An Automatic Grip for Window-blind Cords or other Cords and Ropes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Automatic Grip for Window-blind Cords or other Cords and
Ropes.
JAMES WILLIE TAYLOR, Fitter 223 Horsedge Street, Oldham FRANK
BROADBENT Fitter 98 Rochdale Road, Oldham JOHN JOSEPH TAYLOR Spinner
65 Main Road Oldham. We do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The object of this invention is to make an automatic grip for window-blind cords,
and other cords, or ropes, attached to other objects, and has for its purpose to
effect the same without the necessity of manipulating, the grip, cord or rope to
make it grip, the aforesaid cords or ropes.
It will also allow the window-blinds or
other objects, to which the cords or ropes are attached to be hoisted or lowered
without manipulating the grip, cord or rope. Therefore giving the grip 'an
automatic action, which has not hitherto been attained.
To a base plate we fix by means of a pivot a piece of metal of any desired shape,
having one end heavier than the other, in such a manner that it works freely.
From the light end of this piece of metal is a projection or continuation of said
metal, having a hole at the end, to allow the rope or cord, that is to be gripped to
pass through, there will also be a projection, from the base-plate having a hole in,
to allow a cord or rope to pass through. Also from base-plate will be another
projection for a piece of metal to grip against.
Dated this 27th day of September 1894.
JAMES W. TAYLOR.
FRANK BROADBENT.
JOHN JOSEPH TAYLOR.
An Automatic Grip for Window-blind Cords or other Cords and
Ropes.
We, JAMES WILLIE TAYLOR, of 223, Horsedge Street, Fitter, FRANK
BROADBENT, of 98, Rochdale Road, Fitter, and JOHN JOSEPH TAYLOR, of
65, Main Road, Spinner, all of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, 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 provide an automatic grip for window blind
cords and other cords or ropes attached to other objects which will obviate the
necessity of manipulating the grip, cord or rope when it is desired to grip the cord
or rope; or release the same when hoisting or lowering the blind or other object to
which it is attached, thus making the grip automatic in action which has not been
the case heretofore.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood we have caused

page_text: to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1, 2, 4 & 6 are side views and Figs. 3 & 5 end views of Figs. 1 & 4
respectively of various forms of our improved automatic grip.
In carrying out our invention and referring to Figs. 1, 2 & 3, we form a base
plate a to which we attach by means of a pivot ba piece of metal c, one end of
which is heavier than the other in such a manner that it oscillates freely on the
pivot b. c being the heavy and the light end. The light end is formed with
a projection or continuation d having a hole or eye at its end through which the
cord or rope e to be gripped passes. Another hole or eye is formed in a
projection on the base plate a through which the cord or rope e also passes. The
base plate a is formed with a second projection between which and the light
end of the piece of metal c the cord or rope e is gripped, owing to the heavier
end e' of the metal piece c raising the lighter one e³.
When it is desired to lower or raise the roller blind or other object to which the
cord or rope e is attached the latter is pulled forward which causes the metal
piece to oscillate and remove its light end from the cord or rope e and thus
release the latter.
In lieu of exposing the metal piece on the base plate a the same may be
enclosed, see Figs. 4, 5 & 6, by forming the base plate a with a circular rim a
having a gap a through which the extension projects, over which rim a caph is
fitted:
In this case the guide hole or eyed is formed in the rim a'. In some cases we
may employ a small pulley. & on the base plate a in connection with the hole or.
eyed to facilitate the grip being fixed a distance away from the blind.
In lieu of making one of the metal piece e heavier than the other, the gripping
action may also be obtained by placing the respective end under the influence of a
spring see Fig. 6, which may be rendered adjustable on the rim a' by means of.a
stud passing through a slot a therein and a nut on the same.
The base plate a is formed with holes for the reception of screws or nails m by
means of which the grip is secured in the desired position.
The lighter end of the metal piece c may be formed plain or roughened.
The appliance described may be formed to grip any size of cord or rope.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim, is-
An automatic grip for window blind cords or other cords or ropes attached to
other objects, consisting of a base plate a having a hole or eye and below the same
a projection g in combination with a metal piece c pivoted to the base plate «
and having a projection d formed with an eye d', the cord or rope e to be gripped
passing through the holes or eyes f&d and between the projection 9 and one
end of the metal piece c operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 19th day of January 1895.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.