Improvements in Apparatus for Drawing and Withdrawing Window and other Curtains.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st Aug., 1890-Accepted, 13th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Drawing and Withdrawing Window
and other Curtains.
WILLIAM HOLBROOK of No. 46 Maple Road, Penge in the County of Surrey,
Cabinet Maker and Joiner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
This apparatus consists of brackets, cornice pole or rod, rings, wheels, cord, springs,
and metal box.
The brackets are fixed to the frame on either side of the window or other openings,
on the said brackets rests the pole and rings, at the back of cornice pole and in the
brackets is fixed a V groved edge wheel through which passes a spindle on which
the said groved wheel runs, over said groved wheels passes a cord, the said cord is
fixed to the first or centre ring, (when the curtains are closed) it thon passes through
the other rings on the same curtain, then over the groved wheel and over to the
front or centre ring of the opposite hand through the rings on that curtain, over the
other groved wheel, the cord having crossed in the centre, the ends of the said cord
ure then made fast together thus making an endless cord, at the back of V groved
wheel above described is fixed another small groved edge wheel over which passes a
cord and round another wheel lower down, the ends of said cord is then made fast, to
draw the curtains to and fro, the cord must be pulled down on either side, but when
the curtains are required to go back by the.uselves, the small groved wheels above
described will be dispensed with and a coiled spring enclosed in a metal box fixed at
the back of large V groved wheel, the end of said spring being fixed to the spindle
which passes through the large V groved wheel, the other end of the spring is fixed
to the aforesaid metal box, to the said metal a cord is fixed which passes round same,
to open the curtains the said cord must be pulled, when the coiled spring before
described causes the curtains to go together.
11th November 1880
WILLIAM HOLBROOK.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Drawing and Withdrawing Window
and other Curtains.
WILLIAM HOLBROOK 46 Maple Road, Penge, Surrey, Joiner 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 apparatus consists of brackets cornice pole, rings wheels springs cord and
metal box.
The brackets are fixed on either side of the windows, or other openings, on the
said brackets rest the pole and rings, at the back of the cornice pole and in the
bracket Fig. 1. is fixed a spindle which passes through two ✓ grooved edge
wheels A&B. Fig. 1 a cord is then passed over the wheel B. Fig. 1 along the
side of the pole to and under, then over the wheel C. Fig. 2. the said cord is then
brought back over the wheel A Fig. 1. and down round the wheel H. Fig. 3. the
ends of the said cord are then made fast together, the first or inner ring on each
curtain is then made fast to the cord above described, to move the curtains to and fro
the said cord must be drawn down on either side.
I wish it understood that I do not confine myself absolutely to the exact form
herein described, and illustrated, obviously various modifications may be used without
departing from the spirit of the invention, for instance, I may fix together the

page_text: wheels A and B. Fig. 1. and use two cords which I will now describe as number
one and number two. The number one cord will pass round the wheels B. Fig. 1
and C. Fig. 2 the ends of the said cord are then made fast togeather having crossed
at about the centre one ring on each curtain is then made fust to the said cord. The
number two cord is then passed over the wheel A. Fig. 1 and down round the
wheel H. Fig. 3. and the ends made fast togeather, or I may despence with the
wheel H. Fig. 3 and the ends of the said cord hang down with handles or weights
attached thereto.
I may also dispence with the wheel A. Fig. 1 and fix to the back of the wheel B.
Fig. 1a metal box with a coiled spring enclosed therein, the one end of the said
spring being fixed to the spindle which passes through the wheel B. Fig. 1 and the
other end to the said metal box. To the aforesaid metal box a cord is fixed which
passes round same, to open the curtains the said cord is pulled and the coiled spring
in the metal box then causes the curtains to go back togeather.
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;
The construction or arrangement and combination of these fittings for causing
the curtains to be drawn over or aside substantially as described in reference to, and
shown in the accompanying drawings for the purpose set forth.
In witness whereof I the said William Holbrook have hereto set my hand and
seal, dated this the Thirty-first day of July Eighteen hundred and ninety.
WILLIAM HOLBROOK.