the ring on hank are connected in any suitable
manner, valious means being shown for accomplishing this result, either by curved
or overlapping portions K, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, or the lower ends are
recessed, one of the recessed ends I being provided with a transverse portion
or rib which engages a corresponding depression or groove J in the lower recessed
end of the other member, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, or one recessed member $
being provided with a raised head P that engages a corresponding depression in
the recessed loner end of the other member, as shown in Figure 6. For some
purposes the lower ends may be provided with a slight outward bulge so as to give

page_text: the requined space for the operating cord or rope L, which is indicated in dotted
lines in Figure 1 in which the pole, mast or stay G is also indicated in dotted
lines.
In place of connecting the lower ends of the ring-members by the locking-devices
shown in Figure 1 and the various figmes, other constructions may be employed,
such as an arm S extending at right angles to the lower end of one member and
engaging the recessed lower end of the other member, as shown in Figure 7, or tho
ends of the members may be provided with interlocking catches W, as shown
in Figure 8, or the lower end of one member may be provided with a pivoted arm U,
which engages by its hook-shaped end and a suitable spring the lower recessed end
of the other member A, the sping V serving to retain the hook in locked position.
Any other suitable construction for connecting the lower ends of the members of
the ting or bank may be used, as we do not desire to confine ourselves to any
special construction shown
The sockets fci the anti-friction balls may either be cast integral with the
members of the ing on bank when the same is made of cast metal and when it is
employed for supporting sails or other heavy articles, or the same may be pressed
out of sheet-metal, as in case of rings intended for supporting curtains of other light
articles. Whatever the application of the ung on hank, the advantages of the
same consist in the simple arrangement of the sockets for the anti-friction balls in
which the balls are retained by rivetting or pivotting together the members of the
ing or hank, as the connecting eats of the members close the sockets and permit
the balls ouly to protrude beyond the inner cncumference of the ing where they
bear on the pole, mast or stay on which the curtains, sails or other articles are to be
supported. By this arrangement the construction of the ring or hunk 18 cousiderably
simplified and cheapened while, owing to the anti-fiction balls the rings or banks
un with great facility on the polos, masts or stays, as the balls tuin in every
direction and unpart thereby a greater freedom of motion to the 1ings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a ring or hank for curtain-1 ods, masts, stays and the like the means for
etaining the balls in their sockets substantially as set forth.
2. The new or improved ing or hank for cuitam-rods, masts, stays and the like
substantially as set forth.
3. The specific arrangement and combination of parts substantially as set forth
with reference to Figures 1, 2 and 3
4. The specific ariangement and combination of parts substantially as set forth
with reference to Figures 4 and 5
5. The specific aliangement and combination of parts substantially as set forth
with reference to Figure 6
6. The specific arrangement and combination of parts substantially as set forth
with reference to Figure 7.
7. The specific arrangement and combination of parts substantially as set forth
with reference to Figure 8.
8. The specific arrangement and combination of parts substantially as set forth
with reference to Figure 9.
Dated this 24th day
U December IOHEX
JURICU 4115 270 uay U
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For the Applicants,
J. G. LORRAIN, M. Inst. E E., M. Inst M.E.,
Chartered Patent Agent.