An Improved Method of and Means for Fastening Stair Rods.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1897-Accepted, 25th Sept., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Means for Fastening Stair Rods.
I, EMMA THEODORA, LADY FORBES, of Castle Newe, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved method of and means for fastening stair-
rods in place without disfiguring the staircase. The said invention is more
especially applicable to the fastening of stair-rods on stone or marble stair-cases
but it may be used on any staircase having steps or treads with projecting ends.
According to my invention I fasten the stair-rods by means of a clip or hook so
formed that it can engage with the projecting end of the step or tread, the said
clip having a hook or an eye through which the stair-rod can be passed. In those
instances where the stairs are not bounded by a wall at the side two clips or hooks
are used, one at each end of the step, and the rod is held at its ends in the eyes
of the hooks which are retained in position by the tension in the carpet.
Where one side of the staircase is contiguous to a wall, one clip or hook only is
used on each step or tread at the outer end of the rod, the inner end of the rod
being retained by being passed into a hole in the wall.
The clips or hooks may vary in shape and size to suit the steps or treads of
different staircases, and may be made of any suitable material and be ornamented
in
any desired manner.
Dated this 22nd dox of October 1896
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
I, THEODORA LADY FORBES, of Castle Newe, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,
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:-
My invention relates to an improved method of and means for fastening stair-
rods in place without disfiguring the staircase. The said invention is more
especially applicable to the fastening of stair-rods on stone or marble staircases
but it may be used on any staircase where the steps or treads have projecting ends.
According to my invention I fasten each stair-rod by means of a clip or hook
so formed that it can engage with the projecting end of the step or tread, the said
clip having a hook or an eye through which the stair-rod can be passed. In those
instances where the stairs are not bounded by a wall at the side, two clips or

page_text: hooks are used, one at each end of the step, and the rod is held at its ends in the
eyes of the hooks which may be retained in position by the tension of the carpet.
Where one side of the staircase is contiguous to a wall, one clip or hook only
is used on each step or tread at the outer end of the rod, the inner end of the said
rod being retained by being passed into a hole in the wall.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into
effect I will proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a staircase with my improvements
applied thereto.
Figure 2 is an end elevation of one of the stairs showing more clearly how the
outer end of the stair rod is held in place.
Figure 3 is a detail view of the clip or hook.
Figure 4 is a detail view of a perforated plate for protecting the hole in the
wall as hereinafter more fully explained.
Figure 5 is a detail view of a slightly modified construction of the aforesaid clip
or hook.
Like letters of reference designate similar parts in the various figures.
A is the clin or hook which is preferably made of brass but may be composed
of any other suitable material. It is provided at its upper portion with the eye a
for receiving the stair rod B. C C are steps of the staircase having the ordinary
beadings or projections c c at their treads upon which the hooks Å are fitted as
shown in Figure 2.
In cases where the staircase is bounded by a lateral wall D as shown in Figure 1,
I preferably provide brass or other suitable sockets or perforated plates d d
(Figure 4) to receive one end of the stair rod, the other end being secured in
position by means of the hook A. The sockets or plates d are secured to the wall
by screws or other suitable means. E is the stair carpet which by its tension
exerted upon the stair-rods B maintains the hooks A A in position.
In order to more effectually retain the said hooks A A in place I sometimes
provide them with means for securing them to the steps. One means of so doing
is shown in the modification illustrated in Figure 5 wherein al represents a screw
which may be tightened up so as to obtain an increased grip of the hook upon the
projecting portion c of the tread.
The clips or hooks may vary in shape and size to suit the steps or treads of
different staircases, and may be ornamented in any desired manner.
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. The method of fastening stair-rods by means of detachable clips or hooks
substantially as described.
2. A stair-rod clip or hook constructed substantially as described with reference
to Figure 3 or Figure 5 of the drawings for the purpose specified.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.