Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 5th May, 1897-Accepted, 5th Aug, 1897.
THOMAS MARCUS HOUGHTON 139 Oxford Street London W. Quantity Surveyor and
THE GLOBE INVENTORS' TRADING COMPANY LIMITED of No 11 Lincolns Inn Fields W.C.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to dispense with the usual rings and to ensure that the
curtains when pulled either forward or backwards shall move smoothly and drape,
regulary and for this purpose a tube of metal is used with an opening or slot along
its lower side. Within the tube spiral springs are placed to which the curtains may
be attached by suitably shaped hooks a disc or plate is fixed to the end of the springs
next the centre of the pole and cords attached to same which pass over pulleys at the
ends and are continued to a hook or stay fixed on the woodwork of the window or its
finishings in a convenient position thus it will be seen that on pulling the cords the
curtains are brought back regulary for their whole width and when released open
over the window regulary by the action of their springs. The tube may be made
small and attached to a larger plain or ornamental one if desired or instead of the
springs being inside the tube they may be around the tube. The cords may be
brought down together at one end of the pole by reversing the action of one of them
passing it through .both of the discs, an additional pulley or pullies may be
required.
An indiarubber spring may be substituted for the metal spiral spring and eyes and
hooks attached to same at intervals the action of the pulley cords for this description
of spring would be in the opposite direction to that previously described for the
spiral springs i.e. force would have to be exerted to pull the curtains over the window
instead of pulling 'them back towards the sides. Wood may be substituted for the
pole in the place of a metal tube as described and when the springs are placed inside.
it would be necessary to work it in two pieces and fix it together along the top edge
the face of the same could then be moulded to design as a cornice.
Dated this ifth day of snaut 1000

page_text: An Improved Cornice Pole.
THOMAS MARCUS HOUGHTON 139 Oxford Street London W. Quantity Surveyor and
THE GLOBE INVENTORS' TRADING CO. LTD. 11 Lincoln's Inn Fields W.C. 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 :-
The object of this invention is to dispense with the usual rings and to ensure that
the curtains when pulled either forwards or backwards shall work smoothly and drape
regularly and for this purpose a tube of metal is used with an opening or slot along
its lower side.
The tube of metal may be enclosed in cased with or attached to a wood pole or rail or
the metal tube may be omitted and a groove or recess formed in the wood pole.
Within the tube or recess a spiral spring is placed to which the curtains may be
attached by suitably shaped hooks a disc or plate is fixed to the end of the springs
next the centre of the pole and cords attached to same whicli pass over pulleys at the
ends and are continued to a hook or stay fixed on the woodwork of the window in a
convenient position thus it will be seen that in pulling the cords the curtains are
brought back regularly for their whole width and when released open over the
window regularly.
The cords might be brought down together at one side of the window or opening
by reversing the action of one of them passing through one of the discs and
putting an additional pulley.
An indiarubber spring may be substituted for the spiral spring and eyes or hooks
attached to same at intervals the action of the pulley cords for this description of
spring would be in the opposite direction to that previously described to the spiral
springs i.e. force would have to be exerted to pull the curtains over the window
instead of pulling them back towards the sides.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we claim that what we
claim is
A grooved or recessed pole or a tube with spiral springs within the same connected
by cords and pulleys to act sympathetically substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 4th day of August 1897