Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th May, 1890-Accepted, 12th July, 1890

page_text: space B. to space C. I then bore holes in the lath, exactly opposite the holes D.
E. F. G.
I now take Fig. 2, and push the screw H, through the hole F, and the screw I,
through the hole G, in Fig. 1, and through the corresponding holes which I have
previously made in the lath, shutting a portion of the front long tape in between
Fig. 1, and Fig. 2, afterwards placing one washer (Fig. 4) over screw H, and one
over screw I, as shown in Fig. 6. I then screw a screw nut (Fig. 5) on each of the
two screws H, and I, which are seen protruding above the lath in Fig. 6.
Having now secured one half of the bottom plate, to top plate, lath, and front long
tape, I proceed to secure the remaining half of bottom plate, using exactly the same
means as used in securing the first half of bottom plate; but this time shutting in
between the two plates, a portion of the back long tape, see U. in Fig. 9.
The invention being now secured to the tapes and lath of a venetian blind, I take
hold of the drawing up cord, immediately underneath the invention, and pull about
one inch of the cord from above, with the thumb and finger, afterwards twisting it
to form loop T, in Fig. 7, and then slip the loop over peg A, as shown in Fig. 8.
Dated this 13th day of November 1889.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Mode of Raising Venetian or other similar
Lath Blinds.
1 CHARLES WILKINSON, of 72 Shenley Road, Camberwell, in the County of Surrey,
Metal Worker and General Engraver, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
und in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
The object of this invention is to enable a large portion of the laths of venetian
blinds to collect at the top instead of the bottom, when the blind is drawn up, this I
effect by attaching two or more specially formed clips to one of the laths, of the blind
which holds both of the cords as well as the blind ladders, so that when the blind is
drawn up the laths begin to gather up from the lath on which the clips are a
placed.
To enable my invention to be properly understood I will proceed to fully describe
the same with aid of the drawings filed with the provisional application.
Figure 1 plan of top of clip.
Figures 2 and 3, plan of plates coming under figure 1.
Figures 4 and 5, detached views of washer and screw nut.
Figures 6, 7, and 8, side views of clip in position.
Figure 9, perspective view of clip in position.
Figure 10, view of blind as drawn up by use of this invention.
The clip consists of two plates M, and N, the former being fitted underneath, with 4
a holding finger A, for the blind cord K, to be wrapped round in a loop T, those
plates are secured together by screw threaded pegs, attached to plates N, passing
through holes D, E, F, G, in plate M, the two plates being drawn together by the
screw nuts S; in plate M, is an opening B, and space C, for the blind cord, P, the
blind laths, and Q, the lath ladders.
The mode of applying this invention is as follows. The plates M, and N, are
disengaged, the plate M, being first placed under the lath and between the ladder Q,
and the plate N, under the plate M, and over the ladder, and the cord R, passod into
the middle of M, by opening B, the plates are then screwed together clasping the
lath and the blind ladder, the drawing up cord R, is then twisted into a loop T, which
is passed over the finger A, consequently in drawing up the blind, the laths only
begin to gather up from the lath on which the clips are fastened; assuming the clips
to be attached to the tenth lath from the bottom, the blind will draw up as in
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page_text: figure 10 all the laths excepting the bottom nine, being collected at the top;
when it is desired to draw up the whole of the laths without removing the clips,
it is only necessary to slip the loop T, of the cord R, off finger A, when the
blind draws up in the usual way. If the clips are made the same width as the
laths, holes must be made in the latter corresponding with holes D, E, F, G, for
the screw pegs H, I, J, K, to come through.
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. In the drawing up of lath blinds, the use of clips to secure the drawing up cord
and lath ladder, attached to one lath of the blind, substantially as and for the purpose
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. In the drawing up of lath blinds using clips attached to one of the laths,
the use of a finger A, to enable the drawing up cord to be secured by a loop of
the cord, as described.
3. In the drawing up of lath blinds, securing the lath ladders at any desired parts
of the blind by means of a clip attached to the lath, substantially as described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.U., Agent for Applicant.