Lauder and Tape Connections for venetian BlinⱭs.
Year: 1899

page_text: Lauder and Tape Connections for venetian BlinⱭs.
RICILARD ROGERS, 14, Leopold Street, Burdett Road, Bow, London, E.,
Engineer. I, RICHARD ROGERS, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention consists in the method of attaching & connecting the ladders &
tapes, to the woodwork of Venetian blinds.
I make clips as shewn at A, A, Figs. 1 & 2 (of thin brass, iron, steel, or other
suitable material) and fix them to the woodwork by nails or screws; each end
of each clip is bent to form a hook or eye B, B, Figs. 1 & 2 to receive the
pins C, C; or a pair of clips consisting of two narrow strips with a hook or eye
at each end, may be made as shewn in dotted lines at D, Fig. 1, (for each end
of each ladder or tape). The hooks are made with a slight natural spring, so
that a small pressure is required to push the pins into position, this natural
spring prevents the pins from accidentally working out of place.
In the case of narrow blinds, such as are used for the sides of bay windows
and where the tumbler tapes require to be narrow (on account of the limited
space) I form the clips of two straight strips or bands as shewn in dotted lines
Fig. 1, with a hook or eye at each end, these clips may be fixed to suit any width
of tape, the pins being proportionately reduced in length.
The clips for the lower ends of the ladders I make with a cup to cover the knot
at the end of the cord, as shewn at -E, E, Figs. 3 & 4, this clip is kept in position
by two screws F, F, the removal of one of these screws and slacking the other
slightly enables the clip to be drawn on one side, when a new cord may be
readily fitted.
A bent pin of plain wire (brass or other suitable material) is made for each
end of each clip or pair of clips, as shewn at C, C, Figs. 1 & 2, or the pins may
be made similar to an ordinary safety pin (to prevent them working out of posi-
tion by the jarring of the blinds when being drawn up or lowered), or the two
pins for each each pair of clips may be made of a single piece of wire, bent to
the required form. I make permanent loops in the ends of the tumbler tapes
and ladders for the pins C, C, to pass through, the lower ends of the ladders may
be formed with similar loops but sewn together in such a manner that the ends
over lap in the usual way (to cover the knot in the cord) prefer however to
make the loops at the upper and lower ends of the ladders, exactly similar and
provide the clip for the lower ends with a cup as shewn at E, E, and as previously
described.
The method of making the connections, is to pass the pins through the loops
in the ends of the tapes & ladders and then into the hooks or eyes of the clips
as shewn in Figs. 1 & 2.
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page_text: RICHARD ROGERS, 14, Leopold Street, Burdett Road, London, E., Engineer,
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 consists of a method of attaching the ladders & tumbler tapes to
the woodwork of Venetian blinds.
I make clips as shewn at A, A, Figs. 1 & 2 (sheet brass, iron, steel or other
suitable material) & fix them to the woodwork, by nails or screws, each end of
each clip is bent to form a hook or eye, B, B, Figs. 1 & 2 to receive the pins C, C,
a pair (or two) of these clips are required for each end of each ladder & one pair
for each tumbler tape.
Or a pair of clips may be made in one piece of suitable form for each end of
each ladder & one similar pair for each tumbler tape.
In the case of narrow blinds, such as are used for the sides of bay windows,
or where the tumbler tapes require to be narrow (on account of the limited
space) I prefer to make the clips, for these, as shewn in accompanying drawing,
they can then be fixed to suit any required width of tape, the pins being made
of suitable length to correspond.
The clips for the upper & lower ends of ladders, I prefer to make exactly
similar as shewn on drawing; at the lower end of ladder I provide a moveable
cap to cover the knot in the end of the cord, as shewn at D, D, Figs. 3 & 4,
this cap is secured in position by two screws, E, E, Figs. 3 & 4, the removal of
one of these screws & slacking the other slightly, enables the cap to be removed,
when a new cord may be rove in.
Or a pair of clips & cap for lower end of the ladder, may be made in one piece,
of suitable form & secured to the bottom lath, with two screws as described
above.
The hooks of the clips are made with a slight natural spring, so that a little
pressure is required to force the pins into position, this spring prevents the
pins from working out of place, when the blinds are being drawn up or lowered.
A bent pin of plain wire (brass, copper iron, steel or other suitable material)
is made for each end of each pair of clips as shewn at, C, C, Figs. & 2, or it
may be made in the form of an ordinary safety pin, or a pin may be made of
such a form as to take both ends of a pair of clips, C, Fig. 1, (dotted lines) with
a suitable arrangement to prevent it accidentally becoming displaced.
I make permanent loops of the end of the tumbler tapes & ladders, for the
pins C, C, to pass through, the loops at the lower ends of ladders may be sewn
together, in such a manner that they overlap in the usual way (to cover the knot
in the cord); I prefer however to make the loops at upper & lower ends of ladders
exactly similar & provide a moveable cap as shewn at D, D, & as previously
described.
The operation of making the connection is simply to pass the pin through
the loop of the tumbler tape or ladder (as the case may be) & then into the hooks
or eyes of the clips as shewn in Figs. 1, 2 & 4, when the connection is complete.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is―
1. A method of connecting the ladders & tumbler tapes, to the woodwork by

page_text: means of pins passing through loops formed in the ladders & tapes & into hooks
or eyes of clips (permanently fixed to the woodwork), without nails or tacks
passing through the said ladders & tapes, or any holes whatever being made in
them.
2. The arrangement & method of applying clips with hooks or eyes & of the
pins for connecting the ladders & tapes to same.
3. The application & arrangement of moveable caps, for covering the knots
at lower ends of cords.
Dated this 7th dose of Novambar 1900