Improvements in Mounting Roller Blinds.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1890-Accepted, 26th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mounting Roller Blinds.
I, WILLIAM STROUDLEY, of Bosvigo, Preston Park, Brighton, in the County of
Sussex, Locomotive and Carriage Superintendent to the London Brighton and South
Coast Railway Company, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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This invention is more especially intended for use in connection with the spring
roller blinds of railway carriages, it may however be advantageously applied to other
roller blinds.
It consists essentially in so combining or connecting the bearings or brackets for
the blind roller axis, and the trough-shaped hood or case, (usually employed to cover
such roller, and prevent the blind from being tampered with, and put out of order,)
as to form a complete, self contained, combined blind cover and bracket, the separate
bearings or brackets, and hoods or covers, heretofore employed being dispensed
with.
The object of this invention is to economise material and labour of fitting, and
permit the blind to be readily mounted in its bearings, and adjusted by unskilled
labour, before being fixed in its permanent position, thus avoiding the risk of the
mounting and adjustment being improperly accomplished, as is frequently the case at
present, when separate brackets and hoods are employed.
According to my invention, 1 may stamp the trough shaped hood or cover, and
bearings, in one piece from sheet metal, (preferably steel,) or the bearings or brackets
may be formed separately, and then suitably secured to the hood or cover as preferred,
it being immaterial, provided the cover and bearings are so combined or connected,
as to form a complete, self contained, combined blind cover and bracket.
In practice, I prefer to so fix and arrange the combined cover and bearings in
position, as to leave just sufficient space, between the window pane and the lower
edge of the hood, for the material forming the body of the blind to pass freely,
the bottom edge of the blind being invariably of thicker material, this arrangement
will prevent the blind from being rolled up too far, and thus put out of order, and
will also ensure the bottom edge thereof being left exposed, and readily grasped. in
order to operate the blind.
Should the blind become out of order, it can be removed at once, entire with its
cover and brackets, and a fresh one ready adjusted substituted, whilst, under the
present system, the cover and brackets would have to be removed, and the adjustment
effected, separately.
WILLIAM STROUDLEY,
By E. P. Alexander & Son, Fels. Inst. P.A.,
19, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mounting Roller Blinds.
I, ELIZA LUMLEY STROUDLEY, Widow and sole Executrix of the late William
Stroudley, of Bosvigo, Preston Park, Brighton, in the County of Sussex, Locomotive
and Carriage Superintendent to the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
Company, 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 is chiefly intended for use in connection with the spring roller

page_text: blinds of railway carriages, it may however be advantageously applied to other roller
blinds.
At the present time, the axes or spindles of the spring roller blinds of railway
carriages, are usually mounted in separate independent brackets or bearings, secured
one on either side of the window frame, that portion of the blind lapped around the
roller being protected by a separate hood or cover, also secured to the window frame,
and intended to prevent the blind from being tampered with and put out of
order.
Now it has been found that when from any cause it is necessary to remove a blind
for repairs and replace it, or substitute a fresh one, considerable labour is entailed, the
brackets and hood having each to be removed and replaced separately, and the
blind properly adjusted when in its permanent position, which necessitates skilled
labour and is frequently improperly accomplished.
Now the object of my invention is to remove these objections, and to permit the
blind with its fittings to be readily and quickly removed and replaced, and to be properly
adjusted in its brackets or bearings by unskilled labour before being fixed in its
permanent position-considerable economy in material is also effected.
For this purpose my invention consists essentially in dispensing with the before
mentioned separate and independent bearings or brackets and protecting hood.or
cover, and substituting therefor a hood or cover, constructed with, or comprising in
itself, the brackets or bearings for the blind roller axis.
I will now proceed more particularly to describe the manner in which I prefer to
carry out my invention having reference to the accompanying drawings in which similar
letters refer to similar parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is an elevation of a combined blind cover and brackets or bearings,
viewed from the back so as to show the interior, the blind being indicated in dotted
lines.
Figure 2 is a plan of the underside thereof.
Figure 3 is an end view.
Figure 4 is a transverse section of figure 1.
a is the trough shaped blind hood or cover, closed at each end and preferably
stamped up from thin sheet steel. bare the brackets or bearings, which may either
be stamped up in one with the cover a, or constructed separately and then suitably
secured thereto c c are downwardly extending slots formed one in each bracket b
for the reception of the axis or spindle d of the blind roller. A portion e of the
lower edge of the hood or cover a is bent back so as to leave a space f, (figure 2,)
between such lower edge and the surface to which the cover a is secured; this
space should be sufficiently wide to permit the body of the blind to pass through
freely, but not wide enough to allow the passage of the thick bottom edge or
binding of the blind, which arrangement will prevent the blind from being rolled
up too far and put out of order, and will ensure the binding i being always left
exposed so that it may be readily grasped for the purpose of operating the blind.
A is a flange, here shewn as produced by bending upwards the upper edge of the
cover a, through which flange pass screws for securing the combined hood and
brackets in position.
If desired the flange k may be dispensed with, and the combined hood and
brackets secured in position by means of vertical flanges m formed one at each end
of the said cover, which flanges m slip into rebates or grooves formed in brackets n
secured to the carriage, as clearly shewn in figures 5 and 6, the cover and blind
mounted therein may then be removed and replaced without interfering with any of
the permanent attachments.
and a
Should the blind become out of order, it can be removed at once together with
its fittings on withdrawing the screw 1, or on slipping it from the brackets
fresh blind ready adjusted substituted in a few moments, whilst, under the present
system the cover and brackets would each have to be removed and replaced, and the
adjustment of the blind, effected, separately.

page_text: 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 :-
1. Mounting roller blinds within a protecting hood or cover constructed with or
comprising in itself brackets or bearings for the axis of the blind roller substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
.2. Mounting roller blinds within a protecting hood or cover constructed with or
comprising in itself brackets or bearings for the axis of the blind roller and having
at each end projecting vertical flanges adapted for slipping into grooved or rebated
brackets or holders substantially as specified.
3. As a new article of manufacture a protecting hood or cover a for roller blinds
constructed with or comprising in itself brackets or bearings b for the axis d of
the blind roller substantially as and for the purpose specified and illustrated.
4. As a new article of manufacture a protecting hood or cover a for roller blinds
and brackets or bearings for the axis of the blind roller all stamped up in one piece
from sheet metal substantially as specified and illustrated.
5. As a new article of manufacture a protecting hood or cover a for roller blinds
constructed with or comprising in itself the brackets or bearings b for the axis d of
the blind roller and having at each end vertical flanges m adapted for slipping into
grooved or rebated brackets n substantially as described and illustrated in figures 5
and 6.
Dated this 25th b
1000
IHRY U DU KUPA
E. P. ALEXANDER & SON, Fels. Inst. P.A.,
19, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents.