Conjunction with Curtains.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1886
Complete Left, 23rd Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 7th Apr., 1887.
in Conjunction with Curtains.
I HENRY MUNSLOW Brass Founder of 229 Ladywood-Road, Birmingham in the
County of Warwick do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention consists of an improved safety pin, so formed that it can be attached
to the top edge of curtains and connected direct to the cornice-pole ring, without
combining with the safety pin a curtain hook.
The usual curtain hook safety pins are formed with a curl in or about the centre of
the bottom bar; onto this curl is secured one end of a hook, the safety pins are fastened
to the top edge of curtains and the hooks passed over the cornice rings or through
small loop connected to wood cornice rings.
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In making my improved safety pin for use in conjunction with curtains and cornice-
pole-rings
I bend the bottom bar a suitable distance, nearly parallel with the top bar or pin,
when the bottom bar approaches near the centre I bend it down, accross and up again,
somewhat in the shape of a horse shoe; I then bend the remainder part nearly
parallel with the top bar or pin-in the usual manner. A pin made in the manner
hereinbefore described could be used in the following manner
I disconnect the point from its shield and pass the point of the pin through the
small loop usually provided on wood-cornice pole rings I then place the back rail of
the horse shoe part to hang on the loop.
I next pass the point of the pin through the top edge of the curtain thus completing
the connection. When thin rings are used on the cornice-pole, I in some cases pass
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page_text: the point of the pin through the ring and place the back rail of the horse shoe part
over the cornice ring and then fasten the pin to the top edge of the curtain in the
manner hereinbefore described.
Curtains so hung, with the safety pin resting either on the loop of a thick ring or
over the body of a thin ring-cannot become detached from the rings without
removing the point of the safety pin from its usual shield bearing. The hook used
in the ordinary curtain safety pin-is entirely dispensed with in my improved
arrangement.
Dotad this 12th
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ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Hotel Chambers,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pins Suitable for Connecting to Cornice Pole Rings
in Conjunction with Curtains.
I HENRY MUNSLOW, Brassfounder of 229 Ladywood Road, Birmingham in the
County of Warwick 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:-
This invention consists of an improved safety pin, so formed that it can be attached
to the top edge of curtains and connected direct to the cornice pole ring without
combining with the safety pin a curtain hook.
The usual curtain hook safety pins are formed with a curl in, or about the centre of
the bottom bar; on to this curl is secured one end of a hook, the safety pins are
fastened to the top edge of curtains and the hooks passed over the cornice ring or
through a small loop connected to wood cornice rings.
In making my improved safety pin, for use in conjunction with curtain and cornice
pole rings, I bend the bottom bar a suitable distance, nearly parallel with the top bar
or pin, when the bottom bar approaches near the centre I bend it down, across and up
again, somewhat in the shape of a horse shoe; I then bend the remainder part nearly
parallel with the top bar or pin in the usual manner. A pin made in the manner
hereinbefore described could be used in the following manner
I disconnect the point from its shield and pass the point of the pin through the
small loop usually provided on wood cornice pole rings, I then place the back rail of
the horse shoe part to hang on the loop.
I next pass the point of the pin through the top edge of the curtain thus completing
the connection when thin rings are used on the cornice pole, I in some cases pass
the point of the pin through the ring and place the back rail of the horseshoe part over
the cornice ring and then fasten the pin to the top edge of the curtain in the manner
hereinbefore described.
Curtains so hung, with the safety pin resting either on the loop of a thick ring or
over the body of a thin ring cannot become detached from the rings without removing
the point of the safety pin from its usual shield bearing. The book used in the
ordinary curtain safety pin is entirely dispensed with in my improved arrangement.
I will now proceed to more fully describe with reference to the accompanying
drawings the manner in which my invention is constructed and used.
Figure 1 represents a curtain hook on which is placed an ornamental shield or
rose.
Figure 2 represents a side elevation of figure 1.
Figure 3 represents figure 2 with the pin disconnected ready to pass into the
curtain.
Figure 4 represents a curtain hook with an ornamental shield of a different pattern
to that shewn at figure 1.

page_text: Figure 5 represents a side elevation of figure 4.
Figure 6 represents figure 5 with the pin disconnected ready to pass into the
curtain.
Figure 7 represents a frout elevation of a curtain hook closed.
Figure 8 represents a side elevation of a curtain hook open.
In carrying out my invention I make and form the pin of either of the configura-
tions represented on the figures of the drawings herein before specified, for it will be
observed that I do away with the ring usually supplied with a curtain hook.
In using the hook represented at figures 2, 3, 5 and 6 I pass the point a through
the small loop usually provided in a wood cornice pole ring, or where thin metal
cornice pole rings are provided I should pass the point a over the periphery of the
ring and next pass the point of the pin a through the curtain I wish to secure to
the cornice pole. I next pass the point of the pin a into its shield b, and thus secure
the curtain to the cornice pole ring. The weight of the curtain would cause the pin
to slide on the periphery of the metal cornice pole ring or on the periphery of the
ring provided on the wood cornice pole, until the horse shoe shaped part c, rested
and hung on the said metal cornice pole ring or loop projecting from the wood
cornice pole.
In using my curtain hook bent in the manner illustrated at figure 71 should open
or disconnect it in the manner represented at figure 8 and pass the point d through
the metal eye projecting from the wood cornice pole ring, or over the periphery of the
metal cornice pole ring, and next pass the point d into its shield e, as represented at
figure 7, it will thus be apparent that the curtain hook so made would slide on the
loop projecting from the wood cornice pole ring, or on the inner periphery of the metal
cornice pole ring, until the horse shoe shaped part c¹² rested and hung on the said
loop or metal cornice ring. The loop could then be connected to the upper portion
of the curtain in some cases the action can be reversed and the loop passed on to
the loop projecting from the wood cornice pole ring, or over the periphery of the
In such cases
metal cornice pole ring, and the point d passed through the curtains.
the curtains would hang on the bar h.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is
The making of a curtain hook in the manner illustrated and described for the
purpose illustrated and described.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1886.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.