Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 4th May. 1895
I, JAMES THORNLY WALKER 9 Gloucester Road, Urmston, near Manchester,
Buyer for Shipping House, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
I take two tubes of different diameters of any suitable metal or material,
preferably brass, the tube of the smallest diameter being a sliding fit to the inside
of the tube of larger diamater, the two tubes are fitted together, the smaller tube
being telescoped, or pushed into the larger one, the end of one tube is attached
firmly to the door by means of a bracket, the tube being fastened in a way that
will not allow any sliding motion in the bracket, and one end of the second tube is
attached to the door post by a bracket, the tube being attached to the bracket by
means of a binge, or a hole is bored through the tube, and a pivot on the bracket
fitted to it, to allow the tubes to swing round when the door is opened or closed,
the smaller tube being free to slide in or out of the larger one as the door is opened
or closed.
Dated this 1st law of Law 1905
JAMES THORNLY WALKER, 9 Gloucester Road, Urmston, near Manchester,
Buyer, 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 :-
I take two tubes of metal or other suitable material, preferably brass, the tubes
being of different diameters, the tube of largest diameter being of sufficiently large
internal diameter to admit the tube of smaller diameter sliding or telescoping
into it.
The tubes are fitted together by sliding one end of the tube A of smallest
diameter into one end of the tube B of larger diameter.
The rod is placed in position on the door by means of two brackets. One
bracket, C, on which is formed a ring D or clip, is fastened to the door near the
edge, on the edge opposite to the one on which the hinges of the door are
placed.
One end of the tube B is connected to this bracket by being placed in the
ring D or clip formed on the bracket, and secured with a set-screw E or in some
other suitable manner, so as to prevent any sliding motion of this tube in the bracket.
The second bracket F, on which a pivot G has been formed, is fastened to the
frame of the door, and near to that edge of the door on which the hinges are
placed.
One end of the second tube A is connected to this bracket, by a hole at H bored
through the diameter of the tube, A, and through this hole is fitted the pivot G
formed on the bracket, F, so as to allow the rod to swing, as the door is opened or
closed

page_text: The action of the rod is as follows:-
The door to which the rod is attached being closed, the rod draws out or extends
in length, by the small tube drawing out of the larger one. On the door being
opened, the reverse action takes place, the smaller tube telescoping or sliding into
the larger one.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
The telescoping or the lengthening and shortening of the portiere rod, and of
applying the same to doors.
ated this 0th day of Monah 1005
JAS. T. WALKER.