Arrangement for Suspending Curtains by Adjustable Clips on Rod without Rings, Hooks, or other Fastening.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th July, 1895-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Arrangement for Suspending Curtains by Adjustable Clips on Rod
without Rings, Hooks, or other Fastening.
FRANZ FISCHER, at present residing at Romola House 310, King Street,
Hammersmith W. no occupation, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention is intended to meet an every-day domestic requirement by a simple
and secure mode of fastening and adjusting curtains of every description, doing away
with the necessity of rings, hooks, steps and other drawbacks. Every person is enabled
to put up fresh curtains in a few minutes unaided. The clips from which the curtains
are suspended have been specially designed and are provided with a hollow spring
from side to side through the middle of which the rod passes thus affording the
clips free play on it. The rod which is bent at one end is fastened to the window
pivot, and on the right
frame on the left side by means of a socket working on
side it rests on a simple bracket. In order to remove and refix the curtains the
rod at the right end is slightly raised & lowered with a stick within reach of the
The curtains are then
hand so that it can be detached from the socket with ease.
removed from the clips and others put in their place. The left end of the rod is
then adjusted in the socket, the right end raised to the level of the bracket and
slipped in it. At either end of the rod and at certain intervals holes are drilled, in
which screw plugs can be inserted, so as to keep the clips in place. By a slight
alteration in the arrangement of the rod the curtains can be moved forward &
backward at will.
Ti thin Twentieth day of March 1895.
FRANZ FISCHER.
Arrangement for Suspending Curtains by Adjustable Clips on Rod
without Rings, Hooks, or other Fastening.
I, FRANZ FISCHER, at present residing at 15, St. Mary Abbot's Terrace
Kensington, late of 310 King Street, Hammersmith, no occupation, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner tlie same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
According to this invention the clips have axial holes formed through them so
that they can be threaded onto a rod and be opened and closed when so supported.
The drawings show the way in which it is preferred to construct the clip.
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 a front elevation of the finished clip.
Figure 3 and 4 show the blanks from which the two halves of the clip are
bent up.
Figure 5 is front and side elevation of one of the springs.
Figure 6 is side and end elevation of the tube.

page_text: a and b (Figures and 4) are two plates of metal, having wings a¹ a¹, b¹ b¹, at
each side, with holes formed in them. In making the clip these wings are bent up
at right angles to the plates a and b. The springs c (Figure 5.) there are generally
two, are threaded on the tube d (Figure 6), the ends of which are passed through
the holes in the wings the tube being soldered or otherwise fixed to the wings a¹
whilst the wings 61 work loosely upon it. One end of each of the plates a and b
is bent through a quarter circle to form the jaws of the clip as shown in
Figure 1.
The clips may carry ornamental plates shaped as leaves or otherwise whereby
they are concealed and cornices are rendered unnecessary.
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 :
1. A clip having an axial hole through it.
2. The combination of the plates a and b, wings a spring c and tube d.
Dated this Thirtieth day of Tul., 1905
FRANZ FISCHER.