Improvements in Blind Furniture.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Oct., 1893-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Blind Furniture.
WILLIAM HOPKINS Seymour Works Albert Street Birmingham do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a simple way of fastening blind furniture
together and to combine a better means for adjusting blind cord to same.
I propose to make the spindle of reel of iron (though it may be made of other
metal) and to rivet same to flanges with a washer in which I should prefer a square
hole, though I may use a round or other shape, the centre between flanges
may be either grooved or pierced out to take knot of blind cord and may
be made to work either with or without ferrule to secure it in its place. The
bracket I propose to make with a small eye or loop, that will work or hinge on
plate of bracket directly under centre of reel for the purpose of guiding cord and
preventing it coming out of its place, which may be made either with or without a
spring, I may sometimes use a small roller in place of eye as it would work
equally well.
Dated this 8th day of March 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Blind Furniture.
I, WILLIAM HOPKINS of Seymour Works Albert Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Cabinet Brassfounder 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide a simple way of fastening blind furniture
together and to combine a better means for adjusting blind cord to same.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents the blind roller with the
improved fittings shewn in front elevation.
Figure 2 is longitudinal section of double flange end representing the position of
the several parts when rivetted together.
Figure 3 represents the bracket F in side elevation cut through reel D between
flanges B and C in order to shew the means employed in my invention for guiding
cord and increasing friction for regulating speed of blind roller by pulling cord
guide against flanges B and C.
Figure 4 represents double flange end shewing another way I may employ
instead of drilling reel for cord.
Figure 5 represents double flange end with part of flange cut away to illustrate
another way I may use as all answer the same purpose.
Figure 6 represents reel D with washers I and E before being rivetted to box A
and flanges B and C.
I propose to make the spindle or reel D, as shewn in Fig. 1, of iron though it
may be made of other metal; and to rivet same to flanges with washers I and E,
as in Fig. 6, in which I should prefer a square hole though I may use a round or
other shape.
The centre or reel D between flanges B and C may be either drilled as shewn in
Fig. 2, or grooved or pierced to take the knot of blind cord and the reel D may
be made to work with or without a ferrule to secure it in its place or I may not
drill it when I prefer to use it as shewn in Figs. 4 and 5. In that case I should either
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page_text: sink in the flange sufficient to take the cord knot as shewn in Fig. 4 or use a small
loop as shewn in Fig. 5.
The bracket guide G 1 propose to make with a small eye or loop that will work
or hinge at H on plate of bracket F and work directly under the centre of reel
(as shewn in Fig. 1) for the purpose of guiding cord and preventing it coming out
of its place; which may be made with or without a spring. When the cord is
released the guide rises automatically against the flange of the pulley and gradually
brings the roller to rest.
I may sometimes use a small roller or a guide of sheet metal as they would work
equally well.
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 combined arrangement for blind roller ends substantially as herein
described and illustrated in Figs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawings.
2. A bracket with an automatic friction guide substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 30th day of September 1893.
WILLIAM HOPKINS.