A NEW OR IMPROVED FASTENING FOR WINDOW CURTAINS
Year: 1886

page_text: We ALFRED JOHN DAVIS, Brass finisher, and HENRY ADOLPHUS KERSLAKE
DAVIS both of 17 Southesk Street in the County of Surrey do hereby declare
the nature of our said invention for A NEW OR IMPROVED FASTENING FOR WINDOW
CURTAINS to be as follows:-
Our Invention relates to a fastening or device to be employed in substitution for
the ordinary nail or hook used for carrying the suspension cord or tape of short
window curtains.
This fastening or device consists of a strip of brass or other suitable material
carrying a tongue or blade spring which (when metal is the material used) may be
conveniently formed out of the substance of the strip.
One of these fastenings or devices being attached at each side of the window by.
nails or screws each end of the suspension cord or tape is passed beneath the tongue
or spring of the corresponding fastening and being gripped between it and the
body of the strip is maintained perfectly taut under the weight of the curtain
suspended therefrom.
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A series of studs arranged one above the other may be provided on the strip for
the convenience of varying the height of the curtain by passing the cord or tape
as it leaves the tongue or spring of the fastening around one or more of the studs
before it is conducted to the other fastening where it is passed around the corre-
sponding studs of the same in a similar manner and then beneath the tongue or
spring.
In lieu of a series of studs a single stud may be used fitted in a slot so as to be
capable of adjustment, a set screw or nut being employed, if necessary, to retain
the stud in any required position.
In addition to the device being more sightly and convenient of application
than the fastenings ordinarily used greater facility is afforded for attaching and,
regulating the height of the curtain and maintaining the tension of its suspension
cord or tape and a saving is effected in the wear and tear of the window sash
consequent upon the frequent removal and replacement of the fastenings,
ordinarily used.
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page_text: We ALFRED JOHN DAVIS Brass Finisher and HENRY ADOLPHUS KERSLAKE
DAVIS Engineer both of 17 South-Esk Street Stockwell Road in the County of
Surrey 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 :-
Our Invention relates to a fastening or device to be employed in substitution for
the ordinary nail or hook used for carrying the suspension cord or tape of short
window curtains.
And in order that the Invention may be clearly understood we shall now proceed
to describe the same reference being made to the accompanying Sheet of Drawings
and to the Figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the said fastening or device.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same,
And Figure 3. is an elevation of a window sash showing the fastenings and
curtain in position.
The said fastening or device consists of a strip or plate, of brass or other suitable
material, a carrying a tongue or blade spring b which tongue or blade spring (when
metal is the material employed) may be conveniently formed out of the said strip
or plate.
One of these fastenings is attached at each side of the sash frame d by nails or
screws f, or in any other convenient manner, and the end of the suspension cord or
tape e is passed beneath the tongue or spring b, on either side of the sash frame,
and being gripped between the said tongue and the body of the strip or plate a is
maintained perfectly taut under the weight of the curtain g suspended therefrom.
A series of studs c arranged one above the other may be provided on the strip or
plate a for the purpose of varying the height of the curtain-This is effected by
passing the cord or tapes as it leaves the tongue or spring 6 of the fastening
on one side of the sash frame d around one or more of the studs c before it is
conducted to the fastening on the other side of the sash frame & where the said
cord or tape is passed around the corresponding studs c on that side of the sash
frame in a similar manner and then beneath the tongue or spring b above.
In lieu of a series of studs a single stud may be used fitted in a slot, so as to be
capable of adjustment, a set screw or nut being employed, if necessary, to retain
the stud in any required position.
In addition to the device being more sightly and convenient of application
than the fastenings ordinarily used greater facility is afforded for attaching and
regulating the height of the curtain and maintaining the tension of its suspen-
sion cord or tape, and a considerable saving is effected in the wear and tear of
the window sash consequent upon the frequent removal and replacement of the
fastenings ordinarily used.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
The peculiar arrangement of fastening or device for attaching curtains to
windows and adjusting the height of same substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by our drawings.