An Improved Draught Excluder.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 18th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Draught Excluder.
I THEODORE NEWINGTON, Ridgeway Ticehurst Sussex Member of The Royal
College of Surgeons, Eng. and B.A. Cambridge do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists, either of a band of india rubber, or of two rods of metal
or other material of equal lengths connected in the centre by a spiral or other
spring the other ends being turned at a right angle the ends of the parts so turned
are bent about th of an inch & pointed. From the rods so connected, or from the
band of india rubber, a strip of baize or other material about 2 inches in width
depends.
The appliance is fixed to the bottom of either side of a door, or other object
from which draught has to be excluded by extending the band of india rubber, or
the rods, in such a way as that the bent portions shall grip the door, or other object,
the spring thus keeping the appliance in position. By this arrangement, all draught
is excluded.
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THEODORE NEWINGTON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Draught Excluder.
I THEODORE NEWINGTON of Ridgeway, Ticehurst, Sussex, M.R.C.S., Eng.
B.A. Cambridge 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved device to be attached to doors and other
articles to exclude draughts, and consists of an arrangement which can be rapidly
and securely attached to the door or other subject and removed immediately when
desired.
The device is in the form of a strip of baize or other suitable material of the
required thickness, having at the middle a spring or band of elastic material such
as indiarubber, and at each end a hook, formed by a small piece of bent metal.
This is so arranged that when the device is to be fixed in position the spring is
stretched and the hooks are placed over the edges of the door. The tension of the
spring will cause the hooks to catch in the wood, and thus the device will be firmly
clipped in position without requiring any other fastening.
According to one arrangement two strips of steel or other metal are employed,
connected together at the centre by a spring, the baize or other material used being
placed over the metal strips and fastened to them at the required points. The
outer end of the strips are bent over to form hooks, which clip onto the door as
above described. The metal strips according to the arrangement I prefer to employ
are dispensed with and the baize used without any stiffening material, a band of
indiarubber being preferably employed in this case to serve as a spring, connected
at each end to the baize cover. The hooks at the ends are in this case separate
and are fixed in position by rivetting stitching or other well known means.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of the device in which a rubber strip is
emploved.

page_text: Fig. 2 shows the same applied to the top of a door or other article.
Fig. 3 is a similar view of the arrangement in which metal strips and spring are
employed and
Fig. 4 is a plan referring to Figs. 1 & 2.
A is the band of baize or like material having the strip B of rubber at or near
the centre. The band A is attached to the ends of this strip by stitching or
otherwise at such points as to allow the material between to lie loose and crumpled,
thus providing sufficient play for the stretching of the rubber. C, C are the hook
ends fixed to the baize, and arranged so that when clipped onto an object as
in Fig. 2 they will retain the device firmly in place. As shown in Fig. 3 two metal
strips a or other strips of stiff material are employed connected together by a
spring B¹ of suitable dimensions. The band A covers these parts and is attached
as in the other case so that the part covering the spring is loose.
In this arrangement the hooks C are formed by bending over the ends of the
strips a. The spring has been shown at the centre but it may if desired be
placed at any other convenient point. It may also be fixed to one side of the
strip so as to draw it into a curved form for cases where that form would be of
advantage.
The arrangement is specially applicable to the bottoms of doors, the central
portion, owing to the spring, being slightly thicker than the other part and this
filling up better the part mainly worn by the feet.
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 draught excluding device consisting of a band of baize or like material,
having a spring or strip of elastic material arranged so that the band can be
stretched and attached to the door or other article by means of hooks substantially
as described.
2. An improved draught excluding device comprising a band of baize or like
material having fastened inside it a strip of rubber, and on each end a hook the
rubber and hooks forming a clip for attaching it to the door or other article,
substantially as described and shown in Figs. 1 & 2, and for the purposes specified.
3. An improved draught excluding device comprising a band of baize or like
material and two metal strips connected together by a spring, and having their
outer ends bent into hook form for attachment to the door or other article,
substantially as described, and shown in Fig. 3 and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 13th day of October 1893.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.