Improvement in the Manufacture of Rods for Carrying Curtains over Doors, Windows, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 31st Mar., 1892-Accepted, 7th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Manufacture of Rods for Carrying Curtains
over Doors, Windows, and the like.
JAMES GEORGE HALL Brassfounder Wrottesley Street Birmingham do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to make what is commonly known as a portier rod,
which rises & falls on the opening & closing of the door, so as to prevent the curtain
being fixed or jambed thereby. In order to do this, I make first the rod with a
hole or joint at its end nearest the joint on the door, for the purpose of revolving
on a bracket, or pivot fixed to the architrave. I then fix on the rod itself,
nearest the opening end of the door, a pin, (or pin & pulley running on it). This
engages in a cam shaped bracket fixed on the door. The bracket is so shaped, that
when the door is closed, the pulley attatched to the rod, lies in the lowest part of
the bracket, but on the door being slightly opened, the rod immediately rises, by
means of the pulley following the shape of the cam. I specialy make a point of
the pulley (if used) being fixed to the rod & not the bracket.
Novemben 2nd 1901
JAMES GEORGE HALL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Manufacture of Rods for Carrying Curtains
over Doors, Windows, and the like.
I, JAMES GEORGE HALL, Brassfounder, Wrottesley Street, Birmingham, do
hereby declare the nature of my said 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 my invention is to make what is commonly known as a portier rod
which rises and falls on the opening and closing of the door so as to prevent the
curtain being fixed or jambed thereby. In order to do this I make first the rod
with a hole or joint at its end nearest the joint on the door for the purpose of
revolving on a bracket or pivot fixed to the architrave. I then fix on the rod itself
nearest the open end of the door a pin (or pin and pulley running on it). This
engages in a cam shaped bracket fixed on the door. The bracket is so shaped that
when the door is closed, the pulley attached to the rod lies in the lowest part of the
bracket but on the door being slightly opened the rod immediately rises by means
of the pulley following the shape of the cam. I specially make a point of the
pulley (if used) being fixed to the rod and not to the bracket.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1, is a general view of a door with one of my rods attached thereto.
Figure 2, is a section on line 1-2.
Figure 3, is a section on line 3-4.
Figure 4, is an enlargement of the joint in the rod A.
Figure 5, of an enlarged section of the lifting rod and cam.
In carrying my invention into effect I mount the rod A upon the bracket F which is
fixed near the hinge side of the door and which forms a pivot a² upon which the rod A
turns the joint a' being provided so as to allow the rod A to rise as shewn by dotted
lines which is effected by means of the lifting rod E which is fixed to the rod A and

page_text: is provided at its lower end with the fork e³ in which is mounted the revolving
roller upon the pin which engages with the bracket B which is fixed to the
door D aud is provided with the rising inclined groove or slot 6. The action is as
follows: When the door is closed the roller lies in the lowest part of the groove b
of the bracket B but upon the door being opened the roller e¹ travels up the
inclined groove b' and. the rod A is thus raised the reverse action taking place when
the door is again closed. The bracket B may be fixed to the meeting rail d' of
the door instead of the centre rail but I prefer to fix it as shewn. The rod E is
adjustable upon the rod A. by the screw pin e*.
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 improvements in portier rods for carrying curtains over doors, windows, and
the like, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and illustrated upon
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 30th day of March 1809
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.