An Improved Ourtain Rod.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 26th Jan., 1899-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ourtain Rod.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK BAKER, of 67, Tredegar Road, Bow, E., of no occupation,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Two rods, or poles of wood, metal, or other substance, of which one end of
each is furnished with a tip of indiarubber, felt, or other material, or metal tips,
or spikes of metal, or other substance. The other ends of the rods are inserted,
one at each end, into a tube of metal or other substance, or material, within
which tube is a push or spiral spring. Upon pressure being put upon the rods,
the whole decreases in length, and upon being released will expand and hold
firmly in any embrasure or passage without the aid of brackets or other fastening.
Dated this 15th day of November 1898.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK BAKER, of 171, Ham Park Road, Forest Gate, London,
E., late of 67, Tredegar Road, Bow, London, E., of no occupation, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of my invention is to produce a curtain rod which may be used
without brackets or other similar fastenings, or supports.
To effect this object I employ two rods or poles of wond metal, or other sub-
stance, of which one end of each is furnished with a tip of india-rubber, felt, or
other material, or metal tips, or spikes of metal, or other substance. The other
ends of the rods are inserted, one at each end into a tube of metal, or other sub-
stance or material. Within this tube is a push or spiral spring which may be
fixed at one end to either the tube or one or both of the rods. Upon pressure
being put upon the rods, the whole decreases in length, and upon being released
will expand and hold firmly in any embrasure, recess, or passage without the
aid of brackets or other supports or fastenings.
Referring to the 'accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a plan & Fig. 2 a section of the curtain rod fitted as herein before
described. Similar letters relate to like parts in both figures. A is the tube of
metal or other substance or material within which is the push or spiral spring B
preferably fixed by suitable means such as screws or one

page_text: of the rods or poles D or to the tube A. In Fig. 1, the outer ends of the rods or
poles D are fitted in any suitable manner with tips of india-rubber, felt, or other
material F, and in Fig. 2 with spikes E. One of the rods D to which the spring
or push B may be attached, may itself be fixed in any suitable manner to the
tube A. It will be seen however that it is not necessary for either the spring B
to be attached to the tube A or to one or both rods D, or for one of the rods D
to be fixed to the tube A, and I do not limit myself to adopting either course.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is:
The improved curtain rod consisting of a tube, within which is a push or
spiral spring. At each end of the tube is inserted a rod or pole having a spike
or tip at the outer extremities. The whole is arranged and actuated substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 26th day of January 1899.