Improvements in Portieres or Door Curtain Rods, and in Fixing the same in Position.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 4th July, 1898-Accepted, 20th Aug.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portieres or Door Curtain Rods, and in Fixing
the same in Position.
I, JOHN BENJAMIN WEST, of 57, Edmund Street, Seedley, Manchester, in the
County of Lancashire, Manufacturer of Cornice Poles and Domestic Appliances,
&c., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is designed to provide improvements in portieres or door curtain
rods and in fixing the same in position, and is constructed so as to allow of a cur-
tain being suspended thereon at the inner side of a door, moving backward or
forward with the door and also raising the curtain when the door is partly opened
and then keeping it suspended at the same level while the door is further opened,
and is the reverse in action on pushing the door to again, thereby allowing the
bottom of the curtain to rest on the floor. This portiere is made reversible for
either right or left hand doors, and is easily fixed, by one bracket on the archi-
trave near hinged part of door and one bracket fixed on the door near where it
opens.
In constructing this invention I make a bracket, which is fixed on that side of
the architrave or door frame to which the door is hinged, this bracket projects
outward and has an upright pin at the top, a knob being screwed thereon, this
pin forms the axis on which the rod moves on opening or closing the door, a hole
is made through the rod at the end where it is placed on the axis. At the other
end of the rod, an expanding clip is attached, to this clip an arm or shaped bar
is rivetted or fastened below, a winged screw being inserted through the arm and
clip to bind or fix it at any part of the rod, this arm in shape is curved downward
and then projecting towards the hinged part of door horizontally and with a short
curve at the end downward to act as a stop. This arm is supported by a bracket
fixed on the opening side of the door, the top of the bracket is formed so as to
allow of a pulley or roller being pivoted in it and on which pulley this arm moves
backward or forward when opening or closing the door, the shape of the arm acts
as a cam, causeing the rod to rise on partly opening of the door and then while
travelling along the horizontal part of the arm allows the rod to keep at one
level while the door is still further opened and on closing the door is reverse in
action, the rod lowering as the door is closed allowing the bottom of the curtain
which is suspended from the rod to rest on the floor.
Dated this 26th day of October 1897.
JOHN BENJAMIN WEST,
57, Edmund Street, Seedley, near Manchester.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portieres or Door Curtain Rods, and in Fixing
the same in Position.
I, JOHN BENJAMIN WEST, of 57, Edmund Street, Seedley, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Manufacturer of Cornice Poles and Domestic Appliances, &c.,
Price d

page_text: 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 is designed to provide improvements in portieres, or door-curtain
rods, and in fixing the same in position, and is constructed so as to allow of a cur-
tain being suspended thereon, at the inner side of a door, moving backward or
forward with the door, and also raising the curtain when the door is partly opened,
and then keeping it suspended at the same level while the door is further opened,
and is the reverse in action on pushing the door to again, thereby allowing the
bottom of the curtain to rest on the floor. This portiere is made reversible for
either right or left-hand doors, and is easily fixed by one bracket on the archi-
trave near hinged part of door, and one bracket fixed on the door near where it
opens.
Figure 1 is a view showing position of rod R with door closed.
Figure 2 is a view showing position of rod R with door open.
Figure 3 shews enlarged sectional drawings of bracket B, arm C, and clip c¹.
Each part in the above figures is represented by the same reference letter and
number.
In constructing this invention, I make a bracket A, which is fixed on that side
of the architrave or door-frame to which the door is hinged. This bracket A pro-
jects outward, and has an upright pin a at the top. This pin a¹ forms the axis
on which the rod R moves on opening or closing the door.
A hole r¹ is made
through the rod R at the end where it is placed on the pin l. A knob a is
then screwed on to secure the rod R on the bracket A. At the other end of the
rod R, an expanding clip c is attached. An arm C, or shaped bar is attached to
the underpart of the clip c', a winged screw c3 being inserted through the under-
part of the clip c', to bind or fix the arm C at any part of the rod R. This arm C,
in shape, is curved downwards, and then projects, with a slight incline towards
the hinged part of door. This arm C is supported by a bracket B, fixed on the
opening side of the door. The top of the bracket B is formed so as to allow of
a grooved pulley 6', or roller, being pivoted in it, and on which pulley b', the
arm C moves backward or forward when opening or closing the door. The shape
of the arm C acts as a cam, causing the rod R to rise on partly of the door, and
then while travelling along the further portion of the arm C, allows the rod R to
keep at one level, while the door is still further opened, and, on closing the door,
is reverse in action, the rod R lowering as the door is closed, allowing the bottom
of a curtain, when suspended from the rod R, to rest on the floor.
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
my claim is:—
The improved bracket B, arm C, with clip c¹, for raising or lowering rod R, as
stated herein, and shown on the attached drawings.
Dated this 2nd der of Tu1 1800
JOHN BENJAMIN WEST,
57, Edmund Street, Seedley, Manchester.