Useful in and a check on draughts.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Aug., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 12th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 19th Feb.,
1898
A spring of
SAMUEL MILLIE, of No. 51, Church Road, Southgate Road, in the County of
London, Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A spring in tubing, secured to the inner side of a door or doors that a curtain or
other material may be attached thereto.
By opening of a door or doors the curtain or other material is drawn together
thus making the entrance quite clear but upon the closing of said door or doors
the curtain or other material is drawn across the inner part of the door or doors.
Useful in illness and a check on draughts.
SAMUEL
MILLIE,
51, Church Road, Southgate Road, N.
SAMUEL MILLIE, of No. 51, Church Road, Southgate Road, in the County of
London, Warehouseman, 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:-
A spring in tubing secured to the inner side of a door or doors that a curtain or
other material may be attached thereto.
By opening of a door or doors the curtain or other material is drawn together
thus making the entrance quite clear, but upon the closing of said door or doors
the curtain or other material is drawn across the inner part of the door or doors.
Useful in illness and a check upon draughts.
The following are the particulars of patent applied for.
The portiere arm or rod is secured to framework of door.
Fig. 1 shows framework and door also position of and fixture of arm or rod with
appliances.
Fig. 2 represents the arm or rod in sections which can be made straight, semi
circular, or circular as purpose may require.
The tube can be made in metals or celluloid.
"A" is a slot cut along the top of tube to allow curtain rings to be drawn together
to end of arm attached to framework of door.
"B" shows spiral steel spring inside of tubing secured at one end only viz. :—
nearest to framework.
“C” is a guide ring secured to other end of spring in tube.

page_text: D are ordinary curtain rings.
E" is a wheel slipped over a pin attached to a plate secured to inside of door.
"F" is a pulley secured to inside framework of door about two inches to the
right of "E."
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H" is a wheel fixed in tube.
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G" is a cord secured to "E" and passes over "F" and "H" thro' tube to "C."
Fig. 3 is a view of ordinary curtain ring that slide along tube.
Fig. 4 is a view of guide ring marked "C" to which spiral spring is secured.
Fig. 5 is a side view of "E" attached to inner side of door.
Fig. 6 is front view of "E."
Fig. 7 side view of "F" attached to framework of door.
Fig. 8 front view of "F."
T.
The arm or rod is secured to framework of door and upon the opening of door
the cord attached to "E" draws "C" and "D'" (upon which the curtain or other
material is fastened) close to framework of door thus making entrance to room
quite.
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The spring closes the door and the curtain or other material extends again to end
of arm or rod..
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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 what I claim is:
1 The spiral steel spring fitted inside the hollow part of rod or arm.
2 The arm or rod with slot cut to allow guide rings to pass over arm or rod.
Doted this 19th day of October 1807
SAMUEL MILLIE.