An Improved Appliance for Retaining in Position the Cords of Window Blinds and similarly Suspended Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: An Improved Appliance for Retaining in Position the Cords of
Window Blinds and similarly Suspended Articles.
I, FREDERICK STANLEY Cox, Gun and Revolver Finisher, Monteville, Arden
Road, Birchfields, Handsworth, Staffordshire, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows;-
My invention relates to an improved appliance for retaining in position the cords
of window blinds and similarly suspended articles, and it is intended for use in
place of the knob or tassel which is commonly employed in the grip actions pro-
vided in connection with venetian and other window blinds which are raised and
lowered by loose hanging cords. My invention is capable of several forms all of
which are however on the same essential principle. In one form, my improved
appliance consists of a somewhat horse shoe shaped piece of metal or other suitable
material having a knob at the top and a ring attached to its free end, the said ring
being at right angles to the other part. The knob is provided with a hole which
is countersunk below. Assuming for the purpose of this description that the
appliance is employed in connection with a venetian blind, I attach one end of the
grip cord to the.slat from which the blind is suspended, and the other is passed
through the hole in the knob and knotted underneath. The point at which the
grip cord is attached to the slat is preferably some distance in from one of the ends
of the slat. The draw up cords of the blind are as usual, and the lower (doubled)
end is passed downwards through the ring of the appliance and on one side of the
horse shoe part or arm already mentioned. The blind is raised or lowered by
the draw cords as usual, and these are kept from running up by drawing down the
appliance at the end of the grip cord.
As a modification, the horse shoe and ring appliance may be replaced by a flower-
like form to which the end of the grip cord may be attached, the stem of the flower
being bent downwards and then outwards, so as to encircle (but not closely) the
draw cords of the blind. As a further modification, the flower-like form may be
replaced by a tassel or knob, the remaining part being as just described. A very
simple form would be a short wire coiled round the grip cord, then passed round the
draw cords and again wrapped round the grip cord, a knot in which prevents the
appliance slipping off.
Any of the forms can be used in connection with the cords of other than venetian
blinds, and of maps, diagrams, and any other article suspended like a blind.
Dated this 13th day of October 1897.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C. Agents for Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Appliance for Retaining in Position the Cords of
Window Blinds and similarly Suspended Articles.
I, FREDERICK STANLEY Cox, Gun and Revolver Finisher, Montville, Arden
Road, Birchfields, Handsworth, Staffordshire, 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 relates to an improved appliance for retaining in position the cords
of window blinds and similarly, suspended articles, and it is more particularly in-
tended for use in place of the knot or tassel which is commonly employed in the
grip actions provided in connection with venetian blinds which are raised and
lowered by loose hanging cords.
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My invention can be carried out in several forms all of them however having
essentially the same features. Figs. 1 to 5 of the accompanying sheet of drawings
show various forms of the appliance and Figs. 6 and 7 are front views showing the
appliance respectively out of and in use. Referring to Fig. 1, a is an elongated
loop having at the top a knob b, through which is the hole C. At the
top of bis smaller hole d opening into
a
C. To fix the retainer
thread the grip action cord e through the hole and
it at a
suitable height by tying a knot in the cord and drawing it (the knot) into the
hole c.
When this has been done draw the raising cords f through a, the inuer
edges of which are suitably bevelled to allow of the free passage of the cords when
in use. By this means all the cords are retained in close proximity to one another
and when the raising cords f are taken hold of the grip action cord is necessarily
at the same time drawn towards the operator without any further effort, so that
when the blind has been raised to the required height the retainer is quite close
at hand as shown at Fig. 7 and by gently pulling it in the ordinary way the grip
can be put on the cords instantly without disarranging the curtains or groping
about for the grip cord. A modification of the form shown at Fig. 1 is indicated in
Fig. 2 in which the lower part of a is cut off and the free ends thus provided con-
nected by a ring g.
Fig. 3 shows another modification in which a is replaced by a flower-like form h
to which the end of the grip cord e is attached, the stem of the flower being
bent downwards and then outwards so as to encircle not too tightly the raising
cords f. Fig. 4 shows another modification in which the flower like form his
replaced by a tassel or knob j. A very simple form is shown at Fig. 5 in which a
stout wire k is coiled round the grip cord e, the loop i then passed round the cords f
and k again wrapped round e below a knot 7 provided in e.
The appliances are preferably made in metal.
I do not confine the use of the appliances to venetian blind cords, but may use
it for any purpose to which it may be found applicable.
As the appliance can be made in other forms than those shown in the drawings
without departing from the essential features I do not restrict myself to precisely
what is shown.
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. For retaining in position the cords of window blinds and similarly suspended
articles an appliance consisting essentially of a loop to receive the ends of the

page_text: raising cords above which loop being a knob having a horizontal and a vertical
hole for receiving the knotted or similarly terminated end of the grip cord, the
whole substantially as described in the above specification and exemplified by
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.
2. In appliances such as are the subject matter of the preceding Claim 1 the
modifications substantially as described in the above specification with reference
to Figs. 2 to 7 of the accompanying drawings.
3. Improved appliances for retaining in position the cords of window blinds and
similarly suspended articles the said appliances being constructed and operating
substantially as described in the above specification and exemplified in the
accompanying drawings.
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